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Bellator 131: Wanderlei Silva Pulled From Pre-Fight Festitivities
By FCF Staff
A day after Bellator announced that Wanderlei Silva would attend a pre-fight event this Friday in San Diego, the promotion has announced that the UFC vet and MMA legend will no longer participate.
Silva was scheduled to… Read More
Dan Henderson Responds to “Jacare” Souza Fight Proposal
By FCF Staff
Recently one of Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza’s coaches relayed that he would like to see the rising middleweight battle Dan Henderson, and the legendary fighter has responded to the idea.
Souza’s coach, Josuel Distak, recently said that the… Read More
Jorge Masvidal Extends Challenge to Donald Cerrone, Latter Says He’s “Down”
By FCF Staff
Donald Cerrone has been actively campaigning for a fight in December, and it looks like at least one lightweight contender is up for the bout.
Following Jorge Masvidal’s decision win over James Krause at UFC 178, he… Read More
Brad Pickett Calls for Scrap With John Moraga
By FCF Staff
Following John Moraga’s submission win over Justin Scoggins last weekend, it hasn’t taken long for him to get called out, as Brad Pickett has relayed he wants to face the flyweight.
Just day’s removed from Moraga’s second… Read More
Report: NSAC Moving to Set Aside Wanderlei Silva’s Motion, Believes it Has Authority to Discipline Fighter
By FCF Staff
Although Wanderlei Silva and his camp believe the Nevada State Athletic Commission has no authority to discipline the UFC vet, his case isn’t going to be closed just yet.
Since Silva refused to take a pre-fight drug… Read More
Titan FC 29: Mike Ricci Outscores George Sotiropoulos
By FCF Staff
Here are the results from Titan FC 29, which saw Mike Ricci hand fellow UFC vet George Sotiropoulos his fifth straight loss in the main event.
The card was hosted by the Crown Coliseum in Fayatteville, North Carolina.… Read More
Report: Anthony Pettis Says Gilbert Melendez Fight set for Dec. 6th, Weighs in on Recent Criticism
By FCF Staff
While it’s been known for some time now that Anthony Pettis will defend the lightweight title versus Gilbert Melendez at the end of 2014, the UFC champ has confirmed the date.
According to Pettis, he will battle… Read More
TUF Brazil III Finale Weigh-In Results: Stipe Miocic and Fabio Maldonado Cleared for Main Event
By FCF Staff
Here are the official weigh-in results for Saturday’s TUF Brazil III Finale in Sao Paulo, Brazil, which will feature heavyweight contender Stipe Miocic taking on Fabio Maldonado.
All of the scheduled competitors made weight for the event,… Read More
Titan FC 28: Mike Ricci Withdrawing From Bout With George Sotiropoulus
By FCF Staff
Following his first round, stoppage win over Jorge Gurgel at Titan FC 27 last month, Mike Ricci has announced he will not fight George Sotiropoulus on April 25th as expected. The venue and host city for Titan… Read More
Report: Anderson Silva Not Planning to Fight in 2014
By FCF Staff
Although Anderson Silva’s recovery appears to be going well, and there has been hope he would fight before the year is out, the legendary fighter has reportedly said that won’t happen.
Silva, who severely broke his leg… Read More
Rankings Update: Dong Hyun Kim Cracks Top 10 After Stunning KO
By FCF Staff
Thanks to four fight win streak, which includes highlight reel knockouts over Erick Silva and John Hathaway, Dong Hyun Kim has moved into the UFC’s top ten welterweight rankings.
Following Kim’s stoppage win over Hathaway at the… Read More
Bellator Returning to Canada For May 9th Show
By FCF Staff
Bellator has announced that it’s returning to Canada for its 119th card, which will take place May 9th, at the Casino Rama in Rama, Ontario.
The event will feature the finals for Bellator’s upcoming heavyweight tourney, as… Read More
Report: Anthony Pettis Says “Of Course” He Wants To Fight Jose Aldo
By FCF Staff
It was reported after UFC 169 Saturday that Anthony Pettis called Dana White to relay he’s down for a bout with Jose Aldo, and in a follow up report, the lightweight champ has repeated that desire.
Following… Read More
Report: Vitor Belfort to Apply For TUE Prior to Facing Weidman
By FCF Staff
Although Vitor Belfort has said he will fight UFC middleweight champ Chris Weidman if he can’t undergo testosterone replacement therapy, the punishing striker still intends to undergo the controversial treatments.
Belfort has reportedly informed “UFC Tonight” that… Read More
Dana White Responds to GSP: “The Whole Thing is Shocking”
By FCF Staff
Georges St. Pierre has made it be known he isn’t happy about the UFC’s current stance on drug testing, and now the promotion’s president Dana White has fired back at the former champ.
While speaking to the… Read More
Report: Pedro Rizzo Says Anderson Silva Relayed “I Will be Back”
By FCF Staff
As the MMA world continues to wait and see whether Anderson Silva plans to fight again, following his horrific injury at UFC 168, Pedro Rizzo is reporting the legend intends to return to the cage.
The veteran… Read More
Report: Thiago Tavares Planning Move to 145 After UFN 32 Win
By FCF Staff
Although Thiago Tavares got back on track at UFC Fight Night 32 last week, by tapping out Justin Salas in the opening round, it sounds like the veteran lightweight is planning a move to 145. The win… Read More
Opinion: Fallon Fox and Tying Up Loose Ends
By Jesse Heitz
In today’s piece I will attempt to tie up some loose ends, or rather, provide some final commentary on one of the stories that have caused much heated discussion in the MMA world over the last several… Read More
UFN 30: Flyweight Contender Lineker Fails to Make Weight
By FCF Staff
John Lineker may be the UFC’s #5th ranked flyweight and is on a three fight winning streak, but the fighter failed to make weight for the third time in five fights today in Manchester.
Lineker came in… Read More
Flyweight Contender Chris Cariaso Talks UFN 29 Win: “If I Didn’t Win…I’d Definitely be Packing my Bags”
By Kelsey Mowatt
This time last year, Chris Cariaso was positioned near the top of the UFC’s flyweight rankings, thanks to a three win streak and having gone 4-1 to date with the promotion. But following losses to… Read More