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Curtis Blaydes Brings up Will Smith While Criticizing Brock Lesnar’s Title Shot
By FCF Staff
Curtis Blaydes understands that he will not be challenging for the UFC’s heavyweight title next, but the rising star continues to bash the promotion’s decision to give Brock Lesnar a title shot.
Blaydes began campaigning for a… Read More
UFC 226: Stipe Miocic Reports He’s “Worked Out” Issues With Promotion
By FCF Staff
Stipe Miocic has let it be known in the past that he wasn’t happy with his contract, or how the UFC was promoting him, but it looks like all those issues are settled.
Last year, Miocic sat out,… Read More
“Road to M-1: USA” August 11 in Nashville – Showcasing the American Debut of “The Rage”
By Press Release
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (June 28, 2018) – “Road to M-1: USA”, presented by M-1 Global USA and Angel Fight Promotions, will be held August 11, airing on worldwide pay-per-view live from Global Mall in Nashville, Tennessee.
Russia-based… Read More
Report: UFC 225 PPV Numbers Under 150,000
By FCF Staff
UFC 225 was widely viewed as one of the most stacked cards of the year, but according to one report, the June 9th event struggled in the pay-per-view market.
Last weekend’s event, which took place in Chicago,… Read More
UFC 225: Robert Whittaker Survives Late Scare to Win Controversial, Decision Over Yoel Romero
By FCF Staff
Here are the results from UFC 225, which saw Robert Whittaker earn a controversial, split decision win over Yoel Romero.
The middleweight champ bested Romero in the opening two rounds, but in the remaining frames, the contender… Read More
UFC 225 Weigh-In Results: Yoel Romero Misses Weight on Second Attempt
By FCF Staff
Weight cutting has once again impacted a UFC card, as Yoel Romero missed weight today in Chicago, Illinois, for a scheduled title fight with middleweight champ, Robert Whittaker.
The decorated wrestler came in at 186 pounds on… Read More
UFC Adds Fabricio Werdum vs. Alexander Volkov to March Schedule
By FCF Staff
The UFC’s next card in London finally has its main event, as the promotion’s announced that Alexander Volkov will take on former heavyweight champ, Fabricio Werdum.
Werdum (23-7-1) will be looking to extend his winning streak to… Read More
Francis Ngannou Reports He’s Taking Some Time Off After UFC 220 Defeat
By FCF Staff
After fighting in back-to-back months, and suffering his first loss with the UFC, Francis Ngannou says he’s taking some time off.
The rising star took on heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic last Saturday, at UFC 220, and lost… Read More
UFC 220: Will Francis Ngannou Spoil Stipe Miocic’s Bid to Make History?
The UFC’s heavyweight championship fights typically draw significant interest throughout the MMA world, but this Saturday’s bout between Stipe Miocic and Francis Ngannou, may be one of the most anticipated in the promotion’s history.
The two will battle in… Read More
UFC 220: Francis Ngannou Reports He’ll Make $500,000 For Title Shot
By FCF Staff
It hasn’t taken Francis Ngannou long to lock up a title shot in the UFC, or to become one of the promotion’s best paid heavyweights.
Ngannou will take on champion Stipe Miocic this Saturday at UFC 220,… Read More
UFC 220: Stipe Miocic Believes UFC “Obviously” Wants Francis Ngannou to Win Their Upcoming Fight
By FCF Staff
The UFC’s marketing campaign for UFC 220 has focused a lot on Francis Ngannou, and Stipe Miocic believes the promotion wants him to lose to the rising star.
Miocic will look to defend the heavyweight title against… Read More
GLORY 51: Rematch Between Badr Hari & Hesdy Gerges to Headline
By Press Release
AMSTERDAM – GLORY, the world’s premier kickboxing league, has slated a high-profile rematch to headline GLORY 51 Rotterdam from Ahoy Rotterdam in the Netherlands on Saturday, March 3.
Last week, the promotion announced the… Read More
UFC Announces Mark Hunt – Curtis Blaydes Bout
By FCF Staff
After the UFC recently confirmed that Mark Hunt has been medically cleared to compete again, the promotion’s announced he will fight Curtis Blaydes at UFC 221.
The heavyweight bout will be part of the February 10th card,… Read More
Fabricio Werdum Predicts Winner of Stipe Miocic – Francis Ngannou
By FCF Staff
Francis Ngannou has done nothing but win since he’s arrived in the UFC, and Fabricio Werdum believes that trend will continue, when the heavyweight faces the champ, Stipe Miocic.
Ngannou secured a title fight with Miocic earlier… Read More
GLORY 51 to Feature Return of Badr Hari
By Press Release
AMSTERDAM – GLORY, the world’s premier stand-up combat league, today announced that renowned heavyweight Badr “The Golden Boy” Hari (106-13, 92 KO, fighting out of the Netherlands) will return to the promotion in 2018. Hari has signed an… Read More
Coach Wants to See Francis Ngannou Box Deontay Wilder or Anthony Joshua
By FCF Staff
Francis Ngannou ultimately decided to make a run in professional mixed-martial-arts, rather than boxing, but one of his coaches hopes to see him box the sport’s very best.
Ngannou aspired to be a boxer when he was… Read More
Mark Hunt Cleared by UFC to Fight Again
By FCF Staff
The UFC has reportedly confirmed that Mark Hunt has been cleared to fight again, after passing a series of medical tests.
The UFC pulled Hunt from a scheduled, November 19th bout with Marcin Tybura, after he reported… Read More
Report: Stipe Miocic vs. Francis Ngannou Expected For January
By FCF Staff
Following Francis Ngannou’s electrifying, KO win over Alistair Overeem last weekend at UFC 218, it’s being reported the surging heavyweight is targeted to fight the champ, Stipe Miocic, on January 20th.
According to MMA Junkie, the match-up… Read More
UFC 218: Max Holloway Takes Out Jose Aldo Again
By FCF Staff
Here are the results from tonight’s UFC 218 card, which saw featherweight champ Max Holloway stop Jose Aldo for a second time.
The event took place in Detroit, Michigan.
Max Holloway def. Jose Aldo via TKO… Read More
UFC 218 Weigh-In Results: Max Holloway & Jose Aldo Hit Their Marks
By FCF Staff
Here are the weigh-in results for UFC 218, which will take place tomorrow in Detroit, Michigan.
In the main event, Jose Aldo will attempt to avenge a June, stoppage defeat at the hands of featherweight champ, Max… Read More