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UFC 173: Chico Camus Stepping in for Kyung Ho Kang
By FCF Staff
The Ultimate Fighting Championship’s May 24th card in Las Vegas has undergone another change, as the promotion has announced that Chico Camus is stepping in for bantamweight Kyung Ho Kang. The latter was scheduled to fight Chris… Read More
Report: Winner of Expected Dan Henderson-Daniel Cormier Bout to Receive Title Shot
By FCF Staff
Although the UFC has yet to confirm that Daniel Cormier will take on Dan Henderson next, it’s being reported that the winner of the expected, light-heavyweight match-up will receive a title shot.
Recently UFC President Dana White… Read More
UFC Champ Chris Weidman Reporting Knee Surgeries Were a “Success”
By FCF Staff
Chris Weidman has undergone minor surgery to address issues in both of his knees, and the UFC Middleweight Champion is reporting the procedures were a “success.”
Weidman, who was forced to move a bout with Lyoto Machida… Read More
Report: Daniel Cormier vs. Dan Henderson in Works for UFC 175?
By FCF Staff
After it was recently reported that Daniel Cormier could fight Rafael “Feijao” Cavalcante on July 5th, word has come forth that the UFC is hoping to have the former heavyweight fight Dan Henderson at UFC 175.
The… Read More
Report: TJ Dillashaw Says He’d Already Begun Training for Renan Barao
By FCF Staff
TJ Dillashaw has been tapped to fight Renan Barao at UFC 173, and although he was initially scheduled to fight Takeya Mizugaki, the bantamweight says he was already preparing to face the champ.
Recently the UFC announced… Read More
Raphael Assuncao Outlines Why he Couldn’t Take UFC 173 Title Fight
By FCF Staff
Some fans may have been surprised to hear today that TJ Dillashaw, and not the man who beat him in October, Raphael Assuncao, will challenge Renan Barao at UFC 173. The new bout was confirmed as a… Read More
Report: Francisco Rivera Stepping in to Fight Takeya Mizugaki at UFC 173
By FCF Staff
Takeya Mizugaki has been booked a new fight for UFC 173, now that his original opponent TJ Dillashaw is fighting Renan Barao, and its reportedly Francisco Rivera.
Recently the UFC announced that Dillashaw will fight the bantamweight… Read More
UFC 173: Renan Barao vs. TJ Dillashaw New Headliner
By FCF Staff
After losing a fight between Chris Weidman and Lyoto Machida, UFC 173 has received a new headliner, as bantamweight champ Renan Barao will face TJ Dillashaw.
The May 24th event will be hosted by the MGM Grand… Read More
Gegard Mousasi-Mark Munoz to Headline May 31st UFC Fight Night
By FCF Staff
The UFC will return to Germany for a May 31st card in Berlin, and a middleweight bout between Gegard Mousasi and Mark Munoz will headline the event.
UFC FN 41 will be hosted by Berlin’s 02 World… Read More
UFC 173: Anthony Njokuani-Vinc Pichel Latest Addition
By FCF Staff
The May 24th, UFC 173 card has received its 11th bout, as the promotion has announced that Anthony Njokuani will fight lightweight Vinc Pichel. The event will be hosted by the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las… Read More
UFC 173: Yves Edwards Versus Piotr Hallmann Targeted
By FCF Statt
The line-up for UFC 173 is nearing completion, as the promotion has announced that lightweights Yves Edwards and Piotr Hallmann have verbally agreed to fight at the May 24th event.
Edwards (42-20-1) is looking to end a… Read More
UFC 173: Junior dos Santos to Battle Stipe Miocic
By FCF Staff
UFC 173 has received another compelling fight, as former heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos will fight rising contender Stipe Miocic at the May 24th card.
The event will be hosted by the MGM Grand Garden Arena, and… Read More
UFC 173: Tony Ferguson-Katsunori Kikuno Bout Verbally Agreed To
By FCF Staff
The May 24th, UFC 173 card has a new lightweight addition, as the promotion has announced that Tony Ferguson and Katsunori Kikuno have verbally agreed to fight at the upcoming event.
UFC 173 will be hosted by… Read More
Recovering Anderson Silva Posts Clip of Legend Rolling Again
By FCF Staff
Anderson Silva continues to keep fans in on the loop, in terms of how his recovery is going, as the former middleweight champ has posted a clip of himself rolling. The brief footage was posted on the… Read More
UFC 173: Michael Chiesa to Fight Francisco Trinaldo
By FCF Staff
UFC 173 has six bouts confirmed, as the promotion has announced that Michael Chiesa will fight lightweight Francisco Trinaldo at the May 24th card.
Chiesa (10-1) will be looking to build on the submission win he scored… Read More
Doctor Statement Says Vitor Belfort Needs 90 Days to “Adapt” to End of TRT
By FCF Staff
Vitor Belfor will no longer fight middleweight champion Chris Weidman on May 24th at UFC 173, and the contender has posted another statement explaining why the NSAC’s ban of TRT has prompted the change.
Belfort posted the… Read More
Vitor Belfort Releases Follow Up Statement, Denies “Giving Up” UFC 173 Fight
By FCF Staff
Vitor Belfort will no longer fight Chris Weidman on May 24th, as a result of the NSAC’s recent decision to ban testosterone-replacement-therapy, and the punishing striker wants to make sure fans understand why.
Not long after the… Read More
Watch The UFC FN 36 Weigh-Ins at 1:00PM ET / 10:00AM PT
By FCF Staff
You can watch the weigh-ins for Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 36 card, right here at Full Contact Fighter, beginning today at 1:00 PM / EST 10:00 AM / PST.
The event, which will be hosted by… Read More
UFC FN 36: Joe Proctor Say He’s “Added a Lot More Tools to my Belt” After Missing 2013 Campaign
By Kelsey Mowatt
If you take a quick look at the record of Joe Proctor, one could quickly conclude that 2013 didn’t unfold in the manner the lightweight thought it would. The reason being, of course, that the… Read More
UFC Announces Changes to Fight Night Bonus Structure
By FCF Staff
MMA fans have grown accustomed to hearing about who won “Knockout” or “Submission of the Night” following a UFC, but on Tuesday, the promotion announced significant changes to its post-fight bonus structure.
While the UFC will continue… Read More