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Lion Fight 20: Casey Bohrman Out of Title Fight, Decorated Chantal Ughi to Face Jorina Baars
By Lion Fight (via press release)
Las Vegas, NV – Lion Fight Promotions CEO Scott Kent today announced that Casey Bohrman is injured and was forced to pull out of her scheduled title fight at LION FIGHT… Read More
Lion Fight 20: Jorina Baars to Defend Welterweight Title Versus Casey Bohrman
By Lion Fight (via press release)
Las Vegas, NV – Lion Fight Promotions CEO Scott Kent today announced that Lion Fight’s World Welterweight Champion Jorina Baars, the last woman ever to defeat MMA superstar Cris Cyborg, will take on Casey… Read More
UFC’s Ronda Rousey Explains Why Gina Carano is “The Hardest Competitor I Could Ever Find”
By FCF Staff
Although many critics believe a fight between former Strikeforce star Gina Carano and UFC bantamweight champ Ronda Rousey will be far from competitive, the latter recently outlined why it could be a “dangerous” challenge.
Carano, who is… Read More
Lion Fight 18 to Feature Yodsanklai Fairtex and Jorina Baars in Two Title Fights
By Lion Fight (via press release)
LAS VEGAS, NV – Scott Kent, CEO of Lion Fight, today announced that two reigning Lion Fight champions and two of the biggest stars in the sport, Yodsanklai Fairtex and Jorina… Read More
Lion Fight CEO Scott Kent Talks Muay Thai, His UFC Relationship and Giving Up Tradition For TV Exposure
By Rick Caudle
Muay Thai Lion Fight promoter gives a mighty roar as CEO, Scott Kent talks to us about the success of the East Coast Show, partnering with the UFC, and their business plan for the future.
Rick Caudle:… Read More
Latest Full Contact Fighter Radio Features Tim Boetsch, Jorina Baars and Kalib Starnes
By FCF Staff
The latest episode of Full Contact Fighter Radio features discussions with the UFC’s Tim Boetsch, Lion Fight’s Jorina Baars and Titan FC’s Kalib Starnes.
Boetsch shares his thoughts on his upcoming, April 26th bout with Luke Rockhold… Read More
Report: Holly Holm to be Offered $250K for Boxing Match
By FCF Staff
As Holly Holm continues to recover from a broken arm she suffered during her recent championship victory with Legacy FC, word has surfaced that she’ll be tabled a lucrative offer to return to boxing.
Holm has been… Read More
Opinion: Matt Brown’s Topless MMA Fantasies
By Jesse Heitz
It seems like seldom does a week go by where MMA as a whole doesn’t erupt with some sort of ridiculous controversy. This week is no different, and while controversy creates fodder for writers like myself, it… Read More
Invicta FC 7: Barb Honchak Retains Flyweight Title, Lauren Murphy Claims Bantamweight Belt
By Invicta FC (via press release)
KANSAS CITY, MO. (Dec. 7, 2013) – Barb Honchak won a hard-fought, unanimous decision victory to retain the Invicta FC Flyweight World Championship over challenger Leslie Smith in Saturday’s Invicta Fighting… Read More
Opinion: Will Ronda Rousey’s Acting Career Lead To The Loss Of Another MMA Superstar?
By Jesse Heitz
News recently broke that the most well-known female fighter in the world is breaking into the movie business. That’s right, UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion, Ronda Rousey, has signed on to appear in Sylvester Stallone’s… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown”: Ronda Rousey, Chael Sonnen, Joe Rogan, Cesar Gracie and More
By Joshua Molina
Ronda Rousey has landed a role in The Expendables 3. Good for her.
She is a UFC fighter, afterall, so of course she needs to supplement her income . . .
Joe Rogan is out of this… Read More
Opinion: Vanity, Lust and the Discrediting of Women’s MMA
By Jesse Heitz
There’s a destructive force at play within the women’s MMA arena that undermines its very role within the sport. It’s called good old fashioned vanity, or perhaps even lust. Women’s MMA is marked by… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Week That Was:” Miesha Tate, Weidman vs. Silva II and Exclusive Interviews from Invicta FC 6
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In this week’s edition of Full Contact Fighter’s “The Week That Was,” host Jeremy Johnson takes us to Kansas City where he was on-site for the Invicta Fighting Championships world… Read More
Invicta FC 6: Charmaine Tweet Replaces Injured Julia Budd Against Ediane Gomes
By Invicta FC (via press release)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (June 27, 2013) – Streaking submission specialist Charmaine “Not So Sweet” Tweet (4-3) of Regina, Saskatchewan Canada will replace an injured Julia Budd in a featherweight (145 pounds) main card… Read More
Invicta FC: Claudia Gadelha Replaces Injured Champ Carla Esparza Against Ayaka Hamasaki July 13
By Invicta FC (via press release)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (June 11, 2013) – A leg injury has forced reigning Invicta Fighting Championships World Strawweight (115 pounds) Champion Carla “Cookie Monster” Esparza (9-2) of Redondo Beach, Calif. to… Read More
Laura Marcusse-Sanko Withdraws from Invicta FC 6 Due To Pregnancy
By Timothy J. Gilbert
Undefeated newcomer Laura Sanko has pulled out of her upcoming Invicta FC 6 bout due to a recent pregnancy. Cassie Robb will step in to face Livia Von Plettenberg on… Read More
Leslie Smith Signs Multi-Fight Deal With Invicta FC, Fighting Jennifer Maia July 13th
By Invicta FC (via press release)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (May 1, 2013) – On the heels of her second-career Invicta Fighting Championships “Fight of the Night” performance, crowd-pleasing, prolific striker Leslie “The Peacemaker” Smith (5-3-1) of Pleasanton, Calif. has signed… Read More
Opinion: Boxer Holly Holm’s Permanent Move To MMA
By Jesse Heitz
Women’s MMA already has great grapplers in the likes of “Rowdy” Ronda Rousey, Marloes Coenen, Shayna Baszler, Sara McCann,… Read More
Opinion: The Great Fallon Fox Debate
By Jesse Heitz
Today, I officially enter the fray regarding Fallon Fox. I had erroneously anticipated that this discussion would quickly die down, that it was nothing more than a flash-in-the-pan story that would create a short-lived media frenzy. Little… Read More
Opinion: Can Invicta FC Compete with the UFC’s Women’s Division?
By Jesse Heitz
Last night, Invicta FC held their fifth card, arguably the most anticipated and heavily stacked female MMA card in the history of the sport. However, I’m left pondering the future of this innovative promotion. Not only are… Read More