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Report: Dana White Says he Was “Horrified” by Jon Jones’ Drug Test
By FCF Staff
Dana White has publicly supported Jon Jones, and his decision to enter rehab, after it was announced the champion tested positive for cocaine metabolites. But, more recently, the UFC President has conceded he was “horrified” by the… Read More
WSOF 17: Brian Foster Ready to Headline After “Hard Road Back”
By FCF Staff
Although several years ago it wasn’t clear what the future held for Brian Foster’s fighting career, the welterweight has persevered, and worked his way into a main event fight at WSOF 17.
Back in 2010, Foster had… 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
Report: Rory MacDonald Will Not Fight For UFC Welterweight Belt Next
By FCF Staff
Although the UFC has yet to announce any bout, increasingly it looks as though newly crowned, welterweight champ Robbie Lawler will fight Johny Hendricks for a third time, and not Rory MacDonald next.
Following Lawler’s tightly contested,… Read More
UFC’s Daron Cruickshank Talks Timeline for Return, Rematch With KJ Noons, After Undergoing Eye Surgery
By Kelsey Mowatt
Although the KJ Noons-Daron Cruickshank fight at the TUF 20 Finale ended on a scary note, the latter says he’s ready to rebook the bout a lot sooner than most probably expected.
The lightweight… Read More
TUF 20 Finale: Joe Proctor Says Yancy Medeiros May Get Overlooked, But He’s Confident in “Every Area of the Fight”
By Kelsey Mowatt
Although some fans may glance at the UFC record of Yancy Medeiros and question whether he’s cut out for the promotion, the man who will face him tonight at the TUF 20 Finale, clearly… Read More
UFC 181 Weigh-In Results: Card’s Title Fights Clear Final Hurdle
By FCF Staff
UFC 181 will feature two title fights as scheduled, as all of the competitors for the card’s feature attractions made weight today in Las Vegas.
Welterweight champion, and headliner, Johny Hendricks came in at 170 pounds for… Read More
MFC’s Graham Spencer “Putting Everything” Into Return, Including Camp With Team Alpha Male, After Lengthy Layoff
By Kelsey Mowatt
Although Graham Spencer has gone nearly two years now without fighting, it sounds like the featherweight could return to the Maximum Fighting Championship in 2015, as a more complete fighter than ever before.
Since Spencer… Read More
UFC’s Cole Miller Talks Max Holloway, Believes Latter Won’t Want to Face The “Best Jiu-Jitsu Player at 145” on The Ground
By Kelsey Mowatt
After a thumb injury cost Cole Miller his opportunity to derail the massive, hype train of Conor McGregor in July, the featherweight’s been booked for another fight that could raise his ranking.
Recently, the UFC… Read More
RFA 20: Luke Sanders Wins Bantamweight Title
By FCF Staff
Resurrection Fighting Alliance held it’s 20th event last night in Broomfield, Colorado, and in the main event, rising bantamweight Luke Sanders laid claim to the promotion’s vacant title.
Sanders quickly put Jarred Mercado away with a knee… Read More
UFC FN 55 Weigh-In Results: Michael Bisping and Luke Rockhold are Ready for War
By FCF Staff
Luke Rockhold and Michael Bisping have cleared the final hurdle for their highly anticipated, grudge match Friday night, as both men made weight today in Sydney, Australia.
Rockhold came in at 185.8 pounds for the main event… Read More
ONE FC 22 Weigh-In Results: Igor Svirid and Leandro Ataides set for Title Fight
By FCF Staff
Here are the official weigh-in results for ONE FC 22, which will feature Igor Svirid taking on Leandro Ataides for the inaugural middleweight title.
Both Svirid and Ataides made weight for the title fight, as Svirid came… Read More
Glory 18’s Wayne Barrett: It’s “Time to Stop Talking and put all That Homework to Work”
By Kelsey Mowatt
When Wayne Barrett steps into the ring at Glory 18 Friday night, once again, the top ranked middleweight will face an opponent who has competed in many more pro bouts than him. It’s a… Read More
UFC FN 56’s Dhiego Lima Thrilled to be Entering Fifth Fight of 2014: “MMA is Just a Crazy Sport”
By Kelsey Mowatt
Although Dhiego Lima’s official record may not reflect it, 2014 has been a busy year for the 25 year-old fighter, and the welterweight wouldn’t have it any other way.
Lima is scheduled to take… Read More
CFFC 43: Instant Replay Will be Available During November 1st Card
By CFFC (via press release)
NEW YORK, NY (Oct. 29, 2014) – Cage Fury Fighting Championships (www.cffc.tv), the first Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) promotion in history to adopt instant replay in New Jersey State seven years ago, will… Read More
Bellator 131: Will Brooks Believes Pressure Could be on Michael Chandler as a Result of Post Fight Comments
By Kelsey Mowatt
Michael Chandler has widely been considered one of Bellator’s top fighters for some time now, but as he gets set to fight Will Brooks on November 15th, the former lightweight champ is in uncharted waters.
Last November,… Read More
WSOF 14: Ryan Ford’s Talks Jake Shields, Knows Game Plans Change When “You Get Punched in the Face”
By Kelsey Mowatt
If you were to ask most observers what kind of approach Ryan Ford will take against Jake Shields this Saturday at World Series of Fighting 14, chances are nearly all of them would say he’ll… Read More
UFC: Dana White Confirms Rory MacDonald to Receive Title Shot
By FCF Staff
Rory MacDonald made a convincing case for a title shot at UFC Fight Night 54, and following his stoppage win over Tarec Saffiedine, Dana White has confirmed the welterweight will receive just that.
MacDonald put away the… Read More
UFC FN 54: Chris Kelades and Camp Didn’t Give Promotion “a Chance to Reach Out”, Jumped on Opportunity to Fight on Halifax Card
By Kelsey Mowatt
When news surfaced just a few days ago that Louis Gaudinot was withdrawing from UFC Fight Night 54, Chris Kelades and his camp didn’t sit by the phone patiently in the hopes it would… Read More
Bellator 127’s Saad Awad’s Ready for Promotion’s New Format: “Whoever They Give me I’m Going to Keep Taking Them Out”
By Kelsey Mowatt
To date, all of Saad Awad’s bouts with Bellator have had one of two goals in mind: win the fight to advance in the lightweight tourney, or record a victory as a means to secure… Read More