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Report: UFC and WSOF Vet John Gunderson Retiring From MMA
By FCF Staff
After participating in over 50 professional fights, and competing for several of the sport’s biggest promotions including the UFC, John Gunderson has reportedly retired from fighting.
The 35 year-old fighter was scheduled to scrap Alexander Sarnavskiy on… Read More
UFC 178: Demetrious Johnson, Conor McGregor, Donald Cerrone Lead Way in Payroll
By FCF Staff
The Nevada State Athletic Commission has released the salaries for Saturday’s UFC 178 card in Las Vegas, and leading the way in pay was flyweight champ Demetrious Johnson.
According to the figures the NSAC has released, Johnson… Read More
UFC 178: Donald Cerrone Wants Quick Turnaround Fight, “Somebody Start a Twitter Beef”
By FCF Staff
Although Donald Cerrone has already fought four times in 2014, and defeated the highly regarded Eddie Alvarez at UFC 178, the lightweight isn’t ready to call it a year yet.
Cerrone worked his way to an impressive,… Read More
UFC 178: Demetrious Johnson Defends Title, Donald Cerrone, Conor McGregor Score Wins
By FCF Staff
As most people expected would be the case, Demetrious Johnson retained the flyweight championship tonight at UFC 178, by tapping out Chris Cariaso in the second round.
The heavily favoured Johnson submitted Cariaso with a nicely executed,… Read More
WSOF’s Ozzy Dugulubgov Credits Father for Putting Him “on This Path”, Discusses Roots in Combat Taekwondo
By Kelsey Mowatt
Ozzy Dugulubgov has become one of WSOF’s rising lightweights thanks to the training he’s received from the renowned Renzo Gracie Team, but the fighter’s father has also been a driving force behind his success.
After… Read More
UFC 178: Eddie Alvarez Says He’ll be “Uneasy” Until he’s “Number One”
By FCF Staff
After establishing himself as one of the sport’s top lightweights, without fighting in the Octagon, Eddie Alvarez will continue his pursuit of the world’s number one ranking this Saturday at UFC 178.
The former Bellator champ and… Read More
Joe Riggs to Face Ben Saunders in Octagon Return
By FCF Staff
After his Octagon return was postponed this past summer, Joe Riggs will make his UFC return versus Ben Saunders on December 13th.
The promotion has announced that the welterweights will fight at UFC on FOX 13, which… Read More
UFC 178’s Eddie Alvarez Promising “Violent Fight” in Octagon Debut
By FCF Staff
On September 27th, Eddie Alvarez will look to take his first step into title contention with the UFC, when he takes on top ranked contender Donald Cerrone.
Since Alvarez is a former Bellator champ, and has been… Read More
WSOF 14: Ryan Ford’s Looking to “Prove” He’s a Top Ten Welterweight Versus Jake Shields
By Kelsey Mowatt
Following his highlight reel, KO win over Joel Powell in February, Ryan Ford was looking for another memorable way to make his presence felt in the World Series of Fighting welterweight rankings. To that… Read More
Dana White Surprised Eddie Alvarez Isn’t Ranked Higher in UFC’s 155 Division
By FCF Staff
Now that Eddie Alvarez is with the UFC, the former Bellator champ has been voted in as the promotion’s #14 ranked lightweight, but Dana White evidently doesn’t agree with the position.
Alvarez, who is scheduled to fight Donald… Read More
UFC Rankings Update: “Jacare” Souza Closes in on #1 Contender Spot
By FCF Staff
Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza continued to roll through the UFC opposition on Friday night, and the middleweight has seen his ranking improve as a result.
Souza scored an impressive, submission win over veteran Gegard Mousasi at UFC Fight… Read More
Report: War Machine Facing 32 Charges Including Attempted Murder
By FCF Staff
After his alleged involvement in a violent incident with his former girlfriend Christy Mack earlier this summer, War Machine (Jon Koppenhaver) has been charged with 32 offenses including attempting murder.
According to a report from the Las… Read More
Report: Ben Askren Says Dana White Cares About “Bottom Line a Lot” And Not “Enough” About UFC’s Athletes
By FCF Staff
Dana White relayed this weekend that he holds no grudge against ONE FC champ Ben Askren, but that was before the latter publicly blasted the UFC President once again.
Following Askren’s quick, stoppage win over Nobutatsu Suzuki… Read More
After UFC Debut Cancellation, Anthony Birchak Returns to Broken in Home
By FCF Staff
Not only did Anthony Birchak have his UFC debut cancelled this weekend, but the bantamweight reportedly returned to Arizona and discovered his home had been broken into.
Birchak was scheduled to fight Joe Soto at UFC 177… Read More
Dana White Says UFC Could Explore Signing Ben Askren, ONE FC Champ Thanks “Master” in Response
By FCF Staff
Following Ben Askren’s championship victory at ONE FC 19, Dana White has said the UFC could explore signing him in the future, and the comment has prompted a fiery return from the wrestler.
Askren hoped to sign… Read More
Legacy FC 34: Brian Hall Hands Pedro Souza First Loss, Austin Lyons Outscores Jonathan Brookins
By FCF Staff
Here are the main card results for Legacy Fighting Championship’s latest event, which was hosted by Tunica, Mississippi.
The card saw rising flyweight Brian Hall hand Pedro Souza his first loss, by scoring a unanimous decision over… Read More
ONE FC 19 Weigh-In Results: Three Title Fights Official
By FCF Staff
Here are the official weigh-in results for ONE FC 19, which will be hosted by the Dubai World Trade Centre tomorrow.
The “Reign of Champions” card will feature three title fights, including welterweight champ Nobutatsu Suzki versus… Read More
UFC 178: Eddie Alvarez Heading to Octagon, Fighting Donald Cerrone in Debut
By FCF Staff
Only hours after Bellator announced that it has granted Eddie Alvarez his unconditional release, the UFC has confirmed the lightweight star has signed with the promotion. In the former Bellator champ’s Octagon debut, he will take on… Read More
UFC 177: Cain Carrizosa Versus Chris Wade Late Addition
By FCF Staff
UFC 177 has received a new bout, less than two weeks away from the August 30th event, as Cain Carrizosa will face fellow UFC newcomer Chris Wade.
Carrizosa (6-0) joins the promotion having knocked out Chris Quitiquit… Read More
New Full Contact Fighter Radio Features Chris Cariaso, Elvis Mutapcic, and Scott Cleve
By FCF Staff
The latest episode of Full Contact Fighter Radio features interviews with the UFC’s Chris Cariaso, WSOF’s Elvis Mutapcic and Bellator’s Scott Cleve.
Cariaso is scheduled to fight UFC Flyweight Champion Demetrious Johnson at UFC 178 on September… Read More