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Opinion: Boxing vs. MMA, the Battle Rages On
By Jesse Heitz
Lately, not only the MMA and boxing worlds, but the sports media world itself, has been inundated with never-ending banter about which combat sport is superior. We’ve seen boxers call out mixed martial… Read More
Opinion: Tyson Fury Is Good For Boxing
By Michael Hatamoto
The fight world was focused on the lightweight title fight between Benson Henderson and Gilbert Melendez on UFC on FOX 7, but that wasn’t the only major fight of the weekend.
British boxer Tyson… Read More
Opinion: “The Punk” Shows He’s Got Plenty Left In Him
By Michael Hatamoto
Josh ‘The Punk’ Thomson successfully returned to the UFC cage with an impressive TKO win against Nate Diaz during UFC on FOX: Henderson vs. Melendez.
There is something magical about seeing an underdog re-enter… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” El Nino Fizzles, Josh Thomson Deserves Next Title Shot
By Joshua Molina
Forget a Gilbert Melendez vs. Benson Henderson rematch. Give Josh Thomson the next title shot against Henderson.
Thomson will fight the whole five rounds, whether he thinks he’s ahead or not.
Melendez, the guy named “El Nino”… Read More
Matt Brown Sees Title Shot on the Horizon: “My Time is Coming”
Vet Continues to Entertain and Prove Critics Wrong
By Kelsey Mowatt
For several years now, bouts featuring Matt “The Immortal” Brown have been on the “can’t miss” list for most MMA… Read More
Rising Lightweight Jesse Ronson Signs With AFC, Fighting Lightweight Champ Shane Campbell in Promotional Debut
By FCF Staff
Aggression FC has added one of the top lightweights not currently under UFC contract to its roster, as the Canadian promotion has signed Jesse Ronson to a multifight contract. The London, Ontario fighter… Read More
Legacy FC Schedules Middleweight, Bantamweight Title Fights For July 19
By Timothy J. Gilbert
The Legacy FC 21 fight card will feature a bantamweight title fight between Angel Huerta and Matt Hobar as well as a middleweight championship fight between William Bush and Larry Crowe.… Read More
John Makdessi Responds to Running Away Comment From Sam Stout: “It’s Called Footwork and Moving”
Lightweight Conquered “All My Fears” at UFC 154
By FCF Staff
There was a lot riding on the outcome of John Makdessi’s UFC 154 bout with Sam Stout, as not only was he looking to avoid… Read More
John Makdessi: “If I Can Take Down Mark Bocek or Georges St. Pierre When We’re in Sparring, I Can Take Down Sam Stout”
Lightweight Working on Mental Game to Rebound From First Losses
By Kelsey Mowatt
Until last December the MMA career of John “The Bull” Makdessi had gone pretty much according to plan, as not only had the decorated kickboxer gone undefeated… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” Bleacher Report is Wrong About Strikeforce
By Joshua Molina
Bleacher Report is a popular sports and pop culture web site, but a recent report illustrates what’s wrong with some members of the MMA media.
In a Sept. 15 article that you can read here, a… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s ‘The Daily Takedown: Dana White as Steve Jobs? Yahoo Columnist Must Read Full Contact Fighter
By Joshua Molina
Dana White as Steve Jobs?
That’s ridiculous.
Yahoo! sportswriter Kevin Iole made the hilarious comparison in a recent column titled “Sport in transition: UFC’s roster of bright stars dimmed by injuries, retirement.”
Here’s what Iole wrote: “White… Read More
John Makdessi Says Loss To Dennis Hallman “Is Always On My Mind”
Lightweight Looking to Rebound Versus Anthony Njokuani
By Kelsey Mowatt
You would be hard pressed to find someone in the world of MMA that doesn’t think losing is inevitable, even for the sport’s toughest and most talented fighters. Of… Read More
United Glory: Magomedov Defeats Rodriguez, Schilt, Kharitonov and Zimmerman Victorious
By FCF Staff
Ricco Rodriguez was handed his third consecutive loss in Moscow, Russia yesterday, as the the former UFC heavyweight champ lost by decision to Ruslan Magomedov while competing for United Glory.
With the UD win, the Russian’s record improves… Read More
NY MMA Update: National Abuse Agency Urges NY Assembly To Uphold Ban On “Cage Fighting”
The National Center on Domestic and Sexual Violence (NCDSV) released a memo on Tuesday, January 10, to the New York State Assembly urging the state government “to uphold the ban on cage fighting” in New York State.
The four-page… Read More
Fight Music: Nate Quarry and Reggae Rock Band Conscious Souls Team Up To Bring “Zombie Cage Fighter” To Life In New Song, Music Video
By Cameron Conaway
Society often forces us into pigeonholes, labels us as one thing. While this is okay if you are looking to become a professor of 18th century British literature, it’s not okay in the… Read More
One FC: Yoshiyuki Yoshida Outscores Phil Baroni for UD Win
By FCF Staff
Yoshiyuki Yoshida worked his way to a unanimous decision win over Phil Baroni at the inaugural One Fighting Championship event last night in Singapore, handing the UFC vet his fourth loss in five fights. The win… Read More
Nate “The Rock” Quarry: “I Am The American Dream”
The former UFC star talks about his depressing childhood, the changes he’s seen in the sport of MMA, what’s in his future and Steven Seagal
Strikeforce’s Conor Heun Disappointed With Zuffa Sponsorship Tax
By JOSHUA MOLINA
Conor Heun is an explosive, hold-nothing-back fighter inside the cage. Outside the cage, his words can also be powerful.
Heun sparked a buzz in the cyber world this week with this tweet:
Hey @vexillumllc the UFC and #Strikeforce… Read More