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UFC FN 60: Ray Borg is Looking “More Forward to 2015” After Impressive 2014 Campaign
By Kelsey Mowatt
Ray Borg will kick off his 2015 campaign on Saturday night, when he takes on Chris Kelades at UFC Fight Night 60. A lot has changed for Borg over the last year, as thanks to… Read More
UFC FN 63: Al Iaquinta Tapped to Face Jorge Masvidal
By FCF Staff
Following Al Iaquinta’s impressive, stoppage win over Joe Lauzon at UFC 183, the powerful lightweight has been booked to fight another established vet, Jorge Masvidal.
Masvidal was recently left without an opponent for the April 4th, UFC… Read More
Report: UFC FN 59 Breaks Promotion’s Ratings Record For FOX Sports 1
By FCF Staff
The UFC and FOX pushed Conor McGregor and his Fight Night main event with Dennis Siver this past Sunday very hard, and it looks like it paid off big time.
McGregor has been rising the UFC’s featherweight… Read More
UFC FN 59: Conor McGregor Tops Disclosed Salaries
By FCF Staff
Conor McGregor was tapped to headline UFC Fight Night 59 on Saturday, and thanks to his win over Dennis Siver, the rising featherweight led the card’s disclosed payroll.
McGregor scored a second round, stoppage win over Siver… Read More
UFC FN 59: Conor McGregor Puts Away Dennis Siver
By FCF Staff
Conor McGregor wasn’t able to stop Dennis Siver in under two minutes like he predicted, but the rising featherweight did have little difficulty in defeating the season vet.
From the beginning of the fight, McGregor kept Siver… Read More
UFC FN 59 Weigh-In Results: Conor McGregor and Dennis Siver are set for War
By FCF Staff
Here are the official weigh-in results for UFC Fight Night 59, which will feature rising featherweight Conor McGregor taking on Dennis Siver in the main event.
If McGregor wins, he will likely move on to face champion… Read More
UFC FN 59 Weigh-Ins: Watch Them Live Beginning at 4 PM/ET
By FCF Staff
UFC Fight Night 59 will take place tomorrow night in Boston, and you can watch the weigh-ins for the card, right here at Full Contact Fighter, beginning today at 4 PM/ET.
In the main event, rising… Read More
UFC FN 59’s Conor McGregor: Bold Predictions Based on Analysis, Power, and Enjoying Pressure
By FCF Staff
Leading into UFC Fight Night 59, Conor McGregor has said he’ll put away Dennis Siver in less than two minutes, and the rising featherweight has explained why he made the bold prediction.
McGregor has made headlines numerous… Read More
MMA Lab’s John Crouch Discusses Bryan Barberena’s “Rewarding” UFC Debut, Lightweight Has Done “Everything Possible” to be Top Tier Fighter
By Kelsey Mowatt
John Crouch has helped guide athletes like Benson Henderson to the highest achievements in MMA, but the renowned coach says watching his fighters score their first UFC victory, remains something uniquely special.
Recently Crouch… Read More
New Full Contact Fighter Radio Features MMA Lab’s John Crouch, FIT NHB’s Tom Vaughn
By FCF Staff
The latest episode of Full Contact Fighter Radio features talks with MMA Lab head coach John Crouch, and FIT NHB’s head instructor, Tom Vaughn.
Crouch and host Kelsey Mowatt discuss several fighters from the Glendale gym, including… Read More
UFC FN 59: Donald Cerrone Stepping in for Eddie Alvarez
By FCF Staff
Following Donald Cerrone’s decision win over Myles Jury on Saturday, the lightweight said he was hoping to fight at UFC FN 60 on February 14th, but “Cowboy” will return to the Octagon sooner than that.
The promotion… Read More
UFC on FOX 13: Rafael dos Anjos Makes Case For Title Shot
By FCF Staff
Rafael dos Anjos will battle Nate Diaz tomorrow night at UFC on FOX 13, and the lightweight contender believes a victory should secure him a fight with champion Anthony Pettis.
Dos Anjos has certainly impressed in recent… Read More
Report: UFC’s Dana White Makes Case For Anthony Pettis Being “The Pound-For-Pound Best Fighter”
By FCF Staff
Shortly before Anthony Pettis will battle the renowned Gilbert Melendez, UFC President Dana White is arguing that the promotion’s lightweight champ is also the sport’s best pound-for-pound fighter.
White reportedly made the comment while appearing on CBS… Read More
Report: Nate Diaz Talks UFC Contract Dispute, Says he was “Underappreciated” and “Underpaid”
By FCF Staff
Having been booked to fight Rafael dos Anjos at UFC on FOX 13, Nate Diaz has decided to discuss the highly publicized, contract dispute, which left him sidelined for months.
Recently the UFC announced that Diaz will… Read More
UFC FN 59: Paul Felder vs. Johnny Case Latest Addition
By FCF Staff
The line-up for UFC Fight Night 59 continues to fill up, as the promotion has announced that Johnny Case will battle lightweight Paul Felder at the upcoming event.
The January 18th card will be hosted by Boston’s… Read More
UFC FN 59: Patrick Holohan Joins Teammate Conor McGregor
By FCF Staff
Conor McGregor won’t be the only Straight Blast Gym fighter competing at UFC Fight Night 59, as the UFC has announced that his teammate Patrick Holohan will battle Shane Howell.
The upcoming event will take place January… Read More
UFC FN 59: Uriah Hall-Costas Philippou, Jorge Masvidal-Norman Parke Targeted
By FCF Staff
The main card for UFC Fight Night 59 is nearing completion, as the promotion has announced that verbal agreements are in place for Uriah Hall to face Costas Philippou and for Jorge Masvidal to battle Norman Parke.… Read More
UFC Rankings Update: Dominick Cruz, Conor McGregor and Yoel Romero Make Big Jumps
By FCF Staff
Dominick Cruz and Conor McGregor scored impressive and quick victories at UFC 178, and both men have benefitted greatly from their performances in terms of the rankings.
Cruz returned to action for the first time in nearly… Read More
Nate Diaz Returning to Action, Fighting Rafael dos Anjos in December
By FCF Staff
After spending nearly a year on the sidelines, and a highly publicized contract dispute with the UFC, Nate Diaz is returning to action on December 13th and will fight Rafael dos Anjos.
The lightweight scrap will co-headline… Read More
Report: UFC FN 49 Draws Less Than 700,000 Viewers
By FCF Staff
Although Benson Henderson has drawn solid numbers for FOX and FOX Sports in the past, the former lightweight champ’s latest main event reportedly averaged less than 700,000 viewers.
Henderson took on Rafael dos Anjos in the main… Read More