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UFC Lightweight Bobby Green Announces Intention to “Slay the Division”
By FCF Staff
After being bumped from a bout with Donald Cerrone at UFC 178, following the signing of Eddie Alvarez, Bobby Green has taken to Twitter to call for his next fight.
Green, who has gone 4-0 in the… Read More
UFC Rankings Update: “Jacare” Souza Closes in on #1 Contender Spot
By FCF Staff
Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza continued to roll through the UFC opposition on Friday night, and the middleweight has seen his ranking improve as a result.
Souza scored an impressive, submission win over veteran Gegard Mousasi at UFC Fight… Read More
Bellator 131: Tito Ortiz to Face Stephan Bonnar, Michael Chandler to Rematch Will Brooks
By FCF Staff
On the same day Bellator held it’s 123rd event in Uncasville, Connecticut, the promotion has confirmed two high profile fights for its 131st card on November 15th.
Bellator has announced that Tito Ortiz will fight fellow… Read More
UFC’s Donald Cerrone Responds to Bobby Green’s Accusations
By FCF Staff
Following Bobby Green’s accusations that Donald Cerrone directed racist comments towards him at a recent UFC Fan Expo, it hasn’t taken the lightweight contender long to respond.
On Monday, Green appeared on the latest edition of “The… Read More
Report: UFC’s Bobby Green Accuses Donald Cerrone of Making “Racist” Comments, Acting Inappropriately With Fans
By FCF Staff
Although Bobby Green will no longer fight Donald Cerrone at UFC 178, the lightweight has levelled some serious allegations against the veteran contender.
Green, who was set to fight Cerrone next month until the latter was booked… Read More
New Full Contact Fighter Radio Features Will Brooks, Tom Vaughn and Saad Awad
By FCF Staff
The latest episode of Full Contact Fighter Radio features talks with Will Brooks, Tom Vaughn and Saad Awad.
Brooks weighs in on his recent win over Michael Chandler, which saw him lay claim to Bellator’s interim lightweight… Read More
Bellator Announces Creation of “World Title Shot Pool’ for Tourney Winners
By FCF Staff
Bellator has announced a significant change to its matchmaking policy, which will allow the promotion to keep its tournament format, but grant multiple title shots.
In a press release sent out by the promotion Thursday, Bellator CEO… Read More
Report: Source Says Bellator’s First PPV Drew Over 100,000 Buys
By FCF Staff
Although the official numbers might not be available until later this year, according to one source, Bellator’s first pay-per-view event drew over 100,000 buys.
The May 17th, Bellator event featured “Rampage” Jackson taking on “King Mo” Lawal… Read More
Bellator 120: Will Brooks Promises Fans “Will Definitely Know Who I Am”, After Fighting Michael Chandler For Interim Belt
By Kelsey Mowatt
Will Brooks has likely been mentally preparing for a title fight since he won Bellator’s lightweight tourney last November, but the rising fighter couldn’t have imagined the circumstances that have led to his title… Read More
Bellator 120: Michael Chandler to Battle Will Brooks for Interim Title, Latter Blasts Critics Who Question Card’s PPV Worth
By Kelsey Mowatt
Although Bellator’s May 17th event has lost its highly anticipated, rubber match between lightweight champ Eddie Alvarez and Michael Chandler, the card will remain a pay-per-view. The promotion confirmed the news during a media… Read More
Bellator 120: Patricky “Pitbull” Out Due to Hand Injury, Shahbulat Shamhalaev-Fabricio Guerreiro Added
By FCF Staff
Bellator has announced that due to a hand injury, Patricky “Pitbull” Freire will no longer fight Marcin Held at the promotion’s May 17th event in Southaven, Mississippi.
As a result, the promotion has added a featherweight tilt between Shahbulat… Read More
Bellator 120: Blagoi Ivanov-Alexander Volkov, Patricky “Pitbull”-Marcin Held Among Latest Additions
By FCF Staff
Bellator has added three more bouts to the preliminary card for its upcoming pay-per-view debut, two of which are tournament finals.
The promotion has announced that the lightweight final between Patricky “Pitbull” and Marcin Held, which was… Read More
Bellator: Will Brooks to Fight Nate Jolly at May 17th Event
By FCF Staff
Bellator continues to round out the line-up for the promotion’s upcoming, May 17th, pay-per-view event, and the latest addition is a lightweight bout between Will Brooks and Nate Jolly.
The card will be hosted by the The Landers… Read More
The 2013 MMA Campaign: There’s Been Plenty to be Thankful For
By Kelsey Mowatt
With the end of 2013 nearing, and Americans celebrating Thanksgiving this weekend, it’s a good as time as any to reflect on how the year’s unfolded thus far in MMA. While there’s certainly been… Read More
Opinion: Bellator 106 Proves Bellator Should Ignore Pay-Per-View Ambitions
By Michael Hatamoto
Instead of potentially striking out with an inaugural pay-per-view flop, Bellator 106 featured a lightweight championship rematch of Michael Chandler vs. Eddie Alvarez and drew an impressive 1.1 million viewers.
The event, which aired on Spike TV,… Read More
Watch the Bellator 106 Weigh-Ins Live Beginning at 8 EST / 5 PST
By FCF Staff
You can watch the live weigh-ins for Bellator 106 right here at Full Contact Fighter, beginning at 8:00PM EST / 5:00PM PST.
The card, which will be hosted by the Long Beach Convention Center, will feature… Read More
Bellator 106: Garcia Replacing Injured Parisyan
By FCF Staff
This Saturday’s Bellator 106 has received another change due to injury, as the promotion has announced that UFC vet Karo Parisyan has been forced to withdraw from the Long Beach bound card. As a result, Alenjandro Garcia… Read More
Bellator 106 Updated Line-Up Released, Kongo-Queiroz Removed
Open Workouts to be Held This Thursday
By FCF Staff
Bellator has released an updated line-up for the promotion’s November 2nd card in Long Beach this Saturday, which recently lost “Rampage” Jackson versus Tito Ortiz, as a result of… Read More
Report: Tito Ortiz Out of Bellator PPV Due to Injury
By FCF Staff
It appears as though Bellator’s November 2nd “Rampage vs. Tito” event has been dealt a significant blow, as Tito Ortiz has reportedly been forced to withdraw due to injury.
According to a report from MMA Fighting.com, the… Read More
Part II: King Mo Discusses How Heathcliff Got Him Into MMA, How G.I. Joe Almost Killed Him
By Bryan Levick
There may not be a busier athlete in sports today than Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal. The former Strikeforce light heavyweight champion is currently training for a rematch against Emanuel Newton which will take place at Bellator 106… Read More