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UFC FN 50: Alistair Overeem to Fight Ben Rothwell
By FCF Staff
On the same day the UFC announced that the fight between Gegard Mousasi and “Jacare” Souza was moving to September 5th, the promotion has confirmed Alistair Overeem will battle Ben Rothwell at the event.
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Report: Ronda Rousey Broke Hand at UFC 175, Interim Title Possible if Jose Aldo Not Ready by October
By FCF Staff
Following Ronda Rousey’s win over Alexis Davis at UFC 175 it was revealed she required some stitches on her hand, and is set to have her knee scoped, but it looks as though her injuries don’t end… Read More
Former UFC Champ Jens Pulver Announces Retirement
By FCF Staff
BJ Penn isn’t the only former UFC champ to announce he’s hanging up the gloves, as Jens Pulver also confirmed recently that he’s retiring from pro MMA at the age of 39.
“Lil Evil” hadn’t fought since… Read More
Coach Tom Vaughn Discusses Ray Borg’s Latest Win, Says UFC Flyweight Has “a Certain Something”
By Kelsey Mowatt
Although Ray Borg has fought just twice in the UFC, thanks to memorable performances against Dustin Ortiz and now Shane Howell, his time flying under the radar is over.
At UFC Fight Night 44, Borg… Read More
TUF 19 Finale: Frankie Edgar Says Win Over BJ Penn “Bittersweet”, Eyeing Bout With Cub Swanson
By FCF Staff
Frankie Edgar has accomplished many great things in his fighting career to date, and there’s no question the fighter will always be linked to BJ Penn. After all, not only did he defeat Penn to become lightweight… Read More
TUF 19 Finale: Dana White Weighs in on BJ Penn Retiring, Says Aldo-Mendes II Still in the Works
By FCF Staff
Following his third loss to Frankie Edgar, BJ Penn is calling it quits on his storied career, and UFC President Dana White appears to agree with the decision.
White has relayed in the past that he thought… Read More
UFC 175: Dana White Says Urijah Faber Fighting on Prelims is “a Good Thing”
By FCF Staff
More than a few eyebrows were raised when it was announced that Urijah Faber’s bout with Alex Caceres this Saturday, won’t go down on the UFC 175 main card, but rather the prelims. While the move prompted… Read More
TUF 19 Finale: Sarah Moras Says Competing on TUF “Totally Different” Than Making UFC Debut
By Kelsey Mowatt
Although Sarah Moras competed in the eighteenth season of “The Ultimate Fighter”, and advanced to the show’s semifinals, the bantamweight concedes it’s not comparable to what’s coming on July 6th. On that day, at the… Read More
UFC and FOX Sports Terminate Chael Sonnen From Analyst Duties After Second Failed Drug Test
By FCF Staff
Chael Sonnen may have retired from pro fighting after failing a random drug test recently, but the results of a second failed drug test has cost him his commentating duties.
According to a statement released by the… Read More
UFC FN 44 Weigh-In Results: Cub Swanson and Jeremy Stephens Ready for War
Kelvin Gastelum Misses Weight on First Attempt
By FCF Staff
Here are the official weigh-in results for UFC Fight Night 44, which will go down at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas.
In the main event, Cub Swanson will… Read More
UFC’s Dan Henderson Says Imminent Return to Middleweight “Not True”
By FCF Staff
Despite speculation, and a recent report, that Dan Henderson is returning to middleweight for his next bout, the 43 year-old legend says nothing has been determined regarding his next fight.
Henderson, who was choked out by light-heavyweight… Read More
UFC 174: Dana White Blasts Brendan Schaub-Andrei Arlovski Fight, “The Fans Lost”
By FCF Staff
Andrei Arlovski emerged with a tightly contested, split decision win at UFC 174, but the heavyweight’s Octagon return was being discussed by Dana White for all the wrong reasons.
Following the Vancouver event, White had this to… Read More
UFC 174: Ali Bagautinov Concedes Demetrious Johnson P4P Contender, “But I Can Beat Him”
By FCF Staff
Ali Bagautinov has certainly impressed, since he arrived in the UFC last year, but the powerful flyweight will be a considerable underdog when he faces Demetrious Johnson Saturday.
After all, not only is the latter the UFC… Read More
UFC on FOX 12: Kyle Kingsbury to Face Patrick Cummins
By FCF Staff
Kyle Kingsbury will step into the Octagon, for the first time in nearly two years on July 26th, when he takes on Patrick Cummins.
The light-heavyweight fight will be part of UFC on FOX 12, which will… Read More
UFC FN 42: Benson Henderson Says he Cares About “Good Performances”, Not Finishes
By FCF Staff
Although Benson Henderson is a former UFC lightweight champ, and is regarded as one of the planet’s best fighters, “Smooth” has received plenty of criticism in recent years for not finishing fights. Henderson likely silenced some of… Read More
UFC FN 42: Benson Henderson “Ready for Anything” Against Rustam Khabilov
By FCF Staff
Rustam Khabilov may not be a top ten ranked lightweight, and will be the underdog at UFC Fight Night 42 on Saturday, but it sounds like Benson Henderson is taking the Russian fighter very seriously.
The former… Read More
UFC FN 42: John Crouch Talks Rustam Khabilov, Plan for Benson Henderson is to Keep “Knocking Down” Contenders
By Kelsey Mowatt
After Benson Henderson handed Josh Thomson a split decision loss at UFC on FOX 10 in January, few people likely predicted at the time, that the former champ would face Rustam Khabilov next. While the… Read More
UFC FN 42: Jason High Hopes to “Springboard” Into Lightweight Title Run With Win Over Rafael dos Anjos
By Kelsey Mowatt
Although Jason High has lost just one fight since 2010, and is coming off consecutive wins over welterweights James Head and Anthony Lapsley, “The Kansas City Bandit” is dropping to 155. While it’s a… Read More
UFC FN 46: Norman Parke Versus Naoyuki Kotani Latest Addition
By FCF Staff
Northern Ireland’s Norman Parke will compete at the UFC’s return to Dublin, as the promotion has announced the lightweight will battle Naoyuki Kotani on July 19th. The bout will be part of UFC Fight Night 46, which will… Read More
UFC on FOX 12: Matt Brown to Battle Robbie Lawler in Headliner
By FCF Staff
Robbie Lawler will continue to have an extremely busy, 2014 campaign, as UFC President Dana White has announced the welterweight will fight fellow contender Matt Brown on July 26th. The announcement comes just days after Lawler took… Read More