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UFC 186: Demetrious Johnson Scores Late Submission Win
By FCF Staff
Demetrious Johnson wasn’t able to finish Kyoji Horiguchi until the final second of their main event bout at UFC 186, but the flyweight champ dominated their high paced fight.
Early on, Horiguchi was able to land a… Read More
UFC 186 Weigh-In Results: Demetrious Johnson And Kyoji Horiguchi Ready For Battle
By FCF Staff
The Ultimate Fighting Championship will hold its latest pay-per-view tomorrow night in Montreal, and all of the competitors made weight this afternoon.
In the main event, flyweight champ Demetrious Johnson will take on Kyoji Horiguchi,… Read More
Report: UFC 186 Seating Configuration Changed Due to Low Ticket Sales
By FCF Staff
The card for UFC 186 has been hit by several, big setbacks, and it looks like ticket sales for the event have suffered as a result.
Initially, the Montreal bound event was supposed to feature the city’s… Read More
WSOF 19 to Feature Justin Gaethje vs. Luis Palomino, Thiago Silva vs. Ronny Markes
By WSOF (via press release)
LAS VEGAS (February 6, 2015) – The highly-anticipated, live NBC Sports Network (NBCSN) televised WSOF 19: Gaethje vs. Palomino world championship Mixed Martial Arts (MMA)… Read More
Report: Bellator’s “King Mo” Lawal Moving up to Face Heavyweight Cheick Kongo
By FCF Staff
“King Mo” Lawal has competed at heavyweight before, and it looks like the accomplished wrestler and Bellator fighter is about to do so again.
Lawal, who is the former Strikeforce light-heavyweight champ, has reportedly agreed to fight… Read More
UFC 186: TJ Dillashaw-Renan Barao II, Rory MacDonald-Hector Lombard Among Several Confirmed Bouts
By FCF Staff
Not only will UFC 186 feature Rory MacDonald taking on fellow, welterweight contender Hector Lombard as expected, but the card will see bantamweight champ TJ Dillashaw rematch Renan Barao.
In total, the UFC has announced seven bouts… Read More
Bellator’s “King Mo” Lawal Rebooked to Fight Tom DeBlass, Promises to “Erase” The Latter’s “Teeth”
By FCF Staff
After a fight between “King Mo” Lawal and Tom DeBlass was cancelled earlier this month, due to the latter being injured, the two have been rebooked to scrap in November.
Bellator has announced that Lawal and DeBlass… Read More
“King Mo” Lawal Signs Multifight Extension With Bellator: “This is Where I Want to Be”
By FCF Staff
Just over a week away from “King Mo” Lawal’s September 5th bout with Dustin Jacoby, Bellator has announced that the light-heavyweight has signed a multi-fight extension with the promotion.
Lawal, who was openly critical of former Bellator… Read More
UFC FN 47’s Ryan Bader: “I’m the Best Fighter I’ve Ever Been”, Says OSP is in for a “Rude Awakening”
By Kelsey Mowatt
Ryan Bader has come up short against several of the UFC’s top tier, light-heavyweights, but the powerful fighter promises “Darth’s” best days are ahead.
As Bader heads into his UFC Fight Night main event… Read More
Bellator 123: “King Mo” Lawal-Marcus Sursa Set After Tom DeBlass Withdrawal
By FCF Staff
Bellator has announced, that as reported recently, “King Mo” Lawal will battle Marcus Sursa on September 5th as a result of Tom DeBlass getting injured.
DeBlass recently relayed that he’s been forced to drop out of Bellator… Read More
Bellator 124: Emanuel Newton to Defend Title Versus Joey Beltran
By FCF Staff
Bellator Light-Heavyweight Champion Emanuel Newton has his next opponent, and it’s not recent tourney winner “Rampage” Jackson, but rather, Joey Beltran.
The two will fight at Bellator 124, which will go down September 12th at the… Read More
Bellator 123: Pat Curran-Patricio “Pitbull” II, Cheick Kongo-Lavar Johnson Confirmed, “King Mo” Lawal and Bobby Lashley set to Compete
By FCF Staff
Bellator has announced, that as expected, it’s September 5th card in Uncasville, Connecticut will feature Pat Curran versus Patricio Freire II. In addition, the promotion has announced that “King Mo” Lawal, Cheick Kongo, Lavar Johnson and… Read More
UFC Vet Matt Hamill Says Injury Forcing Permanent Retirement
By FCF Staff
After attempting a comeback, UFC veteran Matt Hamill has announced that he’s retiring from professional mixed-martial-arts for good.
Hamill hung up the gloves in 2011, but returned in 2012 and decisioned Roger Hollett, before he was defeated… Read More
SPIKE to Replay Bellator 120 PPV, July 18th
By FCF Staff
SPIKE and Bellator have announced that the television network will replay the promotion’s May 17th, inaugural pay-per-view on July 18th.
The card will be broadcast nationally beginning at 9:00 PM, ET/PT.
Bellator 120 was headlined by a… Read More
Report: Dana White Fires Away at Bellator, Says Promotion’s PPV Didn’t Sell 100,000 Buys
By FCF Staff
Although Dana White has said repeatedly that he isn’t worried about Bellator, the UFC President continues to get worked up while discussing the Viacom owned promotion.
While speaking with the media recently, White was asked about reports… Read More
Report: Source Says Bellator’s First PPV Drew Over 100,000 Buys
By FCF Staff
Although the official numbers might not be available until later this year, according to one source, Bellator’s first pay-per-view event drew over 100,000 buys.
The May 17th, Bellator event featured “Rampage” Jackson taking on “King Mo” Lawal… Read More
Report: “King Mo” Lawal Expands on Issues With Bellator’s Bjorn Rebney, Calls for More Respect
By FCF Staff
Although Bjorn Rebney says he had a “heart-to-heart” with “King Mo” Lawal Saturday night, after the latter accused the Bellator CEO of favouring “Rampage” Jackson, it looks as though all is not well with the light-heavyweight.
Lawal… Read More
Report: Bjorn Rebney Argues Some UFC PPVs Not Worthy of Free TV
By FCF Staff
While it remains to be seen what kind of sales Bellator’s first pay-per-view generated, the promotion’s CEO Bjorn Rebney says the company has no intention of producing regular PPV cards.
According to Rebney, one of the main… Read More
Bellator 120: Will Brooks Promises Fans “Will Definitely Know Who I Am”, After Fighting Michael Chandler For Interim Belt
By Kelsey Mowatt
Will Brooks has likely been mentally preparing for a title fight since he won Bellator’s lightweight tourney last November, but the rising fighter couldn’t have imagined the circumstances that have led to his title… Read More
Bellator 120: Michael Chandler Plans to “Flow” With Loss of Eddie Alvarez Rubber Match, Ready to Battle Will Brooks
By Kelsey Mowatt
Although, for now, Michael Chandler has lost his opportunity to secure a second win over Eddie Alvarez and reclaim the Bellator lightweight title, he doesn’t seem phased by what’s unfolded in the last… Read More