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By FCF Staff

After scoring a highlight reel knockout in his Octagon debut at UFC Fight Night 33, Alex Garcia has been tapped to fight Sean Spencer, March 15th in Dallas. The UFC 171 scrap will be hosted by the… Read More

By FCF Staff

Not long after reports surfaced that Diego Sanchez has signed a new eight fight deal with the Ultimate Fighting Championship, the promotion has announced the vet will battle undefeated lightweight Myles Jury on March 15th. The bout… Read More

By Kelsey Mowatt

When you consider that Sam Stout is closing out his eighth year in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, and that the lightweight has earned seven fight night bonuses during his run, few would argue that the… Read More

By FCF Staff

The twentieth season of “The Ultimate Fighter” will feature an interesting twist, as the UFC has announced that the show will crown its first, women’s strawweight champion.

The 115 pound fighters who will compete for the title… Read More

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After it was initially reported that Cain Velasquez may not require surgery on his injured shoulder, the UFC Heavyweight Champion underwent the procedure Tuesday and is reportedly recovering well.

The 31 year-old fighter, who is coming off… Read More

By GLORY (via press release)

New York, NY – GLORY, the world’s premier kickboxing league, today announced the finalized fight card for its year-end event. GLORY 13 TOKYO features a one-night, four-man Welterweight World… Read More

By FCF Staff

UFC 170 has picked up a welterweight bout, as veterans Mike Kyle and TJ Waldburger have reportedly agreed to fight at the February 22nd event, which will go down at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las… Read More

By FCF Staff

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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The latest episode of Full Contact Fighter Radio features segments with UFC featherweight Cole Miller and MFC lightweight Kurt Southern.

Miller discusses his upcoming, January 15^th bout with Sam Sicilia with host Kelsey Mowatt, as well as… Read More

By FCF Staff

After Ben Askren recently relayed publicly that he’s headed to ONE FC, the Asian based promotion has officially announced that it has signed the former Bellator champ. No details were provided in the press release in terms… Read More

By FCF Staff

The February 1st, UFC 169 card in Newark, New Jersey has a new lightweight bout, as John Makdessi and Alan Patrick have agreed to fight at the upcoming event.

The fight, which will go down at the… Read More

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Since Georges St. Pierre’s split decision win over Johny Hendricks last month there’s been plenty of speculation as to what the future holds for the welterweight champ, and according to a new report, the star will speak… Read More

By FCF Staff

The Ultimate Fighting Championship continues to round out the line-up for the promotion’s February 15th card in Jaragua do Sul, Brazil, as the latest addition will see lightweight Rodrigo Damm fight Ivan Jorge. UFC FN 36 will be… Read More

By Michael Hatamoto

Polish MMA veteran Mamed Khalidov picked up a triangle choke submission win against Ryuta Sakurai at KSW 25 from Wroclaw, Poland, on Saturday night.

Khalidov vs. Sakurai was a rematch from a KSW 13 light-heavyweight championship fight… Read More

By FCF Staff

According to multiple reports, UFC veteran Shane del Rosario has passed away, nearly two weeks after the 30 year-old fighter suffered a full cardiac arrest.

The heavyweight’s teammate Ian McCall posted the following message on his Instragram… Read More

By FCF Staff

The Nevada State Athletic Commission has released the attendance figures and drug test results from the TUF 18 Finale card, which was held November 30th at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.

According to the… Read More

By Michael Hatamoto

MMA veteran Jesse Taylor completely dominated Elvis Mutapcic during their World Series of Fighting (WSOF) 7 middleweight tournament semifinal on Saturday night.

Taylor and Mutapcic were supposed to fight earlier in the year, but recklessness in Mutapcic’s… Read More

By FCF Staff

Not long after the UFC announced that light-heavyweight champ Jon Jones will battle Glover Teixeira on March 15th in Dallas, the promotion has relayed that Hector Lombard will battle welterweight contender Jake Shields at the event.

The… Read More

By Kelsey Mowatt

Any longtime fan of MMA has likely heard the somewhat tired expression “you’re only as good as your last fight”, and while there’s some merit to the saying, it cannot be universally applied.… Read More

By FCF Staff

After news surfaced recently that surging welterweight Matt Brown has been forced to drop out of his UFC on FOX 9 bout with Carlos Condit due to injury, the latter has released a statement outlining his plans.… Read More