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Bas Rutten and Todd Harris To Call World Series of Fighting MMA
By WSOF
LAS VEGAS, Nev. (Oct. 23, 2012) – Legendary MMA personality and former UFC heavyweight champion, Bas “El Guapo” Rutten, and NBC commentator Todd Harris will call the debut Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) event for World Series of Fighting,… Read More
Report: NSAC Taps Shane Carwin and Roy Nelson For Random Drug Tests
By FCF Staff
Current “Ultimate Fighter” coaches Shane Carwin and Roy Nelson, have reportedly been notified by the Nevada State Athletic Commission that they will undergo drug testing before they fight on December 15th in Las Vegas.
The NSAC reportedly… Read More
Report: Dana White Says Alistair Overeem to Face Winner of Junior dos Santos and Cain Velasquez
By FCF Staff
When Alistair Overeem returns to the Octagon early next year, it appears as though the decorated fighter will do so with a championship on the line. Despite having spent all of 2012 on the sidelines, Overeem will… Read More
Travis Browne Says “It’s My Time to Shine”, But “Bigfoot” Silva Predicting Victory “Inside Two Rounds”
Jon Dodson Fighting Jussier Formiga For #1 Flyweight Contender Spot
By FCF Staff
The Ultimate Fighting Championship is returning to Minneapolis, Minnesota, this Friday for it’s latest FX event, and the card will feature several of the promotion’s rising commodities.… Read More
Andrei Arlovski To Face Devin Cole At First World Series of Fighting Event on NBC Sports Network on Nov. 3
By Courtesy of World Series of Fighting
Hard-hitting heavyweight KO artists Andrei “The Pitbull” Arlovski (17-9) of Minsk, Belarus and Devin Cole (20-9) of Medford, Ore. will collide on the highly-anticipated, inaugural World Series of Fighting Mixed Martial Arts (MMA)… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” Bleacher Report is Wrong About Strikeforce
By Joshua Molina
Bleacher Report is a popular sports and pop culture web site, but a recent report illustrates what’s wrong with some members of the MMA media.
In a Sept. 15 article that you can read here, a… Read More
Tyrone Spong Ready to “Show Off” MMA Game in Upcoming Debut, Says GLORY Offered Him Better Deal Than Any Other Kickboxing Promotion
By Kelsey Mowatt
While it remains to be seen what kind of impact the newly created World Series of Fighting will have on MMA, to the upstart promotion’s credit, it’s acquired the services of one of the world’s top kickboxers… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s ‘The Daily Takedown’: Dana White and Bob Sapp Have More In Common Than One Would Think
By Joshua Molina
Dana White and Bob Sapp are two legends of MMA for entirely different reasons.
Yet, they have so much in common.
And it’s more than just the fact that they are both bald and that people turn… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s ‘The Daily Takedown:’ Kurt Angle Finally Moves to MMA – Thankfully as an Announcer
By Joshua Molina
The World Series of Fighting really knows how to come out swinging. Whether it is a home run or a whiff remains to be seen.
The upstart league formally announced in a press conference on Thursday that… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” Cung Le Goes to China; Jon Jones Continues to Put His Foot in His Mouth
By Joshua Molina
Cung Le is a fighter, but he’s first and foremost a family man. That’s one of the main reasons why the Vietnamese-American fight so often in San Jose, California, where he lives.
Nine out of the fighter’s… Read More
TUF 17 Tryouts Start September 17th, Open to Middleweights and Light-Heavyweights
By FCF Staff
The Ultimate Fighting Championship has announced that the try-outs for the next run of “The Ultimate Fighter” television series will begin September 17th, in Las Vegas, Nevada. The 17th edition of the show will feature competitors from… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” Cormier-Mir Set For Nov. 3; On Same Day, Miguel Torres Headed to World Series
By Joshua Molina
Strikeforce Grand Prix Champion Daniel Cormier has a date with former UFC heavyweight champ Frank Mir on Nov. 4 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Although the two knew they were fighting each… Read More
Report: Daniel Cormier vs. Frank Mir Booked For November 3rd
By FCF Staff
While for some time now, it’s been known that Frank Mir has been assigned the task of halting Daniel Cormier’s rise up the heavyweight ranks, the date of the UFC-Strikeforce bout hadn’t been announced. Now it appears… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” Dana White’s Public Humiliation of Jon Jones Worse Than Jones Refusing to Fight Sonnen
By Joshua Molina
A fired-up Dana White trashed UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones for refusing to fight Chael Sonnen on Sept. 1 in place of injured superstar Dan Henderson, forcing cancelation of the entire show.
White also blasted Jones’… Read More
Dana White Calls Jon Jones Decision to Not Fight Sonnen “Selfish”, Says Champion’s Trainer Greg Jackson is a “Sport Killer”
By FCF Staff
As soon as UFC President Dana White announced on today’s media call that the promotion had been forced to cancel its upcoming September 1st event in Las Vegas, Nevada, likely everyone on the line knew that fiery… Read More
Chael Sonnen Says Fighter to Beat Jon Jones “Already Exists–And His Name is Dan Henderson”
By FCF Staff
Chael Sonnen has had UFC Light-Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones in his sites as of late, and perhaps not surprisingly, the outspoken fighter is picking his former teammate Dan Henderson to defeat the rising star on September 1st.… Read More
Junior Dos Santos Says Alistair Overeem Isn’t Biggest Heavyweight Challenge
By Michael Hatamoto
UFC heavyweight champion Junior Dos Santos is preparing for a rematch against Cain Velasquez, but has responded (again) to comments made by Alistair Overeem.
Despite Overeem’s continued trash talk and criticism, Dos Santos believes Velasquez is… Read More
After Defeating Mark Hominick, Eddie Yagin Enjoying “A Little More Respect From Certain People”
Believes Bout With Dennis Siver Has “Fight of the Night” Potential
By Kelsey Mowatt
2012 could turn out to be a banner year in the lengthy career of Eddie Yagin, as following his split decision win over Mark Hominick in… Read More
Daron Cruickshank Ready For Henry Martinez: “I’m Going to Put a Few Kicks in His Face And See How he Likes it.”
By Kelsey Mowatt
After competing on the twelfth season of “The Ultimate Fighter” and scoring a unanimous decision win over Chris Tickle in the finale, Daron Cruickshank is ready to begin the next stage of his UFC career. Up next,… Read More
Dana White Says Lyoto Machida And Camp Have “Been All Over Me, Terrorizing Me” For Title Shot, “Shogun Hasn’t Shown Me Anything”
By FCF Staff
It didn’t take long at last night’s UFC on FOX 4 post-fight presser for the promotion’s president Dana White to start explaining why he has decided to grant Lyoto Machida a title shot instead of “Shogun” Rua.… Read More