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New Full Contact Fighter Radio Features MFC’s Andrew McInnes and Jeremy Osheim
By FCF Staff
The latest episode of Full Contact Fighter Radio features the Maximum Fighting Championship’s Andrew McInnes and Jeremy Osheim.
McInnes is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt, under Robert Drysdale, who is booked to fight UFC vet Alvin Robinson… Read More
Alistair Overeem and Anthony Johnson Continue War of Words, Latter Accuses Heavyweight of Ducking JDS
By FCF Staff
Alistair Overeem may be scheduled to fight Ben Rothwell this Friday at UFC Fight Night 50, but the heavyweight’s war of words with former teammate Anthony Johnson is making headlines.
After news surfaced that Jon Jones had… Read More
Jacob Volkmann Blasts WSOF on Twitter, Promotion’s Ali Abdelaziz Returns Fire
By FCF Staff
Jacob Volkmann has relayed in the past that he thinks fighters need to unionize, and the UFC vet is repeating that sentiment after criticizing World Series of Fighting on Twitter.
Volkmann, who has gone 1-1 outside WSOF… Read More
TUF 19 Finale: Frankie Edgar Says Win Over BJ Penn “Bittersweet”, Eyeing Bout With Cub Swanson
By FCF Staff
Frankie Edgar has accomplished many great things in his fighting career to date, and there’s no question the fighter will always be linked to BJ Penn. After all, not only did he defeat Penn to become lightweight… Read More
Report: Rich Franklin Would “Absolutely” Fight Anderson Silva For a Third Time
By FCF Staff
Rich Franklin plans on stepping into the Octagon at least one more time, before he calls it quits on his decorated career, and the former champ is reportedly interested in fighting a familiar foe, Anderson Silva.
The… Read More
Media Watch: The Mortal Dangers of MMA
By Jesse Heitz
Over the course of my tenure here at Full Contact Fighter, I’ve written numerous times on the dangers inherent in MMA. I’ve chattered, perhaps incessantly, about brain injuries, inept officiating and judging, awful stoppages, and rule… Read More
Report: Rani Yahya Dropping to 135, Fighting Johnny Bedford Next
By FCF Staff
After dropping a split decision loss to featherweight Tom Niinimaki in November, Rani Yahya has reportedly decided to drop to 135 pounds and will fight Johnny Bedford next. Yahya has competed as a bantamweight before, including several fights… Read More
WSOF Canada: Lee Mein Says Escaping “Comfort Zone” Key Reason Behind Fighting at 46
Father of UFC’s Jordan Mein Set to Fight Tim Hague
By Kelsey Mowatt
Lee Mein is well accustomed to fielding questions about his son Jordan, due to the latter’s tremendous success,… Read More
Opinion: The Future of Anderson Silva
By Jesse Heitz
The year that was 2013 has come and gone. It gave us MMA fans scores of thrilling fights. In the previous year we saw the rise of young lions and the fall of legends. However, 2013 ended… Read More
“Hendo” on UFN 32 Loss: “I Just Got Caught”, “I’m Definitely Not Done”
By Kelsey Mowatt
Prior to his stoppage loss to Vitor Belfort at UFC Fight Night 32 last night, Dan Henderson made it clear that he had no intentions of hanging up the gloves, even if he incurred his third straight… Read More
Opinion: The Muscle Shark and Retirement
By Jesse Heitz
Recently, news broke that Sean “The Muscle Shark” Sherk has retired from active competition. Sherk had turned pro in 1999 and quickly became a force in both the welterweight and lightweight divisions, sitting… Read More
GWC Weigh-In Results: Fighters Set for “British Invasion”
By FCF Staff
Global Warrior Challenge held the official weigh-ins this afternoon in Kansas City, Missouri, in preparation for the promotion’s first card tomorrow night, titled “British Invasion.” Several UFC vets are set to compete on the card, including Kendall… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown”: Bad Luck Leaves Title Shot For Dan Henderson An Elusive Goal
By Joshua Molina
Jon “Bones” Jones needs to fight Dan Henderson. The two were on a collision course, but the MMA gods had other plans.
There aren’t a lot of fighters who on paper can beat Jones, and Henderson definitely… Read More
Bellator Signs Britain’s Rob Sinclair, Martin Stapleton, and Paul Sass
FCF Staff
Bellator has announced that it has added three British lightweights to its roster, as Rob Sinclair, Martin Stapleton and former UFC competitor Paul Sass have signed with the promotion.
“Our talent development team does the best… Read More
Jacob Volkmann Reporting WSOF 3 Bout With Lyle Beerbohm
By FCF Staff
UFC veteran Jacob Volkmann is reporting that he’ll fight former Strikeforce competitor Lyle Beerbohm at the upcoming, June 14th, World Series of Fighting event.
Volkmann (15-4), who will be making his promotional debut, announced the… Read More
Opinion: Vince McMahon vs. Dana White and/or Chael Sonnen
By Jesse Heitz
Every once in awhile, the MMA universe is treated to a news story or event that is seemingly out of this world in terms of sheer and unadulterated ridiculousness. Often times, these events are breaths of fresh… Read More
MMA Legend Dan Henderson Says Rousey vs. Carmouche Is Just Another Card, Plans To Keep Winning, Beginning With Lyoto Machida
“It’s just another card,” Henderson said. “I have fought on a lot of big cards.”
By Joshua Molina
UFC, Pride and Strikeforce legend Dan Henderson will walk into the cage inside the Honda Center Saturday night, during one of the… Read More
ONE FC Confirms Bantamweight GP Semifinals Set For April 5th
Jens Pulver Meeting Masakatsu Ueda
By FCF Staff
ONE FC has announced that the promotion’s upcoming, April 5th, “Kings and Champions” event in Singapore, will feature the semifinals of its bantamweight grand-prix. In one bracket, former UFC champ Jens Pulver… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” Alistair Overeem Looks Smaller In Arm Wrestling Loss to Bob Sapp
By Joshua Molina
The awesome Alistair Overeem appeared in a Japanese Arm Wrestling contest earlier this week.
Doesn’t Overeem have better things to do?
Question the wisdom of locking up with the likes of humongous Bob Sapp a month before… Read More
Jorge Santiago Vs. Leonardo Pecanha In Titan Fighting Main Event March 2
By FCF Staff
Former UFC middleweight star Jorge Santiago (23-10) will battle Leonardo Pecanha (14-7) in the main event of Titan Fighting Championship at Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kan. on March 2.
“I can’t wait to fight for Titan… Read More