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ONE FC 15: Bibiano Fernandes to Defend Belt Versus Masakatsu Ueda
By FCF Staff
Just days before ONE FC will hold its 14th event in Lumpur, Malaysia, the promotion has announced that bantamweight champ Bibiano Fernandes will battle Masakatsu Ueda May 2nd.
The fight will headline… Read More
Report: Josh Thomson Would be Happy to “Welcome” Jose Aldo to Lightweight, Says News of Pettis-Melendez Sickened Him
By FCF Staff
The MMA world is still buzzing from the news that Gilbert Melendez is not Bellator bound after all, but instead, the lightweight contender has resigned with the UFC and will fight champ Anthony Pettis later this year.… Read More
Report: Gilbert Melendez Says UFC is “Where I Wanted to Be”
By FCF Staff
Gilbert Melendez may have been excited about the prospect of heading to Bellator, but the renowned lightweight says his intention was to remain with the Ultimate Fighting Championship all along.
After Bellator reached an agreement with the… Read More
Gilbert Melendez Signs New Deal With UFC, Coaching Opposite Anthony Pettis For TUF 20
By FCF Staff
One of the UFC’s top fighters won’t be heading to Bellator after all, as the promotion has announced that it’s re-signed Gilbert Melendez to a new deal, which will see the lightweight coach opposite Anthony Pettis on… Read More
WSOF’s Ryan Ford: “Joel Powell’s Not Going to Bring Anything Into The Cage That I Haven’t Seen”
Welterweights to Battle For Canadian Title Feb. 21st
By Kelsey Mowatt
As a result of a five fight win streak and two wins under the Bellator banner,… Read More
Report: Texas Commission Says Jessica Eye Tested Positive For Marijuana Following UFC 166
By FCF Staff
The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation recently overturned Jessica Eye’s split decision win over Sarah Kaufman at UFC 166 to a no decision, and according to a new report, a positive test for cannabinoids is the reason… Read More
UFC on FOX 11: Josh Samman Versus Caio Magalhaes Latest Addition
By FCF Staff
The line-up for UFC on FOX 11 continues to near completion, as the promotion has announced that Josh Samman will take on middleweight Caio Magalhaes at the April 19th event. The card will be hosted by Orlando’s… Read More
Report: Ben Askren to Fight For ONE FC Welterweight Title in Promotional Debut
By FCF Staff
Not surprisingly, ONE FC has handed Ben Askren a big assignment for the undefeated fighter’s promotional debut, as he will reportedly challenge for the welterweight title. Brock Larson is scheduled to fight Nobutatsu Suzuki, March 14th, at ONE… Read More
Report: Jessica Eye’s UFC 166 Win Over Sarah Kaufman Overturned Due to Failed Drug Test
By FCF Staff
Recently it was reported that Jessica Eye’s split decision win over Sarah Kaufman at UFC 166 had been overturned to a no decision, and now it’s been revealed the change was apparently due to Eye failing her… Read More
Legacy FC 29: Leonard Garcia to Defend Belt Versus Shane Howell
By FCF Staff
Legacy Fighting Championship has announced that Leonard Garcia will defend his featherweight title versus Shane Howell on March 21st. The bout is the second title fight to be booked for Legacy FC 29, as Paul Buentello will… Read More
Latest Full Contact Fighter Radio Features John Makdessi, Dave Jansen And Lee Mein
By FCF Staff
The latest episode of Full Contact Fighter Radio features talks with the UFC’s John Makdessi, Bellator’s Dave Jansen and WSOF Canada’s Lee Mein.
Makdessi, who has won three straight fights, is set to fight… Read More
“Rampage” Jackson and Tyrone Spong go to War on Twitter
By FCF Staff
Recently World Series of Fighting’s matchmaker and vice president Ali Abdel-Aziz proposed Tyrone Spong fight Bellator’s “Rampage” Jackson on a cross promotional card, and now the light-heavyweights have gotten into it on Twitter.
While the consensus seems… 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
WSOF: Ryan Ford to Battle Joel Powell For Canadian Welterweight Title
By FCF Staff
World Series of Canada has announced that Bellator vet Ryan Ford will battle welterweight Joel Powell for the promotion’s Canadian title on February 21st. The bout will headline the upcoming event, which will be hosted by the… Read More
MFC 39: Powers in For Chiappe Versus Baghdad
By FCF Staff
Less than two weeks away from its January 17th card in Edmonton, Alberta, the Maximum Fighting Championship has announced that Ryan Chiappe has withdrawn from the event. As a result, Sean Powers has agreed to fight… Read More
Report: Tito Ortiz Arrested on Suspicion of DUI
By FCF Staff
Former UFC light-heavyweight champ Tito Oriz was reportedly arrested in West Los Angeles early Monday morning, on suspicion of driving under-the-influence. The arrest occurred after Ortiz crashed his 2012 Porsche Panamera into a concrete, center meridian.
News of… Read More
Report: Zach Makovsky And Josh Sampo Have Agreed to Fight
By FCF Staff
It looks as though UFC 170 has picked up an eleventh bout, as flyweights Zach Makovsky and Josh Sampo have reportedly agreed to fight at the February 22nd card. The event will go down at the Mandalay… 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 FN 36: Wilson Reis to Fight Iuri Alcantara
By FCF Staff
The line-up for UFC Fight Night 36 is nearing completion, as the promotion has announced that bantamweights Iuri Alcantara and Wilson Reis have agreed to fight at the February 15th event.
Reis (17-4) made his UFC debut… Read More
ONE FC Confirms Signing of Ben Askren
By FCF Staff
After Ben Askren recently relayed publicly that he’s headed to ONE FC, the Asian based promotion has officially announced that it has signed the former Bellator champ. No details were provided in the press release in terms… Read More