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Report: Dana White Criticizes Matt Mitrione For Turning Down Bout With Daniel Cormier: “It Makes Me Sick”
By FCF Staff
The search continues for a heavyweight to fight rising star Daniel Cormier at Strikeforce’s November 3rd card, and according to UFC President Dana White, Matt Mitrione has removed himself from the possible opponent list.
White announced after… Read More
Opinion: Is UFC 153 Worthy of Pay Per View Money?
By Jesse Heitz
For the UFC, the last portion of 2012 has so far hasn’t been anything but pure disappointment for many MMA fans, as well as the UFC brass themselves who have undoubtedly watched their bottom line suffer significantly… Read More
Opinion: MMA and Brain Injuries
By Jesse Heitz
The current issue of Sports Illustrated, there’s an insightful article entitled, “The Other Half of the Story”, which offers a behind the scenes look at professional athletes that have to deal with football induced brain injuries,… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” Cormier-Mir Set For Nov. 3; On Same Day, Miguel Torres Headed to World Series
By Joshua Molina
Strikeforce Grand Prix Champion Daniel Cormier has a date with former UFC heavyweight champ Frank Mir on Nov. 4 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Although the two knew they were fighting each… Read More
Opinion: The UFC and the Absurdity of a Fedor-Lesnar Fight
By Jesse Heitz
UFC President Dana White made waves this week when he publicly gauged fan interest in a bout between Brock Lesnar and Fedor “The Last Emperor” Emelianenko. This move has struck many as bizarre and unusual, if not… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” Brock Lesnar vs. Fedor Emelianenko? Let’s Hope Not
By Joshua Molina
Brock vs. Fedor?
There’s serious talk of the monumental fight on the internet after UFC boss Dana White asked fans on an MMA website if that was a fight they wanted to see.
That fight would be… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s The Daily Takedown: UFC, Mir, Enter the Hexagon; Invicta FC All-Women’s Show Creates MMA Buzz
By Joshua Molina
Daniel Cormier can’t go to the UFC yet. So the UFC will come to him.
Coming off a one-sided beating at the hands of UFC heavyweight champion Junior Dos Santos, Frank Mir is now scheduled to battle… Read More
Olympic Wrestler Steve Mocco Joins American Top Team
Courtesy of American Top Team
American Top Team (ATT) is proud to announce the signing of Olympic heavyweight wrestler Steve Mocco to the team. Mocco has relocated from Pennsylvania and moved to South Florida, where he will begin training full-time… Read More
Report: Tito Ortiz to be Inducted Into UFC Hall of Fame Next Month
By FCF Staff
One of mixed-martial-arts first major stars and the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s longest reigning light-heavyweight champion, Tito Ortiz, will be inducted into the promotion’s Hall of Fame prior to fighting Forrest Griffin on July 7th.… Read More
UFC 146 Media Call: Junior dos Santos Continues to Question “Heart” of Frank Mir
By FCF Staff
The Ultimate Fighting Championship held a media call today in preparation for the promotion’s upcoming May 26th event in Las Vegas, Nevada.
On the call were the UFC 146 main event competitors heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos… Read More
UFC 149 Line-Up Confirmed at Pre-Fight Presser
By FCF Staff
The Ultimate Fighting Championship returned to Calgary, Alberta today to begin promoting the company’s upcoming July 21st card in the Canadian city.
As expected, the UFC 149 card will be headlined by a featherweight bout between… Read More
Jose Aldo vs. Erik Koch Official for UFC 149
By FCF Staff
As expected, the UFC has announced that featherweight champion Jose Aldo will fight challenger Erik Koch at the promotion’s upcoming July 21st event in Calgary, Alberta. The UFC 149 card will be hosted by the city’s Scotiabank… Read More
Daniel Cormier On Upcoming Strikeforce Heavyweight Tourney Showdown With Josh Barnett: “We Control What Happens In That Cage”
Heavyweight expects to migrate to the UFC after next two fights; Talks possibility of having to fight teammate Cain Velasquez
By Tom Taylor
The road to the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix finals has been an interesting one, riddled with… Read More
UFC 142: Featherweight Champ Jose Aldo Takes Out Chad Mendes
By FCF Staff
Here are the results from UFC 142 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, which saw featherweight champion Jose Aldo retain his belt with a first round, knockout of challenger Chad Mendes.
In another of the card’s feature attractions,… Read More
Anthony Johnson 12 Pounds Over Middlweight Limit For UFC Fight With Vitor Belfort, Fight Will Go On As Planned
By FCF Staff
Shortly after UFC President Dana White announced during the broadcast of UFC weigh ins today that Anthony “Rumble” Johnson (10-3) would not be making weight for his scheduled middleweight bout tomorrow with Vitor Belfort (20-9), Johnson weighed… Read More
Line-Up Set for UFC 142
By FCF Staff
The Ultimate Fighting Championship has set the line-up for the promotion’s upcoming January 14th event in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and not surprisingly, all five main card bouts will feature competitors from the nation.
UFC 142, which… Read More
“King Mo” To Dana White: Give “Mayhem” Another Chance
Strikeforce vet discusses helping Machida prepare for Jones
By Kelsey Mowatt
While the odds makers and most MMA pundits are predicting Jon Jone’s reign as light-heavyweight champion will continue this Saturday, when he faces Lyoto Machida at UFC 140, “King… Read More
Davis vs. Evans, Munoz vs. Sonnen Confirmed for UFC on FOX 2
By FCF Staff
The Ultimate Fighting Championship’s second FOX card will feature two pivotal match-ups, as the promotion has announced that former light-heavyweight champion Rashad Evans will face rising star Phil Davis, and that Chael Sonnen will battle fellow middleweight… Read More
Jeff Monson: “America is just a land some people claimed, took from some other people and said it was theirs”
Heavyweight Says Upcoming Opponent Fedor Emelianenko Still an Elite Fighter
By Kelsey Mowatt
As a result of fighting professionally throughout the MMA world since 1997, and having challenged for the UFC heavyweight title, Jeff Monson has likely… Read More
UFC 140 Presser: Jones Motivated to Face Machida, Former Champ Cites Experience and Technique as Advantages
By FCF Staff
The Ultimate Fighting Championship returned to Toronto, Ontario today to begin promoting its upcoming December 10th card at the city’s Air Canada Centre. In attendance at today’s press conference were UFC President Dana White, Director of Canadian… Read More