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UFC 212 Picks up Three More Fights
By FCF Staff
The UFC’s next card in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, which will feature featherweight champ Jose Aldo taking on interim champ Max Holloway, has picked up three more fights.
At 185, Antonio Carlos Junior (7-2-1) will take on… Read More
Bellator 174: Julia Budd Captures Inaugural Women’s 145 Title, Marloes Coenen Retires
By FCF Staff
Bellator has its first, women’s featherweight champion, as Julia Budd stopped Marloes Coenen on Friday to secure the inaugural title.
After the bout, the veteran Coenen announced she’s retiring from professional MMA (quote via Bellator press release):… Read More
UFC 212: Karolina Kowalkiewicz to Face Claudia Gadelha
By FCF Staff
UFC 212 has picked up a pivotal strawweight fight, as the promotion has announced that the #1 ranked contender Claudia Gadelha will take on the #2 placed, Karolina Kowalkiewicz.
Gadelha (14-2) is coming off a decision win over… Read More
UFC FN 104: Dennis Bermudez Has Prepared For The “Best” Chan Sung Jung
By FCF Staff
Although Chan Sung Jung hasn’t fought in over three years, Dennis Bermudez says he’s prepared to face “The Korean Zombie” at his best on Saturday.
The featherweights will fight in the main event of UFC Fight Night… Read More
Khabib Nurmagomedov Responds to Jose Aldo, Says Fans Want to See Bout With Tony Ferguson
By FCF Staff
Following recent comments from Jose Aldo, whereby the renowned fighter inferred Khabib Nurmagomedov has turned down a bout with him, the lightweight contender has responded.
Aldo recently reported that he will not fight Max Holloway on February… Read More
UFC 206: Cub Swanson “Took Offense” to Betting Line Odds For Bout With Doo Ho Choi
By FCF Staff
Cub Swanson was the underdog heading into his bout last night with Doo Ho Choi, and clearly the dangerous vet enjoyed proving the oddsmakers wrong.
Swanson faced the rising featherweight on the main card of… Read More
UFC 206: Anthony Pettis Comments on Missing Weight, Says he “Did Everything Right”
By FCF Staff
Although Anthony Pettis failed to make weight for his bout tonight with Max Holloway, the former lightweight champ says he did everything right in preparing for the bout.
Pettis was scheduled to face Holloway for the interim… Read More
UFC 206 Weigh-In Results: Anthony Pettis Misses Weight But Headliner Remains
By FCF Staff
Here are the official weigh-in results for UFC 206, which will take place tomorrow night in Toronto, Ontario.
As reported earlier, Anthony Pettis came in overweight for his interim 145 title fight with Max Holloway. As a… Read More
UFC 206: Anthony Pettis Misses Weight For Interim 145 Title Fight
By FCF Staff
UFC 206 has been dealt another blow, as it’s being reported that Anthony Pettis has missed weight for his interim 145 title fight with Max Holloway.
According to reports, Pettis weighed in at 148 pounds this morning… Read More
Dana White Responds to Bjorn Rebney, Calls Latter “Biggest Scumbag in The History of Combat Sports”
By FCF Staff
Following recent comments from Bjorn Rebney, where the former Bellator President has been highly critical of the UFC, it hasn’t taken Dana White long to fire back.
Last week Rebney announced that he is serving as an… Read More
UFC 206: Anthony Pettis Says he Wasn’t “That Guy” in Recent Defeats
By FCF Staff
Although Anthony Pettis was successful in his featherweight debut and will fight for the interim belt at UFC 206, “Showtime” is still fielding questions about what went wrong in his last few bouts at 155.
It wasn’t… Read More
Conor McGregor Speaks Out on Being “Stripped” of Featherweight Title
By FCF Staff
Recently the UFC announced that Conor McGregor has “relinquished” the featherweight title, but the man who held two titles at once, has a different take on what took place.
Last week the UFC announced that the upcoming,… Read More
Conor McGregor’s Coach Says UFC’s Decision Regarding 145 Title “Shortsighted”
By FCF Staff
Recently the UFC announced that Conor McGregor has vacated the featherweight title, and that Jose Aldo is once again the undisputed champ, and the Irish star’s coach isn’t pleased with how things unfolded.
Before and after McGregor… Read More
Jose Aldo Targeting Lightweight Rematch With Conor McGregor
By FCF Staff
Although Conor McGregor is no longer the UFC’s featherweight champ, Jose Aldo plans to follow his rival into the lightweight division as a means to secure a rematch.
Recently the UFC announced that McGregor is vacating the… Read More
UFC Announces Conor McGregor Has “Relinquished” Featherweight Belt
By FCF Staff
The UFC has confirmed that Max Holloway and Anthony Pettis will battle for the interim featherweight title on December 10th, and that Conor McGregor has “relinquished” the 145 belt.
As a result, Jose Aldo, who was the… Read More
Jose Aldo’s Coach Says Interim Champ Has “No Choice But to Fight”
By FCF Staff
Jose Aldo has repeatedly said in recent weeks that he does not want to fight any longer, but according to his coach, the UFC’s interim featherweight champ has no choice.
Following the UFC’s decision to have Conor… Read More
Ricardo Lamas Booked to Fight Charles Oliveira Following Cancellation of BJ Penn Bout
By FCF Staff
Following the cancellation of UFC Fight Night 97, it hasn’t taken the promotion long to find Ricardo Lamas another fight, as the organization’s announced he’ll fight Charles Oliveira on November 5th.
The bout will be part of… Read More
UFC 205: Dana White Says Conor McGregor “Can’t Tie up Two Divisions”, Comments on Jose Aldo Situation
By FCF Staff
Conor McGregor has said he plans to defend two titles, if he defeats lightweight champ Eddie Alvarez at UFC 205, but Dana White says differently.
McGregor will face Alvarez in the main event of the upcoming card,… Read More
UFC Announces BJ Penn to Face Ricardo Lamas
By FCF Staff
The UFC has confirmed that BJ Penn will make his Octagon return on October 15th, and will take on featherweight contender, Ricardo Lamas. The fight will headline UFC Fight Night 97, which will take place at the at… Read More
Bellator 158: Douglas Lima to Face Paul Daley, Evangelista “Cyborg” to Battle Michael Page
By Press Release
LONDON (June 9, 2016) – Arguably England’s two top welterweights, Paul “Semtex” Daley(38-13-2) and Michael “Venom” Page (10-0) have each been assigned new opponents for the upcoming “Bellator 158: London” event. Former welterweight world champion… Read More