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UFC 188: Fabricio Werdum Ends The Reign of Cain Velasquez
By FCF Staff
Fabricio Werdum has shaken the MMA world tonight in Mexico City, as the heavyweight ended the reign of Cain Velasquez at UFC 188.
Velasquez pressured Werdum throughout the bout and continued to move forward, however, the latter… Read More
UFC 188 Weigh-In Results: Cain Velasquez And Fabricio Werdum Set For Unification Bout
By FCF Staff
Fabricio Werdum and Cain Velasquez have cleared the final hurdle for their unification title fight tomorrow at UFC 188, as both men made weight today in Mexico City.
The heavyweight champ Velasquez came in at 242 pounds,… Read More
UFC 188: Watch The Weigh-Ins Live Beginning at 7:00 PM/ET
By FCF Staff
UFC 188 will take place tomorrow night in Mexico City, and you can watch the weigh-ins for the event, right here, beginning at 4:00 PM/PT.
In Saturday’s main event, heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez will take on… Read More
UFC 188’s Gilbert Melendez: “I Have a Style That Can Beat Anyone in This Game”
By FCF Staff
Although Gilbert Melendez has come up short in his bid to become UFC lightweight champ so far, the veteran fighter is still confident he can defeat any 155’er on the planet.
Melendez is booked to fight Eddie… Read More
Bellator 138: Michael Chandler Added to June 19th Card
By FCF Staff
Bellator has announced that former lightweight champ Michael Chandler will battle Derek Campos at a June 19th card in St. Louis. The event, which was originally targeted for June 20th, will feature Ken Shamrock taking on… Read More
UFC 182: Myles Jury Says “Timing is Everything” as Pivotal Opportunity Arrives
By FCF Staff
It may have taken Myles Jury a bit longer to receive a huge, high profile fight than his record warrants, but the rising lightweight isn’t dwelling on what’s transpired, as he gets set to fight Donald Cerrone.… Read More
UFC FN 59: Paul Felder vs. Johnny Case Latest Addition
By FCF Staff
The line-up for UFC Fight Night 59 continues to fill up, as the promotion has announced that Johnny Case will battle lightweight Paul Felder at the upcoming event.
The January 18th card will be hosted by Boston’s… Read More
UFC FN 59: Patrick Holohan Joins Teammate Conor McGregor
By FCF Staff
Conor McGregor won’t be the only Straight Blast Gym fighter competing at UFC Fight Night 59, as the UFC has announced that his teammate Patrick Holohan will battle Shane Howell.
The upcoming event will take place January… Read More
WSOF 15: “Macaco” Patino vs. Eric Reynolds Added To Live NBCSN Telecast
By WSOF (via press release)
LAS VEGAS (Nov. 3, 2014) — A lightweight (155 pounds) contest between legendary MMA pioneer and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Judo black belt Jorge “Macaco” Patino (35-15-2) of Houston, Texas and battle-tested finisher Eric “It’s… Read More
UFC FN 59: Uriah Hall-Costas Philippou, Jorge Masvidal-Norman Parke Targeted
By FCF Staff
The main card for UFC Fight Night 59 is nearing completion, as the promotion has announced that verbal agreements are in place for Uriah Hall to face Costas Philippou and for Jorge Masvidal to battle Norman Parke.… Read More
Report: Donald Cerrone-Myles Jury Bout set for January
By FCF Staff
It looks like Donald Cerrone won’t get one more fight this year like he hoped for, as according to a new report, the lightweight contender will fight the undefeated Myles Jury in January.
Earlier in the month,… Read More
Bellator 131: Will Brooks Believes Pressure Could be on Michael Chandler as a Result of Post Fight Comments
By Kelsey Mowatt
Michael Chandler has widely been considered one of Bellator’s top fighters for some time now, but as he gets set to fight Will Brooks on November 15th, the former lightweight champ is in uncharted waters.
Last November,… Read More
Bellator 130’s Dave Jansen: New-And-Improved Fighter is Ready to Steal Rick Hawn’s Thunder
By Kelsey Mowatt
When Dave Jansen steps into the cage tonight at Bellator 130, over 18 months will have gone by since he secured a lightweight tourney win by defeating Marcin Held. While some will see the… Read More
Jorge Masvidal Extends Challenge to Donald Cerrone, Latter Says He’s “Down”
By FCF Staff
Donald Cerrone has been actively campaigning for a fight in December, and it looks like at least one lightweight contender is up for the bout.
Following Jorge Masvidal’s decision win over James Krause at UFC 178, he… Read More
UFC: Donald Cerrone Claims Myles Jury Passed on December Fight
By FCF Staff
Recently Myles Jury relayed that a bout between himself and Donald Cerrone was in the works for January, but the latter is claiming that the lightweight passed on a chance to fight him in December.
Jury posted… Read More
UFC Rankings Update: Dominick Cruz, Conor McGregor and Yoel Romero Make Big Jumps
By FCF Staff
Dominick Cruz and Conor McGregor scored impressive and quick victories at UFC 178, and both men have benefitted greatly from their performances in terms of the rankings.
Cruz returned to action for the first time in nearly… Read More
UFC 178: Demetrious Johnson, Conor McGregor, Donald Cerrone Lead Way in Payroll
By FCF Staff
The Nevada State Athletic Commission has released the salaries for Saturday’s UFC 178 card in Las Vegas, and leading the way in pay was flyweight champ Demetrious Johnson.
According to the figures the NSAC has released, Johnson… Read More
UFC 178: Donald Cerrone Wants Quick Turnaround Fight, “Somebody Start a Twitter Beef”
By FCF Staff
Although Donald Cerrone has already fought four times in 2014, and defeated the highly regarded Eddie Alvarez at UFC 178, the lightweight isn’t ready to call it a year yet.
Cerrone worked his way to an impressive,… Read More
UFC 178: Demetrious Johnson Defends Title, Donald Cerrone, Conor McGregor Score Wins
By FCF Staff
As most people expected would be the case, Demetrious Johnson retained the flyweight championship tonight at UFC 178, by tapping out Chris Cariaso in the second round.
The heavily favoured Johnson submitted Cariaso with a nicely executed,… Read More
UFC 178 Weigh-In Results: Demetrious Johnson and Chris Cariaso Ready for Main Event
By FCF Staff
Here are the official weigh-in results for tomorrow’s UFC 178 card, which will feature flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson taking on Chris Cariaso in the main event.
The pay-per-view card will be hosted by the MGM Grand Garden… Read More