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Report: UFC 186 Seating Configuration Changed Due to Low Ticket Sales
By FCF Staff
The card for UFC 186 has been hit by several, big setbacks, and it looks like ticket sales for the event have suffered as a result.
Initially, the Montreal bound event was supposed to feature the city’s… Read More
UFC 186: Kyoji Horiguchi Hopes to “Validate Karate as The Most Powerful Martial Art”
By FCF Staff
Although Kyoji Horiguchi is a massive underdog heading into his title fight this Saturday with UFC Flyweight Champion Demetrious Johnson, there’s no question that the Japanese fighter has continued to impress since he arrived in the organization.… Read More
Report: Bellator Receives Injunction, “Rampage” Jackson Ruled Ineligible For UFC 186
By FCF Staff
UFC 186 has lost its co-main event, as according to reports, the Burlington County Superior Court of New Jersey has granted Bellator an injuction, which will prevent “Rampage” Jackson from competing at the April 25th card.
Jackson was… Read More
UFC 186: TJ Dillashaw Injured, Rematch With Renan Barao Postponed
By FCF Staff
The rematch between TJ Dillashaw and Renan Barao has been postponed once again, as the UFC has confirmed that the bantamweight champion is injured, and can no longer compete on April 25th.
Barao and Dillashaw were supposed… Read More
UFC 185: Henry Cejudo Thinks “This is The Best I’ve Ever Felt Trying to Make Weight”
By FCF Staff
While his official weight will be recorded later today, Henry Cejudo is reporting that his weight cut is going extremely well, as he prepares to make his UFC flyweight debut tomorrow night.
Cejudo is booked to face… Read More
UFC 185: Chris Cariaso Admits Title Shot “Was Pretty Hard to Handle” as Bout With Henry Cejudo Nears
By FCF Staff
Chris Cariaso was confident he’d end the reign of flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson last September, but as his bout with Henry Cejudo approaches, the veteran admits he may not have been mentally prepared for the title fight.… Read More
UFC 187: John Dodson vs. Zach Makovsky Added to Line-Up
By FCF Staff
UFC 187 has received yet another, pivotal fight, as the promotion has announced that John Dodson will battle fellow flyweight contender Zach Makovsky.
Dodson (16-6) will be fighting for the first time since last June, when he… Read More
New Full Contact Fighter Radio Feature’s UFC’s Dhiego Lima, ONE FC’s Caros Fodor
By FCF Staff
The latest episode of Full Contact Fighter’s podcast features UFC welterweight Dhiego Lima and ONE FC lightweight, Caros Fodor.
Lima is coming off a unanimous decision win over Jorge Antonio Cezario de Oliveira in November, and up next,… Read More
UFC 186 Receives Sarah Kaufman vs. Alexis Davis III
By FCF Staff
The line-up for UFC 186 has received a twelfth bout, as the promotion has confirmed that Sarah Kaufman will battle fellow, Canadian Alexis Davis at the event.
The bantamweights have fought twice before, and Kaufman has won… Read More
UFC’s Hector Lombard Says he Wasn’t Aware Bout With Rory MacDonald is Off
By FCF Staff
Recently the UFC announced that a scheduled, April 25th bout between Rory MacDonald and Hector Lombard has been cancelled, but evidently someone forgot to inform the latter.
According to a recent statement from the promotion, MacDonald and… Read More
Report: UFC on FOX 14 Draws Nearly 3 Million Viewers According to Overnight Figures
By FCF Staff
UFC on FOX 14 featured a pivotal light-heavyweight bout between Alexander Gustafsson and Anthony Johnson, and according to the preliminary numbers, the card did very well, ratings wise.
Saturday’s card took place in Stockholm, Sweden, and saw… Read More
UFC Confirms Henry Cejudo to Fight Chris Cariaso
By FCF Staff
After an impressive outing in his UFC debut, Henry Cejudo has been booked to fight a top ten, ranked flyweight next.
The UFC has announced that Cejudo will fight the #9 ranked Chris Cariaso, on March 14th… Read More
UFC FN 57: Dustin Ortiz Welcomes Underdog Role, But Looking to Prove He’s “The Top Dog” at 125
By Kelsey Mowatt
Although Dustin Ortiz started off the year by losing a tightly contested fight to John Moraga, the flyweight could close out 2014 with a win over Joseph Benavidez, and possibly a title shot within reach.… Read More
Report: UFC’s John Lineker Wants Title Shot, Although Fight With Ian McCall Fell Through
By FCF Staff
If John Lineker had scored an emphatic, clear cut victory over Ian McCall at UFC Fight Night 56, the flyweight may have been next in line for a title shot. McCall, however, fell ill and was unable… Read More
UFC FN 56: Ian McCall Off Card Due to Illness
By FCF Staff
UFC Fight Night 56 has lost it’s co-mainevent, as today’s card will no longer feature a flyweight fight between contenders Ian McCall and John Lineker.
According to an announcement from the UFC, McCall has been forced to… Read More
Report: UFC 177 Believed to Have Drawn 125,000 PPV Buys
By FCF Staff
After losing one of its title fights a few weeks prior, and then headliner Renan Barao the day before, UFC 177 reportedly struggled in pay-per-view buys as many expected would be the case.
The August 30th card… Read More
UFC Rankings Update: Dominick Cruz, Conor McGregor and Yoel Romero Make Big Jumps
By FCF Staff
Dominick Cruz and Conor McGregor scored impressive and quick victories at UFC 178, and both men have benefitted greatly from their performances in terms of the rankings.
Cruz returned to action for the first time in nearly… Read More
UFC 178: Eddie Alvarez Says He’ll be “Uneasy” Until he’s “Number One”
By FCF Staff
After establishing himself as one of the sport’s top lightweights, without fighting in the Octagon, Eddie Alvarez will continue his pursuit of the world’s number one ranking this Saturday at UFC 178.
The former Bellator champ and… Read More
UFC Rankings Update: Ronda Rousey Rises up Pound-for-Pound Rankings, Joe Soto Cracks Top 15
By FCF Staff
Although Ronda Rousey wasn’t in action this weekend at UFC 177, the bantamweight champ has seen her position in the pound-for-pound rankings improve.
Following Saturday’s event, which was preceded by the withdrawal of Renan Barao, Rousey has… Read More
UFC FN 57: Joseph Benavidez vs. Dustin Ortiz Booked
By FCF Staff
The Ultimate Fighting Championship’s November 22nd card in Austin, Texas, has received a notable flyweight bout, as Joseph Benavidez will square off with Dustin Ortiz. The UFC announced the match-up on Tuesday.
UFC FN 57 will be… Read More