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UFC 169: Dana White Says Referee Herb Dean “Blew it”, Alistair Overeem “Kept His Job”
Overeem Felt “Comfortable” in Win Over Mir
By FCF Staff
Renan Barao may have had Urijah Faber in a ton… Read More
UFC 169: Barao Earns Quick Stoppage Win Over Faber, Aldo Outscores Lamas
By FCF Staff
Both the bantamweight and featherweight titles remain with Nova Uniao after UFC 169 tonight, as teammates Renan Barao and Jose Aldo defended their respective belts.
Barao floored Urijah Faber not long into their fight with a couple… Read More
(Updated) UFC 169 Weigh-In Results: Title Fights Set, Lineker Misses Weight on First Attempt
By FCF Staff
UFC 169 will feature not one, but two title fights tomorrow night in Newark, and all four of the bouts’ competitors made weight this afternoon.
Featherweight champion Jose Aldo came in at 145 pounds for his title… Read More
Report: Dana White Says UFC Planning Title Shot Eliminator at Heavyweight
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Following Cain Velasquez’s stoppage win over Junior dos Santos at UFC 166, it was announced that Fabricio Werdum would be the next to challenge for the heavyweight title. Since the champion recently underwent shoulder surgery, and will… Read More
UFC 170: Rashad Evans to Face Daniel Cormier in Headliner
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Daniel Cormier has consistently relayed that he wants to fight a top 205’er in his light-heavyweight debut, and the former heavyweight will get just that. Former champ Rashad Evans announced during his UFC FN 33 commentating duties… Read More
Report: Barnett to Undergo Random WADA Testing Prior And After UFC 168
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The Nevada State Athletic Commission has reportedly ordered heavyweight Josh Barnett to undergo random drug testing, with World Anti-Doping Agency standards , heading into his December 28th fight with Travis Browne. The order is tied to the… Read More
UFC 169 Adds Two Title Fights in Aldo-Lamas, Cruz-Barao
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The UFC’s return to Newark, New Jersey on February 1st is setting up to be a big night, as the promotion has confirmed two title fights for the card. After a two plus year absence, bantamweight champion… 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
Anthony Hamilton: Training With the Likes of Jon Jones has Heavyweight “Confident” About MFC Title Prospects
By Kelsey Mowatt
While most fans and pundits think of names like Carlos Condit, Travis Browne and Jon Jones when they hear the name Jackson’s MMA, the renowned Albuquerque gym is also home to emerging fighters like… Read More
Opinion: Who Gets Next Crack at Heavyweight Title?
By Michael Hatamoto
The UFC heavyweight division is relatively thin these days, so it might take some creative marketing on the UFC’s part to make exciting future matchups.
I believe the winner of Josh Barnett-Travis Browne could be next in… Read More
UFC 168: Josh Barnett to Battle Travis Browne
By FCF Staff
The December 28th, UFC 168 card will feature two title fights, but it will also see rising heavyweight Travis Browne take on former champ Josh Barnett. The Las Vegas bound event will be headlined by a middleweight… Read More
Daniel Cormier, New No. 1 Contender?
By Michael Hatamoto
UFC heavyweight Daniel Cormier “probably” will earn a UFC light heavyweight championship title shot with a win against Roy Nelson at UFC 166 in October.
That’s assuming Cormier wins his next fight and UFC… Read More
UFC 167: Donald Cerrone Fighting Evan Dunham
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The last two men to be defeated by rising lightweight Rafael dos Anjos will square off on November 16th, as the UFC has announced that Donald Cerrone will fight Evan Dunham at UFC 167. The announcement comes… Read More
UFC Rankings Update: Anthony Pettis Lands P4P Position, Josh Barnett Moves Up
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UFC 164 was the biggest night in the career of Anthony Pettis to date, as the former WEC champ ended the seven fight winning streak of Benson Henderson to become UFC Lightweight Champion. As a result of… Read More
Opinion: Josh Barnett Dominates in Return to UFC
By Michael Hatamoto
Former UFC heavyweight champion Josh Barnett made a successful return to the octagon at UFC 164, stopping fellow former heavyweight champion Frank Mir by TKO just 1:56 in the first round.
The fight started… Read More
Dana White on Josh Barnett’s UFC 164 Win: “I Didn’t Like the Stoppage”
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Josh Barnett was victorious in his long awaited Octagon return last night at UFC 164, but his stoppage win over Frank Mir didn’t end without controversy. Barnett dropped Mir to the mat with a hard right knee… Read More
UFC 164: Anthony Pettis Ends Benson Henderson’s Reign
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Anthony Pettis prevented Benson Henderson from setting a new record for title defenses at 155 tonight in Milwaukee, as the feared striker tapped out the highly regarded fighter to lay claim to the UFC’s lightweight title.
Henderson… Read More
UFC 164 Weigh-Ins: Henderson and Pettis set for Rematch
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UFC Lightweight Champion Benson Henderson and former WEC champ Anthony Pettis have cleared the final hurdle to their rematch tomorrow night in Milwaukee, as both men made weight this afternoon.
Henderson came in at… Read More
Watch the UFC 164 Weigh-Ins Live
By FCF Staff
You can watch the official weigh-ins for UFC 164 today, right here at Full Contact Fighter, beginning at 5:00PM EST / 2:00 PM PST. Saturday’s card will be hosted by Milwaukee’s Bradley Center and will feature… Read More
UFC 164’s Nikita Krylov “Honored” to be Promotion’s Youngest Fighter
Rising Heavyweight Will Battle Soa Palelei
By FCF Staff
When UFC 164 goes down Saturday night in Milwaukee, much of the spotlight will be understandably focused on the… Read More