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Duke Roufus Says Anthony “Showtime” Pettis Working “to Become the Greatest of All Time”
Former WEC Champ Has Similar “Demeanor” to GSP
By Kelsey Mowatt
At the recent UFC on FOX 6 event, Anthony “Showtime” Pettis entrenched a shot at championship gold, by crumpling Donald Cerrone to the mat with a devastating kick to… Read More
Invicta FC Announces Multi-Year Deal With Zoila Frausto Gurgel
By Invicta FC (via press release)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Feb. 5, 2012) – Flyweight (125 pounds) superstar Zoila Frausto Gurgel (12-2) of Cincinnati, Ohio has signed a multi-fight contract with Invicta Fighting Championships and will make her debut for… Read More
Report: Eddie Alvarez Will Not Fight at UFC 159 After Judge’s Ruling
By FCF Staff
Former Bellator lightweight champ Eddie Alvarez will not compete at the upcoming, April 27th, UFC 159 card in Newark, New Jersey, after a judge reportedly ruled today against an injunction that would have cleared him to compete… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” King Mo Needs to Raise His Left Hand; Jason Herzog Needs to Open His Eyes
By Joshua Molina
Notes from Bellator last night on Spike TV.
King Mo Lawal needs to keep his left hand up.
It didn’t matter much last night against Przemyslaw Mysiala, but it will against a more skilled opponent.
Mo is training… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown”: Manti Te’o Scandal a Good Lesson For MMA Media
By Joshua Molina
CNN has an excellent sports journalism story today that is a good lesson for MMA reporters.
The story outlines how sports journalists failed in their coverage of the Manti Te’o-fake girlfriend scandal that has rocked the sports… Read More
Opinion: “King Mo” Needs To Put Up Or Shut Up
By Michael Hatamoto
Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal will enter the Bellator cage for the first time tonight against relatively unknown – and extremely overmatched – fighter Przemyslaw Mysiala.
Anything less than a Bellator tournament victory will be a massive disappointment… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” Nice Nick, Ratings Homerun; Let the Mo Show Begin
By Joshua Molina
A look around the world of MMA . . .
Breaking News: Nick Diaz showed up for a press conference . . . And said nice things about his UFC 158 opponent, Georges St. Pierre.
Diaz said… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” Chad Griggs’ Lashley Lashing Will Be His Legacy
By Joshua Molina
Chad Griggs may not be the most famous man in mixed martial arts, but that doesn’t mean he didn’t leave an impact on the sport.
Griggs, unfortunately, was one of nine fighters who recently got axed by… Read More
MFC Announces Introduction of Bantamweight Division, Signing of Anthony Birchak
By FCF Staff
The Maximum Fighting Championship continues to expand the number of weight division it promotes, as today the growing organization announced that it will be holding fights in the bantamweight division. To that end, the MFC has also… Read More
Report: UFC Working on Ben Henderson vs. Gilbert Melendez For April 20th
By FCF Staff
With Strikeforce’s last event now in the books, and Benson Henderson having reportedly signed a new, eight fight deal with the UFC, ZUFFA is apparently working on matching the UFC lightweight champion against Gilbert Melendez next.
A… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” Strikeforce Dies, but Tarec Saffiedine is Born
By Joshua Molina
It’s perhaps a bit of sweet justice that the guy who grew up on Strikeforce Challengers mastered the UFC guy, in the final Strikeforce fight ever.
Like a television show with a strong cult following, Strikeforce mixed… Read More
Report: UFC’s Bid For Eddie Alvarez Includes PPV Cut, Plans For Quick Title Shot
By FCF Staff
The battle for Eddie Alvarez has gotten heated as expected, and now that Bellator is suing the highly regarded fighter over the promotion’s latest bid, details have emerged about what the UFC is offering the free agent.… Read More
Yushin Okami Versus Hector Lombard Added to UFC on FUEL TV 8
By FCF Staff
Following his unanimous decision win over Alan Belcher at UFC 155, Yushin Okami won’t have to return to the U.S. for his next bout, as the Japanese middleweight will take on Hector Lombard, March 3rd in Saitama,… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” Alistair Overeem Looks Smaller In Arm Wrestling Loss to Bob Sapp
By Joshua Molina
The awesome Alistair Overeem appeared in a Japanese Arm Wrestling contest earlier this week.
Doesn’t Overeem have better things to do?
Question the wisdom of locking up with the likes of humongous Bob Sapp a month before… Read More
Tyron Woodley to Make Octagon Debut Versus Jay Hieron
Former Strikeforce Contender Replacing Erick Silva
By FCF Staff
Tyron Woodley is the latest Strikeforce vet that is headed to the Octagon, as the UFC has announced that the highly regarded welterweight will replace the injured Erick Silva versus Jay… Read More
Opinion: Welcoming a New Year of MMA
By Jesse Heitz
The year 2012 was an interesting one for MMA to be sure. There were undoubtedly many highs and lows, peaks and valleys. We’ve seen a resurgence in steroid use this year. Retirements of longtime fan-favorite fighters. We… Read More
Report: Dana White Says Battle for Eddie Alvarez Is “Going to Get Ugly”
By FCF Staff
It remains to be seen where former Bellator lightweight champ Eddie Alvarez will compete next, and it’s no secret that the highly regarded fighter is attracting plenty of interest on the free agent market. While for some… Read More
UFC 155’s Tim Boetsch: “I Have No Problem Standing in Front of (Costa) Philippou for This Fight”
Believes Chris Weidman’s Saying Anderson Silva is Ducking Him is a “False Statement”
By Kelsey Mowatt
Just a few weeks ago, Tim “The Barbarian” Boetsch was preparing to hand rising star Chris Weidman his first professional… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” Too Bad Strikeforce No Longer Knows the Way to San Jose
By Joshua Molina
Strikeforce is dead.
What a shame. But who really cares, anymore?
The company confirmed the news last week in the form of a press release.
Everybody in the MMA world already knew that Strikeforce’s days were… Read More
Andrei Arlovski Extends Undefeated Streak Versus Mike Hayes
By FCF Staff
Former UFC heavyweight champ Andrei Arlovski recorded his second win for 2012 and extended his undefeated streak to five this weekend in Moscow, by working his way to a unanimous decision win over Bellator vet Mike… Read More