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Following his first round, defeat to “Jacare” Souza in May, it looks as though Vitor Belfort is interested in rematching former middleweight champ Anderson Silva.

The UFC reportedly tried booking the rematch earlier this year, but Belfort … Read More

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In the latest episode of Full Contact Fighter’s podcast, host Kelsey Mowatt is joined by longtime, MMA commentator Brendan Leier.

The two discuss and reflect on UFC 199, the news that Brock Lesnar is fighting Mark Hunt … Read More

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The payroll figures have been released for Saturday’s UFC 199 card in Los Angeles, and the legendary Dan Henderson was the event’s highest earner.

According to the salaries that were disclosed to the California Commission, by the … Read More

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Luke Rockhold revealed several weeks ago that he had incurred a small tear in his MCL, and now the middleweight champ’s admitted the injury has impacted his training camp for UFC 199.

In late April, Rockhold reported … Read More

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Luke Rockhold was recently thrown a curve ball, when Chris Weidman was forced to drop out of UFC 199, but the middleweight champ’s focused on his new challenge: defeating Michael Bisping for a second time.

Weidman has … Read More

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UFC 198 has been dealt a serious blow, just days out from the May 14th event, as Anderson Silva has reportedly withdrawn from his bout with Uriah Hall.

The former middleweight champ has been incurring abdominal pain, … Read More

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Anderson Silva has been pushing to fight at UFC 198 in his hometown of Curitiba, and it looks like the legend will get his wish.

The promotion is reportedly working on a bout between Silva and Uriah … Read More

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Following Gegard Mousasi’s decision win over Thales Leites, the middleweight contender is calling for a bout with former champ and legend, Anderson Silva.

Since the UFC is headed to Silva’s hometown of Curitiba, Brazil, for a May … Read More

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Anderson Silva received his third defeat in his last five fights at UFC Fight Night 84, but the former champ clearly believes he won the card’s headliner.

Silva took on Michael Bisping on Saturday, and after losing … Read More

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Michael Bisping had one of his finest and most memorable performances at UFC Fight Night 84, but Dana White believes the middleweight came up short against Anderson Silva.

Bisping got the better of Silva early on in … Read More

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Anderson Silva maybe turning 41 in April, but the legendary fighter apparently isn’t thinking about hanging up the gloves any time soon.

The Brazilian star is scheduled to fight Michael Bisping at UFC Fight Night 84 on … Read More

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As expected, the UFC has officially confirmed that Gegard Mousasi will take on fellow middleweight contender Thales Leites in the new co-headliner for UFC Fight Night 83.

Originally Mousasi was scheduled to fight Michael Bisping at the … Read More

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Recently the UFC announced that Anderson Silva, and not Gegard Mousasi will take on Michael Bisping at UFC Fight Night 83. “The Dreamcatcher” is reporting, however, that he’s still expected to fight at the event.

Following the … Read More

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Another UFC veteran has reportedly announced their retirement, as Alan Belcher has confirmed he’s hanging up the gloves at the age of 31.

The former middleweight contender, who hasn’t fought since he was defeated by Michael Bisping … Read More

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Vitor Belfort has repeatedly said that he always attempted to abide by the rules regarding testosterone-replacement-therapy, but Dan Henderson believes the punishing striker wasn’t during his memorable 2013 run.

That year, Belfort took out Luke Rockhold, Michael … Read More

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Many people believe that Luke Rockhold will provide Chris Weidman his toughest test to date, but according to Stephen Thompson, he’s not on the champ’s level.

Rockhold will challenge the middleweight champion at UFC 194, which will … Read More

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UFC 194 will almost certainly be an historic night for the promotion, as today it announced that middleweight champion Chris Weidman will face Luke Rockhold at the December 12th event.

The card, which will be hosted by … Read More

By WSOF (via press release)

LAS VEGAS (July 30, 2015) –World Series of Fighting (WSOF.com) will return to Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Conn. for the second time this year with another star-studded, world-class Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) mega-event, headlined … Read More

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Following Dan Henderson’s quick, stoppage win on Saturday night, it hasn’t taken long for the legend to receive a new challenge, and it’s from a top ten ranked middleweight.

Henderson took out Tim Boetsch with  a flurry … Read More

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The card for UFC Fight Night 72 continues to fill out, as the promotion has announced that Irish flyweight Patrick Holohan will fight England’s Vaughan Lee at the upcoming event. The July 18th card will be hosted … Read More