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Report: TJ Waldburger to Fight Adlan Amagov at UFC 166
By FCF Staff
The October 19th, UFC 166 card in Houston, Texas is nearing completion, as TJ Waldburger will reportedly fight welterweight Adlan Amagov at the event. The upcoming card will be hosted by the city’s Toyota Center.
News of… Read More
KJ Noons Fighting George Sotiropoulos at UFC 166
By FCF Staff
The line-up for UFC 166 continues to fill out, as the promotion has announced that Strikeforce vet KJ Noons will fight former TUF coach George Sotiropoulos as the promotion’s October 19th card in Houston.
Noons (11-7) will… Read More
Daniel Cormier Wants Title Shot at Light-Heavyweight After UFC 166
By FCF Staff
Daniel Cormier hasn’t change up his plan to move to the light-heavyweight division, and in the coming months, as the undefeated heavyweight reportedly intends to call for an immediate title shot at 205 pounds after UFC 166.… Read More
Luke Rockhold Fighting Tim Boetsch at UFC 166
By FCF Staff
Luke Rockhold has his second UFC bout booked, as the former Strikeforce champion will fight middleweight Tim Boetsch at UFC 166 on October 19th. The American Kickboxing Academy fighter will be fighting alongside his teammates Cain Velasquez… Read More
Report: Roy Nelson’s New UFC Contract is Long Term
By FCF Staff
Some observers may not have expected to see Roy Nelson back in the UFC, considering his shaky relationship with Dana White, but not only has the heavyweight resigned with the promotion it’s reportedly a lengthy deal. Since… Read More
Roy Nelson Re-Signs With the UFC, Fighting Daniel Cormier October 19th
By FCF Staff
Roy Nelson’s time on the free agency market has reportedly come to an end already, as the heavyweight fighter will take on Daniel Cormier at UFC 166 on October 19th.
The match-up was rumored to be in… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown”: Girls Night Out? Not at UFC 168
By Joshua Molina
Sometimes a delicious piece of cake can be just too sweet.
And that’s the case with UFC 168.
Originally headlined by Ronda Rousey vs. Miesha Tate for the UFC women’s bantamweight championship, the women got bumped to… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” Daniel Cormier Needs to Fight UFC Champ
By Joshua Molina
Other than wanting to fight on the same big card as his best friend forever Cain Velasquez, there’s no reason rising star Daniel Cormier should be working to fight Roy Nelson at UFC 166.
Cormier seems content… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown”: Who Is The Last Of The Unbeatables?
By Joshua Molina
Is anyone unbeatable anymore?
The demise of Anderson Silva has brought everyone back down to earth.
Yes, it’s true. No once is invincible.
Look at some of the greats in the game who have all met the… Read More
Opinion: UFC Needs To Match Fabricio Werdum Against Daniel Cormier
By Michael Hatamoto
UFC heavyweights Fabricio Werdum and Daniel Cormier are both high profile fighters looking to make a big splash in the heavyweight division.
UFC President Dana White said Werdum recently requested the fight, and White… Read More
UFC 166: Gilbert Melendez Fighting Diego Sanchez
By FCF Staff
The Ultimate Fighting Championship has confirmed that Gilbert Melendez will fight lightweight Diego Sanchez at the promotion’s upcoming October 19th card in Houston, Texas. Expected bouts between Cain Velasquez and Junior dos Santos, and Hector Lombard versus… Read More
Report: Luke Rockhold Hoping to Return at UFC 166
By FCF Staff
After being stopped in spectacular fashion by Vitor Belfort at UFC on FX 8 in May, and having his nine fight win streak halted, Luke Rockhold is reportedly hoping to return to action this October.
In a… Read More
Report: Hector Lombard to Make Welterweight Debut vs. Nate Marquardt
By FCF Staff
After making a trial cut to 170 pounds, former Bellator middleweight champ Hector Lombard will reportedly make his welterweight debut against Nate Marquardt, October 19th at UFC 166. The event will be hosted by Houston’s Toyota Center.… Read More
Opinion: Contenders and Short Notice Fights
By Jesse Heitz
The events of UFC 161 this past weekend give us something of considerable importance to ponder. The notion of contenders taking short notice fights. Indeed, the injury bug strikes, or a fighter encounters visa… Read More
Fabricio Werdum Expecting “Opportunity” From UFC After Taking Out “Minotauro” Nogueira
By Kelsey Mowatt
Fabricio Werdum may not have been the first fighter that popped into people’s minds while discussing the heavyweight title shot mix, but with his submission win over Antonio “Minotauro” Nogueira last night in Brazil,… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown”: UFC Leading The MMA Wars
By Joshua Molina
The UFC is launching an international network for its programming, in a move that shows the UFC believes in itself as a long-term international player.
It’s also another blow to Bellator, an organization with… Read More
John Cholish: “90% Including Some Top Tier Fighters” Unhappy With UFC Pay
By FCF Staff
It’s been nearly two weeks now since John Cholish announced he was retiring and criticized the UFC for not compensating its fighters enough, and the commodities broker isn’t letting up.
Following his submission loss to Gleison Tibau… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown”: UFC 160 — What Could Have Been
By Joshua Molina
UFC 151 is the pay-per-view that never happened, but should have. UFC 160 is the pay-per-view that happened, but shouldn’t have.
Somehow, UFC President Dana White convinced us that the two big main events… Read More
Watch Today’s UFC 160 Weigh-Ins Live
By FCF Staff
You can watch today’s weigh-ins for UFC 160 right here at FCFighter.com beginning at 7:00PM EST / 4:00 PM PST.
Tomorrow’s card, which will be hosted by the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada,… Read More
UFC 160’s Mark Hunt Hoping To Continue Title Run: “The Plan Is To Knock Junior Out”
By Kelsey Mowatt
If you had told someone a couple of years ago that by May, 2013, Mark Hunt would be competing in a title shot eliminator bout for the UFC, you’re knowledge of MMA would have quickly been called… Read More