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Report: Francis Ngannou vs. Derrick Lewis Set For UFC 226
By FCF Staff
It looks like UFC 226 has picked up another, compelling heavyweight fight, as it’s being reported Francis Ngannou and Derrick Lewis will battle at the July 7th card.
MMA Fighting is reporting that the bout is set… Read More
The Real Odds for MMA Fantasy Matches
Part of the ‘fun’ for fans of combat sports has always been the fact that your theories about fantasy bouts can often be tested for real. Whether it is pairing fighters up from different MMA promotions, or different sports like… Read More
Daniel Cormier: Khabib Nurmagomedov Will “be The Only Guy That Never Loses”
By FCF Staff
Khabib Nurmagomedov has gone undefeated to date in his MMA career, and according to his teammate Daniel Cormier, that’s not going to change.
Nurmagomedov recently secured the UFC’s lightweight championship, by working his way to a clear… Read More
Daniel Cormier Believes Third Bout With Jon Jones Would Unfold “Even Better”
By FCF Staff
Although Daniel Cormier has failed to defeat Jon Jones on two occasions now, the UFC’s light-heavyweight champ still believes he can deliver the former champ a loss.
Cormier battled Jones the first time in 2015 and lost… Read More
UFC Announces Gokhan Saki – Khalil Rountree Jr. Bout Rebooked
By FCF Staff
After a bout between Gokhan Saki and Khalil Rountree Jr. fell through in December, the UFC’s announced the light-heavyweights will fight July 7th.
The bout will be part of UFC 226, which will take place at the… Read More
Dana White Says Brock Lesnar Title Shot is a “Possibility”
By FCF Staff
Although officially, Brock Lesnar hasn’t recorded a win in the Octagon since 2010, Dana White has said that the former heavyweight champ could receive a title shot in his UFC return.
Recently White has said that Lesnar… Read More
Will Francis Ngannou Meet Brock Lesnar in The Octagon?
Francis “The Predator” Ngannou, former heavyweight title contender, is at quite an interesting point right now in his impressive MMA
career.
Actually, Ngannou has lots of options for fights in the immediate future, following his loss to Stipe Miocic at… Read More
LFA 38 to Feature Heavyweight Title Fight
By Press Release
HOUSTON, Texas – Legacy Fighting Alliance (LFA) CEO Ed Soares announced today that LFA will return to Minnesota in April with a heavyweight title fight headlining LFA 38. The event will take place at… Read More
Mark Hunt Wants Bout With Francis Ngannou Next
By FCF Staff
Following his decision loss to Curtis Blaydes, Mark Hunt is calling for a bout with fellow, feared slugger, Francis Ngannou.
Hunt took on Blaydes at UFC 221 last month and was out-wrestled by the rising heavyweight. More… Read More
Daniel Cormier Has “Disconnected” Himself From Jon Jones
By FCF Staff
Daniel Cormier has talked about facing Jon Jones for a third time in recent months. But, as it stands right now, the UFC’s light-heavyweight champ isn’t paying attention to his longtime rival.
Jones was in the headlines… Read More
UFC Begins Pushing Derrick Lewis – Francis Ngannou Bout
By FCF Staff
Derrick Lewis and Francis Ngannou are not currently booked to fight, but it seems clear that the UFC wants that bout to happen.
Lewis, who has taken verbal jabs at Ngannou in recent weeks, is coming off… Read More
UFC 220 PPV Buy Estimates Are In
By FCF Staff
Last month’s UFC 220 card in Boston featured two title fights, and it looks like the January 20th event pulled decent, but somewhat underwhelming, pay-per-view numbers.
The event saw heavyweight champ Stipe Miocic worked his way to… Read More
Daniel Cormier Discusses Post-UFC 226 Plans
By FCF Staff
Daniel Cormier could end up winning the heavyweight title at UFC 226 this summer, but it looks like the light-heavyweight champ doesn’t have any plans to defend that championship.
Recently the UFC announced that Cormier will challenge… Read More
Francis Ngannou Reports He’s Taking Some Time Off After UFC 220 Defeat
By FCF Staff
After fighting in back-to-back months, and suffering his first loss with the UFC, Francis Ngannou says he’s taking some time off.
The rising star took on heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic last Saturday, at UFC 220, and lost… Read More
UFC 220 Weigh-In Results: Both Title Fights Are Official
By FCF Staff
All of the competitors scheduled for UFC 220 tomorrow in Boston have weighed in this morning, and both of the card’s title fights are official.
In the main event, heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic will battle rising star,… Read More
UFC 220: Francis Ngannou Reports He’ll Make $500,000 For Title Shot
By FCF Staff
It hasn’t taken Francis Ngannou long to lock up a title shot in the UFC, or to become one of the promotion’s best paid heavyweights.
Ngannou will take on champion Stipe Miocic this Saturday at UFC 220,… Read More
Coach Wants to See Francis Ngannou Box Deontay Wilder or Anthony Joshua
By FCF Staff
Francis Ngannou ultimately decided to make a run in professional mixed-martial-arts, rather than boxing, but one of his coaches hopes to see him box the sport’s very best.
Ngannou aspired to be a boxer when he was… Read More
Best UFC Fighters to Look out for in 2018
Conor McGregor dominated the headlines in 2017, but not always for his exploits inside the Octagon, and with his money-spinning, boxing match against Floyd Mayweather now consigned to history, the Dubliner can get back to doing what he does… Read More
UFC Announces Alistair Overeem – Francis Ngannou Bout
By FCF Staff
Francis Ngannou won’t be fighting for the heavyweight title just yet, as the rising fighter’s been booked to face Alistair Overeem at UFC 218.
Recently the promotion announced that the two will fight at the December 2nd… Read More
UFC Announces Junior dos Santos – Francis Ngannou Bout
By FCF Staff
UFC 215 has received a compelling match-up, as the promotion’s announced that rising heavyweight Francis Ngannou will take on former champ, Junior dos Santos, at the September 9th card.
The 30 year-old Ngannou (10-1) has won five… Read More