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Romario Da Silva Replaces Mike Bronzoulis, Fighting Jay Hieron at Legacy FC 12
By FCF Staff
Legacy Fighting Championship has announced that due to a knee injury, Mike Bronzoulis will no longer fight Jay Hieron as scheduled on July 13th. Shark Fight and Shooto veteran Romario Da Silva has taken his place.
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Report: Shinya Aoki Has Signed With ONE FC
By FCF Staff
While ONE FC has already added DREAM’s bantamweight champion Bibiano Fernandes to its roster, as many expected would be the case, it appears as though it has also signed DREAM’s lightweight champ Shinya Aoki.
Although ONE FC… Read More
Brett Rogers: “Fighting Is Not For Everybody”
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Fresh off his TKO victory over former training partner and friend Kevin Asplund, Bellator’s newest heavyweight, Brett “Da Grim” Rogers, talks with Full Contact Fighter correspondent Jimmy Smith.
Rogers, a… Read More
MFC Announces Signing of Nick Hinchliffe; Fighting Dhiego Lima August 10th
By FCF Staff
The Maximum Fighting Championship has added another established Canadian to its ranks, as the organization has announced today that it has signed veteran Nick Hinchliffe to a multi-fight deal. The Impact MMA fighter’s promotional debut will take… Read More
With Michael Bisping Out, Tim Boetsch Says “I Won’t Have to Bring my Running Shoes to Catch Hector Lombard”
Middleweight Hoping Impressive Win Will Bring Title Shot
By Kelsey Mowatt
After Tim “The Barbarian” Boetsch captured headlines in February with his third round, come from behind stoppage of former number one contender Yushin Okami at UFC 144, the… Read More
Pat Healy Says Next Opponent Mizuto Hirota Has Similar Fighting Style To Champ Gilbert Melendez: “I Think It’s A Good Fight For Me To Start Preparing For What Gilbert Does.”
By Kelsey Mowatt
After Pat Healy tapped out rising lightweight Caros Fodor in March, to score his fourth straight win under the Strikeforce banner, it didn’t take long for the speculation to begin as to who the… Read More
shoFIGHT 20: Strikeforce Vet Derek Brunson Stepping in For Terry Martin
By FCF Staff
Just days before its latest event is set to take place this Saturday in Springfield, Missouri, shoFight has announced that Strikeforce middleweight Derek Brunson will replace Terry Martin against UFC vet Kendall Grove.
According to a press… Read More
Belllator Light Heavyweight Tournament Begins June 22nd
Brett Rogers to Make Promotional Debut
By FCF Staff
Bellator Fighting Championships has confirmed that the promotion’s next light-heavyweight tournament will begin June 22nd at The Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack & Resort in Chester, West Virginia.… Read More
Kenny Robertson on Returning to UFC to Fight Aaron Simpson: “Being the Underdog is the Best”
By Kelsey Mowatt
Although Kenny Robertson is coming off a highlight reel, spinning backfist knockout of fellow UFC vet Lucio Linhares, the welterweight is the first to concede that he didn’t expect to be returning… Read More
Welterweight Prospect Dhiego Lima Returning to Action at MFC 34
By FCF Staff
Full Contact Fighter has learned today that welterweight prospect Dhiego Lima, the younger brother of Bellator contender Douglas, will compete at the upcoming August 10th, Maximum Fighting Championship card in Edmonton, Alberta.
The MFC confirmed… Read More
Strikeforce In Desperate Need of a Matchup For Gilbert Melendez
By FCF Staff
Strikeforce Lightweight Champion Gilbert Melendez is a talented fighter isolated to a dying promotion, Strikeforce, and only has one challenger left.
After his recent split decision victory against Josh Thomson, in a trilogy fight that didn’t garner… Read More
Injury Bug Leads to Tim Boetsch vs. Hector Lombard Matchup
By FCF Staff
UFC newcomer Hector Lombard will fight Tim Boetsch in a middleweight clash expected to yield a new middleweight challenger.
“Did you think you were done with injury news for the night? Now Bisping is out and Hector… Read More
Report: Brian Stann Injured, No Longer Fighting Hector Lombard at UFC on FOX 4
By FCF Staff
According to multiple reports, the upcoming, August 4th UFC on FOX card has been dealt a serious blow, as main event competitor Brian Stann has reportedly been forced to withdraw due to injury. The veteran was scheduled… Read More
ONE FC Confirms Zorobabel Moreira as Roger Huerta’s New Opponent
By FCF Staff
Rising Asian promotion ONE FC has announced that Zorobabel Moreira will replace Phil Baroni at the promotion’s upcoming June 23rd card in Malaysia and will fight Roger Huerta. The organization confirmed the match-up on Twitter.
The… Read More
Additions to July 14th Strikeforce Include Healy vs. Hirota, High vs. Moore and Mein vs. Stinson
By FCF Staff
Approximately six weeks out from Strikeforce’s upcoming July 14th card in Portland, Oregon, the promotion has confirmed three more fights for the card, which feature several established fighters.
According to a press release from… Read More
Memorial Day Fund Drive Ongoing For Brian Stann’s “Hire Heroes”
By FCF Staff
Today is Memorial Day in the United States, and for people that want to support that country’s military vets, one way to do so is through an ongoing Facebook fund drive for the non-profit-organization “Hire Heroes”.
The… Read More
ONE FC Confirms Roger Huerta Fighting at “Destiny of Warriors”
By FCF Staff
ONE FC has announced that former UFC and Bellator competitor Roger Huerta will compete at the promotion’s upcoming June 23rd event in Kula Lumpur, Malaysia.
Huerta’s opponent for the event has not been announced.
The Asian based… Read More
Antonio Carvalho To Aspiring Fighters: “I Can Assure Everyone Nothing In This Sport Comes Easy, And You Better Be In It For The Right Reasons.”
By Brent Fryia
Antonio Carvalho’s entrance into MMA was not typical of today’s MMA athletes. He was not a university wrestler who decided to try fighting when his wrestling career was done. He was not a Jiu-Jitsu practitioner or kickboxer… Read More
“King Mo” Lawal On MMA Culture: “It’s A Bunch Of Sheep – No Leaders, Bunch Of Followers, Bunch Of Groupies”
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Light heavyweight superstar “King Mo” Lawal talks with Full Contact Fighter correspondent Jimmy Smith about his new dual deal with Bellator Fighting Championships and TNA Wrestling as well as his… Read More
ONE FC CEO Victor Cui: “We Are Distinctively Asian, And This Gives Us A Competitive Edge (Over The UFC) In This Region.”
By Tom Taylor
On February 26, the UFC brought its brand of MMA action to Saitama, Japan, marking the promotion’s first trip in over a decade into the Asian MMA market, a market that many believed could no longer support… Read More