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Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” Topsy-Turvy 2012 for UFC, but Company Poised for Huge 2013
By Joshua Molina
The UFC’s incredible popularity surge slowed this year, but the company remained atop the mixed martial world. Still, despite the ups and downs of 2012, the UFC appears poised for a huge year in 2013.
Six years… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” A Huge Opportunity For Robbie Lawler
By Joshua Molina
Robbie Lawler, this is probably your last chance.
Somehow Lawler lined up a big fight against Josh Koscheck at UFC 157, on the undercard of the Ronda Rousey vs. Liz Carmouche fight.
This fight is like the… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” The Real Reason GSP Wants to Fight Nick Diaz
By Joshua Molina
Georges St. Pierre is a smart man and a smart fighter.
In fact, he’s so smart, he knows the difference between accepting a good fight and a bad fight.
That’s why his “explanation” for why he wants… Read More
Opinion: Steven Seagal Crosses The Line
By Jesse Heitz
Over the past year or so, Hollywood staple Steven Seagal has made a plethora of interesting and often bizarre comments about MMA. At first, his comments either made a modicum of sense to the masses of MMA… Read More
Opinion: Johny Hendricks as the No. 1 Contender
By Jesse Heitz
Lately there seems to be an unusual amount of chatter circulating about the MMA world regarding who should be next in line to challenge Georges St-Pierre for his UFC Welterweight Championship. Many folks are saying Nick Diaz,… Read More
Opinion: The Scrapper and the Professional Athlete in MMA
By Jesse Heitz
Once upon a time MMA was powered by men that merely wanted to fight, bona fide scrappers. As the sport has progressed, so too has the very nature of its participants. Fighters have evolved both in skill… Read More
UFC 154 Weigh-In Results: GSP and Carlos Condit Cleared for Title Unification Bout
By FCF Staff
Georges St. Pierre and Carlos Condit have cleared the last hurdle to their welterweight title fight tomorrow night at UFC 154, as both men made weight this afternoon in Montreal, Quebec.
The reigning champion St. Pierre came… Read More
Opinion: MMA and It’s Part in the Fight Against Bullying
By Jesse Heitz
Bullying has been an age-old disease that has plagued an incalculable number of people. For nearly as long, flocks of people, both young and old, have turned towards martial arts in order to learn to effectively defend… Read More
Opinion: Do We Need Superfights?
By Jesse Heitz
While UFC 153 has come and gone, it has undoubtedly left us with a worthwhile point of reflection. I submit that this point of reflection centers on the fact that several of the UFC’s weight divisions have… Read More
Miesha Tate On Ronda Rousey Fight: This Is “The Biggest Draw For Women’s MMA”
By Phil Lanides
In every sport, there are athletes that are so synonymous with their profession of choice that you immediately associate the two.
When someone mentions basketball, most think Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, or LeBron James. In football, it’s… Read More
GSP Gets Schooled In Japan
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While in Tokyo, Japan for this Saturday’s UFC 144 event, UFC Welterweight Champion Georges St-Pierre (GSP) took the opportunity to train using a a katana (traditional Japanese curved sword) from… Read More
Josh Koscheck: “I’m A Gold Digger. I Fight For Money. You’d Be A Dumb SOB To Fight For Free”
By FCF Staff
On Saturday night, live from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas on Pay-Per-View, welterweight superstars Nick Diaz and Carlos Condit will battle each other with the interim UFC welterweight (170 pounds) championship at stake.
In… Read More
GSP: “I Am Very Nervous Carlos Condit Will Win On Saturday Night”
UFC superstar Georges St-Pierre will be a ringside observer to the UFC 143 main event on Saturday. “GSP” has been the undisputed welterweight king since the spring of 2008, but knee injuries have forced him to withdraw from scheduled… Read More
Nick Diaz Removed From UFC 137 Bout with GSP; Carlos Condit Named Replacement
By FCF Staff
After failing to attend press conferences in Toronto, Tuesday and today in Las Vegas, UFC President Dana White announced this afternoon that Nick Diaz (pictured) will no longer fight welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre as scheduled… Read More
Freddie Roach Talks Training GSP, MMA vs. Boxing
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Superstar boxing trainer Freddie Roach talks about his current training camp with UFC welterweight (170 pounds) champion Georges St-Pierre (GSP) in preparation for St-Pierre’s highly-anticipated showdown with Nick Diaz. Roach… Read More
Mike “The Greek” Bronzoulis Primed For Strikeforce Debut, Has No Love For His Opponent, Todd Moore
By Gerald Hanks; photo by Mike Calimbas
For many mixed martial artists, fighting is simply a job – a way of earning a living, taking care of family and oneself. For 32-year-old Mike “The… Read More
GSP Wins Sportsnet Canadian Athlete of the Year for a Third Time
St. Pierre Dominates Koscheck for UD Win
By FCF Staff
Georges St. Pierre used a strong left jab and consistent leg kicks en route to a dominant unanimous decision win over Josh Koscheck tonight in Montreal, Quebec. Early on Koscheck was… Read More
GSP vs. Koscheck II Official for December 11th
Antonio Carvalho Joins Fcf Fold
Antonio Carvalho Joins FCF Fold
Full Contact Fighter is honored to welcome Shooto contender Antonio Carvalho to our writing staff. Once a month, Antonio will be sending in his "Carvalho Report", a journal of sorts,