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RFA 9: Pedro Munhoz Takes Bantamweight Title, UFC Vet Jeff Curran Likely Retired
By FCF Staff
After losing by split decision to Pedro Munhoz at Resurrection Fighting Alliance’s latest event in Los Angeles, UFC veteran Jeff Curran is likely retiring from fighting. The bout headlined the RFA 9 event, and saw Munhoz take… Read More
UFC Fight Night 26 Weigh-Ins: “Shogun” Rua and Chael Sonnen set for Headliner
By FCF Staff
The Ultimate Fighting Championship’s first card on FOX Sports 1 will go down tomorrow night at Boston’s TD Garden Arena, and all of the competitors scheduled for the event made weight this afternoon without incident.
A light-heavyweight… Read More
Bellator 97: Chandler, Askren Defend Belts, “King Mo” Locks Up Title Shot
By FCF Staff
Bellator promoted a star studded card tonight in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and several of the promotion’s biggest names recorded impressive wins.
Armed with a new eight fight contract, Michael Chandler needed little time to put away David… Read More
Lyoto Machida Doesn’t “Think it’s Right” for Daniel Cormier to Get Immediate 205 Title Shot
By FCF Staff
Daniel Cormier recently relayed that he intends to call for a title shot at light-heavyweight, after he fights heavyweight Roy Nelson at UFC 166, and Lyoto Machida isn’t a fan of the idea.
Machida is scheduled to… Read More
RFA 9: UFC Vet Jeff Curran Replacing Keoni Koch in Title Fight
By FCF Staff
Jeff Curran may have had to withdraw from an opportunity to fight for Resurrection Fighting Alliance’s flyweight belt in June, but now the UFC vet will battle Pedro Munhoz for the promotion’s vacant bantamweight title on August… Read More
Seth Baczynski: Chris Weidman “Can Beat Anybody in the World”, But Anderson Silva is “a Big Lion to Tame”
By Kelsey Mowatt
Although it took many observers a while to get behind it, as this Saturday’s UFC 162 tilt between middleweight champ Anderson Silva and Chris Weidman nears, there certainly seems to be a ton of hype… Read More
Report: Lyoto Machida Fighting Phil Davis at UFC 163
By FCF Staff
Since UFC Light-Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones has been open about the fact he would rather face rising challenger Alexander Gustafsson next, instead of Lyoto Machida who he’s defeated once before, it’s not surprising to see that Machida… Read More
Opinion: Retirement and Un-Retirement
By Jesse Heitz
Over the last few days, the MMA world saw one of its familiar faces in UFC Heavyweight Challenger, Shane Carwin, bid adieu to active competition. Meanwhile, former long-time UFC Light Heavyweight Champion, Tito “The… Read More
Opinion: What’s Next For Chael Sonnen?
By Jesse Heitz
At this past weekend’s UFC 159 event in Newark, New Jersey, Chael Sonnen received another ferocious beating by one of the top fighters in the world. This time it was the UFC’s Light Heavyweight… Read More
UFC 159: Jon Jones Quickly Puts Away Chael Sonnen, Incurs Gruesome Foot Injury
By FCF Staff
Jon Jones relayed heading into UFC 159 tonight that observers may be looking past his ability to take decorated wrestler Chael Sonnen to the mat, and the light-heavyweight turned to his top game to put away… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” Mousasi, Kaufman Have Much to Lose, Little to Gain
By Joshua Molina
Everything to lose, very little to gain.
That’s the situation Gegard Mousasi is in when he steps into the cage Saturday against Ilir Latifi. Mousasi was supposed to fight Alexander Gustafsson, but Gustafsson busted his eye open,… Read More
Ben Askren Says Fighters Know Latest Win Was “Warning Shot” Of What Bellator Champ Can Do
Karl Amoussou Was “Not A Guy I Really Minded Punching In The Face”
By Kelsey Mowatt
While Andrey Koreshkov raised his stock considerably throughout… Read More
UFC on FUEL TV 7: Renan Barao Retains Interim Bantamweight Belt
By FCF Staff
Here are the results from the latest UFC on FUEL TV event in London, England, which saw interim bantamweight champ Renan Barao submit Michael McDonald in the main event. Barao tapped out the challenger with a fourth… Read More
Former Tourney Winner Douglas Lima on Latest Bellator Competition: “I Don’t Think I’m The Favorite”
By Kelsey Mowatt
Although Douglas Lima entered Bellator in 2011 armed with an impressive record that included a Maximum Fighting Championship title, few observers likely picked the American Top Team Atlanta fighter to win the welterweight tournament. Now that the… Read More
TUF 17 Debuts, Chael Sonnen and Jon Jones Pick Teams
By FCF Staff
The latest and seventeenth season of “The Ultimate Fighter” kicked off last night on FX, and after 14 elimination, middleweight fights, coaches Jon Jones and Chael Sonnen picked their squads.
In the season’s second… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” Strikeforce Dies, but Tarec Saffiedine is Born
By Joshua Molina
It’s perhaps a bit of sweet justice that the guy who grew up on Strikeforce Challengers mastered the UFC guy, in the final Strikeforce fight ever.
Like a television show with a strong cult following, Strikeforce mixed… Read More
Strikeforce Weigh-In Results: Nate Marquardt and Tarec Saffiedine On Weight For Title Fight
By FCF Staff
Strikeforce held what will be the promotion’s last weigh-in ceremony today in Oklahoma City, in preparation for its final event tomorrow night at the Chesapeake Energy Center. The card, which will be televised on… Read More
TUF 17 Cast Announced: McDaniel, Cummings and Andrews Among Vets Competing
By FCF Staff
The cast for the seventeenth season of “The Ultimate Fighter” has been released, and the competition will feature veterans like Dylan Andrews, Robert “Bubba” McDaniel and Zach Cummings amongst several others.
The show, which will include middleweight… Read More
Former UFC Featherweight Contender Mark Hominick Announces Retirement
By FCF Staff
Less than 20 months removed from challenging for the UFC Featherweight Championship at UFC 129, veteran Mark Hominick has announced he’s retiring from MMA. The 30 year-old-fighter, who is coming off a unanimous decision loss to Pablo… Read More
Aaron Simpson Hoping For “More Recognition” With Win Over Mike Pierce, Believes “I Can Beat Anyone” in Welterweight Division
By Kelsey Mowatt
After Aaron Simpson decided to move to welterweight, he didn’t waste anytime jumping into the deep end of the division’s talent pool by agreeing to a bout with perennial contender Jon Fitch. Even after that fight fell… Read More