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Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” No Stopping Ronda Rousey and Her Main Event Status
By Joshua Molina
Dan Henderson’s boxing coach Gus Pugliese is upset that the Henderson vs. Lyoto Machida fight is underneath the Ronda Rousey vs. Liz Carmouche main event on Feb. 23 in Anaheim, California.
He might be right to be… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” Four More Strikeforce Guys UFC Should Sign
By Joshua Molina
After a mid-year slump, the UFC appears poised for a huge 2013.
The UFC is setting up for some blockbuster fights: Ronda Rousey vs. Liz Carmouche, Dan Henderson vs. Lyoto Machida, Georges St. Pierre vs. Nick Diaz,… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” After Mid-Year Slump, UFC TV Ratings Ending 2012 on a High Note
By Joshua Molina
Early estimates show that the UFC on Fox 5 drew stronger ratings than the last two shows.
With an average of 3.4 million viewers, the show was No. 1 among 18-34-year-olds, a coveted market for advertisers.
The… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” Another Diaz Disappointment, Pacquiao KO Overshadows UFC on Fox 5
By Joshua Molina
Nate Diaz, like his brother Nick, has a heart of steel. But sometimes Nate, like his brother, has a head of straw.
That’s because when you are getting your face, stomach and legs pounded on national TV,… Read More
UFC on FOX 5: Official Preview and Predictions
By Tom Taylor
This weekend, the UFC stops in Seattle for UFC on FOX 5, one of the most stacked cards of the year. In the main event, Benson Henderson will defend his lightweight title against Nate Diaz. Beyond… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” Injury Bug Rewriting UFC history
By Joshua Molina
The injury bug continues to curse the UFC and the sport of mixed martial arts.
Chris Weidman, who has been running his mouth for months calling out Anderson Silva, injured his shoulder training and is out of… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” Overtraining Hurting MMA; GSP Mystery
By Joshua Molina
The recent injuries of Shane Carwin and Gray Maynard are painful – and costly – reminders of one of the major problems in Mixed Martial Arts.
Fighters are overtraining. Young and old fighters are trying to gain… Read More
Opinion: UFC’s Superbowl Weekend Card Is A Monster
By Jesse Heitz
The UFC has great things planned for the month of February. Things so great, that it may even be worth the outrageous asking price of modern pay-per-views in order to catch a glimpse of what the fabled… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” Shark Sports & Entertainment Killed A Bit of MMA When It Gave Up on Strikeforce
By Joshua Molina
TMZ broke the story last night that Strikeforce is folding after January and that Ronda Rousey will automatically become the new UFC women’s bantamweight champion.
Not exactly big news.
The truth is that Strikeforce died in 2011,… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” Frank Shamrock Returns to the UFC – Sort of
By Joshua Molina
Who says Frank Shamrock has been written out of the UFC history book?
In the promotion of the Cung Le. vs. Rich Franklin fight in China, there he is, live in front of the whole world to… Read More
Opinion: The Draw of Chael Sonnen
By Jesse Heitz
Seemingly out of the blue, Chael Sonnen has been thrust into the limelight of the UFC’s light heavyweight division. After his disappointing and perhaps even controversial loss to Anderson Silva in their second bout at UFC 148,… Read More
Report: Jon Jones Looking for “Closure” in Agreeing to Fight Chael Sonnen
By FCF Staff
Only a few weeks ago, Jon Jones argued that former middleweight contender Chael Sonnen hadn’t done anything to warrant a title shot, but now the light-heavyweight champion is hoping a bout with the controversial fighter will bring… Read More
Report: Jon Jones and Chael Sonnen to Coach “The Ultimate Fighter”, Title Bout Set for April 27th
By FCF Staff
Chael Sonnen will not have to defeat any of the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s top light-heavyweights to secure a title shot after all, as the charismatic fighter will reportedly fight champion Jon Jones next year on April 27th.… Read More
Lessons Learned from UFC 153
By Tom Taylor
As MMA fans, we learn more about our sport every time we watch a fight, even if we don’t realize it. We might be reminded of something we had long forgotten, or we might be made aware… Read More
November 3rd Strikeforce Canceled, Scott Coker Says “Stacked” Card in Works for January
By FCF Staff
For the third time this fall, ZUFFA has been forced to cancel an event due to the substantive impact of injuries, as today Strikeforce has announced that a scheduled November 3rd card in Oklahoma City will not… Read More
UFC 153: Official Preview and Predictions
By Tom Taylor
This Saturday, UFC light heavyweight Stephan Bonnar will have to chance to pull off one of the biggest upsets in UFC history. When UFC 153’s original main event, a featherweight title fight between champ Jose Aldo… Read More
Opinion: A Month To Forget In MMA
By Jesse Heitz
September has definitely been a month to forget, particularly if you’re a member of Zuffa’s leadership. Injuries have decimated several of the cards of its subsidiaries, the UFC and Strikeforce, to such a degree that each has… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” Did Vitor Belfort Expose Jon Jones?
By Joshua Molina
Rampage Jackson thinks he can beat Jon Jones.
After Jones’ performance against Vitor Belfort, a lot of people probably think they can beat Jones.
Jones is clearly vulnerable to a serious arm bar submission attempt. Who knows… Read More
Jon Jones on the Sidelines Due to Vitor Belfort Armbar, Champion Plans to “Embrace Jiu-Jitsu More”
By Kelsey Mowatt
While as expected, Jon Jones pounded his way to another decisive victory over Vitor Belfort last night in Toronto, Ontario, the middleweight challenger prompted a collective gasp throughout the MMA world by catching Jones with an early… Read More
UFC 152: Official Preview and Predictions
By Tom Taylor
This Saturday, the UFC returns to Toronto, Ontario, Canada, for UFC 152. It is a card that has been given several facelifts, as it has been damaged by fighter injuries, and injected with pieces of the… Read More