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Brendan Schaub vs. Matt Mitrione Set For UFC 165
By FCF Staff
Matt Mitrione and Brendan Schaub will fight at UFC 165 on September 21st, after their first scheduled meeting at UFC on FOX 8, was postponed due to Mitrione being injured. The promotion has confirmed the new date… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” Boxer vs. Wrestler Talk Pointless; No One Wants To Win A Fixed Fight
By Joshua Molina
So Joe Rogan says an average college wrestler would destroy Floyd Mayweather Jr? Duh. Of course he would. In a wrestling match.
In a stand-up fight Cael Sanderson wouldn’t be able to touch Mayweather.
It’s always stupid to… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” Daniel Cormier Needs to Fight UFC Champ
By Joshua Molina
Other than wanting to fight on the same big card as his best friend forever Cain Velasquez, there’s no reason rising star Daniel Cormier should be working to fight Roy Nelson at UFC 166.
Cormier seems content… Read More
Report: Mirko “Cro Cop” Fighting Aleksander Emelianeko Next
By FCF Staff
Two PRIDE vets have apparently agreed to a rematch, as Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic will reportedly fight Aleksander Emelianeko at a Legend card this November, in Russia. The heavyweights fought for the first time in 2004 at… Read More
Opinion: Contenders and Short Notice Fights
By Jesse Heitz
The events of UFC 161 this past weekend give us something of considerable importance to ponder. The notion of contenders taking short notice fights. Indeed, the injury bug strikes, or a fighter encounters visa… Read More
Bellator: Vinicius “Spartan” Out of Heavyweight Tourney, Ryan Martinez Named Replacement
By FCF Staff
One day before Bellator is set to begin its summer series heavyweight tourney, the promotion has announced that Ryan Martinez is replacing Vincius Queiroz. “Spartan” has reportedly been forced to withdraw due to a knee injury, and… Read More
Opinion: MMA Fans Lose After UFC 161
By Michael Hatamoto
UFC 161 certainly wasn’t the most exciting fight card and one that will be talked about years from now, but it did provide some valuable insight towards future fights.
Honestly, I don’t like saying… Read More
Opinion: Three Stars of UFC 161
By Tony Kamps
Matchups on paper sometimes look great, but don’t always correlate to great fights inside the cage. With that being said, UFC 161 which took place at the MTS Centre in Canada still did have… Read More
UFC 161 Weigh-In Results: Rashad Evans and Dan Henderson On Weight For Headliner
By FCF Staff
All of the competitors made weight this afternoon in Winnipeg, Manitoba, in preparation for UFC 161 tomorrow night at the MTS Centre.
Light-heavyweights Rashad Evans and Dan Henderson both came in on weight for… Read More
UFC 161 Predictions
By Tony Kamps
Injuries have decimated the UFC 161 card, but it still holds a solid main event that should entertain viewers. Honestly, it does not even feel like fight week leading up to this UFC event that… Read More
Fabricio Werdum Expecting “Opportunity” From UFC After Taking Out “Minotauro” Nogueira
By Kelsey Mowatt
Fabricio Werdum may not have been the first fighter that popped into people’s minds while discussing the heavyweight title shot mix, but with his submission win over Antonio “Minotauro” Nogueira last night in Brazil,… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown”: UFC 160 — What Could Have Been
By Joshua Molina
UFC 151 is the pay-per-view that never happened, but should have. UFC 160 is the pay-per-view that happened, but shouldn’t have.
Somehow, UFC President Dana White convinced us that the two big main events… Read More
UFC 160: Junior dos Santos “Focused On My Fight With Mark Hunt”, Not Cain Velasquez
Heavyweight Says He’s Cheering For “Big Foot” Silva
By Kelsey Mowatt
This Saturday’s UFC 160 will feature both Cain Velasquez and Junior dos Santos in action, and due to their previous encounters, the run up to the card… Read More
Trevor Wittman on Retired Shane Carwin: “For What He Did In That Short Period Of A Time, Man’s Amazing”
By Kelsey Mowatt
The Ultimate Fighting Championship’s roster is less one high profile and captivating fighter this week, after Shane Carwin announced he was leaving the sport at the age of 38. The former interim heavyweight champ had hoped… Read More
UFC Vet Shane Carwin Retires From Fighting
By FCF Staff
After being sidelined with injuries and having not fought since June, 2011, former UFC interim heavyweight champ Shane Carwin has announced he’s retiring from MMA.
The 38 year-old fighter made the announcement via his official… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” UFC Needs To Energize Its Heavyweight Division
By Joshua Molina
Cain Velasquez will defend his UFC heavyweight championship on May 25 against Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva, in a fight that illustrates the lack of depth in the heavyweight division.
Velasquez destroyed Silva in their first fight about a… Read More
Cheick Kongo Says New Deal With UFC Possible: “On Very Good Terms” With Promotion
By FCF Staff
Although earlier in the week it was widely reported that Cheick Kongo’s seven year run with the UFC has likely concluded, the French heavyweight has issued a statement on Facebook, which leaves the door open to a… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown”: Delusional Tito and Other UFC and MMA Mysteries
By Joshua Molina
Four months into the year and so many questions linger about the state of the UFC and mixed martial arts.
Here’s a look at some of the obvious questions fans should be asking:
What… Read More
Report: Cheick Kongo Not Expected to Return to UFC
By FCF Staff
After an 18 fight and near seven year long run in the UFC, Cheick Kongo’s next bout will likely not take place in the Octagon. The French heavyweight was KO’d by Roy Nelson in the first round… Read More
Opinion: Make ‘Big Country’ vs. Cormier Happen
By Michael Hatamoto
Roy ‘Big Country’ Nelson absolutely destroyed Cheick Kongo with a first round knockout last night at UFC 159, climbing back into the heavyweight title mix.
UFC President Dana White and Nelson both fielded questions about what could… Read More