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Official Preview and Predictions: UFC on FX 5
By Tom Taylor
This weekend, The UFC returns to FX, as UFC on FX 5 goes down in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In the main event, heavyweights Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva and Travis “Hapa” Browne will be pitted against one another. In… Read More
Lyman Good and Marius Zaromskis Among Welterweight Quarterfinal Winners
By FCF Staff
Former Bellator champion Lyman Good and former DREAM champ Marius Zaromskis were among the winners in the opening round of Bellator’s latest welterweight tournament tonight, which took place in Atlantic City.
Good worked his way to a… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” Dana White Insults the Fans — Again
By Joshua Molina
In what company and industry is the president and figurehead allowed to tell his customers NOT to buy the company’s products – and not face ramifications for it?
In mixed martial arts and the UFC, that’s where.… Read More
UFC 152: Official Preview and Predictions
By Tom Taylor
This Saturday, the UFC returns to Toronto, Ontario, Canada, for UFC 152. It is a card that has been given several facelifts, as it has been damaged by fighter injuries, and injected with pieces of the… Read More
Chris Horodecki to Battle Kalvin Hackney at October 19th SFS
By FCF Staff
Score Fighting Series has added one of Ontario’s most established fighters to its October 19th card in Sarnia, as it’s announced that WEC and Bellator vet Chris Horodecki will battle veteran Kalvin Hackney.
The featherweight fight will… Read More
Roger Hollett Says Returning to UFC 152 Line-Up “Greatest News Ever,” Plans to Test “Granite Chin” of Matt Hamill
By Kelsey Mowatt
It’s come with more drama and frustration than he would have liked, but at the end of the day, Roger Hollett is back on track to make his Octagon debut at UFC 152. In what’s turned out… Read More
Opinion: Is World Series of Fighting Just More of the Same?
By Jesse Heitz
Yesterday, the new startup company, World Series of Fighting, held a press conference that announced its official foray into the mixed martial arts business. The press conference has raised a plethora of questions, mainly the long-term viability… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s ‘The Daily Takedown:’ Kurt Angle Finally Moves to MMA – Thankfully as an Announcer
By Joshua Molina
The World Series of Fighting really knows how to come out swinging. Whether it is a home run or a whiff remains to be seen.
The upstart league formally announced in a press conference on Thursday that… Read More
Dana White Says Hector Lombard vs. Rousimar Palhares Set For December 14th
By FCF Staff
The UFC confirmed another compelling middleweight bout Friday, as the promotion’s President Dana White announced that Hector Lombard will fight Rousimar Palhares on December 14th. The bout will be part of the UFC on FX 6 card… Read More
Chris Weidman Fighting Fellow Middleweight Contender Tim Boetsch at UFC 155
By FCF Staff
Despite a determined campaign and even the endorsement of UFC President Dana White, rising middleweight Chris Weidman will not fight champion Anderson Silva next as he had hoped. Today the promotion announced that instead he will fight… Read More
ONE FC Announces Adoption of PRIDE Rules Soccer Kicks
By FCF Staff
ONE FC has announced that competitors will be able to utilize soccer kicks at all times, and that its “open-attack” rules, which prompted much debate and confusion at its latest event, have been eliminated.
The promotion announced… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” End All MMA Soccer Kicks; Jon Jones Continues to Puzzle Everybody
By Joshua Molina
So-called “soccer kicks” should not be allowed in MMA anymore.
Soccer kicks were once a hallmark of Pride Fighting Championships, and have recently been revived by One FC, a Singapore-based mixed martial arts company.
One FC… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” Chael Sonnen Needs to Shut Up, Show More Respect for Jon Jones
By Joshua Molina
Chael Sonnen needs to shut up.
He’s been running his mouth almost non-stop for most of the year. After trashing Anderson Silva, his country and his training partners, he walked into the cage and… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” CBS Says Dana White Lacks Class; Chael Sonnen’s Jon Jones ‘Chicken’ Special
By Joshua Molina
Sometimes you can be your worst enemy. That was the case this week with UFC boss Dana White.
At a time when he should have been protecting the business that he claims to have created, he… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” How Will UFC Recover From Jon Jones Disaster? How Chael Sonnen Again Used Pro Wrestling To Boost His Stock
By Joshua Molina
If it feels like the wheels are falling off the bus that is the UFC, that’s because they are.
It will be up to Dana White and the Fertitta brothers to fix the Jon Jones debacle before… Read More
Spike TV and K-1 Sign Multi-Platform Agreement
By FCF Staff
Spike TV and kickboxing promotion K-1 have agreed to a strategic partnership that will begin this fall with live fights streamed on Spike.com beginning Saturday, September 8 at the U.S. World Grand Prix Championship in Los… Read More
Report: Shinya Aoki Still Scheduled For August 31st ONE FC, Despite October 6th Tilt
By FCF Staff
When ONE FC announced yesterday that Shinya Aoki will fight Arnaud Lepont on October 6th, some observers assumed that the fighter was no longer competing at the promotion’s upcoming August 31st event as scheduled. According to ONE… Read More
Shinya Aoki Fighting Arnaud Lepont at ONE FC’s October 6th “Rise of Kings”
By FCF Staff
While the MMA world has been waiting to find out who Shinya Aoki will fight at ONE FC’s upcoming August 31st event, the growing promotion has announced that the DREAM lightweight champ will fight Arnaud Lepont on… Read More
Pat Curran “Feels Horrible” About Injury, Withdrawing From Bout With “Pitbull” Freire
By FCF Staff
According to multiple reports, one of Bellator’s feature summer attractions has been hit by injury, as featherweight champion Pat Curran has reportedly suffered a broken orbital bone and will not fight Patricio Freire as… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” Bad Decisions, Olympic Judging, Ronda Rousey and Dana White Should Stop Insulting Our Intelligence
By Joshua Molina
In the court of public opinion, Frankie Edgar won Saturday’s fight against Ben Henderson at UFC 150. Although public opinion won’t change the outcome of Henderson’s split decision victory, Edgar looks like the unofficial winner. If you have to… Read More