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By FCF Staff

Here are the results from Saturday’s UFC on FOX 8 card in Seattle, which saw flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson defend his belt with a fifth round, submission win over John Moraga.

Demetrious Johnson def. John Moraga… Read More

By FCF Staff

UFC Flyweight Champion Demetrious Johnson and John Moraga both made weight this afternoon in Seattle, Washington, to greenlight their UFC on FOX 8 headliner tomorrow night. Both Johnson and Moraga tipped the scales at 124.5 pounds.

While… Read More

By FCF Staff

You can watch the weigh-ins for UFC on FOX 8 right here at FCFighter.com beginning at 7:00 PM EST / 4:00 PM PST.

The card will be hosted by Seattle’s Key Arena and will feature… Read More

By FCF Staff

Thiago Alves will not fight Matt Brown at the first UFC on FOX Sports 1 card on August 17th, as the promotion has announced that Alves has been injured, and that Mike Pyle will be his replacement.… Read More

By Michael Hatamoto

If former champion BJ Penn decides to enter the UFC octagon again, there are already a few fighters willing to welcome him back.

Undefeated lightweight Khabib Nurmagomedov said he would like to fight the ‘best lightweight fighter… Read More

By FCF Staff

BJ Penn stopped short of announcing his retirement, following the unanimous decision loss he suffered versus Rory MacDonald in December, and now it looks as though the former champ could fight again.

According to a report from… Read More

By Michael Hatamoto

Hawaiian MMA veteran BJ Penn might not get another chance to step into the UFC octagon, as UFC President Dana White wants Penn to retire.

Penn (16-9-2 MMA) hasn’t been in the UFC cage… Read More

By Kelsey Mowatt

While Jordan Mein may not have scored his second Octagon win at UFC on FOX 7 last month, the rising welterweight continued to demonstrate during his loss to Matt Brown, why he’s been mentioned in the… Read More

By FCF Staff

A bantamweight bout between John Albert and Yaotzin Meza has been added to UFC on FOX 8 card, which will likely round out the July 27th event. The fight is the 14th match-up to be confirmed… Read More

By Joshua Molina

So Daniel Cormier said in a recently published report that only Junior Dos Santos can beat Cain Velasquez.

That’s great, DC. But you are a fighter, not a cheerleader. We’d rather hear you say you could be… Read More

By FCF Staff

As many speculated would be the case, UFC Flyweight Champion will return to action at UFC on FOX 8 on July 27th, and will fight rising contender John Moraga. The bout will headline the card, which… Read More

By FCF Staff

A lightweight bout between Spencer Fisher and Yves Edwards is nearly a signed deal, as the accomplished vets have verbally agreed to fight at the upcoming, UFC on FOX 8 card in Seattle. The July 27th… Read More

By FCF Staff

Heading into his UFC on FOX 7 bout with Josh Thomson Saturday night, Nate Diaz relayed that he intended to return to the welterweight division, where he fought just a couple of years ago. Diaz argued… Read More

By FCF Staff

The Ultimate Fighting Championship continues to add bouts to the promotion’s July 27th, UFC on FOX 8 card in Seattle, and today it’s announced that Julie Kedzie will battle bantamweight Germaine De Randamie.

Kedzie (16-11) will be… Read More

By Timothy J. Gilbert

Rick Story will step in for an injured Gunnar Nelson to face Mike Pyle at UFC 160 in Las Vegas.

The UFC announced the switch late Tuesday night. They did not address the nature of the… Read More

By Michael Hatamoto

The focus of UFC 158 was on the three main card welterweight fights, but something extremely noteworthy happened during the FX portion of the prelims.

Canadian Jordan Mein, just 23-years-old, handed wiry veteran Dan Miller his first… Read More

By Kelsey Mowatt

Jake Ellenberger’s road to UFC 158 this Saturday has taken some unexpected turns, and as a result, the established welterweight has been forced to deal with a line of questioning no one anticipated when he signed to… Read More

By Joshua Molina

Does Barnett equal Bellator?

Josh Barnett, the fast-talking heavyweight, appears to be headed away from the UFC after a breakdown in contract talks. That’s a loss for the UFC, which has a lot of mediocre heavyweights. Antonio… Read More

By FCF Staff

Nate Marquardt will make his Octagon return, nearly two years from the day of his last UFC performance, as the promotion has announced that the welterweight has agreed to fight Jake Ellenberger at the March 16th, UFC… Read More

By Joshua Molina

A look around the world of MMA . . .

Breaking News: Nick Diaz showed up for a press conference . . . And said nice things about his UFC 158 opponent, Georges St. Pierre.

Diaz said… Read More