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Lyoto Machida to Fight Rafael Carvalho in Bellator Debut
By FCF Staff
Lyoto Machida reportedly has his Bellator debut set, and it’s against former middleweight champ, Rafael Carvalho.
Machida is going to face Carvalho at the promotion’s December 15th card in Honolulu, Hawaii, according to a report from ESPN.… Read More
Lyoto Machida Reports UFC Matched Bellator Offer
By FCF Staff
Lyoto Machida is officially a Bellator fighter, but not because the Ultimate Fighting Championship didn’t match the Viacom promotion’s offer to “The Dragon”.
Recently it was announced that the former light-heavyweight champ has signed a multi-fight deal… Read More
Lyoto Machida Signs With Bellator, After Decade Plus Stint With UFC
By FCF Staff
After fighting under the UFC banner for over ten years, Lyoto Machida is reportedly moving on to Bellator.
On Friday, Bellator tweeted out the comments and image below, and ESPN has confirmed that the former UFC champ… Read More
UFC 224 Weigh-In Results: Mackenzie Dern Misses Weight by 7 Pounds
By FCF Staff
The fighters hit the scales this morning in Rio de Janeiro, in advance of UFC 224 tomorrow, and all of the competitors made weight except for Mackenzie Dern.
The highly touted prospect, who missed weight earlier in… Read More
UFC 224: Lyoto Machida Says Five Round Battle With Eryk Anders “Was Exactly What I Needed”
By FCF Staff
Although Lyoto Machida was unable to score a decisive win at UFC Fight Night 125, “The Dragon” sounds fine with how his bout with Eryk Anders went.
Machida faced Anders on February 3rd, and ended a three… Read More
Amanda Nunes – Raquel Pennington Fight is Official
By FCF Staff
Amanda Nunes will indeed fight Raquel Pennington next, and not Cris “Cyborg”, as the UFC ‘s announced the two will battle on May 12th.
The bout will be part of UFC 224, which will take place in… Read More
Bellator Announces Details For 200th Event
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LOS ANGELES – Bellator is pleased to announce its anticipated return to London for Bellator 200 on Friday, May 25. The landmark event will emanate from The SSE Arena, Wembley and will air on Paramount… Read More
UFC Adds “Jacare” Souza vs. Kelvin Gastelum to Spring Schedule
By FCF Staff
The UFC has booked a pivotal fight between “Jacare” Souza and Kelvin Gastelum for the promotion’s spring schedule.
Recently the company announced that Souza and Gastelum will fight at UFC 224, May 12th. The card will take… Read More
Uriah Hall Discusses Withdrawal From UFC FN 124, Reports Having “Mini Seizure” & “Slight Heart Attack”
By FCF Staff
Uriah Hall continues to recover from the weight cut that left him hospitalized over night, and out of a scheduled bout with Vitor Belfort.
Hall was set to fight Vitor Belfort at UFC FN 124 last Sunday,… Read More
Uriah Hall’s Coach Reports Fighter is “Fine”, After Frightening Withdrawal From UFC FN 124
By FCF Staff
Following Uriah Hall’s frightening withdrawal from UFC Fight Night 124 last weekend, his coach is reporting that the fighter’s doing well.
Hall was scheduled to fight Vitor Belfort on Sunday, but the middleweight reportedly collapsed during his… Read More
Dana White: UFC Staff Told Him Uriah Hall Doesn’t Take “Training Serious”
By FCF Staff
As Uriah Hall continues to recover from medical issues he encountered, while trying to make weight for UFC FN 124, Dana White says staff at the Performance Institute, have criticized the middleweight’s training habits.
Hall was scheduled… Read More
UFC FN 124 Weigh-In Results: Uriah Hall Fails to Weigh-In
By FCF Staff
UFC Fight Night 124 has lost it’s original, co-headliner, as Uriah Hall did not weigh-in for his bout with Vitor Belfort. The contest was supposed to be Belfort’s retirement fight.
According to a report from MMA Junkie,… Read More
UFC FN 124: Uriah Hall’s Finally “Embraced” His Ability to Destroy
By FCF Staff
Although Uriah Hall has demonstrated in multiple bouts over the years that he’s a fearsome striker, the middleweight admits he didn’t really embrace that fact, until his last fight.
Hall took on Krzysztof Jotko at UFC FN 116… Read More
UFC FN 122: Kelvin Gastelum Still Believes He’ll Return to 170, as Pivotal Fight With Michael Bisping Nears
By FCF Staff
Although Kelvin Gastelum could jump into the title shot mix at 185 this weekend, if he defeats former middleweight champ Michael Bisping, the fighter still believes a return to 170 is likely.
Gastelum has been competing at… Read More
Antonio Carlos Junior Outlines Why he Wants to Fight Chris Weidman, Following Latest Win
By FCF Staff
Following Antonio Carlos Junior’s latest victory at UFC Fight Night 119, the Brazilian fighter outlined why he’s interested in fighting former middleweight champ, Chris Weidman.
Carlos Junior took on Jack Marshman at the event, and submitted him in… Read More
The 7 Greatest UFC Fighters of All Time
Mixed martial arts (MMA) has dominated the combat sports segment for several years now, and one of the top championships with regard to MMA happens to be the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). There are numerous other championships that take… Read More
Bellator Signs Gegard Mousasi to Exclusive, Multi-Fight Contract
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LOS ANGELES — Bellator MMA is proud to announce the signing of perennial top contender Gegard Mousasi to an exclusive, multi-fight contract.
Long-considered to be one of the elite two-division threats in MMA, Mousasi joins… Read More
Chris Weidman Aiming to Bounce Back from Trio of Setbacks
Having previously reached dizzy heights in his UFC career so far, Chris Weidman has more recently had to deal with a host of damaging setbacks.
The popular American made his UFC debut back 2011 and went on a rampaging run… Read More
UFC 213: Yoel Romero vs. Robert Whittaker – Whose Title Run Will Come to a Halt?
Yoel Romero and Robert Whittaker have done nothing but win in recent years, but barring an unlikely draw, that’s going to change for one of the middleweights, July 8th.
Romero and Whittaker are going to throw down in the… Read More
UFC 212: Max Holloway Unifies Titles, Finishes Jose Aldo
By FCF Staff
Max Holloway took some heavy punches from Jose Aldo early on, but the surging featherweight went on to finish the Brazilian star in round three.
Holloway floored Aldo in the third round with a straight right, and… Read More