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LFA 86 to Feature Lightweight Championship
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LAS VEGAS, Nevada – LFA CEO Ed Soares announced today that the promotion is bringing the lightweight championship to South Dakota in April. LFA 86 will feature a lightweight championship bout between two of the promotion’s… Read More
Frank Mir & Brad Pickett Lead Manchester Top Team Grand Opening
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Manchester Top Team opens its doors to the media and the public for the first time since forming back in November 2019. Two-time UFC heavyweight champion and sporting pioneer Frank Mir makes the trip across the… Read More
LFA 83 Announced For Dallas Return
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LAS VEGAS, Nevada – LFA CEO Ed Soares announced today that the promotion is bringing a pair of pivotal bouts to Texas in March. LFA 83 will feature high-stakes confrontations in both the featherweight and welterweight… Read More
Former Strikeforce Champ Josh Thomson Announces Retirement
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After going through 2018 and 2019 without competing, former Strikeforce lightweight champ Josh Thomson has announced he’s retiring from fighting.
Thomson, who has not fought since 2017 when he was KO’d by Patricky “Pitbull”, recently announced his… Read More
“Rampage” Jackson Announces Plans to “Document” Weight Loss “Journey”
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After “Rampage” Jackson was quickly stopped by Fedor Emelianenko at Bellator 237 last weekend, the former light-heavyweight champ said he needs to “get my weight down”. Now the accomplished fighter has announced that he plans to document… Read More
“Rampage” Jackson Admits “I Have to Get my Weight Down”, Following Loss to Fedor Emelianenko
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After being taken out by Fedor Emelianenko in the opening round at Bellator 237, “Rampage” Jackson has reported that he needs to lose some weight for his next bout.
Following his defeat on Saturday night, the 41-year-old… Read More
Michael Page Outlines Plan to Lock-up Rematch With Douglas Lima
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The only person to beat Michael Page to date is Douglas Lima, and “Venom” is confident he”ll get a chance to avenge that loss.
Page faced Lima this past year in May, and was knocked out… Read More
Rory MacDonald Signs With The Professional Fighters League
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Rory MacDonald’s time with Bellator has concluded, as the former champ has confirmed he’s signed with the Professional Fighters League.
The 30-year-old Canadian and former UFC welterweight contender recently confirmed the move to ESPN.
“I’m excited to… Read More
RIZIN 20: Tenshin Nasukawa Added to NYE Card, Michael Chandler Gets New Opponent
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RIZIN has announced some additions and changes to the promotion’s New Year’s Eve card, which will take place in Saitama, Japan.
Following the news that Benson Henderson will no longer fight Michael Chandler (19-5) at the event,… Read More
RCC Announces David Branch vs. Alexander Shlemenko Bout
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Russian Cagefighting Championship has announced that former WSOF champion and UFC veteran David Branch will battle former Bellator champ Alexander Shlemenko at its upcoming event.
Recently RCC confirmed that Branch and Shlemenko will fight at the promotion’s… Read More
Douglas Lima Tells Michael Page he Needs to Beat “Ranked Opponents”, Following Latter’s Latest Win
By FCF Staff
Michael Page scored a highlight reel, knockout win at Bellator London this past weekend. But, Bellator welterweight champ Douglas Lima says the striker needs to take out a contender, before he receives a rematch.
Page faced Giovanni Melillo… Read More
Josh Thomson Wants to Settle “Unfinished Business” With Gilbert Melendez Via a Fourth Fight
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Following the news that Gilbert Melendez is no longer with the UFC, Josh Thomson is calling for a fourth fight with the former champ.
Recently it was reported that Melendez has been released by the UFC, following… Read More
LFA 79: Brandon Royval vs. Nate Williams New Title Fight
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LAS VEGAS, Nevada – LFA CEO Ed Soares announced today that LFA 79 will have a new flyweight title fight when the promotion returns to Colorado this Friday. The change occurred after Jared Scoggins withdrew from… Read More
Douglas Lima Admits Kamaru Usman’s Wrestling Would be a Challenge, But Confident He’d KO Fellow Champ
By FCF Staff
Douglas Lima knows that the chances of him fighting Kamaru Usman anytime soon are slim to none. But, Bellator’s welterweight king is confident if he ever faces the UFC’s current, 170 champ, he would be victorious.
Lima… Read More
Ben Askren Announces Retirement After Learning he Requires Hip Replacement
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Following a submission loss to Demian Maia last month, and the revelation he needs to undergo hip replacement surgery, Ben Askren has announced he’s retiring from fighting.
The 35-year-old former Bellator and ONE champion, and decorated wrestler,… Read More
Manny Bermudez Announces UFC Release
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Following several setbacks in and out of the Octagon, Manny Bermudez has announced that he’s been released by the UFC.
Heading into 2019, Bermudez was considered to be one of the UFC’s top bantamweight prospects. But, the… Read More
Ben Askren Reports He’s “Considering” Retirement, Following Loss to Demian Maia
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After taking a second straight loss at UFC Singapore this past weekend, Ben Askren is reporting that he’s thinking about retiring.
The former ONE and Bellator welterweight champ faced Demian Maia in the card’s main event, and… Read More
Sam Alvey Posts X-Ray of Broken Hand, Apologizes to “Shogun” Rua
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Sam Alvey has posted an x-ray of the broken hand that he recently incurred, which has removed him from a November 16th bout with “Shogun” Rua,
Recently the veteran fighter, who was supposed to face Rua at… Read More
Tito Ortiz Says KO of Chuck Liddell Has “Reinvigorated my Career Completely”
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Tito Ortiz is booked to fight Alberto Rodriguez under the Combate Americas banner in December, and it sounds like the 44-year-old fighter plans to keep competing well beyond that.
Ortiz has been booked to fight the former WWE… Read More
LFA 78: Adrian Yanez to Battle Kyle Estrada in Headliner
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LAS VEGAS, Nevada – LFA CEO Ed Soares announced today that the promotion will head deep into the heart of Texas in November with a pair of high-stakes showdowns at the top of LFA 78.
The… Read More