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Jose Aldo Takes Verbal Jab at Conor McGregor Over UFC 200 Withdrawal
By FCF Staff
Jose Aldo and Conor McGregor have traded plenty of verbal shots in the past, and the former featherweight champ has taken another jab at his rival, following this week’s events.
Recently the UFC announced that McGregor will… Read More
UFC 197 Weigh-In Results: Jon Jones And Ovince Saint Preux Hit Their Marks
By FCF Staff
Here are the weigh-in results for UFC 197, which will take place tomorrow night in Las Vegas, Nevada.
In the main event, Jon Jones will face Ovince Saint Preux for the interim light-heavyweight belt.
In the co-headliner,… Read More
UFC 200: Jose Aldo Says he “Easily” Defeated Frankie Edgar With One “Arm”
By FCF Staff
Jose Aldo is scheduled to fight Frankie Edgar again at UFC 200, and the former featherweight champ is clearly feeling pretty confident heading into their rematch.
Aldo and Edgar battled before in 2013, and the former beat… Read More
UFC FN 88 Receives Aljamain Sterling – Bryan Caraway
By FCF Staff
UFC Fight Night 88 has received a pivotal bantamweight bout, as the promotion’s confirmed that Bryan Caraway will take on Aljamain Sterling.
Sterling (12-0) is coming off a submission win over Johnny Eduardo in December. Sterling is… Read More
Report: Conor McGregor – Nate Diaz II Likely For UFC 200
By FCF Staff
Following Conor McGregor’s loss to Nate Diaz at UFC 196, the featherweight champ said he plans to defend the 145 title next, but it looks like that might not happen.
McGregor faced Diaz in a welterweight contest… Read More
Dana White Reports UFC 196 Sold 1.5 Million PPV Buys
By FCF Staff
The consensus was that UFC 196 was going to be a massive event for the promotion, and it looks like that was indeed the case.
Last Saturday’s card featured Conor McGregor taking on Nate Diaz, and Holly… Read More
UFC 196: Conor McGregor Leads Salaries With $1,000,000 Payout
By FCF Staff
The UFC’s first, publicly disclosed million dollar purse was given to Conor McGregor this past weekend, following his loss to Nate Diaz at UFC 196.
The event went down at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las… Read More
UFC 196: Nate Diaz And Miesha Tate Shock The MMA World
By FCF Staff
UFC 196 proved to be a night of upsets, as both Nate Diaz and Miesha Tate scored victories over Conor McGregor and Holly Holm respectively.
In the headliner, McGregor punished Diaz with some heavy left hands early… Read More
UFC 196: Jim Miller Says He’ll be Looking to Finish Diego Sanchez, “That’s How I Get my High”
By FCF Staff
Much of the spotlight for UFC 196 has been tied to the headlining fights, but the card will also feature a compelling bout between Jim Miller and Diego Sanchez.
The lightweight veterans will battle on the preliminary,… Read More
UFC 196: Diego Sanchez Explains Why Cutting to 145 Was a “Blessing in Disguise”
By FCF Staff
Although Diego Sanchez came up short in his featherweight debut, and has returned to the lightweight division, the veteran doesn’t regret his cut down to 145.
Sanchez is booked to fight perennial lightweight contender Jim Miller at… Read More
UFC 196: Conor McGregor Shoots Down Rumors of Issues With UFC Brass
By FCF Staff
There’s been rumors floating around that Conor McGregor and UFC officials aren’t on good terms, but the featherweight champ says it isn’t true.
Although the UFC brass hasn’t publicly criticized McGregor, and in fact granted him his… Read More
Brandon Thatch vs. Siyar Bahadurzada Pushed to UFC 196
By FCF Staff
The UFC has announced that a welterweight fight between Brandon Thatch and Siyar Bahadurzada has been moved from February 21st to March 5th.
The two were originally scheduled to fight at UFC FN 83 in Pittsburgh, but the… Read More
UFC FN 82 Weigh-In Results: Johny Hendricks And Stephen Thompson Hit Their Marks
By FCF Staff
Johny Hendricks has been reporting recently that his weight is on point for UFC Fight Night 82, and the former welterweight champ made weight this afternoon, apparently, without issue.
Hendricks, who withdrew from UFC 192 last October… Read More
UFC FN 82: Ray Borg Warns His Grappling Isn’t “Only Thing” Justin Scoggins Should be Prepared For
By Kelsey Mowatt
Ray Borg knew he would face Justin Scoggins eventually, and in fact, he believed the bout would happen sooner than February 6th. But did the flyweight see this fight happening next? Not initially.
Recently Borg… Read More
Report: UFC 196 Moved From PPV to FOX Sports 1 After Werdum – Velasquez II Falls Through
By FCF Staff
After both Cain Velasquez and Fabricio Werdum announced they’re withdrawing from UFC 196 due to injuries, the card will reportedly air on FOX Sport 1, instead of being a pay-per-view event.
On Sunday, Velasquez announced he would… Read More
UFC 197: Rafael dos Anjos Tells Conor McGregor to Bring on The Insults, Says He’s Better When It’s “Personal”
By FCF Staff
If Conor McGregor is hoping to get in the head of Rafael dos Anjos and throw him off his game with insults, well, the lightweight champ claims it will have the opposite effect.
Before McGregor was booked… Read More
UFC 196: Ray Borg Thought Bout With Justin Scoggins Would Happen Sooner, But Still Expects a “Fun Fight”
By Kelsey Mowatt
Ray Borg has been booked to fight Justin Scoggins at UFC 196, and “The TazMexican Devil” wasn’t surprised at all when he received the call to fight the “Tank”.
The bout will feature two… Read More
Michael Johnson – Tony Ferguson II Added to UFC Schedule
By FCF Staff
Tony Ferguson will face a familiar foe in his next outing, as the surging lightweight has been booked for a rematch with Michael Johnson. The two will battle on March 5th at UFC 197, which will be… Read More
UFC 197: Conor McGregor Says He’ll “Dust” RDA in Under One Minute
By FCF Staff
After taking out the consensus, greatest featherweight of all time in just 13 seconds, Conor McGregor has made an extremely bold prediction, as his bout with Rafael dos Anjos nears.
McGregor will face the lightweight champion on… Read More
UFC Releases Statement After Diego Brandao Notified of Positive Test For Marijuana
By FCF Staff
It looks like Diego Brandao could be facing a fine and suspension, as USADA has informed the UFC that the featherweight has allegedly tested positive for marijuana metabolites.
The news comes a couple of weeks out from… Read More