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ONE FC Announces Five New Additions to Roster
By ONE FC (via press release)
24 March 2014 – Singapore: ONE Fighting Championship™, Asia’s largest mixed martial arts organization with a 90% market share, has bolstered its talent-rich roster with a series of signings of champions from around… Read More
Malaipet Renews Exclusive Multi-Fight Contract With Lion Fight
By Lion Fight (via press release)
LAS VEGAS – Scott Kent, CEO of Lion Fight Promotions, today announced Thai fighting legend and World Muay Thai Champion Malaipet Sasiprapa has renewed his contract with LION FIGHT signing an exclusive multi-fight… Read More
New FCF Radio Features Recently Retired, UFC Vet Bart Palaszewski, WSOF Canada’s Roger Alves
By FCF Staff
The latest episode of Full Contact Fighter Radio features talks with UFC veteran Bart Palaszewski and WSOF Canada’s Roger Alves.
Palaszewski discusses his recent decision to hang up the gloves, after a 50 fight plus career, which… Read More
Report: Josh Thomson Would be Happy to “Welcome” Jose Aldo to Lightweight, Says News of Pettis-Melendez Sickened Him
By FCF Staff
The MMA world is still buzzing from the news that Gilbert Melendez is not Bellator bound after all, but instead, the lightweight contender has resigned with the UFC and will fight champ Anthony Pettis later this year.… Read More
Invicta FC Signs 15 New Fighters
By Invicta FC (via press release)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (February 14th, 2104) – Invicta Fighting Championships has announced the signing of fifteen women’s Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) athletes to the Kansas City based promotion. The fifteen new athletes… Read More
Report: Raphael Assuncao Calls Out Renan Barao, After UFC 170 Fight With Francisco Rivera Falls Through
By FCF Staff
UFC Bantamweight Champion Renan Barao is in need of a new challenger, following his stoppage win over Urijah Faber at UFC 169, and Raphael Assuncao thinks it should be him.
Assuncao was scheduled to fight Francisco Rivera… Read More
Bellator Vet And WSOF Newcomer Ryan Ford Weighs in on Recent Cross Promotional Challenge
By Kelsey Mowatt
World Series of Fighting raised thousands of eyebrows throughout the MMA world not long ago, when its executive vice president Ali Abdel-Aziz, challenged Bellator to a cross promotional showdown. Since the card featured prominent and… Read More
UFC Vet Din Thomas Reflects on 15 Plus Year Career, TUF 4 One of Several Highlights
By Kelsey Mowatt
As mixed-martial-arts continues to embed itself into mainstream culture, and even some fans might be unable to remember a time without it, more and more of the sport’s veterans are hanging up the gloves. One… Read More
UFC Veteran Din Thomas Retires From Fighting
By FCF Staff
After 15 years of professional fighting, UFC veteran Din Thomas has announced that he’s hanging up the gloves at the age of 37. The American Top Team fighter, who began competing in 1998, announced his decision today… Read More
With WSOF 7 Win, Nick Newell’s in Title Shot Mix
By FCF Staff
Nick Newell added another impressive win to his growing resume last night at World Series of Fighting 7, as the lightweight needed just over one minute to tap out Sabah Fadai with a standing, guillotine choke. The… Read More
GLORY 12 Tourney Winner Ristie: “I Knew I Was Going to Win”
By FCF Staff
GLORY held its latest event last night at the world famous Madison Square Garden in New York City, and Andy Ristie capture the spotlight by winning the card’s lightweight tourney.
Here is some of what Ristie and… Read More
Brendan Schaub Signs New Multi-Fight Deal With UFC
By FCF Staff
Following his impressive, first round victory over Matt Mitrione at UFC 165 in September, heavyweight Brendan Schaub has announced that he’s signed a new multi-fight deal with the promotion.
The 30 year-old fighter, who has gone 6-3… Read More
Opinion: Antonio Rogerio Nogueira Injury Provides New Opportunities
By Michael Hatamoto
Brazilian MMA veteran Antonio Rogerio Nogueira didn’t accept a fight with Alexander Gustafsson, which is why the fight was mysteriously nixed a week after it was announced, according to UFC President Dana White.
Nogueira was supposed to… Read More
New FCF Radio Features UFC’s Yves Edwards, FIT NHB Head Coach Tom Vaughn
By FCF Staff
The latest edition of Full Contact Fighter Radio features talks with renowned Fit NHB head coach Tom Vaughn and UFC veteran Yves Edwards.
Vaughn discusses his Albuquerque team, FIT NHB fighter and UFC vet Tim Means,… Read More
UFC Newcomer Tatsuya Kawajiri Calls Out Cub Swanson for Debut
By FCF Staff
It looks like PRIDE and DREAM vet Tatsuya Kawajiri wants to jump right into the deep end of the UFC’s talent pool for his Octagon debut, as the highly regarded featherweight says he wants to fight contender… Read More
All-New Alchemist Radio Tonight
Tonight on Alchemist Radio Josh Carey from MMA Weekly will be our guest co-host as we talk to a great group of guests and preview Wednesday night’s UFC card in Brazil featuring Jake Shields vs. Demian Maia.
For those… Read More
Opinion: Joe Schilling Wins $150,000 Glory Tournament Grand Prize, But Who Knew About It?
By Michael Hatamoto
The Glory kickboxing promotion hosted its second championship-level kickboxing show in the United States, with Glory 10 on Saturday night in Ontario, Calif., crowning a four-man middleweight tournament champion in Muay Thai stylist Joe “Stitch… Read More
All-New Alchemist Radio: MFC’s Anthony Birchak, TUF’s Chris Holdsworth, UFC Star Matt Brown and Greg Jackson
This week on Alchemist Radio we welcome back Reed Kuhn as our co-host.
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All-New Alchemist Radio Tonight
This week on Alchemist Radio we usher in a whole new era. You will now be able to find our shows, interviews and stories of Full Contact Fighter (www.fcfighter.com) and we say goodbye to co-host Mitch Ciccarelli.… Read More
UFC 165: “Kid” Yamamoto Withdraws, Ivan Menjivar Has New Opponent
By FCF
The line-up for the September 21st, UFC 165 card has received a short notice change, as the promotion has announced that “Kid” Yamamoto will no longer fight Ivan Menjivar as scheduled. Octagon newcomer Wilson Reis will step in… Read More