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By FCF Staff

The Ultimate Fighting Championship has new television partners in Canada, as the promotion has announced that it has signed a multi-year, broadcasting deal with TSN, RDS and The Fight Network.

According to the promotion’s official announcement, TSN… Read More

By Kelsey Mowatt

If you were to ask most observers what kind of approach Ryan Ford will take against Jake Shields this Saturday at World Series of Fighting 14, chances are nearly all of them would say he’ll… Read More

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Johny Hendricks may have laid claim to the UFC’s welterweight title last month by defeating Robbie Lawler, but it could be a while before he defends his new belt.

Hendricks, who scored a unanimous decision win over… Read More

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Dana White has said he’s shocked by Georges St. Pierre’s criticisms of how performance enhancing drugs are tested in MMA, but the latter says he relayed his concerns to the UFC previously.

Since St. Pierre announced he… Read More

By Jesse Heitz

We’re only a few days away from UFC 171, which is to be headlined by a battle for the vacant UFC Welterweight Championship between Johny Hendricks and Robbie Lawler.  The fight sells itself, and is sure to… Read More

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This Saturday, the UFC will crown a new welterweight champion for the first time since 2008, when Johny Hendricks battles Robbie Lawler for the vacant title in Dallas. The reason being, of course, that long time champ… Read More

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Saturday’s UFC FN 38 will mark the return of one of MMA’s top welterweight prospects, as Gunnar Nelson will fight for the first time in over a year, when he battles Omari Akhmedov.

The undefeated Nelson (11-0-1) hasn’t… Read More

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Several weeks ago, Georges St. Pierre cited personal issues and the intense pressure of being champion, as reasons why he vacated the welterweight title following UFC 167. Now, the renowned fighter has said the UFC’s stance on World… Read More

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Georges St. Pierre stopped short of announcing his retirement, when he relayed after UFC 167 he was taking a break from fighting, and the renowned fighter is keeping that stance.

St. Pierre recently made an appearance at… Read More

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Georges St. Pierre will reportedly speak with the media tomorrow in Quebec City, and because the UFC Welterweight Champion recently said he’s been dealing with personal issues and plans to take a break from fighting, there… Read More

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Since Saturday’s memorable and controversial battle between Johny Hendricks and Georges St. Pierre, there’s been no shortage of reports and speculation as to what is the cause of the latter’s personal issues. While the UFC welterweight champ’s… Read More

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After Georges St. Pierre said he was going to take a break from fighting, following his controversial win over Johny Hendricks at UFC 167, increasingly it looks like a rematch could happen sooner than later. Not only… Read More

By Jesse Heitz

This week, the most dominant promotion in Mixed Martial Arts, as well as the founding company of modern MMA, turned twenty years old.  This is certainly a momentous occasion for our sport.  A sport that has… Read More

By Kelsey Mowatt

Heading into UFC 167 there was considerable speculation and discussion as to whether Georges St. Pierre might announce he’s retiring after the event, and following his controversial split decision win over Johny Hendricks, it’s become somewhat… Read More

By Jesse Heitz

We are nearly half a year away from UFC 167, but the chatter and excitement surrounding the highly anticipated bout between UFC Welterweight Champion Georges “Rush” St-Pierre and challenger Johny Hendricks is palpable, even… Read More

By FCF Staff

Earlier this week Georges St. Pierre put the brakes on discussion about a super fight between himself and Anderson Silva, and now UFC President Dana White has announced that the welterweight champ will fight Johny Hendricks… Read More

By Michael Hatamoto

After a dominant five-round performance against Nick Diaz in the UFC 158 main event, welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre discussed performance enhancing drug use in MMA.

Here is what the French-Canadian champion had to say during the… Read More

By Joshua Molina

Now it’s war.

Georges St. Pierre got personal with Nick Diaz during a conference call today, calling him am “uneducated fool” and saying that he speaks English better than Diaz.

I thought this was a fight, not… Read More

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

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