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UFC Busan: Frankie Edgar is Stepping up to Fight Chan Sung Jung
By FCF Staff
Following Brian Ortega’s recent announcement that a knee injury has pulled him from a November 21st bout with Chan Sung Jung, Frankie Edgar’s stepped up to take the fight.
Ortega was supposed to face the featherweight Jung… Read More
Brian Ortega Announces Withdrawal From UFC Busan
By FCF Staff
Brian Ortega has announced that he’ll no longer fight Chan Sung Jung at UFC Busan, as the featherweight’s been forced out of the bout due to a knee injury.
Recently the contender shared out the news below… Read More
Ten Participants From Last Month’s Open Tryout in Honolulu Added to Bellator’s Events in Hawaii, Dec. 20 & 21
By Press Release
Ahead of Bellator’s return to Hawaii on December 20 and 21 at Neal S. Blaisdell Arena in Honolulu, the world’s leading global mixed martial arts promotion held open tryouts in Honolulu in an effort to further… Read More
Frankie Edgar to Face Rising Bantamweight Cory Sandhagen Next
By FCF Staff
Following a brief campaign from Conor McGregor and Frankie Edgar to lock-up a fight, it’s being reported the latter will take on rising bantamweight Cory Sandhagen next.
Following Edgar’s (23-7-1) decision loss to featherweight champ Max Holloway… Read More
Zabit Magomedsharipov Believes he “Fully” Deserves Title Shot, Following UFC Moscow Win
By FCF Staff
After recording his latest victory at UFC Moscow, by defeating Calvin Katter, Zabit Magomedsharipov believes he’s done his part to earn a shot at the promotion’s 145 title.
The 28-year-old fighter faced Kattar in the main event of… Read More
Cory Sandhagen Makes Case For Fights With Frankie Edgar or Dominick Cruz
By FCF Staff
After defeating longtime contender Raphael Assuncao in August, rising bantamweight Cory Sandhagen is making the case for fights with either Frankie Edgar or Dominick Cruz.
Sandhagen faced Assuncao at UFC 241 and worked his way to a unanimous… Read More
UFC Busan: Brian Ortega Proclaims Chan Sung Jung Fight Will be a “Beautiful Show”
By FCF Staff
Brian Ortega will return to the Octagon in December for a bout with Chan Sung Jung, and the featherweight contender’s confident the fight will be of the must-see variety.
Ortega hasn’t fought since last December, when he… Read More
Dana White Says Frankie Edgar – Conor McGregor Fight “Isn’t Going to Happen”
By FCF Staff
Although both Conor McGregor and Frankie Edgar have been pushing for a fight between the stars, UFC President Dana White says the promotion is not going to make the match-up.
This past summer, McGregor reported his interest… Read More
Report: Kamaru Usman vs. Colby Covington Set For UFC 245
By FCF Staff
After weeks of speculation as to when and if Kamaru Usman and Colby Covington will fight, it’s being reported that the match-up has been added to UFC 245.
Recently it was reported that the UFC was trying… Read More
Bellator 228: Patricio “Pitbull” Asks Where Jose Aldo is, While Discussing His Case as FW G.O.A.T
By FCF Staff
Typically discussions regarding who is the greatest featherweight of all-time primarily involve Jose Aldo and Max Holloway, but Bellator champ-champ Patricio “Pitbull” Freire has another take.
Bellator’s featherweight and lightweight champ is booked to fight Juan Archuleta… Read More
Tony Ferguson Calls For December 14th Bout With “Fathead” Khabib Nurmagomedov
By FCF Staff
The plan currently is to have Tony Ferguson fight Khabib Nurmagomedov next, and recently the former interim champ called for a December 14th fight with the UFC’s lightweight champion.
Ferguson, who is expected to challenge Nurmagomedov next… Read More
Dustin Poirier Promises He’ll “be Knocking on That Door Again”, Following Devastating, UFC 242 Loss
By FCF Staff
Dustin Poirier didn’t outright commit to fighting again, following his loss to Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 242. But, more recently, the former interim champ has made it clear he intends to put together another title run.
Poirier… Read More
UFC 242: Dustin Poirier Non-Committal About Fighting Future, Following Latest Loss
By FCF Staff
After coming up short against lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 242, Dustin Poirier has raised questions about his fighting future via a post-fight statement he made.
Poirier faced Nurmagomedov in the headliner of UFC 242, and… Read More
Frankie Edgar Tells Conor McGregor He’ll Fight Him at “Any Weight Class”
By FCF Staff
Frankie Edgar recently announced he’s moving to bantamweight, but it looks like he’d put those plans on hold, for a fight with Conor McGregor.
After Edgar lost via decision to featherweight champ Max Holloway at UFC 240… Read More
Brian Ortega Says Bout With Chan Sung Jung “Sounds Good”
By FCF Staff
Brian Ortega is preparing to return to the cage, for the first time since last year, and the featherweight contender says a fight with Chan Sung Jung “sounds good”.
Ortega has yet to compete since he faced… Read More
Frankie Edgar Confirms Move to Bantamweight
By FCF Staff
For years there’s been speculation as to whether Frankie Edgar could end up competing in the UFC’s bantamweight division, and now the legend’s confirmed he’s making the drop to 135.
Recently the former lightweight champ and longtime,… Read More
Ricardo Almeida Discusses Potential Match-ups For Fast Rising, Zabit Magomedsharipov
By FCF Staff
Zabit Magomedsharipov has worked his way into top five of the UFC’s 145 division, and recently his coach, Ricardo Almeida, discussed what he would like to see next for the fighter.
Magomedsharipov is coming off a memorable,… Read More
LFA 75: Clay Collard vs. Arthur Estrázulas to Headline
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LAS VEGAS, Nevada – LFA CEO Ed Soares announced in mid-July that the promotion will return to Utah in September. He has now announced that a high-stakes lightweight showdown will serve as the main event of… Read More
UFC 240 Weigh-In Results
By FCF Staff
Here are the weigh-in results for UFC 240, which will see featherweight champ Max Holloway take on former lightweight champ, Frankie Edgar.
In the co-headliner, former featherweight champ Cris “Cyborg” will battle the undefeated Felicia Spencer.
PPV… Read More
UFC 242: Alexander Volkanovski Says if Title Shot Snub Had to Happen, He’s “Glad” it Was For Frankie Edgar
By FCF Staff
Alexander Volkanovski’s obviously not happy about being passed over for a title shot. But, the rising featherweight admits if it had to happen, he’s glad it was done for Frankie Edgar.
Prior to facing Jose Aldo last… Read More