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Demetrious Johnson Credits ONE Championship For Promoting Various Combat Sports
By FCF Staff
ONE Championship recently held open workouts in Los Angeles, California, and UFC veterans Demetrious Johnson, Eddie Alvarez and Sage Northcutt were on hand.
Here’s some of what the fighters had to say about ONE and their plans… Read More
ONE Championship: Complete Line-up Announced For “A New Era”
By Press Release
27 February 2019 – Tokyo, Japan: The largest global sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), has just announced the complete card for ONE: A NEW ERA, which is set for Sunday, 31 March… Read More
Dustin Poirier & Max Holloway to Fight For Interim 155 Title at UFC 236
By FCF Staff
The UFC has added another big stakes fight to its spring schedule, as Max Holloway and Dustin Poirier are going to battle for an interim lightweight title on April 13.
The bout will be part of UFC… Read More
ONE Championship Announces Yushin Okami Has Joined Promotion
By FCF Staff
In recent months, ONE Championship has signed UFC veterans like Eddie Alvarez, Sage Northcutt and Demetrious Johnson, and now the promotion’s announced Yushin Okami has also been added to the roster.
Recently ONE CEO Chatri Sityodtong confirmed… Read More
Rich Franklin & Miesha Tate to Join ONE Championship’s U.S. Media Tour
By Press Release
11 February 2019 – Singapore: The largest global sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), has just announced that CEO of ONE Warrior Series, Rich Franklin, and Vice President of ONE Championship, Miesha Tate,… Read More
UFC Announces Edson Barboza – Justin Gaethje Fight
By FCF Staff
The UFC’s upcoming, March 30th card in Philadelphia has its main event, as the promotion announced Justin Gaethje and Edson Barboza will fight in the headliner.
Gaethje (19-2) returned to the win column in August by knocking… Read More
Khabib Nurmagomedov’s Manager Claims Tony Ferguson Won’t be Next For Champ
By FCF Staff
From a meritocratic perspective, few can argue that Tony Ferguson hasn’t earned a showdown with Khabib Nurmagomedov, but the latter’s manager claims the UFC’s lightweight champ is not going to fight “El Cucuy” next.
Since Ferguson is… Read More
Report: ONE Championship Has Inked Broadcasting Deal With Turner Sports
By FCF Staff
Following ONE Championship’s signings of American fighters like Demetrious Johnson, Eddie Alvarez and Sage Northcutt, it’s being reported the promotion has also landed a broadcasting deal with Turner Sports.
According to a report from ESPN, ONE has… Read More
American Forces Network to Simulcast Bellator and USO Present: Salute the Troops on Friday, Dec. 14
By Press Release
LOS ANGELES – Bellator’s special event honoring the brave men and women of the U.S. Armed Forces has an additional global broadcast partner. American Forces Network will simulcast Bellator and USO Present: Salute the Troops on… Read More
Conor McGregor Opens as Slight Favorite Over Donald Cerrone
The next chapter in the story of MMA former champion Conor McGregor looks like it could be set. While a date and venue are yet to be determined, hopefully the highly awaited fight between McGregor and Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone becomes… Read More
Dustin Poirier Updates Condition, Discusses Timeline For Return, Following UFC 230 Withdrawal
By FCF Staff
When Dustin Poirier was forced out of a November 3rd bout with Nate Diaz due to a hip injury, the lightweight contender reported he wouldn’t be sidelined for long, and it looks like that’s going to be… Read More
Global Martial Arts Awards Nominees Announced
By Press Release
6 November 2018 – Singapore: The Global Martial Arts Awards 2018, set to take place at the JW Marriott Hotel, South Beach in Singapore on 8 November, will bestow distinctive recognition onto superstar athletes, gifted coaches, innovative… Read More
ONE Championship CEO Chatri Sityodtong Says Promotion is Targeting 104 Events Annually
By FCF Staff
ONE Championship continues to expand its presence, and recently the promotion’s CEO, Chatri Sityodtong, reported the company intends to hold over 100 events annually.
ONE recently held a conference call to promote its upcoming events, and the… Read More
Quotes From ONE’s “Heart of a Lion” Conference Call
By Press Release
The largest global sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), recently held the official ONE: HEART OF THE LION Worldwide Conference Call last Thursday, 18 October. Members of the media from all across the globe… Read More
Bellator’s “Salute The Troops” Card to Include Brent Primus – Michael Chandler 2
By Press Release
LOS ANGELES – To honor the brave men and women of the U.S. Armed Forces, Bellator MMA has partnered with the USO to present a special live event free for the troops, along with their friends… Read More
UFC 229: Conor McGregor Reports he Was More “Excited” to Fight Khabib Nurmagomedov Than Tony Ferguson
By FCF Staff
It remains to be seen if Tony Ferguson and Conor McGregor ever cross paths in the cage, but recently the latter admitted he’s more “excited” to fight Khabib Nurmagomedov, than “El Cucuy”.
After Ferguson won the interim… Read More
UFC 230: Dustin Poirier Outlines Why Fighting Nate Diaz is Worth The Gamble
By FCF Staff
Although Dustin Poirier has worked his way into title contention, the lightweight elected to face Nate Diaz at UFC 230, and recently he explained why.
After Poirier took out Eddie Alvarez in July, the former featherweight made… Read More
Conor McGregor Shares Out Training & Sparring Video Footage Ahead of UFC 229
By FCF Staff
Conor McGregor is getting ready to fight lightweight champ Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 229, and recently the former champ shared out a video montage, which includes footage of him training and sparring for the highly anticipated contest.… Read More
ONE “Kingdom of Heroes”: Complete Card Announces
By Press Release
4 September 2018 – Bangkok, Thailand: The largest global sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), has just announced the complete card for ONE: KINGDOM OF HEROES, which is set to ignite the… Read More
UFC 229: Kevin Lee’s Predicting Conor McGregor Will “Sleep” Khabib Nurmagomedov
By FCF Staff
A lot of fighters, fans and observers believe the grappling game of Khabib Nurmagomedov will be too much for Conor McGregor, but Kevin Lee’s predicting the latter’s going to win by knockout at UFC 229.
McGregor will… Read More