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Report: Jake Shields Cut by UFC
By FCF Staff
Despite having only lost one fight in his last five contests, renowned grappler Jake Shields has reportedly been cut by the UFC. The welterweight’s release comes less than a month after he dropped a unanimous decision loss… Read More
UFC 171: Hector Lombard Believes Win Over Jake Shields Will Lead to “Title Shot Picture”
By FCF Staff
Hector Lombard lived up to the buzz that accompanied his welterweight debut in October, by quickly knocking out Nate Marquardt at UFC 166, and an impressive win on Saturday will only heighten the hype. The former Bellator… Read More
UFC 170: Daniel Cormier And Ronda Rousey Lead Way in Salaries
By FCF Staff
The Nevada State Athletic Commission has released the payroll figures for Saturday’s UFC 170 card in Las Vegas, and former heavyweight contender Daniel Cormier lead the way.
According to the salaries that were disclosed to the NSAC… Read More
UFC 170: Dana White Admits to Being “Hard” on Rory MacDonald, But Credits Welterweight For Memorable Win
By FCF Staff
Rory MacDonald was in need of a memorable win last night at UFC 170, and the emerging welterweight did just that, while handing Demian Maia a unanimous decision loss.
Heading into UFC 170, the 24 year-old was… Read More
UFC 170: Ronda Rousey and Daniel Cormier Score Quick Wins
By FCF Staff
Ronda Rousey needed just over one minute tonight at UFC 170 to defend her bantamweight title, as she quickly stopped fellow Olympic medalist Sarah McMann with strikes.
McMann came out firing and landed several punches on Rousey,… Read More
UFC 170 Weigh-In Results: Rousey And McMann Set For Headliner, Cormier And Cummins Ready For War
By FCF Staff
All of the competitors for tomorrow night’s UFC 170 card in Las Vegas made weight this afternoon, including headliners Ronda Rousey and Sarah McMann.
The bantamweight champion Rousey weighed in at 135 pounds, as did the decorated… Read More
TUF China Finale: Dong Hyun Kim to Battle John Hathaway
By FCF Staff
Shortly before the UFC will make its Singapore debut on Saturday, the promotion has announced that Dong Hyun Kim will battle welterweight John Hathaway at the March 1st, TUF China Finale. The card will be hosted by… Read More
UFC 171: Jake Shields Versus Hector Lombard Set
By FCF Staff
Not long after the UFC announced that light-heavyweight champ Jon Jones will battle Glover Teixeira on March 15th in Dallas, the promotion has relayed that Hector Lombard will battle welterweight contender Jake Shields at the event.
The… Read More
WSOF 6: Carl Defeats Burkman to Take Welterweight Belt
By FCF Staff
Here are the results from tonight’s World Series of Fighting event in Coral Gables, Florida, which saw Steve Carl defeat Josh Burkman and win the promotion’s first welterweight title.
After three competitive rounds, Carl caught… Read More
UFC 166’s Waldburger Thinks Win Over Amagov Will “Come to Play More Later”
By Timothy Gilbert
T.J. Waldburger isn’t like most jiu-jitsu technicians in the UFC. He has more professional submission victories than B.J. Penn, Demian Maia and Frank Mir, averages 6.36 submission attempts per 15 minutes, the second most out of any… Read More
Opinion: Who Does Jake Shields Fight Next?
By Michael Hatamoto
Former Strikeforce champion Jake Shields was able to grind out a split decision victory against Demian Maia at UFC Fight Night 29, upsetting the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu fighter in front of a stunned Brazilian crowd.
I don’t… Read More
UFC FN 29: Kim, Assuncao and Dillashaw Pick up Bonuses
By FCF Staff
Although Dong Hyun Kim has recorded impressive wins in the past, the welterweight has utilized his overbearing top game to record many of them. At UFC Fight Night 29, however, the Judoka knocked out Erick Silva with… Read More
Watch the UFC FN 29 Weigh-Ins Live at 3 ET / 12 pt
By FCF Staff
You can watch the official weigh-ins for UFC Fight Night 29 right here at Full Contact Fighter, beginning this afternoon at 3:00PM EST / 12:00 PM / PST.
Wednesday’s card will take place in Barueri, Brazil,… Read More
All-New Alchemist Radio Tonight
Tonight on Alchemist Radio Josh Carey from MMA Weekly will be our guest co-host as we talk to a great group of guests and preview Wednesday night’s UFC card in Brazil featuring Jake Shields vs. Demian Maia.
For those… Read More
Rodrigo Damm Out of UFC FN 29
By FCF Staff
It looks as though UFC Fight Night 29 has lost a bout just days before the event will go down in Barueri, Brazil, as Rodrigo Damm has reportedly pulled out of the card.
According to a report from… Read More
Opinion: Adrien Broner and Another Round of Boxing vs. MMA
By Jesse Heitz
In the last few days, numerous stories have surfaced regarding what one could call the identity of Mixed Martial Arts. However, today’s piece will examine the major story floating around that features a prominent… Read More
Opinions: The Sport’s Greats and Their Fall From Grace
By Jesse Heitz
We are nearly half a year away from UFC 167, but the chatter and excitement surrounding the highly anticipated bout between UFC Welterweight Champion Georges “Rush” St-Pierre and challenger Johny Hendricks is palpable, even… Read More
Report: Cesar Gracie Says UFC Has Offered Nick Diaz Bout
By FCF Staff
Signs continue to point to the fact that Nick Diaz maybe returning to action soon, as after reportedly relaying to Dana White he wants to fight again, comes word that the UFC has sent Diaz an offer.… Read More
UFC 163: Josh Koscheck Withdraws Due to Injury
By FCF Staff
The August 3rd, UFC 163 card will no longer feature a top ten welterweight tilt between Demian Maia and Josh Koscheck, as the promotion has announced that the latter has been forced to withdraw due to injury.… Read More
Opinion: UFC 162 and Anderson Silva vs. Chris Weidman
By Jesse Heitz
Tomorrow, UFC 162 will be upon us. Many fight fans are gearing up for the bout that could very well see arguably the greatest active fighter, if not the greatest fighter of all time,… Read More