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GLORY 58: Alex Pereira Defends Middleweight Crown With Win Over Simon Marcus
By FCF Staff
Here are the results from GLORY 58, which took place in Chicago, Illinois on Friday.
In the main event, middleweight champ Alex Pereira defeated former champ, Simon Marcus, via unanimous decision.
GLORY 58 Chicago:
-Alex Pereira def.… Read More
GLORY 58 Weigh-In Results
By Press Release
On Thursday, Sept. 13, GLORY hosted the weigh-ins for GLORY 58 Chicago, GLORY 58 SuperFight Series and the GLORY 58 prelims from Sheraton Suites Chicago O’Hare in Rosemont, Ill.
The four-fight GLORY 58 Chicago card will be… Read More
GLORY 58: Simon Marcus to Challenge MW Champ Alex Pereira
By Press Release
DENVER – GLORY, the world’s premier stand-up combat league, today announced a world title rematch slated for GLORY 58 Chicago, taking place at Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates, Ill., on Friday, Sept. 14.
Middleweight champion Alex… Read More
GLORY 56 Results: Artem Vakhitov Defends LHW Crown
By FCF Staff
Here are the results from GLORY 56, which took place in Denver, Colorado.
In the main event, light-heavyweight champ Artem Vakhitov defended his title by earning a decision over Danyo Ilunga. In the co-main event, Anissa Meksen dropped… Read More
GLORY 56 Weigh-In Results
By Press Release
On Thursday, Aug. 9, GLORY hosted the weigh-ins for GLORY 56 Denver, GLORY 56 SuperFight Series and the GLORY 56 prelims from ViewHouse in Denver.
The four-fight GLORY 56 Denver card will be carried live tomorrow on… Read More
GLORY 56: Massaro Glunder Meets Quade Taranaki
By Press Release
DENVER – GLORY, the world’s premier stand-up combat league, today announced additional match-ups for GLORY 56 Denver, GLORY 56 SuperFight Series and the GLORY 56 prelims, scheduled to take place at 1STBANK Center in Broomfield, Colo., on… Read More
Monster Energy Bellator MMA Fight Series Visits Talladega Superspeedway on Friday, Oct. 13
By Press Release
LOS ANGELES – The Monster Energy Bellator MMA Fight Series heads to the legendary Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Ala. for its third event on Friday, Oct. 13. For the first time, fighters will step into… Read More
Prestige FC 1: TUF Vet Michael Hill to Battle Mariusz Ksiazkiewicz
By Press Release
The Prestige FC 1: Atonement lineup has been altered due to injury, but the fighter coming onboard is one of Canada’s best and most-popular competitors.
Michael “The Messenger” Hill (8-4) moves up to middleweight and… Read More
Bellator 145: Emmanuel Sanchez Replacing Pat Curran
By Press Release
SANTA MONICA, Calif. (October 13, 2015) – A knee injury sustained during training camp has forced former featherweight champion Pat Curran to withdraw from his bout at “Bellator 145: Vengeance” against Justin “The American Kid”… Read More
‘Bellator 145: Line-Up Completed With Addition of Seven Preliminary Fights
By Press Release
SANTA MONICA, Calif. (October 8, 2015) – With the five fight main card for “Bellator 145: Vengeance” set, the completed preliminary portion of the event has now also officially been rolled out by Bellator MMA.… Read More
Bellator 138: Justin Lawrence vs. Sean Wilson Among Several New Additions
By FCF Staff
Bellator has booked several more bouts to complete the line-up for its June 19th card, including a featherweight fight between Justin Lawrence and Sean Wilson.
The upcoming, Bellator 138 card will take place at the Scottrade Center… Read More
Bellator 138: Daniel Weichel Replacing Georgi Karakhanyan in Featherweight Title Fight
By FCF Staff
Georgi Karakhanyan’s quest to become Bellator featherweight champ has been put on hold, as the promotion has announced that the veteran will no longer fight champion Patricio Freire on June 19th, due to a knee injury.
Stepping… Read More
Bellator 138 Receives Two More Bouts
By FCF Staff
The line-up for Bellator 138 continue to grow, as the promotion has announced two more fights for the July 19th event. The upcoming card will be hosted by the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, and in the… Read More
Opinion: Ready For ‘Big Country’ To Dominate?
By Michael Hatamoto
Roy ‘Big Country’ Nelson is riding a two-fight win streak into the octagon on Saturday night, and hopes to add Cheick Kongo to his recent KO/TKO highlight reel.
Since losing to Fabricio Werdum at… Read More
Opinion: A Welcomed Heavyweight Reshuffle
By Jesse Heitz
At UFC 155, the heavyweight landscape for the UFC shifted. Junior Dos Santos, then reigning as the UFC Heavyweight Champion, was defeated by former Heavyweight Champion, Cain Velasquez in what turned out to be an exceptionally impressive… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” Strikeforce’s Tim Kennedy Talks A Lot; Luke At The Bat; Big Country’s Coaches Spark Drama
By Joshua Molina
First Chris Weidman calls out Anderson Silva. Then Silva calls out George St. Pierre. Then Nick Diaz calls out Silva. KJ Noons just wants to fight anybody in San Diego.
In an era of UFC overload in… Read More
UFC 143: Diaz vs. Condit Fight Card Complete With 11 Fights
By Joshua Carey
UFC officials have decided to give fans the opportunity to view every fight at this Saturday’s event, which features headliners Nick Diaz and Carlos Condit.
Diaz and Condit fight for the interim welterweight championship at Mandalay… Read More
Dan Lauzon Stops Noah Weisman to Take WCF LW Title
By FCF Staff ; photo by Rich O’s Photography
Dan Lauzon continued to add to his MMA resume last night in Wilmington, Massachusetts, as the UFC vet stopped Noah Weisman in the first round to capture World… Read More
Full Card for WCF 11
By FCF Staff
World Championship Fighting’s latest event will take place this weekend, June 18th at the Shriners Auditorium in Wilmington, Massachusetts, and will feature a lightweight title bout bewteen Dan Lauzon (pictured) Noah Weisman in the main event.
Lauzon (14-4)… Read More
More Fights Confirmed for June 18th World Championship Fighting
By FCF Staff
World Championship Fighting has confirmed several more bouts for the promotion’s upcoming, June 18th, event in Wilmington, Massachussettes. The card, which will be hosted by the Aleppo Shriners Auditorium, will see UFC vet Dan… Read More