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Firas Zahabi Reporting Georges St-Pierre “Looked Awesome” in First Day Back Training
By FCF Staff
Recently UFC President Dana White relayed that Georges St-Pierre had received the go ahead from his doctors to begin training, and now the former champ’s coach has reported the first day went well.
St-Pierre’s longtime coach, Tristar’s… Read More
Report: Dana White Says Brock Lesnar Called Him to Convince Pat Barry to Retire
By FCF Staff
Following Pat Barry’s devastating, knockout loss to Zack Mwekassa at GLORY 16, UFC President Dana White is reporting that Brock Lesnar has called on him in an effort to convince the heavyweight to retire.
Earlier in the… Read More
Jon Jones Says Phone Was Hacked After Derogatory Posts Appear on Instagram
By FCF Staff
After several derogatory and homophobic posts reportedly appeared on Jon Jones’ Instagram account recently, the UFC light-heavyweight champ and his management are claiming he was not behind them.
According to multiple reports, several insults and homophobic comments… Read More
Michael Johnson Offers Services For Scrap With Khabib Nurmagomedov
By FCF Staff
Coming off back-to-back and impressive wins over Joe Lauzon and Gleison Tibau, Michael Johnson has made it clear he’s interested in fighting Nate Diaz or Khabib Nurmagomedov.
Recently, UFC President Dana White relayed on Twitter that Diaz… Read More
After UFN 33 Loss, Veteran Julie Kedzie Announces Retirement
By FCF Staff
One of the most experienced women fighters in the sport has announced she’s retiring, as Julie Kedzie relayed after her UFC FN 33 loss last night that she’s hanging up the gloves.
The 32 year-old Kedzie, who… Read More
Legacy FC 27: Henry Cejudo Fighting Elias Garcia in Co-Headliner
By FCF Staff
Legacy FC has announced that its January 31st event in Houston will feature a bout between two undefeated featherweights, as Henry Cejudo will battle Elias Garcia in the co-main-event.
Cejudo, who is a former Olympic Gold Medalist… Read More
Benson Henderson Reveals Elbow Not Seriously Injured
By FCF Staff
Despite the fact it appeared as though Benson Henderson may have incurred extensive damage to his elbow during his UFC 164 armbar loss to Anthony Pettis, the former champ has announced he’ll be back to training soon.… Read More
UFN 28: Glover Teixeira and “Jacare” Souza Score Stoppage Wins
By FCF Staff
Although Glover Teixeira may have secured a light-heavyweight title shot tonight at UFC Fight Night 28 in Belo Horizonte, the highly regarded fighter’s 19 fight winning streak was tested by Ryan Bader.
Bader appeared to be the… Read More
Opinion: Dustin Poirier Shows The World He’s Legit
By Michael Hatamoto
UFC featherweights Dustin Poirier and Erik Koch met in a battle of two top-10 featherweights at UFC 164, with Poirier winning the decision despite a few tense moments.
Koch clearly had trouble trying to use his footwork… Read More
New FCF Radio Features Bobby Voelker and Julie Kedzie
By FCF Staff
The latest episode of Full Contact Fighter Radio features UFC on FOX 8 competitors Julie Kedzie and Bobby Voelker. Kedzie will make her Octagon debut against Germaine De Randamie, while fellow Strikeforce vet Bobby Voelker will battle… Read More
Gilbert Yvel Announces Retirement
By FCF Staff
PRIDE and UFC vet Gilbert Yvel has announced he’s retiring from fighting at the age of 37. The feared striker, who has not competed since March, 2012, finishes his career with a 38-16-1 record.
Yvel relayed… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown: Production Mistakes and Gracie Paydays Make It Seem More Like World Series Of Folly
By Joshua Molina
In its second show, World Series of Fighting whiffed at the plate.
The problems individually ere relatively small, but collectively, made World Series of Fighting look like World Series of Folly.
Here’s a look at some of… Read More
Power MMA And FIT NHB Head Coach Tom Vaughn On Tim Means: “He’s The Future Of The Lightweight Division”
Means To Battle Jorge Masvidal at UFC on FOX 7
By Kelsey Mowatt
While Tom Vaughn helps oversee the career and evolution of high profile fighters like Ryan Bader, CB Dollaway and Aaron Simpson at Power MMA and FIT… Read More
Opinion: GSP Won’t Be Distracted By Nick Diaz Trash Talk
By Michael Hatamoto
Is Nick Diaz finally inside of Georges St. Pierre’s head?
Diaz was able to get the normally calm and quiet champion to engage during a UFC media call last week, setting up a surprisingly exciting press exchange.… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” GSP’s Bold Prediction Might Be Good News For Nick Diaz
By Joshua Molina
If Georges St-Pierre’s recent comments about Chris Weidman and Anderson Silva are an indication of his mental state going in to Saturday’s fight with Nick Diaz, then Diaz is in for a successful night.
St-Pierre predicts that… Read More
WSOF 2’s David Branch: My Fight With Paulo Filho Will End With “The Ref Pulling Me Off Of Him.”
By Timothy J. Gilbert
During his 14 fight professional career, David Branch has done time in both the Bellator and UFC middleweight division. After a disappointing submission loss to Rousimar Palhares bumped him out of the UFC, and a… Read More
Opinion: Exit of “The Beast”
By Jesse Heitz
The sport has lost yet another legend recently. Legend may be an understatement; icon might be the better choice of words when one is attempting to accurately describe one of MMA’s pioneering superstars. Dan “The Beast” Severn… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” Fighters Should Avoid the Race Game in MMA
By Joshua Molina
Benson Henderson, relax.
The last thing the UFC needs is a world champion throwing around racist comments.
In a recently published interview, Henderson referred to Chael Sonnen as an average white guy.
“He is of average speed,… Read More
ONE FC 5: Official Preview and Predictions
By Tom Taylor
While the UFC has cornered the global MMA market, another organization, ONE FC, aims to assert itself as top dog in Asia. So far, the blossoming promotion has been quite successful.
Their fifth card, entitled “Pride of… Read More
Gilbert Yvel and Maurice Smith Record KO Wins at RFA 2
By FCF Staff
It was a big night Friday for veterans Gilbert Yvel and Maurice Smith, as both men recorded highlight reel knockouts at Resurrection Fighting Alliance 2 in Kearney, Nebraska.
After a bit of a slow start, Yvel… Read More