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Report: Demian Maia – Jorge Masvidal Bout Booked
By FCF Staff
Recently there’s been speculation about a Demian Maia – Jorge Masvidal bout, and now it’s being reported the fight is set for May 13th.
Following Maia’s (24-6) submission win over Carlos Condit last August, which was his… Read More
Demian Maia Posts Statement Outlining Decision to Wait For Title Shot
By FCF Staff
After Jorge Masvidal recently said that Demian Maia has turned down a fight with him, the perennial contender has posted a statement, explaining why he’s going to wait for a title shot.
Maia is riding a six… Read More
Bellator 175 to Feature “Rampage” Jackson – “King Mo” Lawal II
By FCF Staff
During Saturday’s Bellator 170 card, the promotion announced that “King Mo” Lawal and “Rampage” Jackson will fight for a second time, March 31st.
The bout will take place at heavyweight, and will headline Bellator 175, which has… Read More
CM Punk Reports Talks With Dana White, “Pretty Confident” Next Bout Will be in The Octagon
By FCF Staff
Following his one sided loss to Mickey Gall in September, the consensus was that CM Punk wouldn’t be fighting under the UFC banner next, but it looks like the pro-wrestling star could be returning to the Octagon.… Read More
Report: “Bigfoot” Silva Enters Free Agency
By FCF Staff
The free agent market has received one of MMA’s most experienced heavyweights, as Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva and the UFC have decided to part ways.
Silva is coming off a KO loss to Roy Nelson in September, which… Read More
GLORY 34 Weigh-In Results: Nieky Holzken And Murthel Groenhart Hit Their Marks
By FCF Staff
Here are the weigh-in results for GLORY 34 Denver, which will be broadcast live today at midnight ET / 9 p.m. PT on ESPN3. The five-fight card for GLORY 34 SuperFight Series streams lives at… Read More
Leslie Smith Believes There Will be a “Totally Different Climate” in One Year, Regarding Fighter’s Union
By FCF Staff
Leslie Smith has been a vocal proponent of fighters organizing a union, and the UFC vet believes things could be dramatically different in this respect, one year from now.
Following the UFC’s reported sale for approximately $4.2… Read More
Legacy 61: Steven Peterson to Defend 135 Belt Versus Mark De La Rosa
By Press Release
Legacy brings two title fights to Dallas!
Houston, TX – August 21, 2016 – Legacy Fighting Championships goes back to the Bomb Factory in Dallas, TX on October 14, 2016 for Legacy Fighting Championship… Read More
Dana White Still “Fully” Expects Conor McGregor to Defend 145 Title, Says Stephen Thompson Will Face Tyron Woodley
By FCF Staff
Conor McGregor hasn’t outright said he intends to defend the 145 title following UFC 202, but Dana White still believes the Irish star will.
McGregor is scheduled to fight Nate Diaz in a welterweight contest on August… Read More
GLORY 32 Weigh-In Results
By Press Release
On Thursday, July 21, GLORY hosted the weigh-ins for GLORY 32 Virginia and GLORY 32 SuperFight Series, streamed live via the official GLORY Facebook page from Dave & Buster’s in Virginia Beach.
The five-fight card for GLORY… Read More
Pro Boxer, Chris van Heerden, Apologizes After Criticizing Editing of Sparring Footage With Conor McGregor
By FCF Staff
Former IBO and IBF boxing champ Chris van Heerden, has apologized for criticizing how footage of a sparring session he recently had with Conor McGregor was edited.
In May, van Heerden credited McGregor for his boxing, but… Read More
Coach Reports Chris Weidman is “Feeling Awesome” After Undergoing Neck Surgery
By FCF Staff
One of Chris Weidman’s coaches, Mark Henry, is reporting that the former middleweight champ is recovering and doing well, after undergoing neck surgery on Wednesday.
Weidman was scheduled to fight Luke Rockhold at UFC 199 last weekend,… Read More
Report: Jason “Mayhem” Miller Misses Weight by Over 20 Pounds For Venator FC Bout
By FCF Staff
Jason “Mayhem” Miller was scheduled to fight for the first time in fours years at Venator FC 3 tomorrow night, but after missing weight by over 20 pounds, the controversial fighter may not compete.
Miller was scheduled… Read More
Dana White: Report of Conor McGregor – Floyd Mayweather Bout is “Not True”
By FCF Staff
Following a British tabloid story, which claims boxing star Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor are on the verge of signing to fight, UFC President Dana White has shot down the report.
The Sun recently reported that Mayweather… Read More
Nate Diaz Fires Back at Conor McGregor Following Twitter Comments
By FCF Staff
Following a Twitter session, where Conor McGregor argued that he “controlled” Nate Diaz, the latter has responded in direct and brief fashion.
On Monday, McGregor tweeted several comments, several of which were responses to fans. While discussing… Read More
Rory MacDonald Questions Whether Profile, Status in Canada “is Forgotten in Some Negotiations”
By FCF Staff
Rory MacDonald has said in recent weeks that he will pursue free agency, after he fights out his current UFC contract on June 18th, and the accomplished welterweight isn’t backing off from that stance.
MacDonald is booked… Read More
Nate Diaz Reports He’s “Going on Vacation”
By FCF Staff
Nate Diaz relayed at the UFC 200 presser that he won’t’ be competing at the event, if he isn’t fighting Conor McGregor, and it looks like that’s going to be the case.
When the recent event started,… Read More
(Updated) Conor McGregor Tweets He’s “Decided to Retire Young”
By FCF Staff
Chances are most people don’t actually think Conor McGregor has decided to walk away from fighting, but a tweet the featherweight champ made recently, is raising eyebrows throughout MMA.
On Tuesday, the following tweet was posted via… Read More
Rory MacDonald Plans to Test Free Agency: “I Want to Get Paid For What I Bring to The Table”
By FCF Staff
Unless something changes in the coming months, it looks like the UFC’s #1 ranked welterweight plans on testing the free agent market.
That welterweight is Rory MacDonald, who is scheduled to fight Stephen Thompson on June 18th… Read More
Conor McGregor Would “Like to See” Rematch With Nate Diaz
By FCF Staff
Although it looks like Conor McGregor will likely defend the UFC’s featherweight title next, the star is definitely interested in facing Nate Diaz again at some juncture.
McGregor faced Diaz in a welterweight contest at UFC 196… Read More