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Opinion: UFC 156 Post-Mortem
By Jesse Heitz
Anyone who regularly reads my pieces, whether you agree with the opinions presented or not, knows that I’m a harsh critic of the recent crop of events offered up by the sport’s premier promotions. However, UFC 156… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” A Smaller, Slower, Less Aggressive Alistair Overeem Still Has A Lot To Prove
By Joshua Molina
And that’s why you play the game.
Alistair Overeem was shockingly KO’d Saturday night by an inferior fighter, destroying his chances for a UFC title shot and fueling beliefs that he was more show than go. Overeem… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” Overeem, Woodley, Fitch All Have A Lot To Gain With Victories at UFC 156
By Joshua Molina
UFC has several big storylines beyond the big championship main event between Jose Aldo and Frankie Edgar.
. . . Alistair Overeem will fight the unpredictable and inconsistent Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva. If Overeem wins, he gets Cain… Read More
Opinion: A Welcomed Heavyweight Reshuffle
By Jesse Heitz
At UFC 155, the heavyweight landscape for the UFC shifted. Junior Dos Santos, then reigning as the UFC Heavyweight Champion, was defeated by former Heavyweight Champion, Cain Velasquez in what turned out to be an exceptionally impressive… Read More
GLORY CEO Says New Year’s Eve Show Will Launch Glory Kickboxing Into The American Mainstream
Says GLORY is in discussion with Showtime about a future TV deal in The U.S.
“These are the biggest, baddest guys in the world in stand-up fighting.”
By Joshua Molina
Monday’s big New Year’s Eve show from Saitama Super Arena… Read More
Report: Alistair Overeem Applies for NSAC License
By FCF Staff
In preparation for his February 2nd bout with Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva, Alistair Overeem and his representatives have reportedly applied for a license today with the Nevada State Athletic Commission.
The move was necessary after Overeem was denied… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” DREAM Glory New Year’s Eve Show a True Mega Event
By Joshua Molina
If you love fighting, suspense and drama, there’s only one place to be on New Year’s Eve.
Watching DREAM 18 and Glory 4 live on Internet Pay Per View, or, for the first time ever, on the… Read More
Marloes Coenen vs. Fiona Muxlow Added To DREAM 18 New Year’s Eve MMA Event
By Glory Sports International (via Press Release)
TOKYO, Japan (Dec. 26, 2011) – Women’s superstar Marloes Coenen (20-5) of the Netherlands has been added to the stacked DREAM 18 MMA card at Saitama Super Arena in Tokyo, Japan on New… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” Too Bad Strikeforce No Longer Knows the Way to San Jose
By Joshua Molina
Strikeforce is dead.
What a shame. But who really cares, anymore?
The company confirmed the news last week in the form of a press release.
Everybody in the MMA world already knew that Strikeforce’s days were… Read More
DREAM 18: Tatsuya Kawajiri Set To Face Michihiro Omigawa On New Year’s Eve
By FCF Staff
Tatsuya ‘Crusher’ Kawajiri (31-7-2) formerly the world’s No. 1 lightweight, will enter the ring riding a four-fight win streak and face Judo specialist Michihiro Omigawa (13-12-1) in a featherweight (145 pounds/66 kilograms) bout on the DREAM 18… Read More
Georges St. Pierre Continues Reign at UFC 154 With Decision Win
By FCF Staff
Georges St. Pierre said Carlos Condit was going to be his toughest test to date, and the interim welterweight champ proved to be a considerable challenge for the reigning champion at UFC 154. Despite a resilient effort… Read More
Opinion: UFC’s Superbowl Weekend Card Is A Monster
By Jesse Heitz
The UFC has great things planned for the month of February. Things so great, that it may even be worth the outrageous asking price of modern pay-per-views in order to catch a glimpse of what the fabled… Read More
Fabricio Werdum and “Minotauro” Nogueira Name TUF Brasil 2 Coaching Staff
By FCF Staff
In preparation for their upcoming coaching responsibilities on the second season of TUF Brasil, Fabricio Werdum and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira have named the coaches who will assist them during the show.
According to a report from the… Read More
Report: Stephan Bonnar Tested Positive for Steroids Following UFC 153
Dave Herman Reportedly Failed Test Due to Marijuana
By FCF Staff
Just days removed from announcing his retirement, reports have surfaced stating that Stephan Bonnar has allegedly tested positive for steroids, following his stoppage loss to Anderson Silva at UFC… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” Cain Velasquez’s ‘Brown Pride’ Means Nothing If He Can’t Beat Junior Dos Santos
By Joshua Molina
The biggest fight left on the UFC calendar this year is the Dec. 29 Pay Per View heavyweight battle between champ Junior Dos Santos and Cain Velasquez.
JDS is the unlikely champion after crushing Velasquez to win… Read More
UFC 153: Official Preview and Predictions
By Tom Taylor
This Saturday, UFC light heavyweight Stephan Bonnar will have to chance to pull off one of the biggest upsets in UFC history. When UFC 153’s original main event, a featherweight title fight between champ Jose Aldo… Read More
Lessons Learned: UFC on FX5
By Tom Taylor
As MMA fans, we learn more about our sport every time we watch a fight, even if we don’t realize it. We might be reminded of something we had long forgotten, or we might be made aware… Read More
Official Preview and Predictions: UFC on FX 5
By Tom Taylor
This weekend, The UFC returns to FX, as UFC on FX 5 goes down in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In the main event, heavyweights Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva and Travis “Hapa” Browne will be pitted against one another. In… Read More
Geronimo dos Santos Off UFC 153 Card, Out of Fight With Gabriel Gonzaga
By FCF Staff
Veteran heavyweight Geronimo dos Santos will not make his Octagon debut as scheduled at UFC 153 later this month. The promotion’s Brazilian Twitter account announced today that dos Santos has withdrawn from the card, however, no reason… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” Is Bigfoot For Real?
By Joshua Molina
Friday night is a big night for the other Silva from Brazil.
Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva will step into the cage Friday night against Travis Browne in. UFC on FX card.
Like the mythical creature he’s named after,… Read More