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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
UFC Announces Khabib Nurmagomedov – Dustin Poirier Fight
By FCF Staff
Khabib Nurmagomedov and Dustin Poirier will fight on September 7th at UFC 242, as expected.
For several weeks there’s been speculation that the lightweight title unification fight would take place at the Abu Dhabi card, and today… Read More
Frankie Edgar Believes It’s “Probably Best” For BJ Penn to Retire
By FCF Staff
Frankie Edgar believes the final decision regarding BJ Penn’s fighting career is up to the legend. But the former lightweight champ concedes the “Prodigy” should “probably” hang up the gloves.
Following Penn’s recent decision loss to Clay… Read More
Dustin Poirier Says it Will be “Prestigious” to Hand Khabib Nurmagomedov His First “L”
By FCF Staff
Khabib Nurmagomedov has never lost in his MMA career to date, and has dominated many of the opponents he’s faced. But, Dustin Poirier sounds confident he’ll become the first man to defeat the UFC’s lightweight champ.
Poirier… Read More
Jose Aldo Slams How he Fought at UFC 237, Following Loss to Alexander Volkanovski
By FCF Staff
After coming up short against rising star Alexander Volkanovski, Jose Aldo has harshly criticized how he performed at UFC 237.
The former featherweight champ was outstruck by Volkanovski by a 129 to 39 margin, and lost the… Read More
UFC 237: Alexander Volkanovski Says He’ll be a “Star” if he Beats Jose Aldo Saturday
By FCF Staff
Alexander Volkanovski has been making waves in the UFC’s featherweight division the last couple of years. But, the Australian fighter believes he’ll become an established star if he’s victorious at UFC 237.
After winning all six of… Read More
Dustin Poirier’s Unfazed by Khabib Nurmagomedov’s Recent Warning
By FCF Staff
Recently Khabib Nurmagomedov relayed that he intends to “maul” Dustin Poirier when they battle. But, the UFC’s new interim lightweight champ was fazed by the champion’s comments.
Poirier won the interim belt earlier this month at UFC… Read More
Khabib Nurmagomedov Praises Dustin Poirier, Following Championship Win at UFC 236
By FCF Staff
Dustin Poirier now holds the UFC’s interim lightweight title, and Khabib Nurmagomedov was very impressed with how the veteran secured the belt.
Poirier faced featherweight champ Max Holloway at UFC 236 earlier this month, and won the interim… Read More
Dustin Poirier Moves Into UFC’s Top 10 P4P Ranks
By FCF Staff
Dustin Poirier has moved into the UFC’s top 10, pound-for-pound rankings, after defeating Max Holloway last weekend at UFC 236.
Poirier faced the featherweight champ for an interim lightweight title, and went on to defeat Holloway… Read More
UFC 236: Dana White Reflects on Dustin Poirier’s Championship Road, Confirms He’s Next For Khabib Nurmagomedov
By FCF Staff
Conor McGregor has made it clear he wants to fight Khabib Nurmagomedov again, and Dana White has said he sees that match-up happening. But, following UFC 236, White confirmed that Dustin Poirier will be next for the… Read More
UFC 236: Dustin Poirier & Israel Adesanya Collect Interim Belts
By FCF Staff
Here are the results from UFC 236, which took place in Atlanta, Georgia.
The card saw Israel Adesanya and Dustin Poirier win the interim middleweight and lightweight titles respectively.
UFC 236
Interim Lightweight Championship
Dustin Poirier… Read More
UFC 236: Dustin Poirier Plans to “Shock The World”
By FCF Staff
Dustin Poirier is aware that he’s the underdog heading into his bout tonight with Max Holloway, and “The Diamond” intends to “shock the world” at UFC 236.
Poirier will face the featherweight champ in the headliner of… Read More
UFC 236 Weigh-in Results: Interim Title Fights Are Official
By FCF Staff
Here are the official weigh-in results for UFC 236, which will take place tomorrow in Atlanta, Georgia.
All of the card’s competitors have made weight for the card, which will feature Max Holloway taking on Dustin Poirier… Read More
Report: Jose Aldo to Battle Alexander Volkanovski Next
By FCF Staff
Both Jose Aldo and Alexander Volkanovski expressed an interest in fighting each other recently, and now it’s being reported the match-up has been signed.
The featherweight fight will reportedly be part of the May 4th, UFC 237… Read More
Dana White Says he Doesn’t Know What’s Next For Tony Ferguson
By FCF Staff
Following the booking of an interim lightweight title fight between Max Holloway and Dustin Poirier, Dana White says he doesn’t know what’s next for Tony Ferguson, the man who held an interim belt not long ago.
Recently… Read More
Khabib Nurmagomedov Tells Tony Ferguson he “Missed” His Chance
By FCF Staff
Following the announcement that the UFC has booked an interim title fight for its April 13th card, which won’t include Tony Ferguson, Khabib Nurmagomedov has told the top contender he missed his chance.
Over the weekend it… Read More
Jose Aldo’s Coach Explains Why Alexander Volkanovski Fight Makes Sense For Former Champ
By FCF Staff
Although Jose Aldo reportedly wasn’t familiar with Alexander Volkanovski’s name, following his big win at UFC Fortaleza, the legend’s coach says a fight with the rising featherweight makes sense.
After Aldo took out Renato “Moicano” earlier this month, Volkanovski… Read More
Anthony Pettis is Examining Fan Interest in Possible Showdown With Stephen Thompson
By FCF Staff
Former lightweight champ Anthony Pettis has begun examing fan interest in a possible showdown with welterweight contender, Stephen Thompson.
Pettis, who was fighting at 145 in 2016, is coming off a corner stoppage loss to lightweight contender… Read More
UFC Fortaleza: Dana White Explains Why Jose Aldo Isn’t Headlining
By FCF Staff
Jose Aldo is not competing in the headliner of the UFC’s upcoming event in Fortaleza, Brazil, but according to Dana White, that decision was made by the Brazilian legend.
The former featherweight champ is scheduled to face… Read More
UFC 231: Dana White Says Brian Ortega is “Too Tough” For His “Own Good”
By FCF Staff
The thrilling, main event bout for UFC 231 was stopped by the cageside physician on Saturday night, and Dana White was in full agreement with the doctor’s decision.
Following the fourth round of the Max Holloway –… Read More