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Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” With Rockhold Out, Strikeforce Future Looks Even More Shaky
By Joshua Molina
Injuries continue to KO mixed martial arts.
Now Strikeforce middleweight champ Luke Rockhold is off the Nov. 3 show against Lorenz Larkin.
First Frank Mir got injured, destroying his main event matchup against Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix… Read More
Report: Luke Rockhold Off November 3rd Strikeforce Due to Injury
By FCF Staff
Another major player in the world of MMA has apparently been sidelined by an injury, as according to multiple reports, Strikeforce Middleweight Champion Luke Rockhold has been forced to withdraw from the promotion’s November 3rd event.
Rockhold,… Read More
UFC 153 Media Call: Anderson Silva: “It’s a Great Challenge to Fight Stephan Bonnar”, Not Eyeing Bout With Light-Heavyweight Champ Jon Jones
By FCF Staff
Less than two weeks away from its next event in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the UFC held a media call today which featured main competitors Anderson Silva, Stephan Bonnar, Dave Herman and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira.
Of course,… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” Pushing Fighters to Fight at the Last Minute is Bad For the Sport
By Joshua Molina
Daniel Cormier and Dave Bautista don’t have a lot in common.
Cormier is a 5 foot 11 inch world class, Olympic-level wrestler and a rising star in mixed martial arts. He’s the Strikeforce Grand Prix champion and… Read More
Report: Dana White Criticizes Matt Mitrione For Turning Down Bout With Daniel Cormier: “It Makes Me Sick”
By FCF Staff
The search continues for a heavyweight to fight rising star Daniel Cormier at Strikeforce’s November 3rd card, and according to UFC President Dana White, Matt Mitrione has removed himself from the possible opponent list.
White announced after… Read More
Opinion: A Month To Forget In MMA
By Jesse Heitz
September has definitely been a month to forget, particularly if you’re a member of Zuffa’s leadership. Injuries have decimated several of the cards of its subsidiaries, the UFC and Strikeforce, to such a degree that each has… Read More
After Strikeforce Cancellation, Isaac Vallie-Flagg “Keeping Fingers Crossed” For November 3rd Bout
Lightweight Understands “Things Don’t Work Out” But Hoping For Compensation
By Kelsey Mowatt
It may not have the ripple effect that the cancellation of UFC 151 had, but with the news that Strikeforce’s September 29th “Melendez vs. Healy” card has… Read More
Pat Healy: “I Think The Media Has Kind of Taken Gil Melendez and Turned Him Into This Mythical, Unbeatable Fighter”
By Kelsey Mowatt
Due to an impressive run at lightweight and a five fight win streak, it appears as though Pat Healy is finally starting to get the respect, which for quite sometime, he didn’t feel he was getting. Case… Read More
Tim Kennedy vs. Trevor Smith Booked For November 3rd Strikeforce
By FCF Staff
While the search for Frank Mir’s replacement continues, Strikeforce has announced that a middleweight bout between Tim Kennedy and Trevor Smith will take place November 3rd in Oklahoma City. The promotion’s CEO Scott Coker made the announcement… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” Jon Jones Holier Than Thou Attitude Is Hypocritical
By Joshua Molina
Jon Jones is sooo lucky he’s not running for elected office.
If he were, he’d be in it deeper than the troubled Barack Obama and Mitt Romney.
Jones, the one-time darling of the sport has lost a… Read More
Sara McMann Fighting Liz Carmouche in Strikeforce Debut
By FCF Staff
Strikeforce has officially added a bout between newly signed Sara McMann and Liz Carmouche to the line-up of the promotion’s upcoming November 3rd event in Oklahomha City.
The bantamweight fight will mark the Strikeforce debut of the… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” Out of Desperation, UFC Risks Anderson Silva
By Joshua Molina
What happens if . . .
Stephan Bonnar pulls off an upset and knocks out Anderson Silva? No, it’s not likely, but stranger things have happened.
Silva, the middleweight champion, will jump to light heavyweight, so the… Read More
Report: “Minotauro” Nogueira and Dave Herman Likely For UFC 153
By FCF Staff
One day removed from the news that UFC 153 will no longer feature featherweight champion Jose Aldo or “Rampage” Jackson due to injuries, reports have surfaced saying that Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and Dave Herman have agreed to… Read More
Report: Antonio “Minotauro” Rodrigo Nogueira Says He’s “100 %”, Ready to Return
By FCF Staff
While 2012 continues to be the year of the injury for the Ultimate Fighting Championship, the promotion could see the return of legend Antonio “Minotauro” Rodrigo Nogueira soon. The former interim heavyweight champ has yet to see… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s ‘The Daily Takedown:’ Kurt Angle Finally Moves to MMA – Thankfully as an Announcer
By Joshua Molina
The World Series of Fighting really knows how to come out swinging. Whether it is a home run or a whiff remains to be seen.
The upstart league formally announced in a press conference on Thursday that… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” In the UFC, Don’t Cross the Boss; Intriguing Matches Ahead in Strikeforce
By Joshua Molina
If you turn down fights in the UFC, you are gonna pay for it.
UFC president Dana White has made that clear – once again. Now the brash boss of the UFC has declared that Lyota Machida… Read More
Report: Luke Rockhold Fighting Lorenz Larkin November 3rd
By FCF Staff
Following his unanimous decision win over Tim Kennedy in July, Strikeforce Middleweight Champion Luke Rockhold will reportedly fight Lorenz Larkin on November 3rd, and not former champ Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza.
After Souza recorded a quick, KO win… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” Silva vs. Rockhold and Five Other Real Dream Matches
By Joshua Molina
UFC boss Dana White, for years, has wanted people to perceive his company as popular, if not more popular, than the NFL, MLB or NBA.
But in those mainstream leagues, the best teams play each other, regardless… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” Brock Lesnar vs. Fedor Emelianenko? Let’s Hope Not
By Joshua Molina
Brock vs. Fedor?
There’s serious talk of the monumental fight on the internet after UFC boss Dana White asked fans on an MMA website if that was a fight they wanted to see.
That fight would be… Read More
Media Watch: Big Nog Wants Cheick Kongo
By Michael Hatamoto
PRIDE legend Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira would like to fight French striker Cheick Kongo in Rio de Janeiro on October 13.
The fight would be a homecoming for Big Nog, and would have Kongo clearly fighting in hostile… Read More