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Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” Will Gimmicks Fuel Ratings for UFC on FOX? With Strikeforce’s Ronda Rousey, Less is More
By Joshua Molina
We are two days away from UFC on FOX, an event with a lot on the line for four fighters and the UFC.
Mauricio “Shogun” Rua battles Brandon Vera and Lyoto Machida takes on Ryan Bader.… Read More
Kyle Noke Dropping to Welterweight, Fighting Charlie Brenneman at UFC 151
By FCF Staff
After going 3-2 in the UFC middleweight division, Australia’s Kyle Noke has decided to drop to welterweight and has agreed to fight Charlie Brenneman at UFC 151.
The promotion has announced that verbal agreements are in place… Read More
Report: Jon Jones Fined $1,000, License Suspended For DWI Charge
By FCF Staff
UFC Light-Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones has been fined $1,000, and has had his driver’s license suspended for six months today, as a result of the guilty plea he entered in May for a DWI charge. The 24… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s The Daily Takedown: UFC, Mir, Enter the Hexagon; Invicta FC All-Women’s Show Creates MMA Buzz
By Joshua Molina
Daniel Cormier can’t go to the UFC yet. So the UFC will come to him.
Coming off a one-sided beating at the hands of UFC heavyweight champion Junior Dos Santos, Frank Mir is now scheduled to battle… Read More
Tarec Saffiedine: “I Believe a Win Against Roger Bowling Would Put Me Right There For a Title Shot”
By Kelsey Mowatt
At a time when fans are debating who will be first to challenge Strikeforce’s newly minted welterweight champ Nate Marquardt, Tarec Saffiedine is hoping to secure his title shot on August 18th, when he fights fellow contender… Read More
Media Watch: Anderson Silva vs. Jon Jones Superfight Isn’t Likely
By Michael Hatamoto
A potential super fight between UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva and light heavyweight champion Jon Jones doesn’t seem likely – but that hasn’t stopped UFC President Dana White from going into promoter mode.
Here is what White… Read More
Josh Koscheck and Jake Ellenberger Agree to Fight at UFC 151
By FCF Staff
The UFC has announced that Josh Koscheck and Jake Ellenberger have verbally agreed to fight at the promotion’s upcoming September 1st event in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The UFC 151 card is scheduled to take place at the… Read More
Opinion: Crime, But No Punishment For MMA Fighters
Is the UFC doing a disservice to the sport of MMA and sending a dangerous message by not disciplining its fighters who break the law?
By Jesse Heitz
Mixed Martial Arts has made tremendous strides since its inception twenty years… Read More
Fedor Emelianenko Retires, Leaving Behind Legendary Career
By Michael Hatamoto
During the main event of M-1 Global: Fedor vs. Rizzo in St. Petersburg, Russia, former PRIDE superstar Fedor Emelianenko knocked out MMA veteran Pedro Rizzo.
After completely dismantling Rizzo in short work within 90 seconds, he was… Read More
Castillo vs. Johnson, Siver vs. Yagin and Mizugaki vs. Hougland Added to UFC 151
By FCF Staff
The Ultimate Fighting Championship has added three more bouts to its upcoming September 1st card in Las Vegas, which will feature a light-heavyweight bout between Jon Jones and Dan Henderson in the main event.
The latest additions… Read More
Pedro Rizzo Says Thursday’s Bout With Fedor Emelianenko “In God’s Hands”
By FCF Staff
Although news and updates regarding tomorrow’s bout between Fedor Emelianenko and Pedro Rizzo are somewhat scarce here in North America, Rizzo took to Twitter today to announce that everything’s on point for Thursday’s fight.
Speaking via his… Read More
Report: Jon Jones Sentencing For DWI Pushed To July 3rd
By FCF Staff
UFC Light-Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones will wait a few more days to receive sentencing for the misdemeanor driving while intoxicated charge he plead guilty to last month. According to a report from the Binghamton Press and Sun… Read More
Feijao Slapped With One Year Suspension After Testing Positive For Banned Substance In May
By Michael Hatamoto
Strikeforce light heavyweight competitor Rafael “Feijao” Cavalcante tested positive for an undisclosed banned substance after his Strikeforce fight against Mike Kyle in May, effectively terminating a potential title matchup with Gegard Mousasi.
The Feijao vs. Mousasi fight… Read More
“Shogun” Rua to Fight Brandon Vera in New UFC on FOX 4 Headliner
By FCF Staff
As the Ultimate Fighting Championship scrambles to respond to a wave of injuries that’s hit its summer schedule, the promotion has announced that Mauricio “Shogun” Rua will fight Brandon Vera in the headliner for its next UFC… Read More
Report: Jon Jones Pleads Guilty to DWI
By FCF Staff
Following his arrest in Binghamton, New York, on May 19th, Jon Jones has reportedly pleaded guilty today to a misdemeanor charge of driving while intoxicated, and has had his driver’s license temporarily suspended.
According to a report… Read More
Report: Management Team Comments on Jon Jones Arrest For Suspicion of DUI
By FCF Staff
After reports surfaced this weekend that UFC Light-Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones had been arrested in Binghamton, New York, early Saturday morning for suspicion of DUI, the 24 year-old’s management team has released a statement.
According to multiple… Read More
UFC on FOX 3 Presser: Miller “Comfortable” Everywhere Versus Diaz, Koscheck Tells Critics to “Keep Booing”
By FCF Staff
The Ultimate Fighting Championship hosted a press conference at New York City’s Beacon Theatre this afternoon, just two days removed from the promotion’s latest FOX card, which will be hosted by East Rutherford’s IZOD Center Saturday.
In… Read More
Jake Shields Returning to Middleweight, Fighting Ed Herman at UFC 150
By FCF Staff
After exploring the possibilities of returning to the middleweight division, former Strikeforce champion Jake Shields has decided to move up from welterweight and will fight Ed Herman on August 11th at UFC 150.
The promotion’s President Dana… Read More
Cheick Kongo vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira Added to UFC 149
By FCF Staff
Shortly removed from the news that UFC featherwieght champ Jose Aldo will not compete at the upcoming July 21st, UFC 149, it’s been announced today that the Calgary bound card will see Cheick Kongo fight Antonio Rodrigo… Read More
M-1 Global Announces Fedor Emelianenko Fighting Pedro Rizzo June 21st
By FCF Staff
Fedor Emelianenko will look to score a victory over another former UFC contender, as M-1 Global has announced that the decorated heavyweight will take on veteran Pedro Rizzo June 21st.
The main event bout, which was announced… Read More