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Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” In the UFC, Don’t Cross the Boss; Intriguing Matches Ahead in Strikeforce
By Joshua Molina
If you turn down fights in the UFC, you are gonna pay for it.
UFC president Dana White has made that clear – once again. Now the brash boss of the UFC has declared that Lyota Machida… Read More
Report: Dana White Says Lyoto Machida No Longer Next In Line For Title Shot
By FCF Staff
It appears as though the title shot light-heavyweight Lyoto Machida earned by knocking out Ryan Bader at UFC on FOX 4 in August, has already come and gone. UFC President Dana White revealed on Tuesday’s edition of… Read More
Seth Baczynski Talks Simeon Thoresen: “Just Because He Isn’t a Well Known Name Doesn’t Mean He Isn’t Good”
By Kelsey Mowatt
Although the landscape of MMA has begun to resettle, after being rocked by the cancellation of UFC 151, the ripple effects of its unexpected demise are still being felt. Whether it was their own bout that was… Read More
Jon Jones Cites “The Old Man and his Knee” As Reason For UFC 151 Cancellation
By FCF Staff
It’s been a turbulent couple of weeks for the UFC and its light-heavyweight champion Jon Jones, and although the all-star fighter’s next bout is set, tension regarding the cancellation of UFC 151 still lingers.
Of course, after… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” Chael Sonnen Needs to Shut Up, Show More Respect for Jon Jones
By Joshua Molina
Chael Sonnen needs to shut up.
He’s been running his mouth almost non-stop for most of the year. After trashing Anderson Silva, his country and his training partners, he walked into the cage and… Read More
Jon Jones On UFC 151 Cancellation “I Want to Sincerely Apologize”
By FCF Staff
With his sites now set on Vitor Belfort and UFC 152, the promotion’s light-heavyweight champion Jon Jones has apologized for the part he played in UFC 151 being cancelled.
Jones has made the following statements via his… Read More
Titan FC 24: Anthony Johnson Wins Light-Heavyweight Debut
Braulio Estima Scores Submission Win in First Pro Bout
By FCF Staff
Anthony Johnson has started his run at light-heavyweight on the right foot, as the UFC vet scored a second round, stoppage win over Esteves Jones last night… Read More
Report: Lyoto Machida Cites Short Notice For Turning Down Rematch With Jon Jones
By FCF Staff
Lyoto Machida has relayed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship that fighting light-heavyweight champion Jon Jones on September 22nd, was not enough notice to get ready for the proposed rematch. According to multiple reports, Machida and his Black House… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” How Will UFC Recover From Jon Jones Disaster? How Chael Sonnen Again Used Pro Wrestling To Boost His Stock
By Joshua Molina
If it feels like the wheels are falling off the bus that is the UFC, that’s because they are.
It will be up to Dana White and the Fertitta brothers to fix the Jon Jones debacle before… Read More
Opinion: UFC Pay-Per-View Business On The Decline. Why?
By Tom Taylor
UFC 150 didn’t just mark the second time Frankie Edgar and Benson Henderson fought. It also marked the second time this year that a UFC Pay-Per-View event had fewer than 200,000 buys.
UFC 150 garnered a… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” UFC Prez Dana White Picking Another Fight With A Fighter; Are Fighters Getting Tired Of Him?
By Joshua Molina
Dana White would like Forrest Griffin to retire. Increasingly, more fighters want Dana White to shut up.
The latest among them is UFC heavyweight Roy Nelson, who blasted White this week.
Nelson and White have clashed during… Read More
Opinion: Part 2 – Crime, But No Punishment In MMA
By Jesse Heitz
In the previous installment of “Crime, But No Punishment for MMA Fighters”, the focus laid on the MMA flagship promotion, the UFC, and its refusal to punish its fighters for criminal transgressions in contrast to other sports… Read More
Luiz Cane vs. Chris Camozzi Added to UFC 153
By FCF Staff
The Ultimate Fighting Championship continues to fill out the line-up for the promotion’s upcoming October 13th event in Rio de Janeiro with Brazilian fighters, as today it announced that Sao Paulo’s Luiz Cane will fight middleweight Chris… Read More
(Updated) Report: Anthony Johnson Fighting Jake Rosholt September 21st
By FCF Staff
As Anthony Johnson continues to prepare for an August 24th, Titan FC bout with Esteves Jones, the light-heavyweight has also signed to fight fellow UFC vet Jake Rosholt, September 21st.
Johnson will fight Rosholt under the Xtreme… Read More
Titan FC 24: Anthony Johnson Making 205 Pound Debut Versus Esteves Jones
By FCF Staff
Authentic Sports Management has confirmed that client, UFC vet Anthony Johnson, will make his light-heavyweight debut against Esteves Jones, under the Titan Fighting Championship banner on August 24th.
The group has also confirmed that Braulio Estima will… Read More
Media Watch: Dana White Says Chael Sonnen Will Still Get Big Fights
By Michael Hatamoto
UFC middleweight contender Chael Sonnen has fight matchups available in both the middleweight and light heavyweight divisions – and the “American Gangster” has a long line of fighters willing to trade punches with him.
UFC President Dana… Read More
Media Watch: Mike Dolce Believes Fighters Can Learn From Chael Sonnen
By Michael Hatamoto
MMA dietician Mike Dolce believes other fighters can learn from the hard work and dedication displayed by former No. 1 middleweight contender Chael Sonnen.
Here is what he recently had to say when speaking with MMASucka Radio:… Read More
Media Watch: Learning From Experience, Cung Le is Training Smarter
By Michael Hatamoto
Former Strikeforce middleweight champion Cung Le looks to earn his first victory inside the UFC octagon this weekend against Patrick Cote at UFC 148.
Le didn’t have a merry welcome to the UFC’s middleweight division, when he… Read More
Anderson Silva and Jon Jones Nominated For “Best Fighter of The Year”” ESPY
By FCF Staff
ESPN has announced the candidates for the 2012 “Best Fighter of The Year” ESPY and UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva and UFC Light-Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones are two of them.
The other candidates are noted boxers, as… Read More
Report: UFC 147 Drew 20 Million Viewers in Brazil
By FCF Staff
Despite the withdrawal of Brazilian star Vitor Belfort, and expectations from some observers of a lower pay-per-view total, this past Saturday’s UFC 147 card in Belo Horizonte reportedly drew 20 million viewers.
The figure was first… Read More