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Anthony Pettis Fighting Josh Thomson at UFC on FOX 9, T.J. Grant “Not Yet 100%”
By FCF Staff
The concussion that cost TJ Grant an August 31st bout with Benson Henderson, has also forced the rising fighter to pass on a title fight with Anthony Pettis at UFC on FOX 9. Grant was offered to… Read More
Dana White Outlines How BJ Penn-Frankie Edgar III Came Together
By FCF Staff
The MMA world is still buzzing about the news that not only is BJ Penn going to coach opposite Frankie Edgar in the upcoming season of “The Ultimate Fighter”, but that the two will fight at 145… Read More
UFC on FOX 9: Faber Fighting McDonald in Co-Headliner
By FCF Staf
The UFC has announced that former WEC featherweight champ Urijah Faber will battle rising bantamweight Michael McDonald in the co-main-event of UFC on FOX 9. The card will take place on December 14th in Sacramento, California.
According… Read More
BJ Penn And Frankie Edgar Coaching TUF 19, Third Bout Set For 2014
By FCF Staff
The UFC has dropped some shocking news Wednesday, as the promotion has announced that BJ Penn will coach opposite of Frankie Edgar during TUF 19, and that the two will fight for a third time in April,… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown”: Odd Fights On Horizon In 2013
By Joshua Molina
A look at some of the strange match ups we’ll see inside the cage over the next few months:
Mark Hunt will fight Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva on Dec. 7 in Australia. I don’t like main event fights… Read More
TUF 18 Finale to Feature Gray Maynard-Nate Diaz Part III
By FCF Staff
The UFC has announced that the November 30th, TUF 18 Finale will feature a rubber match between lightweights Gray Maynard and Nate Diaz. The card will take place at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas,… Read More
UFC Announces Anthony Pettis to Fight TJ Grant Next
By FCF Staff
It looks like TJ Grant will get a shot at the lightweight title next after all, as the UFC has announced that the former welterweight will be the first to challenge newly crowned champion Anthony Pettis.
UFC… Read More
UFC Rankings Update: Anthony Pettis Lands P4P Position, Josh Barnett Moves Up
By FCF Staff
UFC 164 was the biggest night in the career of Anthony Pettis to date, as the former WEC champ ended the seven fight winning streak of Benson Henderson to become UFC Lightweight Champion. As a result of… Read More
Report: Jose Aldo on Fighting Anthony Pettis “I’m Not Scared of Anyone”
By FCF Staff
Although Jose Aldo’s manager and coach Andre Pederneiras has said he wants his fighter to battle Anthony Pettis at 145, the featherweight champion insists that doesn’t mean he’s scared to fight the newly crowned lightweight champ.
After Pettis… Read More
Opinion: Anthony Pettis Proves Doubters Wrong
By Michael Hatamoto
New UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis was able to steal the championship title from Benson Henderson, winning by a highly surprising verbal submission.
Heading into the fight, Bendo was the obvious favorite, due to his fight resume… Read More
UFC 164: Anthony Pettis Reveals he Injured Knee During Championship Win
By FCF Staff
Anthony Pettis called out featherweight champ Jose Aldo, right after he tapped out Benson Henderson at UFC 164, but the newly crowned champ’s next bout could be delayed.
UFC President Dana White revealed in the post-fight presser… Read More
UFC 164: Lim, Krauss, Pettis and Mendes Pick up Bonuses
By FCF Staff
Not only did Anthony Pettis score the biggest win of his career and the UFC Lightweight Championship at UFC 164, but the Milwaukee fighter also earned “Submission of the Night” for his verbal tap-out win over Benson… Read More
Watch the UFC 164 Weigh-Ins Live
By FCF Staff
You can watch the official weigh-ins for UFC 164 today, right here at Full Contact Fighter, beginning at 5:00PM EST / 2:00 PM PST. Saturday’s card will be hosted by Milwaukee’s Bradley Center and will feature… Read More
UFC 164’s Nikita Krylov “Honored” to be Promotion’s Youngest Fighter
Rising Heavyweight Will Battle Soa Palelei
By FCF Staff
When UFC 164 goes down Saturday night in Milwaukee, much of the spotlight will be understandably focused on the… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown”: The Top 10 Reasons Eddie Alvarez Made The Right Call Sticking With Bellator
By Joshua Molina
So whether he likes it or not Eddie Alvarez is coming home.
Alvarez of course had eyes for the UFC, but Bellator wasn’t ready to give him up yet. That’s good for him, even if he doesn’t… Read More
UFC 164’s Josh Barnett on MMA Then and Now: “They Fight for Glory; we Fought for Blood and for Honor”
By Kelsey Mowatt
When Josh Barnett steps into the Octagon on August 31st to battle Frank Mir, the former UFC heavyweight champ will be doing so for the first time since March, 2002, when he stopped Randy Couture… Read More
UFC 164: Frank Mir Still Sees Heavyweight Title Within “Grasp”
By Kelsey Mowatt
Although Frank Mir is coming off back-to-back losses heading into his UFC 164 bout with Josh Barnett, the 34 year-old veteran hasn’t lost sight of the UFC Heavyweight Championship. After all, it wasn’t long… Read More
UFC Champ Demetrious Johnson Responds to John Moraga’s Criticisms: “It is What it is”
By Kelsey Mowatt
Although Demetrious Johnson has gone undefeated since he moved to flyweight, won the UFC championship and defended it this past January, the 26 year-old fighter has still come under fire from critics. Like fellow champions… Read More
UFC 164: Al Iaquinta Replaces Injured Quinn Mulhern
By FCF Staff
Quinn Mulhern’s lightweight debut has been postponed, as the veteran has been forced to drop out of his UFC 164 bout with Ryan Couture due to a broken hand. The promotion has announced that TUF 15 Finalist… Read More
UFC on FOX 8: Yaotzin Meza Chasing First Octagon Win, Believes John Albert Will be at his “Most Dangerous”
By Timothy Gilbert
Yaotzin Meza’s introduction into the UFC may not have gone the way he always planned. He was initiated into the organization through a spur of the moment fight proposal against Chad Mendes. He accepted, and… Read More