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By Jesse Heitz

The events of UFC 162 threw the MMA universe into veritable turmoil. Anderson Silva, the man that was considered by many fight fans to be not only the greatest active fighter in the world, but the greatest … Read More

By Joshua Molina

Ronda Rousey’s fight idol is Fedor Emelianenko — take that Dana White.

Rousey is the UFC’s biggest American star and in a recent media report praised Fedor’s sambo style.

White, of course, has spent the last few … Read More

By Kelsey Mowatt

Fabricio Werdum may not have been the first fighter that popped into people’s minds while discussing the heavyweight title shot mix, but with his submission win over Antonio “Minotauro” Nogueira last night in Brazil, that could change. … Read More

By Kelsey Mowatt

UFC 160 goes down tonight in Las Vegas, Nevada, and although some fans question whether the main event between Cain Velasquez and “Bigfoot” Silva should be happening, the card includes several compelling bouts with title shot implications. … Read More

By Michael Hatamoto

MMA heavyweight Brett Rogers may no longer be involved in Bellator and has personally said that his next fight will be in South Korea.

It’s unknown if Rogers has been officially released by Bellator, and the No. … Read More

By Michael Hatamoto

Olympic medalist judoka Satoshi Ishii will step into the MMA spotlight again when he fights MMA legend Pedro Rizzo later this month at IGF Genome 26.

Ishii first entered MMA in 2009, after capturing an Olympic gold … Read More

By Joshua Molina

Jon Jones is taking his usual hits for being one of the sport’s most arrogant and unlikable fighters.  Remember, this is a guy who let a show get canceled, allowing hungry fighters on the undercard to go … Read More

By Kelsey Mowatt

Around this time two years ago, there was no shortage of calls from pundits and fans alike, for Andrei Arlovski to retire. The former UFC champion had recently been eliminated from Strikeforce’s Heavyweight Grand-Prix by Sergei Kharitonov, … Read More

By Joshua Molina

What a difference four years makes. Back on June 6, 2009, the future looked entirely different for two fighters who will step into the cage this week.

Brett “Da Grimm” Rogers returns to Bellator on Thursday in … Read More

“It’s just another card,” Henderson said. “I have fought on a lot of big cards.”

By Joshua Molina

UFC, Pride and Strikeforce legend Dan Henderson will walk into the cage inside the Honda Center Saturday night, during one of the … Read More

By Joshua Molina

Lost in the Ronda Rousey vs. Liz Carmouche hype is the fact that on the undercard of UFC 157, Dan Henderson will face his toughest fight since Anderson Silva five years ago.

Henderson was days away from … Read More

By FCF Staff

After word surfaced this week that one of the greatest fighters and personalities in UFC history, Randy “The Natural” Couture, had signed a broadcasting deal with Bellator and Spike TV, many observers likely wondered how it would … Read More

By Joshua Molina

Nearly seven years ago, 18,265 people packed San Jose’s Shark Tank, not to watch hockey, figure skating or a live concert.

They came to watch “cage fighting.” The legendary Frank Shamrock, a San Jose resident, battled Cesar … Read More

By Joshua Molina

Saturday night’s final Strikeforce card is full of seemingly lopsided matches.

The favorites are clear. But anyone who knows anything about sports knows that there’s a reason why you play the game.

With fighting in particular, anything … Read More

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 numbered, … Read More

By Jesse Heitz

As was reported here at Full Contact Fighter earlier in the week, Strikeforce will officially cease to exist after its January 12^th Marquardt vs. Saffiedine card.  While all MMA fans can honestly say that it was … Read More

By Joshua Molina

Frank Shamrock has no love for UFC President Dana White, but he is softening a bit when it comes to the UFC.

“They are unstoppable,” Shamrock told Full Contact Fighter in a recent interview.

And although he … Read More

By FCF Staff

As many people believed would be the case, Strikeforce confirmed Thursday that its upcoming January 12th event in Oklahoma City, will be the last of its cards that airs on Showtime. Although the announcement did not outright … Read More

By Joshua Molina

Had Mike Tyson, the one-time “Baddest Man on the Planet,” been born 20 years later, he might have become an MMA fighter.

On one condition:

“Cus (D’Amato) would have had to been an MMA guy,” Tyson told … Read More

By Joshua Molina

Add Alistair Overeem vs. Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva to the list of UFC fights we don’t want to see.

That’s because it’s not going to be a fun night for Bigfoot, or the fans, unless you like to … Read More