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Report: Max Holloway – Frankie Edgar Bout Close to Being Set
By FCF Staff
Although Alexander Volkanovski is coming off a win over Jose Aldo last weekend, it looks like the legendary Frankie Edgar will challenge UFC 145 champ, Max Holloway next.
According to a recent report from ESPN, the UFC is… Read More
UFC Announces Five Year Partnership With Abu Dhabi
By FCF Staff
The Ultimate Fighting Championship has announced that it has signed a five year deal with Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi), which will see the emirate host events annually over that time.… Read More
Report: Khabib Nurmagomedov Believes UFC Needs to “Pay Attention” More to Russian Fighters
By FCF Staff
The UFC is holding an event today in St. Petersburg, Russia, which features many athletes from the MMA power. But, Khabib Nurmagomedov doesn’t think the company’s doing a good job of promoting the nation’s fighters.
Recently the… Read More
UFC 236 Weigh-in Results: Interim Title Fights Are Official
By FCF Staff
Here are the official weigh-in results for UFC 236, which will take place tomorrow in Atlanta, Georgia.
All of the card’s competitors have made weight for the card, which will feature Max Holloway taking on Dustin Poirier… Read More
Dana White Says he Doesn’t Know What’s Next For Tony Ferguson
By FCF Staff
Following the booking of an interim lightweight title fight between Max Holloway and Dustin Poirier, Dana White says he doesn’t know what’s next for Tony Ferguson, the man who held an interim belt not long ago.
Recently… Read More
Khabib Nurmagomedov Tells Tony Ferguson he “Missed” His Chance
By FCF Staff
Following the announcement that the UFC has booked an interim title fight for its April 13th card, which won’t include Tony Ferguson, Khabib Nurmagomedov has told the top contender he missed his chance.
Over the weekend it… Read More
UFC Announces Edson Barboza – Justin Gaethje Fight
By FCF Staff
The UFC’s upcoming, March 30th card in Philadelphia has its main event, as the promotion announced Justin Gaethje and Edson Barboza will fight in the headliner.
Gaethje (19-2) returned to the win column in August by knocking… Read More
Al Iaquinta is Looking For Bout With a Top Three Contender, Not Justin Gaethje
By FCF Staff
Justin Gaethje has made it clear he still wants to battle Al Iaquinta in the near future, but “Ragin Al” is looking to land a bout with a lightweight who’s higher ranked.
Gaethje and Iaquinta were expected… Read More
Anthony Pettis is Examining Fan Interest in Possible Showdown With Stephen Thompson
By FCF Staff
Former lightweight champ Anthony Pettis has begun examing fan interest in a possible showdown with welterweight contender, Stephen Thompson.
Pettis, who was fighting at 145 in 2016, is coming off a corner stoppage loss to lightweight contender… Read More
UFC Rankings: Al Iaquinta Makes Big Move After Defeating Kevin Lee
By FCF Staff
Following his thrilling victory over Kevin Lee at UFC Milwaukee on Saturday, Al Iaquinta has moved into the top five of the UFC’s lightweight rankings.
Iaquinta faced Lee in the main event of the recent card, and… Read More
Ray Longo Pushes For Al Iaquinta – Conor McGregor Bout
By FCF Staff
Following Al Iaquinta’s memorable win over Kevin Lee this past weekend, the lightweight’s striking coach, Ray Longo, is hoping to see him battle Conor McGregor.
Iaquinta outscored Lee for the decision victory in the headliner of UFC… Read More
Global Martial Arts Awards Nominees Announced
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6 November 2018 – Singapore: The Global Martial Arts Awards 2018, set to take place at the JW Marriott Hotel, South Beach in Singapore on 8 November, will bestow distinctive recognition onto superstar athletes, gifted coaches, innovative… Read More
Dana White Says UFC’s “Probably” Offered Nate Diaz “50 Fights” Since Bouts With Conor McGregor
By FCF Staff
Nate Diaz had agreed to fight Dustin Poirier at UFC 230. But, now that the latter’s been forced off the card due to injury, it doesn’t sound like Dana White believes Diaz will be fighting anytime soon.… Read More
ONE Championship’s Eddie Alvarez Reports UFC “Did Their Best” to Re-Sign Him
By FCF Staff
Following the news that Eddie Alvarez has signed with ONE Championship, the decorated fighter is reporting that the UFC “did their best” to retain his services.
The 34 year-old fighter became a free agent, following his loss… Read More
Eddie Alvarez Signs Multi-Fight Deal With ONE Championship
By FCF Staff
ONE Championship has added one of the greatest lightweights in MMA history to its roster, as the promotion’s announced it has signed Eddie Alvarez to a mult-fight contract.
The former Bellator and UFC champ entered free agency… Read More
UFC 229: Conor McGregor is Latest Fighter to Call For More Weight Divisions
By FCF Staff
Recently big name fighters like Dustin Poirier, Nate Diaz, Rafael dos Anjos and Kevin Lee have been pushing for the UFC to add a 165 pound division, and now one of the biggest stars in MMA, Conor… Read More
Nate Diaz Responds to Bruce Buffer With Fiery Tweet
By FCF Staff
Following comments from Bruce Buffer, where he argued Nate Diaz should be “bowing” to Dana White, Nate Diaz has responded to the popular caged announcer with a fiery tweet.
Buffer was recently asked by TMZ Sports about Diaz’s… Read More
UFC FN 135: Justin Gaethje Calls For “Business Meeting” After Vicious, KO Victory
By FCF Staff
After ending a two fight losing skid last night at UFC FN 135, by viciously knocking out James Vick, Justin Gaethje is calling for a business meeting with his employers.
Gaethje quickly put the lightweight contender away… Read More
UFC FN 135: James Vick’s Planning Future Move to 170
By FCF Staff
James Vick made weight for his bout tonight with lightweight contender, Justin Gaethje, but the surging fighter says a move to welterweight will take place at some juncture in the future.
Vick came in at 156 for… Read More
Nate Diaz Appears to Have Taken Another Verbal Shot at The UFC
By FCF Staff
After the UFC announced that Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor are going to fight on October 6th, Nate Diaz appeared to have an issue with the booking. Now the outspoken fighter has sent out another tweet, which… Read More