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TUF 14 Finale Weigh-In Results: Bisping Tells Booing Crowd Off
By FCF Staff
All of the competitors for tomorrow night’s “Ultimate Fighter” Finale in Las Vegas made weight this afternoon, except for the season’s coach Michael Bisping, who reportedly came in a quarter of a pound over.
Bisping will be… Read More
Chris Leben Suspended for One Year Following Failed Drug Test
By FCF Staff
The Ultimate Fighting Championship has announced today that it has suspended Chris Leben for one year, after the middleweight reportedly tested positive for the painkillers oxycodone and oxymorphone, following his stoppage loss to Mark Munoz last month.… Read More
TUF’s John “Prince” Albert: “My Biggest Fear Is Being Out Of Shape”
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Featherweight upstart John “Prince” Albert, a cast member on this season’s The Ultimate Fighter, talks with Full Contact Fighter correspondent Scott Corl about his experience on the show.
The… Read More
Preview: UFC on FOX: Velasquez vs. dos Santos
By Michael Sorenson
Oh my, look how far we’ve come.
On November 12th, 1993, a new sport was born. With UFC 1 came the emergence of mixed martial arts.People witnessed a skinny Brazilian kid in something called a gi take… Read More
Eddie Alvarez: I Can Beat Any Lightweight In The World On Any Given Night
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Bellator Lightweight Champion Eddie Alvarez talks with Full Contact Fighter about the injury that postponed his title defense against Michael Chandler to Nov. 19, the matchup with Chandler and where… Read More
Bellator Announces Alternate Tourney Bout Between Thiago Santos and Josh Burns
By FCF Staff
Bellator Fighting Championships has announced that Thiago Santos will battle Josh Burns for a reserve spot in its ongoing heavyweight tournament, at the promotion’s event Saturday night in Miami, Oklahoma.
The need… Read More
Dominick Cruz Defends Bantamweight Belt at UFC Live 6
By FCF Staff
Dominick Cruz worked his way to a unanimous decision win over challenger Demetrious Johnson tonight at the Verizon Center in Washington, DC, to remain the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s bantamweight champion.
The noted and unorthodox striker turned… Read More
Vitor Belfort Injured, Wanderlei Silva to Fight Cung Le at UFC 139
By FCF Staff
Just days after it was announced that Vitor Belfort would face former Strikeforce star Cung Le at the upcoming November 19th, UFC 139 card in San Jose, Belfort has been forced to withdraw from the event… Read More
Report: Jason “Mayhem” Miller Arrested After Alleged Incident with Sister
By FCF Staff
Veteran middleweight and upcoming “Ultimate Fighter” coach Jason “Mayhem” Miller was reportedly arrested last week for simple assault and false imprisonment, following an alleged incident with his sister in North Carolina.
According to a… Read More
Bellator Adds Accomplished Striker Thiago Michel to Lightweight Roster
By FCF Staff
Bellator Fighting Championships has announced that it has signed 8-2 lightweight and former kickboxing champion Thiago Michel to a contract. No information regarding when or who the Brazilian will face in his promotional debut… Read More
Outcome of Spike TV, UFC Talks Could Shake Up, Rattle MMA Cable TV Landscape
By Joshua Molina
In 2005, Spike TV took a gamble of epic proportions by bringing Mixed Martial Arts programming on board its cable television network. Prior to their crap shoot, the TV industry wouldn’t dare touch the sport that… Read More
Kongo Scores Instant KO Classic, Brenneman Ends Win Streak of Story
By Kelsey Mowatt
Cheick Kongo and Pat Barry made the most of their newly appointed main event status in Pittsburgh tonight, as the two heavyweights engaged in a memorable slug fest to cap off the… Read More