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UFC Fight Night 28: Teixeira vs. Bader Line-Up Confirmed
By FCF Staff
As expected, Glover Teixeira will fight Ryan Bader at the third, UFC on FOX Sports 1 card, as the promotion has confirmed the line-up for the September 4th event. The card will be hosted by the Estadio Jornalista… Read More
UFC on FS1 3: Bedford vs. Viana Amongst Latest Additions
By FCF Staff
The third UFC on FOX Sports 1 card continues to take shape, as the UFC has announced several more bouts for the September 4th event, including a bantamweight tilt between Johnny Bedford and Hugo Viana. The upcoming… Read More
Report: Goiânia, Brazil Targeted for UFC on FS1 4
By FCF Staff
The Ultimate Fighting Championship continues to increase it’s Brazilian schedule and presence, as news is surfacing that the promotion intends to host the fourth UFC on FOX Sports 1 card in the country’s city of… Read More
UFC on FX 8: Vitor Belfort Stops Luke Rockhold In Electrifying Fashion
By FCF Staff
Vitor Belfort scored what is likely one of the more memorable stoppages in UFC history tonight in Jaragua do Sul, Brazil, as the feared striker floored Luke Rockhold with a spinning heel kick and then finished the… Read More
Report: Costa Philippou Off UFC on FX 8 Card
By FCF Staff
The May 18th, UFC on FX 8 card appears to have lost a compelling middleweight bout, as Costa Philippou has reportedly been forced to withdraw from his fight with former Strikeforce champ “Jacare” Souza.
Philippou has incurred… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” Tyron Woodley Takes Shortcut to UFC, Others Face Longer Odds
By Joshua Molina
The last time Tyron Woodley was inside a cage, he was experiencing his first taste of defeat – in the form of punches to the face and a wicked 4th round KO.
Nate Marquardt blasted the then-undefeated… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” An Ironic End to Strikeforce
By Joshua Molina
Canadian singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette turned the word “ironic” into a big hit song in the 1990s, and her anthem chronicling life’s weirdness could be the soundtrack for what will likely be Strikeforce’s final mixed martial arts show… Read More
Gegard Mousasi Says He’s Headed to the UFC and “Can Beat Anybody”
By Joshua Molina
The Armenian Assassin Gegard Mousasi said his return to the cage is imminent and that he expects he will soon fight in the UFC.
“If everything goes well, I will be headed to the UFC,” Mousasi told… Read More
Update: After CSAC Announced Drug Testing For “Rousey vs. Kaufman” “Invalid”, Results Expected Soon
By FCF Staff
The California State Athletic Commission has announced that no post-fight drug test results will be forthcoming from the recent August 18th Strikeforce event in San Diego.
In an email sent out this afternoon by the CSAC, the… Read More
Ronda Rousey Quickly Takes Out Sarah Kaufman With Trademark Submission
By FCF Staff
Here are the results from tonight’s Strikeforce card in San Diego, which saw women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey tap-out Sarah Kaufman in just 54 seconds with her trademark armbar.
With the win, Rousey moved… Read More
Ovince St. Preux vs. T.J. Cook Added to Aug. 18th Strikeforce
By FCF Staff
After having his eight fight win streak snapped by Gegard Mousasi in December, Ovince St. Preux will look to get back on track against fellow vet T.J. Cook on August 18th. Strikeforce announced the light-heavyweight bout today,… Read More
Ronda Rousey Captures Strikeforce 135 Pound Women’s Title With First Round Armbar Submission Of Miesha Tate
By FCF Staff
The fight lived up to all its hype and gave a strong boost to the credibility of women’s Mixed Martial Arts (MMA).
After an electrifying, back-and-forth tussle, 24-year-old Olympic Judo Bronze Medalist and MMA rising phenom… Read More
Strikeforce: Tate Vs. Rousey – All Fighters Make Weight
By FCF Staff
All 18 fighters, including main event competitors Strikeforce Women’s Bantamweight (135 pounds) Champion Miesha Tate (12-2) and undefeated challenger Ronda Rousey (4-0), made weight, one day prior to the Strikeforce; Tate vs. Rousey event at… Read More
Strikeforce: Tate Vs. Rousey Complete Lineup Confirmed
By FCF Staff
The complete lineup of matchups, including the preliminary fight card, for Strikeforce: Tate vs. Rousey has been confirmed for Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio on March 3.
Amongst the matchups added to the lineup is a middleweight… Read More
Luke Rockhold: “People Are Going To Know Me After This Fight”
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Rising star Luke Rockhold talks about the biggest fight of his life – this Saturday’s matchup with Strikeforce Middleweight Champion and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt “Jacare” Souza. Rockhold, a member… Read More
Strikeforce “Diaz vs. Cyborg” Weigh-In Results
UFC 267: Jan Blachowicz Isn’t Looking Past “Old Fox”, Glover Teixeira, Despite Betting Odds
According to the oddsmakers, Jan Blachowicz’s reign as the UFC’s light heavyweight champ likely will continue, following UFC 267. But, the hard-hitting, Polish star says he’s not looking past, longtime contender, Glover Teixeira.
Teixeira has worked his way into another… Read More
Gegard Mousasi to Defend Bellator Middleweight Title Against John Salter Next
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The BELLATOR MMA Middleweight World Championship will be up for grabs on Friday, August 13 at Mohegan Sun Arena when current 185-pound titlist Gegard Mousasi (47-7-2) defends his belt against No. 1-ranked John Salter (18-4).
The main… Read More
UFC Vegas 23: Will Kevin Holland Upset Marvin Vettori?
Marvin Vettori has been on quite the impressive roll in recent months, and as a result, he’s a significant favorite heading into his bout Saturday with Kevin Holland. But, could ‘Trail Blazer’ halt Vettori’s rise at UFC Vegas 23? And… Read More
Kevin Holland Offers to Fight Leon Edwards
By FCF Staff
Following the news that Khamzat Chimaev has withdrawn from a January 20 bout with Leon Edwards, Kevin Holland has offered to fight ‘Rocky’.
Recently it was reported that Chimaev has dropped out of the card’s headliner, due… Read More