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Georges St-Pierre Interested in Bouts With Khabib Nurmagomedov, Conor McGregor, Not Nate Diaz or Anderson Silva
By FCF Staff
It seems pretty clear that bouts with Anderson Silva or Nate Diaz will not get Georges St-Pierre back in the Octagon.
Since St-Pierre vacated the UFC’s middleweight title, after it was confirmed he was dealing with ulcerative… Read More
Israel Adesanya to Battle Derek Brunson Next
By FCF Staff
Israel Adesanya has been booked to face another top middleweight contender, as the UFC’s announced that the rising star will battle Derek Brunson.
The bout will be part of UFC 230, which will take place on November… Read More
Mark Henry Takes Responsibility For Eddie Alvarez’s Illegal Elbow at UFC on FOX 30
By FCF Staff
The striking coach for Eddie Alvarez, Mark Henry, is taking responsibility for the illegal elbow the fighter threw, which had a significant impact on his bout with Dustin Poirier.
Alvarez had moved into a dominant, full mount… Read More
Report: UFC on FOX 30 Delivers Lowest Ratings in Series History
By FCF Staff
Although UFC on FOX 30 appeared to be highly anticipated throughout the MMA world, it’s being reported that Saturday’s card was the least watched event of the series.
The Calgary event featured a rematch between lightweight contenders… Read More
UFC FN 135: Al Iaquinta Says Justin Gaethje’s Style Has “Come Back to Haunt Him”
By FCF Staff
Justin Gaethje has incurred his first two losses of his career, after arriving in the UFC, and Al Iaquinta believes “The Highlight’s” style is a key reason why.
For several years now, Gaethje has been known as… Read More
Coach Says Anthony Pettis Has “That Aggression, And That Hunger”, Ahead of UFC 226
By FCF Staff
Anthony Pettis has gone 2-4 since he lost the lightweight title to Rafael dos Anjos in 2014, and has slipped out of the UFC’s top ten ranks at 155. But, according to one of the star’s coaches,… Read More
Report: ESPN Has Secured UFC Broadcasting Rights With New, Five Year Deal
By FCF Staff
ESPN has reportedly reached a new, five year deal with the Ultimate Fighting Championship to secure the promotion’s entire, broadcasting rights.
Recently Variety reported that the sports network had become the UFC’s primary broadcasting partner, and now… Read More
Eddie Alvarez Says Khabib Nurmagomedov’s Only Interested in Fighting “Wounded Gazelles”
By FCF Staff
Although Eddie Alvarez likely won’t be next for Khabib Nurmagomedov, the former lightweight champ continues to fire verbal warnings at the new champ.
Alvarez has been arguing for sometime that he’s the only lightweight who can defeat… Read More
UFC on FOX 29 Weigh-In Results
By FCF Staff
The fighters have hit the scales in advance of tomorrow’s UFC on FOX 29 card, and headliners Dustin Poirier and Justin Gaethje have made weight.
The lightweights both tipped the scales at 156 for the main event,… Read More
UFC on FOX 29: Alex Oliveira Has Reportedly Agreed to Fight Carlos Condit
By FCF Staff
In the wake of Matt Brown’s withdrawal from UFC on FOX 29, Alex Oliveira has reportedly agreed to fight Carlos Condit at the upcoming, April 14th card.
Brown was scheduled to face Condit at the Glendale event,… Read More
Coach Believes Justin Gaethje Was on The Verge of “Breaking” Eddie Alvarez at UFC 218
By FCF Staff
Eddie Alvarez became the first and only fighter to defeat Justin Gaethje in December. But, the latter’s coach believes his fighter was a round away from “breaking” the former lightweight champ.
Alvarez and Gaethje fought at UFC… Read More
UFC 223: Michael Chiesa Needs to Make a “Statement” in Order to Reach Year End Goal
By FCF Staff
Michael Chiesa is booked to fight Anthony Pettis at UFC 223 on April 7th, and the lightweight contender knows he needs to make a big “statement” in the bout, if he hopes to reach his year end… Read More
Israel Adesanya to Battle Marvin Vettori Next
By FCF Staff
Rising star Israel Adesanya has his next fight booked, as the UFC’s announced he’ll battle Marvin Vettori next. The bout will be part of UFC on FOX 29, which will take place on April 14th in Glendale, Arizona.
The… Read More
Justin Gaethje & Eddie Alvarez to Coach TUF 26
By FCF Staff
Following Justin Gaethje’s thrilling, UFC debut earlier this month, the former WSOF champ has been tapped to coach on “The Ultimate Fighter”.
Gaethje came from behind to stop Michael Johnson at the TUF 25 Finale, which took… Read More
UFC 211: Stipe Miocic Quickly Avenges Loss to Junior dos Santos
By FCF Staff
Here are the results from UFC 211, which saw Stipe Miocic take out Junior dos Santos in the opening round, with a flurry of punches.
Miocic defended the heavyweight title for a second time with the… Read More
UFC 211 Weigh-In Results: Stipe Miocic & Junior dos Santos Hit Their Marks
By FCF Staff
Here are the early weigh-in results for UFC 211, which will take place tomorrow in Dallas, Texas.
In the main event, heavyweight champ Stipe Miocic will take on Junior dos Santos. In the co-headliner, strawweight champ Joanna Jedrzejczyk… Read More
UFC Adds Pettis – Miller, Werdum – Overeem & Lawler – Cerrone to July Schedule
By FCF Staff
The Ultimate Fighting Championship’s July 8th card has received three big name fights.
The promotion has confirmed that UFC 213 will feature Fabricio Werdum vs. Alistair Overeem, Anthony Pettis vs. Jim Miller and Robbie Lawler vs. Donald… Read More
UFC 208: Germaine de Randamie Takes 145 Title
By FCF Staff
Here are the results from UFC 208, which went down in Brooklyn, New York.
In the main event, Germaine de Randamie outscored Holly Holm to become the first women’s, featherweight title.
Germaine de Randamie def. Holly… Read More
UFC 208 Weigh-In Results: Holly Holm & Germaine de Randamie Set For Title Fight
By FCF Staff
The fighters for UFC 208 all weighed-in earlier today in Brooklyn, and every fight is a go, except one.
Saturday’s card will feature Holly Holm taking on Germaine de Randamie for the inaugural, women’s 145 title, and… Read More
UFC 205: Michael Johnson Knows Path to 155 Title Goes “Through” Khabib Nurmagomedov
By FCF Staff
Khabib Nurmagomedov has never lost and is widely considered to be one of the best, if not the best, grappler in MMA, but Michael Johnson welcomed the opportunity to face “The Eagle” at UFC 205.
Johnson was… Read More