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Report: Dana White Confirms Renan “Barao” to Defend Interim Bantamweight Title Against Michael McDonald
By FCF Staff
As expected would be the case, UFC President Dana White has announced that Renan “Barao” Pegado will defend his interim bantamweight title versus Michael McDonald next. The confirmation comes just days removed from the news that reigning… Read More
Report: Renan Barao Says Interim Title Defense Versus Michael McDonald “Makes Sense”
By FCF Staff
With the news that UFC Bantamweight Champion Dominick Cruz has undergone another knee surgery and could be out for much of 2013, the promotion and its interim champ Renan “Barao” Pegado have no choice but to move… Read More
Report: Dominick Cruz Undergoes Second Knee Surgery, UFC Champ’s Return Date Pushed Back
By FCF Staff
The Ultimate Fighting Championship won’t see its bantamweight champion return in early 2013 as originally hoped, as Dominick Cruz has reportedly undergone another knee surgery to repair his ACL and MCL. As a result, the renowned fighter–who… Read More
Despite Impressive UFC 154 Win, Ivan Menjivar “Not Running After the Belt”, Wants to “Get Better and Get More Popular” First
By Kelsey Mowatt
UFC 154 was a good night for Ivan Menjivar, as the Tristar fighter tapped out Azamat Gashimov in the first round, took home “Submission of the Night” honors, and extended his overall Octagon record to 4-1. After… Read More
Ricardo Lamas vs. Erik Koch, Eddie Wineland vs. Brad Pickett Added to UFC 155
By FCF Staff
The Ultimate Fighting Championship continues to round out its year ending, December 29th card in Las Vegas, as the promotion has announced Ricardo Lamas will take on Erik Koch and Eddie Wineland will fight Brad Pickett on… Read More
Opinion: GSP’s Return Couldn’t Have Come at a Better Time
By Tom Taylor
UFC 154 goes down on November 17, from Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and will mark the return of pound-for-pound great, welterweight champion, and UFC superstar, Georges St. Pierre. It has been over a year since we have seen… Read More
Prospect Graham Spencer Quit Job, Trained With Team Alpha Male to Prepare for “Big Time Opponent” in UFC Vet Shane Nelson
By Kelsey Mowatt
If you had asked Graham Spencer a few years ago if he could envision a time where his days were spent training for a fight, rather than working as an electrician, he likely would have said no.… Read More
UFC 152’s Joseph Benavidez: “It’s Going to Mean a lot to Me to Bring the Belt Back to Team Alpha Male.”
By Tom Taylor
Suddenly, UFC 152, which goes down in Toronto on September 22, has become most anticipated for its new main event, a light-heavyweight title fight between Jon Jones and Vitor Belfort. Before this bout was added to the… Read More
Daron Cruickshank Ready For Henry Martinez: “I’m Going to Put a Few Kicks in His Face And See How he Likes it.”
By Kelsey Mowatt
After competing on the twelfth season of “The Ultimate Fighter” and scoring a unanimous decision win over Chris Tickle in the finale, Daron Cruickshank is ready to begin the next stage of his UFC career. Up next,… Read More
Recent KOTN Winner Eddie Wineland Reports “Cut Healing Well”, Hoping to Fight in October or November
By Kelsey Mowatt
After incurring what UFC President Dana White described as one of the worst cuts in the promotion’s history, bantamweight Eddie Wineland says his recovery is on track and that he’s hoping to fight again this Fall.
Wineland… Read More
Siyar Bahadurzada Injured, Matt Riddle Stepping in to Fight Chris Clements at UFC 149
By FCF Staff
Siyar Bahadurzada is the latest fighter who has been forced to withdraw from the upcoming July 21st, UFC 149 in Calgary, Alberta. As a result, the promotion has announced that welterweight Matt Riddle has agreed to step… Read More
Shawn Jordan Confirmed As UFC 149 Replacement for “Minotauro” Nogueira
By FCF Staff
As expected, as a result of Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira being unable to fight Cheick Kongo as scheduled at UFC 149, the promotion has confirmed that Shawn Jordan will step in to replace the former interim heavyweight champion.… Read More
Eddie Wineland Talks KO Win: “I Don’t Think There’s Anybody Who Can Beat Me When I Let Loose”
By Kelsey Mowatt
Although Eddie Wineland was coming off unanimous decision losses to two of the world’s top fighters in Joseph Benavidez and Urijah Faber, naturally the bantamweight didn’t want to test the UFC’s patience by incurring a third… Read More
The Revolving Door Created By UFC Injuries
By Michael Hatamoto
The UFC is in the fight business, so it’s detrimental when so many injuries ruin appealing matchups aimed at creating division contenders.
A scheduled Jose Aldo vs. Erik Koch title fight was postponed when featherweight champion Aldo… Read More
UFC on FX3: Analysis and Predictions
By Tom Taylor
At UFC on FX 2 on March 3 of this year, Joseph Benavidez blasted Yasuhiro Urushitani with a second round punch, securing the first KO ever in the UFC’s new flyweight division. At the same time, Benavidez… Read More
Report: South Dakota Fighter Dies After Unregulated MMA Fight, Sacramento Man Critically Injured While Training
By FCF Staff
The mixed-martial-arts world has been rocked by reports today that a fighter in South Dakota has passed away following his participation in an unregulated event on May 18th, and that a Sacramento man has been critically injured… Read More
Ivan Menjivar Says UFC 148 Opponent Change “Part of the Sport, Not Disappointed” About Losing Fight With Renan Barao
By Kelsey Mowatt
The road to Ivan Menjivar’s next bout recently took a significant turn, as the veteran found out that he would no longer fight Renan Barao at UFC 148 as scheduled, due to the fact the latter has… Read More
TUF Live: Vinc Pichel and Al Iaquinta Win Quarterfinal Bouts
Renan Barao To Face Urijah Faber For Interim Bantamweight Belt
Vinc Pichel scored a majority decision over Chris Saunders, and Al Iaquinta stopped… Read More
Alpha Female: How Miki’ala Freitas’ Determination To ‘Keep Up With The Boys’ Has Propelled Her Towards MMA Stardom
By Jon Pritchard
Miki’ala Freitas has always been just “one of the guys.” As a kid growing up in Hawaii, she had two older brothers and a handful of male cousins to compete with. Whether it was boxing, surfing, football,… Read More
Eddie Wineland Credits Chin of Scott Jorgensen, But “We’re Going to Find Out How Good it is Once I Put my Hands on Him”
By Kelsey Mowatt
When Eddie Wineland made his way over to the Ultimate Fighting Championship last year, the former WEC bantamweight champ did so armed with a four fight win streak and expectations of contending. Although he went on to… Read More