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TUF 19 Finale: Frankie Edgar and BJ Penn Lead Way in Pay
By FCF Staff
The Nevada State Athletic Commission has released the salary figures for Sunday’s TUF 19 Finale, and not surprisingly, decorated vets BJ Penn and Frankie Edgar led the way.
Edgar was paid $260,000 for his third round, stoppage… Read More
TUF 19 Finale: Frankie Edgar Stops BJ Penn, Former Champ Announces Retirement
By FCF Staff
Here are the results from tonight’s TUF 19 Finale card in Las Vegas, Nevada, which saw Frankie Edgar score his third win over BJ Penn.
The former lightweight champ, turned featherweight, went on to stop Penn in… Read More
Dana White Outlines How BJ Penn-Frankie Edgar III Came Together
By FCF Staff
The MMA world is still buzzing about the news that not only is BJ Penn going to coach opposite Frankie Edgar in the upcoming season of “The Ultimate Fighter”, but that the two will fight at 145… Read More
Diaz Retires Penn, Secures Bout With GSP; “Cro Cop” Calls it Quits
The highly decorated BJ Penn gave Nick Diaz pause for thought in the opening round of tonight’s UFC 137 main event, but in the end, the former Strikeforce champ battered Penn with strikes en route
Penn, Fitch Battle to a Draw; Bisping Stops Rivera
Edgar Outscores Penn; Couture Taps Out Toney
UFC 237: Jessica Andrade Takes 115 Crown, Jared Cannonier Stops Anderson Silva
By FCF Staff
Here are the results from UFC 237, which took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
In the main event, Jessica Andrade took the strawweight title from Rose Namajunas by knocking the star out with a slam in round… Read More
UFC 237 Weigh-In Results: Rose Namajunas vs. Jessica Andrade Official, Bethe Correia Way Over
By FCF Staff
The early weigh-ins are over for UFC 237 tomorrow, and all of the planned bouts are official except for one.
Strawweight champ Rose Namajunas came in at 114.5 for the main event, as did challenger Jessica Andrade.… Read More
Bellator Returns to San Jose With Two World Title Fights
By Press Release
LOS ANGELES – The fourth and final opening round matchup in the Bellator Welterweight World Grand Prix will feature Bellator’s current welterweight champion Rory MacDonald (20-5) defending his title in the tournament against Jon Fitch (31-7-1, 1… Read More
UFC 232: Jon Jones Reclaims LHW Belt, Amanda Nunes Becomes Champ-Champ
By FCF Staff
Here are the results from UFC 232, which saw Jon Jones reclaim the light-heavyweight title and bantamweight champ Amanda Nunes added the featherweight title to his resume.
Jones took Gustafsson down in round three and brought about… Read More
UFC 232 Weigh-In Results
By FCF Staff
In advance of UFC 232 tomorrow in Inglewood, the card’s headliners have all weighed-in and made weight for their contests.
Saturday’s event will feature Jon Jones taking on Alexander Gustafsson for the vacant, light-heavyweight title, and bantamweight… Read More
Nick Diaz Back in the Octagon?
In his heyday, Nick Diaz was a very popular MMA fighter. A succession of 11 wins from 2008 through 2011, brought the 35-year old fighter to the pinnacle of the sport. His efforts included holding and maintaining the Strikeforce Welterweight… Read More
LFA 28:Evan Cutts to Battle Jaleel Willis in Headliner
By Press Release
HOUSTON, Texas – Legacy Fighting Alliance (LFA) CEO Ed Soares announced today that the promotion will return to northern Texas next month at LFA 28 with a pair of talented veterans facing undefeated prospects at… Read More
The 7 Greatest UFC Fighters of All Time
Mixed martial arts (MMA) has dominated the combat sports segment for several years now, and one of the top championships with regard to MMA happens to be the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). There are numerous other championships that take… Read More
UFC FN 112: Kevin Lee Scores Controversial Submission Win
By FCF Staff
Here are the results from UFC Fight Night 112, which saw Kevin Lee score a controversial, submission win over Michael Chiesa.
Lee took the back of Chiesa in the opening round and locked in a rear-naked-choke. As… Read More
UFC FN 112 Weigh-In Results: Johny Hendricks Misses Weight For 185 Bout
By FCF Staff
It looks like Johny Hendricks’ issues making weight remain, despite the fact he’s moved to the middleweight division.
The former welterweight champ is scheduled to fight Tim Boetsch tomorrow night at UFC Fight Night 112. The early… Read More
Bellator Announces Rory MacDonald to Face Paul Daley in Promotional Debut
By Press Release
LONDON — (Feb. 9, 2017) – Paul “Semtex” Daley (39-14-2) is getting what he asked for. On May 19, the explosive fighter from Nottingham, England will meet Rory MacDonald (18-4) in the main event of Bellator… Read More
Bellator Announces Official Signing of Rory MacDonald
By Press Release
ANAHEIM, Calif. (August 26, 2016) – Bellator MMA is elated to formally announce the signing of mixed martial arts superstar Rory MacDonald to an exclusive, multi-year, multi-fight contract with the Scott Coker-led promotion, making “Red King”… Read More
Opinion: Can Robbie Lawler Beat Rory MacDonald?
By Michael Hatamoto
MMA veteran Robbie Lawler will step into the cage on Saturday night against Rory MacDonald, as both fighters look to try and prove their worth in the UFC’s welterweight division.
MacDonald has already shown he is a… Read More
Opinion: UFC Wants Nick Diaz Back in the Octagon
By Michael Hatamoto
Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belt Nick Diaz has been offered a fight in the UFC, as fighters continue to express interest in fighting the Cesar Gracie black belt.
Diaz, a former Strikeforce welterweight champion and former UFC… Read More