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Vinny Magalhaes Responds to Igor Pokrajac, Says Takedown “Was a Bad Decision For Sure”
By Kelsey Mowatt
Vinny Magalhaes made his long awaited return to the Octagon Saturday night, and while doing so, showed the newest generation of fans why jiu-jitsu enthusiasts have heaped praise on the light-heavyweight for years. While the armbar Magalhaes… Read More
Jones, Dunham, Grant and Swanson Pick Up UFC 152 Bonuses
By FCF Staff
Jon Jones not only continued his reign at UFC 152 Saturday night in Toronto, but the highly regarded fighter picked up a “Submission of the Night” bonus for his fourth round tap-out of Vitor Belfort.
Jones survived… Read More
Anthony Johnson Stops Jake Rosholt to Record Third Straight Win
By FCF Staff
Anthony Johnson continues to succeed as a light-heavyweight, as the UFC veteran scored a second round, TKO win over Jake Rosholt to record his third straight win. The victory, which reportedly came via a headkick, took place… 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
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” Time For Jones to Shut the Critics Up
By Joshua Molina
We’re here.
Finally.
Jon Jones once again steps into the cage.
His opponent is an outmatched Vitor Belfort, but hey, his opponent doesn’t really matter at this point.
Jon Jones is the star here and it is… Read More
Report: Drug Testing in Place for Toronto’s UFC 152
By FCF Staff
All of the headliners as well as other, randomly selected competitors from tomorrow night’s UFC 152 card in Toronto, Ontario, will reportedly be tested be an independent drug testing firm.
The testing will be down in cooperation… Read More
Opinion: Is UFC 153 Worthy of Pay Per View Money?
By Jesse Heitz
For the UFC, the last portion of 2012 has so far hasn’t been anything but pure disappointment for many MMA fans, as well as the UFC brass themselves who have undoubtedly watched their bottom line suffer significantly… Read More
Cub Swanson on Criticisms of Jackson’s MMA Squad: “All it Does is Piss us Off”, Honored to Fight Alongside Teammate Jon Jones at UFC 152
By Kelsey Mowatt
While Cub Swanson will be gunning for his third consecutive win and a spot in the title shot mix against prospect Charles Oliveira at UFC 152, the established vet will also be looking to impress for his… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” UFC 152 — Time to Focus on the Fighting Again
By Joshua Molina
After the most controversial month in recent UFC history, Jon Jones will finally step into the cage and fight this Saturday at UFC 152.
Jones will battle Vitor Belfort in a fight that would never had happened… Read More
Tito Ortiz, Dominick Cruz and Chael Sonnen Weigh In On UFC 152
By FCF Staff
UFC 152 will go down in Toronto, Ontario this Saturday night, and in the wake of the cancellation of UFC 151, the upcoming card will feature several compelling bouts. In addition to the light-heavyweight bout between champion… Read More
TJ Grant Excited to Fight Evan Dunham at UFC 152: “The Best TJ Grant Hasn’t Been in the Cage Yet; Not Even Close”
By Kelsey Mowatt
Not every fighter who drops down to a new weight division has the success they envisioned ‘reinventing’ themselves, but in the case of TJ Grant, so far so good. After going five hundred as a welterweight in… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s ‘The Daily Takedown’: Dana White and Bob Sapp Have More In Common Than One Would Think
By Joshua Molina
Dana White and Bob Sapp are two legends of MMA for entirely different reasons.
Yet, they have so much in common.
And it’s more than just the fact that they are both bald and that people turn… Read More
Report: UFC Working On Dan Henderson vs. Lyoto Machida
By FCF Staff
In the aftermath of Dan Henderson’s knee injury, the cancellation of UFC 151, and Lyoto Machida turning down a September 22nd bout with Jon Jones– it appears as though Henderson and Machida could be fighting soon.
Despite… Read More
Report: Alan Belcher to Rematch Yushin Okami at UFC 155
By FCF Staff
In the wake of having his UFC 153 bout with Vitor Belfort cancelled, Alan Belcher will look to avenge a previous loss to Yushin Okami at UFC 155 on December 29th. The bout will reportedly be part… Read More
UFC 152’s Joseph Benavidez: “It’s Going to Mean a lot to Me to Bring the Belt Back to Team Alpha Male.”
By Tom Taylor
Suddenly, UFC 152, which goes down in Toronto on September 22, has become most anticipated for its new main event, a light-heavyweight title fight between Jon Jones and Vitor Belfort. Before this bout was added to the… Read More
Roger Hollett Says Returning to UFC 152 Line-Up “Greatest News Ever,” Plans to Test “Granite Chin” of Matt Hamill
By Kelsey Mowatt
It’s come with more drama and frustration than he would have liked, but at the end of the day, Roger Hollett is back on track to make his Octagon debut at UFC 152. In what’s turned out… Read More
Report: Rashad Evans Still Undecided About Dropping to Middleweight
By FCF Staff
Although Rashad Evans has expressed a desire in the past to fight UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva, and he’s coming off a defeat to reigning light-heavyweight champ Jon Jones, he hasn’t decided yet whether switching divisions make… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” Cung Le Goes to China; Jon Jones Continues to Put His Foot in His Mouth
By Joshua Molina
Cung Le is a fighter, but he’s first and foremost a family man. That’s one of the main reasons why the Vietnamese-American fight so often in San Jose, California, where he lives.
Nine out of the fighter’s… Read More
UFC Macao: Rich Franklin vs. Cung Le, Stansilva Nedkov vs. Thiago Silva, Dong Hyun Kim vs. Paulo Thiago Confirmed
By FCF Staff
The Ultimate Fighting Championship has confirmed several bouts for the promotion’s upcoming debut in China, including an expected middleweight bout between Rich Franklin and Cung Le. The November 10th event will be hosted by the Venetian Macau… Read More
Joseph Benavidez Looks Forward to Tough Challenge at UFC 152
By Michael Hatamoto
Originally scheduled to serve as the UFC 152 main event later this month, Joseph Benavidez and Demetrious Johnson will now meet in a co-main event flyweight title fight. The winner will become the UFC’s first flyweight… Read More