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Jake Paul Signs With PFL to Compete in MMA
By FCF Staff
For some time now, there’s been speculation about whether YouTube star and boxer, Jake Paul, could move to MMA. Now, it’s been announced that Paul has signed with the PFL and that he will compete in a… Read More
ONE “NEXTGEN”: Stamp Fairtex & Ritu Phogat Advance to Atomweight Grand Prix Championship Final
By FCF Staff
Here are the results for ONE Championship’s “NEXTGEN” card, which took place today in Singapore.
The card saw Stamp Fairtex and Ritu Phogat advance to the finals of ONE’s atomweight grand prix, via decision wins over Julie Mezabarba… Read More
ONE “Revolution”: Ok Rae Yoon Takes Lightweight Title From Christian Lee
By FCF Staff
ONE Championship’s “Revolution” card took place today in Singapore, and it saw Ok Rae Yoon end the reign of Christian Lee.
Yoon was awarded a unanimous decision victory over Lee in the main event, and as a result,… Read More
Dana White Says Only an “Idiot” Would Have Booked Nick Diaz to Fight Kamaru Usman Next
By FCF Staff
Recently Nick Diaz made it clear he’s not happy about the UFC’s decision to have him fight Robbie Lawler, and argued he should be fighting Kamaru Usman next. Since then, Dana White hasn’t held back, in blasting… Read More
Uriah Hall Comments on UFC Vegas 33 Loss: “This One Hurts”
By FCF Staff
After having a four-fight winning streak snapped by Sean Strickland on Saturday, Uriah Hall has released a statement, in which he commented on the defeat.
Hall faced Strickland in the main event of UFC Vegas 33, and was… Read More
Dana White Questions Nick Diaz’s Desire to Fight, After Meeting With Star
By FCF Staff
Nick Diaz has reportedly said he wants to fight again, and he recently met with Dana White in an apparent step towards a return. But, the UFC President isn’t convinced that the 37-year-old has a real desire… Read More
Chris Weidman: Israel Adesanya – Jan Blachowicz Fight “Reaffirmed” Belief He’s a Bad Matchup For Champ
By FCF Staff
Chris Weidman has reported in the past he thinks he’s a bad matchup for Israel Adesanya. Now, following the latter’s loss to light heavyweight champ, Jan Blachowicz, Weidman sounds even more confident in that belief.
The middleweight… Read More
Report: Chris Weidman – Uriah Hall Bout Moved
By FCF Staff
It’s being reported that a fight between Uriah Hall and Chris Weidman has been moved from UFC 258, on account of the latter testing positive for COVID-19.
The middleweights were scheduled to fight at the February 13th… Read More
Manager: There’s a “99.99999” Percent Chance Nick Diaz Fights in 2021
By FCF Staff
Nick Diaz hasn’t fought since 2015. But, according to the star’s manager, there is almost a 100% chance that changes next year.
Diaz hasn’t competed since January, 2015, when he faced Anderson Silva. Since then, there’s been… Read More
Thiago Moises Wasn’t That Impressed With Bobby Green’s Recent Wins
By FCF Staff
Thiago Moises recognizes why Bobby Green is a top 15 ranked lightweight. But, the 25-year-old wasn’t all that impressed with Green’s recent victories.
Moises has been booked to face Green today at UFC Vegas 12, after tapping… Read More
Jon Jones Warns Israel Adesanya he Would “Tear One of Your Arms Off”
By FCF Staff
Now that Jon Jones is apparently preparing for a run at heavyweight, one would think the odds of him facing middleweight champ Israel Adesanya now have reduced, considerably. But, the stars continue to trade verbal shots.
For… Read More
Tyron Woodley Believes Nick Diaz Deserves to be in UFC’s Hall of Fame
By FCF Staff
As speculation about Nick Diaz fighting again continues to make the rounds, Tyron Woodley’s made the case for Diaz to be added to the UFC’s Hall of Fame.
Recently a video of a slim looking Diaz was… Read More
Manager Reports Nick Diaz Completed Test Weight Cut, Preparing For Comeback
By FCF Staff
Nick Diaz talked about fighting again last year, and while it doesn’t look like that’s going to happen in 2020, the fighter is reportedly preparing for a comeback.
The 37-year-old Diaz hasn’t fought since 2015, when he… Read More
Khabib Nurmagomedov, Jon Jones & Nate Diaz Fire Back at Conor McGregor After GOAT Comments
By FCF Staff
Conor McGregor recently made the case that he’s going to leave the sport as the greatest fighter of all time, and several fighters were quick to take issue with his claim.
Recently McGregor, who has lost two… Read More
Chris Weidman Says Israel Adesanya is “Super Talented”, But Believes He’s a “Bad Match-up” For Champ
By FCF Staff
Chris Weidman knows he has some work to do before he gets a chance to fight Israel Adesanya. But, the former middleweight champ’s confident he has the skill set to hand the star his first MMA defeat.… Read More
UFC 248: Yoel Romero Calls Israel Adesanya’s Performance a “Huge Disrespect” to MMA
By FCF Staff
After failing to win the middleweight title again at UFC 248, Yoel Romero accused Israel Adesanya of disrespecting fans and the sport with his performance.
Romero came out tentatively in the card’s headliner and looked to counter… Read More
UFC 248 Preview: Will Israel Adesanya Silence His Doubters? And Take Out Yoel Romero?
A few months ago, all signs pointed to Israel Adesanya fighting Paul Costa next, and not Yoel Romero. But, after Costa was sent to the sidelines with a bicep injury, the new middleweight champ drove hard for a showdown with… Read More
UFC 248 Preview: Can Yoel Romero Upset Israel Adesanya? And Finally Win UFC Gold?
Yoel Romero has come up short, twice before, in his bid to secure a UFC title, and in order to do so next, he’ll need to hand Israel Adesanya his first, MMA defeat. Can the powerful fighter pull off the… Read More
Jared Cannonier Names Kelvin Gastelum & Darren Till in Push For New Opponent, Latter Responds
By FCF Staff
After having a March 7th bout with Robert Whittaker fall through, Jared Cannonier has turned to social media in an effort to line-up a new opponent for UFC 248. More specifically, the powerful middleweight has called out… Read More
ONE “Mark of Greatness”: Sam-A Gaiyanghadao Wins Strawweight Kickboxing Title
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6 December 2019 – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: The largest global sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), closed 2019 on a high note, giving fans another thrilling evening of world-class martial arts action. The Axiata… Read More