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Opinion: The Future of Anderson Silva
By Jesse Heitz
The year that was 2013 has come and gone. It gave us MMA fans scores of thrilling fights. In the previous year we saw the rise of young lions and the fall of legends. However, 2013 ended… Read More
Anderson Silva Tweets Pic of Fighter Standing on Crutches
By FCF Staff
It’s been several days now since Anderson Silva severely broke his leg at UFC 168, and although the fighter hasn’t relayed anything publicly about his fighting future, he seems to be in good spirits.
Recently the 38… Read More
UFC 168: Anderson Silva Thanks Fans For Support
By FCF Staff
Although there’s no word yet whether Anderson Silva intends to fight again, after breaking his leg at UFC 168 Saturday night, the legend has posted a couple of comments on Twitter.
While speaking in Portuguese, the 38… Read More
UFC Updates Silva’s Condition After Undergoing Surgery
By FCF Staff
Following Anderson Silva’s horrific injury at last night’s UFC 168 card in Las Vegas, the promotion is reporting that the legendary fighter underwent successful surgery to repair his broken leg.
The 38 year-old fighter badly broke his… Read More
UFC 168: Watch The Weigh-Ins Here Beginning at 7 PM/ET 4 PM/PT
By FCF Staff
You can watch the UFC 168 weigh-ins right here at Full Contact Fighter, beginning today at 7:00 PM / ET – 4:00 PM / PT.
Saturday’s event will feature middleweight champion Chris Weidman taking on Anderson… Read More
UFC 168: Silva Offers Conflicting Comments Regarding Possible Retirement
By FCF Staff
Even after Anderson Silva lost the middleweight championship to Chris Weidman at UFC 162 in July, the legendary fighter said he intended to complete his ten fight contract with the promotion. Immediately following the loss, he also… Read More
The 2013 MMA Campaign: There’s Been Plenty to be Thankful For
By Kelsey Mowatt
With the end of 2013 nearing, and Americans celebrating Thanksgiving this weekend, it’s a good as time as any to reflect on how the year’s unfolded thus far in MMA. While there’s certainly been… Read More
WSOF Announces Signing of Scott Barrett and Valdir Araujo
By WSOF (via press release)
LAS VEGAS (Nov 19, 2013) – World Series of Fighting is happy to announce the addition of two more fighters to its rapidly growing roster, as both Scott “The Bear” Barrett (13-3)… Read More
Opinion: Belfort’s UFN 32 Win Over Henderson an Impressive One
By Michael Hatamoto
Brazilian striker Vitor Belfort handed former PRIDE and Strikeforce champion Dan Henderson the first KO/TKO loss of his career, brutally finishing the fight by head kick knockout.
Henderson immediately wanted to put pressure on Belfort and try… Read More
Report: Robbie Peralta to Fight Estevan Payan at UFC 168
By FCF Staff
It looks like the UFC’s year end show on December 28th has 12 bouts confirmed, as according to multiple reports, Estevan Payan will battle featherweight Robbie Peralta at the Las Vegas bound event. UFC 168 will be… Read More
Report: Anderson Silva Says he Was Injured Prior to UFC 162
By FCF Staff
As Chris Weidman and Anderson Silva continue to participate in a media tour to promote their upcoming rematch, the latter has revealed he was injured prior to their historic UFC 162 bout.
Heading into their initial meeting… Read More
Greg Jackson Protege Chuck Pieritz: It Makes No Sense Fighting If You’re Not Trying To Be The Best
By Bryan Levick
When you think of Greg Jackson and Jackson’s MMA your mind automatically centers on the great group of UFC fighters they have in their camp. Beginning with UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones,… Read More
UFC Confirms Poirier-Brandao, Hall-Leben
By FCF Staff
The Ultimate Fighting Championship has added two more intriguing fights to the line-up of it’s upcoming December 28th card, as Dustin Poirier will fight Diego Brandao and Uriah Hall will square off with Chris Leben. UFC 168… Read More
UFC 168: Josh Barnett to Battle Travis Browne
By FCF Staff
The December 28th, UFC 168 card will feature two title fights, but it will also see rising heavyweight Travis Browne take on former champ Josh Barnett. The Las Vegas bound event will be headlined by a middleweight… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown”: Boxing Owns UFC This Saturday With Floyd Mayweather vs. Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez
By Joshua Molina
The sports world is talking about a super-big fight this weekend and it has nothing to do with the UFC or Dana White.
Floyd Mayweather Jr., (44-0, 26 KOs) the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world, battles… Read More
UFC Rankings Update: Anthony Pettis Lands P4P Position, Josh Barnett Moves Up
By FCF Staff
UFC 164 was the biggest night in the career of Anthony Pettis to date, as the former WEC champ ended the seven fight winning streak of Benson Henderson to become UFC Lightweight Champion. As a result of… Read More
Opinion: UFC on FOX Sports 1: Shogun vs. Sonnen, Post-Mortem
By Jesse Heitz
Last Saturday night, UFC on FOX Sports 1: Shogun vs. Sonnen, or rather, Ultimate Fight Night 26, took place. It was a fairly well-stacked card that proved to be rather entertaining. The event… Read More
Report: Dana White Targeting Nick Diaz-Lyoto Machida Bout
By FCF Staff
A day after Dana White relayed he would love to see Lyoto Machida fight Vitor Belfort at 185 pounds, the UFC President is reporting that he’s inquired with Nick Diaz, whether he’d be interested in fighting Machida.… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown”: Chael Sonnen, Alistair Overeem in Must-Win Situations at UFC Fight Night
By Joshua Molina
If Chael Sonnen can’t beat “Shogun” Rua he should retire. Sonnen hasn’t won a fight since a controversial victory over Michael Bisping 18 months ago. The problem with a rapid rise to title contention… Read More
Alistair Overeem Concedes “Under-Estimation” of “Bigfoot” Silva
By FCF Staff
While the MMA world is still somewhat unsettled thanks to Chris Weidman’s upset victory over Anderson Silva at UFC 162, it wasn’t that long ago when “Bigfoot” Silva shocked the sport by knocking out Alistair Overeem. Heading… Read More