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Opinion: What to Expect From “Rampage” Jackson vs. Joey Beltran
By Michael Hatamoto
Former UFC light-heavyweight champ Quinton “Rampage” Jackson will make his Bellator debut later this month, when he meets former UFC heavyweight Joey Beltran in what should be a striking battle on the feet.
It wasn’t… Read More
Opinion: Mirko ‘Cro Cop’ Filipovic Meets Alexey Oleinik at Legends 2
By Michael Hatamoto
Former PRIDE superstar Mirko ‘Cro Cop’ Filipovic was scheduled to rematch Aleksander Emelianenko next month at Legends 2, but the fight fell through due to continued personal problems Emelianenko needs to address.
Instead, Cro Cop will fight… Read More
RFA 11: Matt Manzanares Fighting Zach Makovsky in Headliner
By FCF Staff
Resurrection Fighting Alliance has announced that Matt Manzanares will fight former Bellator champ Zach Makovsky for the promotion’s flyweight belt on November 22nd. The card will be hosted by the 1STBANK Center in Broomfield, Colorado.
Manzanares (5-1)… Read More
BAMMA 14: Jim Wallhead-Florent Betorangal Confirmed
By FCF Staff
The British Association of Mixed Martial Arts has confirmed that Bellator vet Jim Wallhead will battle welterweight Florent Betorangal at the promotion’s upcoming December 14th event in Birmingham, England. BAMMA 14 will be hosted by the city’s… Read More
Opinion: Was Tito Ortiz Comeback Doomed From The Beginning?
By Jesse Heitz
Yesterday, news broke that Tito “The Huntington Beach Bad Boy” Ortiz was forced to withdraw from his scheduled and highly publicized bout with Quinton “Rampage” Jackson at Bellator’s November 2nd Pay-Per-View event. It seems as if it’s… Read More
Part II: King Mo Discusses How Heathcliff Got Him Into MMA, How G.I. Joe Almost Killed Him
By Bryan Levick
There may not be a busier athlete in sports today than Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal. The former Strikeforce light heavyweight champion is currently training for a rematch against Emanuel Newton which will take place at Bellator 106… Read More
WSOF’s Sefo Not Interested in Palhares Until Fighter Gets “Some Sort of Help”
Fitch Stands By Previous Comments About Welterweight
By Kelsey Mowatt
Although Rousimar Palhares has been banned by the UFC for the controversial heel hook he used to injure Mike Pierce on October 9th, due to his name and… Read More
King Mo on Poor Judging Plaguing Combat Sports: “A lot of guys are stealing rounds with shoe shine punches”
By Bryan Levick
King Mo spends a lot of time training at Jeff Mayweather’s gym in Las Vegas, Nevada. Mayweather is Floyd Mayweather Jr’s uncle and is also a former boxer himself. Floyd Jr. just improved to 45-0 with a… Read More
Report: GLORY Averages Just Under 400,000 Viewers in SPIKE Debut
SPIKE Exec Acknowledges “Tremendous Competition” But Night Featured “Amazing Fights”
By FCF Staff
GLORY made its broadcast debut on SPIKE Saturday night, and depending on one’s perspective, the kickboxing promotion drew solid numbers all things considered.
According to SPIKE, GLORY… Read More
WSOF 6: Alexis Vila Versus Josh Rettinghouse Latest Addition
By FCF Staff
Less than two weeks removed from it’s sixth event in Coral Gables, Florida, World Series of Fighting has announced that Bellator vet Alexis Vila will fight bantamweight Josh Rettinghouse at the October 26th card.
The event will… Read More
World Series of Fighting President Ray Sefo: Our Biggest Competitor Is Ourselves
By Michael Hatamoto
World Series of Fighting President Ray Sefo has big plans for his upstart MMA promotion, and the next step in that natural progression will take place at WSOF 6 later this month.
WSOF 6 features a welterweight… Read More
Report: Krzysztof Jotko Signs With UFC, Fighting Bruno Santos December 7th
By FCF Staff
According to multiple reports, undefeated Polish fighter Krzysztof Jotko has signed with the UFC, and will fight another promotional newcomer, Bruno Santos, on December 7th. The middleweight fight will be part of UFC Fight Night 33, which will… Read More
Opinion: Lavar Johnson’s Downward Spiral
By Michael Hatamoto
UFC veteran Lavar Johnson was expected to make his debut at Bellator 102, smashing through Brazilian journeyman Vinicius Queiroz to set up a potential heavyweight showdown with Cheick Kongo.
Instead, Quieroz touched Johnson’s face and dropped him… Read More
Tonight on Alchemist Radio: Justin Lawrence, MFC President Mark Pavelich, Ryron Gracie, King Mo and Invicta FC President Shannon Knapp.
This week on Alchemist Radio we welcome longtime MMA writer/PR rep and manager Mike Russell as our co-host. Russell has done work for FundaFighter an recently partnered up with Miguel Torres to create Fight Empire, a full service fight… Read More
MFC 38: Sam Alvey Plans to “Swing for the Fences”, Believes South is “Underestimating” his Ground Game
By Kelsey Mowatt
When Sam Alvey returns to Edmonton, Alberta this week the TUF and Bellator vet will take another run at securing the Maximum Fighting Championship’s middleweight title. After coming up short against former champion Elvis Mutapcic… Read More
MFC’s Anthony Birchak: The energy of being in the main event, with all eyes on me, is something I thrive on
By Bryan Levick
MFC President Mark Pavelich has done a tremendous job of promoting his organization & has watched it grow into a legitimate MMA promotion. They’ve done this by signing a long term deal with AXS TV, utilizing social… Read More
Undefeated Jason South Talks MFC Title Fight With Sam Alvey: “No Matter Where it Goes I’ll be Ready For It”
By Kelsey Mowatt
Unlike many of the emerging fighters today, Jason South did not get into MMA as a means to compete after a collegiate wrestling or football career, nor did he have any previous training in martial… Read More
ONE FC 11: Shinya Aoki Moving to 145, Fighting Cody Stevens
By FCF Staff
As expected would be the case, decorated vet and ONE FC lightweight champ Shinya Aoki, is dropping down to featherweight and will fight Cody Stevens at the promotion’s October 18th card in Singapore. Since the fight will… Read More
Latest FCF Radio Features “TUF Nations” Tryout Matt MacGrath, MFC Contenders Sam Alvey and Jason South
By FCF Staff
In the latest edition of Full Contact Fighter Radio we talk to Bellator and established Canada vet Matt MacGrath, who recently tried out for the upcoming “TUF Nations: Australia versus Canada” series. In addition, the show features… Read More
All-New Alchemist Radio: MFC’s Anthony Birchak, TUF’s Chris Holdsworth, UFC Star Matt Brown and Greg Jackson
This week on Alchemist Radio we welcome back Reed Kuhn as our co-host.
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