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Mark Hunt Wants Bout With Francis Ngannou Next
By FCF Staff
Following his decision loss to Curtis Blaydes, Mark Hunt is calling for a bout with fellow, feared slugger, Francis Ngannou.
Hunt took on Blaydes at UFC 221 last month and was out-wrestled by the rising heavyweight. More… Read More
Zabit Magomedsharipov Reports Kyle Bockniak Bout Targeted For April
By FCF Staff
It looks like Zabit Magomedsharipov could be fighting Kyle Bochniak next, as recently the rising featherweight shared out on social media, the images and comments below.
Magomedsharipov is coming off a third round, submission win over Sheymon… Read More
Fabricio Werdum Says There’s a “100%” Chance he Beats Stipe Miocic in Rematch
By FCF Staff
Fabricio Werdum was quickly KO’d by Stipe Miocic in their first bout, but the former heavyweight champ is positive he’d defeat the latter if they fight again.
Werdum attended UFC 220 this past weekend, which saw Miocic… Read More
Daniel Cormier Insists Fighting Career Won’t Extend Past March, 2019
By FCF Staff
Daniel Cormier remains one of the top, most complete fighters in all of MMA, but the UFC’s light-heavyweight champ insists his career will not extend beyond, March, 2019.
Cormier took on Volkan Oezdemir this past weekend at… Read More
Daniel Cormier Shoots Down Idea of Return to Heavyweight, Challenging Stipe Miocic
By FCF Staff
Since Daniel Cormier has fought at heavyweight in the past, and due to the challenges he endures to make 205, talk about the champion moving up a weight class has been making the rounds. But, following Cormier’s… Read More
Stipe Miocic: Defeating Francis Ngannou to Set New Record “Made it That Much Sweeter”
By FCF Staff
Not only did Stipe Miocic set a new record for heavyweight title defenses at UFC 220, the champion had to defeat one of the most hyped fighters in all of combat sports to do so. As a… Read More
Daniel Cormier: Conor McGregor Needs More Than a Punch to KO Khabib Nurmagomedov
By FCF Staff
Following Khabib Nurmagomedov’s win over Edson Barboza at UFC 219, there’s renewed discussion about the lightweight fighting Conor McGregor, and Daniel Cormier’s weighed-in on the subject.
Nurmagomedov used his wrestling and grappling to score a one sided,… Read More
Fabricio Werdum Predicts Winner of Stipe Miocic – Francis Ngannou
By FCF Staff
Francis Ngannou has done nothing but win since he’s arrived in the UFC, and Fabricio Werdum believes that trend will continue, when the heavyweight faces the champ, Stipe Miocic.
Ngannou secured a title fight with Miocic earlier… Read More
Coach Wants to See Francis Ngannou Box Deontay Wilder or Anthony Joshua
By FCF Staff
Francis Ngannou ultimately decided to make a run in professional mixed-martial-arts, rather than boxing, but one of his coaches hopes to see him box the sport’s very best.
Ngannou aspired to be a boxer when he was… Read More
Report: Stipe Miocic vs. Francis Ngannou Expected For January
By FCF Staff
Following Francis Ngannou’s electrifying, KO win over Alistair Overeem last weekend at UFC 218, it’s being reported the surging heavyweight is targeted to fight the champ, Stipe Miocic, on January 20th.
According to MMA Junkie, the match-up… Read More
Bellator 293: Slate of Undefeated Prospects to Compete
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The slate of action for BELLATOR 293: Golm vs. James, the promotion’s Friday, March 31 return to Pechanga Resort Casino in Temecula, Calif. is complete, with four main card bouts and 12 preliminary fights.
The… Read More
Jeff Molina versus Zhalgas Zhumagulov set for June 4th
By FCF Staff
A flyweight bout between Jeff Molina and Zhalgas Zhumagulov is set for the UFC’s June 4th event. Location will be announced at a later date. Fight was announced by Jeff Molina’s management team Iridium Sports Agency on… Read More
Bellator 269: Fedor Emelianenko Outlines Why Timothy Johnson Was “The Obvious Choice” For Next Opponent
By FCF Staff
Not everyone seems to be on board with Bellator’s decision to book Timothy Johnson against Fedor Emelianenko this weekend. But, recently the legendary heavyweight explained why for him, Johnson was the right choice.
Emelianenko will battle Johnson… Read More
IMMAF Launches Athlete Database & Alumni Records
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The International Mixed Martial Arts Federation has launched two new athletes’ records pages this year at immaf.org:
IMMAF Athletes Database
IMMAF Alumni
The searchable Athletes’ Database features 2200 IMMAF athletes across Senior, Junior and Youth categories,… Read More
Alexander Volkanovski Says Brian Ortega’s Third Round Guillotine Choke Was “as Deep as it Can Get”
By FCF Staff
Alexander Volkanovski battered and bloodied Brian Ortega during their thrilling fight at UFC 266, before receiving the unanimous decision win. But, after the bout, the featherweight champ admitted his reign nearly came to an end in round… Read More
Misha Cirkunov Making Drop to MW, Will Battle Krzysztof Jotko Next
By FCF Staff
After dropping four of his last six fights, Misha Cirkunov is moving down from light heavyweight to middleweight and will battle Krzysztof Jotko next.
The 34-year-old Cirkunov (15-6) is coming off a stoppage loss to Ryan Spann this… Read More
Ciryl Gane Calls Win Over Derrick Lewis a “Masterclass”, Reports Having Impaired Vision
By FCF Staff
There appears to be no shortage of people heaping praise on Ciryl Gane for his dominant performance at UFC 265, and the new interim champ is one of them.
Gane took on Derrick Lewis in the card’s headliner Saturday… Read More
LFA 114: New Main Event Announced
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LFA CEO Ed Soares announced today that LFA 114 will feature a new featherweight world title fight when the promotion returns to the Show Me State this month. This will be the fourth event the promotion… Read More
Report: Nate Diaz Injured, Leon Edwards Fight Pushed Back
By FCF Staff
The upcoming UFC 262 card has taken a hit, as it’s being reported that Nate Diaz has incurred an injury, and as a result, his fight with Leon Edwards has been moved.
Diaz was scheduled to fight… Read More
Kamaru Usman Says Colby Covington, Top Contenders Need to “Show me Something”
By FCF Staff
Following Kamaru Usman’s electrifying win at UFC 261, Dana White said that a rematch with Colby Covington is the fight to make. But, it sounds like the welterweight champ isn’t convinced that’s the case.
Usman faced Masvidal… Read More