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UFC 171’s Justin Scoggins Eager to “Represent the New Generation of Fighters, Because I’m The Best in The World at What I Do”
By Kelsey Mowatt
Anyone who follows MMA intently knows that the sport’s upper echelon has been invaded by a “new wave” of fighters, who are making their presence felt, despite the fact many of them are barely past… Read More
GLORY 14: Kiria, Bonjasky and Pereira Discuss Victories
By FCF Staff
GLORY 14 went down in Zagreb, Croatia yesterday, and the event saw Remy Bonjasky defeat Mirko “Cro Cop”, Davit Kiria take home the lightweight belt, and Alex Pereira win the middleweight contender tourney.
Here is some of… Read More
UFC FN 37’s Jimi Manuwa Talks Alexander Gustafsson: “I Don’t Think Anyone’s Chin Can Take my Full Power”
By FCF Staff
Although the consensus opinion is that Jimi Manuwa will not spoil Alexander Gustafsson’s hopes of rematching Jon Jones later this year at UFC Fight Night 37, the pre-fight narrative says he certainly has the ability.… Read More
UFC Vet Bart Palaszewski Discusses Decision to Retire, Transitioning Into Career “That is Not About Me”
By Kelsey Mowatt
After competing in 53 professional bouts, over a twelve year span, Bart Palaszewski recently announced he was hanging up the gloves at the young age of 30. The announcement seemed to catch more… Read More
Bellator 110 Weigh-In Results: “Rampage” Jackson And Christian M’Pumbu Set For Headliner
By FCF Staff
Bellator will kick off its tenth season of action tomorrow night in Uncasville, Connecticut, and “Rampage” Jackson and Christian M’Pumbu both made weight for the the card’s headliner.
Jackson came in at 206 pounds for the light-heavyweight… Read More
Cris ‘Cyborg’ Talks Ronda Rousey, Cut to 135, Lion Fight 14 Title Fight
By Lion Fight (via press release)
Las Vegas, NV – Everywhere you look in Fightland these days all you see is LION FIGHT title contender Cyborg, Cyborg and more Cyborg.
“Cyborg Calls Out Ronda Rousey”
“Cris Cyborg… Read More
UFC 170: Daniel Cormier And Ronda Rousey Lead Way in Salaries
By FCF Staff
The Nevada State Athletic Commission has released the payroll figures for Saturday’s UFC 170 card in Las Vegas, and former heavyweight contender Daniel Cormier lead the way.
According to the salaries that were disclosed to the NSAC… Read More
WSOF Canada: Roger Alves Admits “The Pressure Was There”, But Hayabusa Coach Delivered Big Win After Near Decade Long Hiatus
By Kelsey Mowatt
When you consider that Roger Alves hadn’t fought in nearly a decade, and that he was fighting in front of his hometown supporters, one can’t blame the Team Hayabusa coach for having some pre-fight… Read More
UFC 170: Dana White Admits to Being “Hard” on Rory MacDonald, But Credits Welterweight For Memorable Win
By FCF Staff
Rory MacDonald was in need of a memorable win last night at UFC 170, and the emerging welterweight did just that, while handing Demian Maia a unanimous decision loss.
Heading into UFC 170, the 24 year-old was… Read More
UFC 170: Ronda Rousey and Daniel Cormier Score Quick Wins
By FCF Staff
Ronda Rousey needed just over one minute tonight at UFC 170 to defend her bantamweight title, as she quickly stopped fellow Olympic medalist Sarah McMann with strikes.
McMann came out firing and landed several punches on Rousey,… Read More
UFC 170 Weigh-In Results: Rousey And McMann Set For Headliner, Cormier And Cummins Ready For War
By FCF Staff
All of the competitors for tomorrow night’s UFC 170 card in Las Vegas made weight this afternoon, including headliners Ronda Rousey and Sarah McMann.
The bantamweight champion Rousey weighed in at 135 pounds, as did the decorated… Read More
UFC 170: Newcomer Pat Cummins Says It’s Time to “Realize The Second” Part of MMA Dream
By Kelsey Mowatt
Although UFC 170 recently lost an all-star bout between Daniel Cormier and Rashad Evans, it certainly hasn’t taken long for the latter’s replacement, Pat Cummins, to create some serious buzz about his Octagon… Read More
UFC 170: Cody Gibson Replacing Injured Lucas Martins
By FCF Staff
Cody Gibson will make his Octagon debut on very short notice, as the bantamweight has been booked to replace the injured Lucas Martins at UFC 170, which goes down February 22nd. Gibson will take on… Read More
Bellator 110: Line-up For February 28th Card Finalized
By FCF Staff
Bellator has announced the entire line-up for the promotion’s February 28th card, which will feature “Rampage” Jackson taking on former light-heavyweight champ Christian M’Pumbu in the headliner.
The upcoming event, which will be hosted by Connecticut’s Mohegan… Read More
GLORY 14: Full Card Announced For March 8th Event
By GLORY (via press release)
New York, NY – GLORY, the world’s premier kickboxing league, today announced the fight card for GLORY 14 ZAGREB, featuring a Lightweight World Title fight and one-night, four-man Middleweight Contender Tournament, to be… Read More
ONE FC “War of Nations”: Kojima-Leone, Boku-LePont Latest Additions
By FCF Staff
ONE FC has booked two more bouts for it’s March 14th “War of Nations” event, as flyweight Shinichi Kojima will battle Andrew Leone, and former lightweight champ Kotetsu Boku will fight Arnaud LePont. The upcoming event will… 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
World Series of Fighting Adds Ashlee Evans-Smith, Emi Fujino, Teddy Holder, Tyler Stinson
By WSOF (via press release)
LAS VEGAS (Dec. 31, 2013) – The Las Vegas-based World Series of Fighting promotion continues to keep an eye on the future, and the organization is happy to announce the signing of four talented… Read More
UFC Rankings Update: Weidman Moves Into Top Five P4P, Rankings Expanded to 15 Spots
By FCF Staff
Considering Chris Weidman holds two wins over the legend Anderson Silva, following his TKO victory due to injury at UFC 168, it’s not surprising to see that the middleweight champ has moved into the UFC’s top five,… Read More