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UFC 197: Edson Barboza Says Ricardo Almeida Has Been Telling Striker to Believe in All Areas of His Game
By FCF Staff
Since Anthony Pettis and Edson Barboza are considered to be two of the best strikers in the UFC, the consensus is that their bout this Saturday will be an all stand-up affair. But, based off recent comments… Read More
UFC 197: Ovince Saint Preux Plans to “Leave Everything in The Cage” Against Jon Jones
By FCF Staff
Ovince Saint Preux has scored several memorable finishes in the Octagon to date, but the light-heavyweight contender says fans haven’t seen him at his best.
Saint Preux has been tagged to face Jon Jones at UFC 197… Read More
Renan Barao Says he Was “Not Able to Recover 100%” After Cutting to 135
By FCF Staff
In advance of his May 29th bout with featherweight contender Jeremy Stephens, former bantamweight champ Renan Barao has acknowledged the cut to 135 pounds had become too much.
Barao has elected to move up to 145 pounds,… Read More
UFC 196: Conor McGregor Leads Salaries With $1,000,000 Payout
By FCF Staff
The UFC’s first, publicly disclosed million dollar purse was given to Conor McGregor this past weekend, following his loss to Nate Diaz at UFC 196.
The event went down at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las… Read More
UFC 196: Nate Diaz to Face Conor McGregor
By FCF Staff
After it was revealed Rafael dos Anjos will no longer fight Conor McGregor at UFC 196, Nate Diaz was widely mentioned as a possible replacement, and that prediction has come true.
Late on Tuesday, the promotion announced… Read More
UFC 196: Conor McGregor Shoots Down Rumors of Issues With UFC Brass
By FCF Staff
There’s been rumors floating around that Conor McGregor and UFC officials aren’t on good terms, but the featherweight champ says it isn’t true.
Although the UFC brass hasn’t publicly criticized McGregor, and in fact granted him his… Read More
UFC 197: Demetrious Johnson Says Other Contenders Not as Good as Joseph Benavidez or John Dodson
By FCF Staff
Henry Cejudo is being billed as legitimate threat to the reign of Demetrious Johnson, but the flyweight champ has his doubts as to whether he’s a better fighter than previous opponents.
Recently the UFC announced that Johnson… Read More
UFC 196: Rafael dos Anjos Explains Why Facing Conor McGregor is Just “One More Fight”
By FCF Staff
Conor McGregor ended the storied reign of Jose Aldo, and has become one of the biggest names in MMA, but Rafael dos Anjos insists their March 5th bout is just another fight.
The two will meet in… Read More
UFC FN 82 Weigh-In Results: Johny Hendricks And Stephen Thompson Hit Their Marks
By FCF Staff
Johny Hendricks has been reporting recently that his weight is on point for UFC Fight Night 82, and the former welterweight champ made weight this afternoon, apparently, without issue.
Hendricks, who withdrew from UFC 192 last October… Read More
UFC 197: Rafael dos Anjos Tells Conor McGregor to Bring on The Insults, Says He’s Better When It’s “Personal”
By FCF Staff
If Conor McGregor is hoping to get in the head of Rafael dos Anjos and throw him off his game with insults, well, the lightweight champ claims it will have the opposite effect.
Before McGregor was booked… Read More
Report: Fabricio Werdum Also Withdrawing From UFC 196
By FCF Staff
Less than a day after it was announced that Stipe Miocic was replacing Cain Velasquez at UFC 196, Fabricio Werdum has reportedly confirmed he’s also withdrawing.
Velasquez was forced to pull out of the February 6th card… Read More
Michael Johnson – Tony Ferguson II Added to UFC Schedule
By FCF Staff
Tony Ferguson will face a familiar foe in his next outing, as the surging lightweight has been booked for a rematch with Michael Johnson. The two will battle on March 5th at UFC 197, which will be… Read More
UFC 197: Conor McGregor Says He’ll “Dust” RDA in Under One Minute
By FCF Staff
After taking out the consensus, greatest featherweight of all time in just 13 seconds, Conor McGregor has made an extremely bold prediction, as his bout with Rafael dos Anjos nears.
McGregor will face the lightweight champion on… Read More
BJ Penn Challenges Nik Lentz to Fight at UFC 197, After Meeting With Greg Jackson
By FCF Staff
BJ Penn called out Nik Lentz this past fall, and clearly the UFC Hall of Famer is serious about ending his retirement to face the veteran.
Recently Penn meet with renowned coach Greg Jackson in Albuquerque, and… Read More
Conor McGregor’s Coaches Report Champ is Fighting at UFC 197, But Stop Short on Confirming Opponent
By FCF Staff
Recently it’s been reported that Conor McGregor will fight Rafael dos Anjos at UFC 197. Although the UFC hasn’t confirmed the fight, McGregor’s coaches have, well sort of….
McGregor’s striking coach Owen Roddy appeared on “The MMA… Read More
UFC Signs Ray Borg – Justin Scoggins Bout
By FCF Staff
UFC 196 continues to grow as the promotion has announced that the upcoming card will feature a fight between flyweight prospects Ray Borg and Justin Scoggins.
The February 6th event will take place at the MGM Grand… Read More
UFC Books Joseph Benavidez vs. Zach Makovsky
By FCF Staff
The UFC continues to build the line-up for its February 6th card in Las Vegas, as the promotion has announced that Joseph Benavidez will take on Zach Makovsky at the event.
UFC 196 will be hosted by… Read More
UFC 195 Salaries: Robbie Lawler Leads The Way
By FCF Staff
The Nevada Commission has released the payroll figures for Saturday’s UFC 195 card in Las Vegas, and welterweight champion Robbie Lawler led the way.
According to the figures that were disclosed by the commission, Lawler was paid… Read More
UFC 195: Stipe Miocic Says “A Lot of Fireworks” Will Happen in Bout With Andrei Arlovski
By FCF Staff
Many fans and pundits believe tonight’s Andrei Arlovski – Stipe Miocic bout has the potential to be outstanding, and the latter, not surprisingly, doesn’t disagree.
The heavyweight fight will co-headline UFC 195, which will go down in… Read More