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Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” Liz Carmouche Needs To Give Us A Reason To Believe She Can Win
By Joshua Molina
After watching UFC Primetime, it’s clear (as if it wasn’t before) that UFC 157 isn’t about Ronda Rousey vs. Liz Carmouche. UFC 157 is an event designed to usher Rousey into the UFC.
The fighters, in the… Read More
UFC 157’s Ivan Menjivar On “Dangerous” Urijah Faber: “For Me He’s Just Another Fighter…Everybody Can Lose”
By Kelsey Mowatt
After Ivan Menjivar tapped out Azamat Gashimov at UFC 154 in November and extended his UFC record to 4-1, it appeared all but certain that the Tristar fighter would fight one of the promotion’s top ranked bantamweights… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” If Nothing Else, Invicta’s Signing Of Cyborg Santos Shows Dana White That He Doesn’t Have All The Power
By Joshua Molina
Regardless of the truth when it comes to negotiations between the UFC and Cris Cyborg , Invicta FC’s signing of the Brazilian blaster is a big deal for the all-women’s promotion. Santos has the potential to lift… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” UFC’s Dana White Hurts Women’s MMA By Berating Cyborg
By Joshua Molina
UFC President Dana White says he is “done” with Cris “Cyborg” Santos. Hilariously, he claims that Cyborg doesn’t want any part of Ronda Rousey.
White at times can be a brilliant business mind. But he repeatedly trips… Read More
Opinion: The Extinction of Olympic Wrestling and Its Impact on MMA
By Jesse Heitz
Recently it was announced by the International Olympic Committee that wrestling, both Greco Roman and Freestyle would be dropped from the Olympic Games, to be replaced by golf in the upcoming games, and possibly by wakeboarding, baseball,… Read More
Sam Stout On Upcoming 15th UFC Bout: “I Forget That I’m Only 28 Sometimes”, UFC 157 Opponent Caros Fodor “No Joke”
By Kelsey Mowatt
If you were to take just a quick look at the record’s of Sam Stout and Caros Fodor, you might be inclined to conclude that the latter is much younger than his upcoming, UFC 157 opponent. Not… Read More
Report: Miesha Tate Fighting Cat Zingano at TUF 17 Finale
By FCF Staff
Less than two weeks before UFC women’s bantamweight champ Ronda Rousey will fight Liz Carmouche at UFC 157, the promotion has booked another women’s bout, as Miesha Tate will battle Cat Zingano on April 13th. According to… Read More
Chad Mendes Confirms He’s Off UFC 157 Card: “No One Would Step Up”
By FCF Staff
UFC featherweight contender Chad Mendes has confirmed that he will no longer compete at UFC 157 on February 23rd, after his original opponent Manny Gamburyan was forced to withdraw due a thumb and elbow injury. Although Gamburyan’s… Read More
Zoila Frausto Gurgel Has No Regrets About Bolting From Bellator and Signing With Invicta FC
By Joshua Molina
Whether it’s Don King, Bob Arum or Dana White, promoters have always been a central focus in combat sports.
Even though fighters and promoters need each other, promoters often convince fighters that, without a big stage to… Read More
Report: Cris “Cyborg” Santos Requests Release From UFC
By FCF Staff
After weeks of debate and discussion, as to whether an all star bout between Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos and current UFC Bantamweight Champion Ronda Rousey will ever materialize, Santos has reportedly asked to be released from her contract… Read More
Ovince St. Preux: I Want Forrest Griffin in the UFC
By Joshua Molina
In the sport of mixed martial arts, there are fighters and there are fighters. And then there is ex-Strikeforce star Ovince St. Preux.
The Haitian-American fighter known as “OSP,” in a span of 321 days – from… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” Girl Power: The UFC 157 Push Begins
By Joshua Molina
UFC is intensifying its UFC 157 promotional push beginning tonight with the debut of Primetime: Rousey vs. Carmouche.
The show is reportedly the best UFC Primetime special ever, capturing perfectly Carmouche’s coming out story.
Even if she… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” Randy Couture’s Move to Bellator An Act of Disloyalty?
By Joshua Molina
There are some things you absolutely don’t want to do in MMA: Be on the other end of a Ronda Rousey armbar; watch a Jake Shields fight (unless you need something to help you fall asleep); Wear… Read More
Caros Fodor Hoping to Prove Strikeforce Critics Wrong and “Beat Up On Some UFC Guys”
By Kelsey Mowatt
Although Caros Fodor worked his way to the top of Strikeforce’s lightweight rankings during his time with the promotion, the man nicknamed “The Future”, wasn’t entirely certain his upcoming fights would be with the UFC like many… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” What the Next Big MMA Company Should Learn From Strikeforce’s Sad and Unnecessary Demise
By Joshua Molina
Nearly seven years ago, 18,265 people packed San Jose’s Shark Tank, not to watch hockey, figure skating or a live concert.
They came to watch “cage fighting.” The legendary Frank Shamrock, a San Jose resident, battled… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” Lopsided? If Jake Shields Could Beat Dan Henderson, Anything Can Happen At Saturday’s Final Strikeforce Event
By Joshua Molina
Saturday night’s final Strikeforce card is full of seemingly lopsided matches.
The favorites are clear. But anyone who knows anything about sports knows that there’s a reason why you play the game.
With fighting in particular, anything… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown”: Cormier Needs to Finish Dion Staring to Get Jon Jones’ Attention
By Joshua Molina
They say Daniel Cormier has nothing to gain and everything to lose when he collides with Dion Staring at Strikeforce’s final event on Saturday.
They say Cormier is a 20-1 favorite against the veteran.
No one believes… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” All MMA Fighters Need To Watch Monday Night Raw’s CM Punk vs. The Rock Exchange
By Joshua Molina
Yes, the outcomes in pro wrestling are scripted, but a lot of what wrestlers do on live TV every week is very real.
And every MMA fighter could learn a lot from watching last night’s historic microphone… Read More
Report: Showtime Exec Stephen Espinoza Says ZUFFA Changed “Trajectory” of Strikeforce, Network to Pursue More MMA Content
By FCF Staff
Just days before Strikeforce will hold its final event on January 12th in Oklahoma City, Showtime executive vice president Stephen Espinoza has been making the media rounds to discuss the network’s decision to end its partnership with… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” Invicta FC Shines Despite Pay Per View Glitches; Sarah Kaufman to Headline in April
By Joshua Molina
Shannon Knapp may be the owner of Invicta FC, but she proved Saturday night that she also has the heart and brains of a fighter.
That’s because even though she hit some turbulence in the early rounds… Read More