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Fabricio Werdum Pressures Dana White for UFC 142 Bout
In his effort to secure his Octagon return and a spot on the upcoming January 14th, UFC 142 card in Brazil, Fabricio Werdum has turned to Twitter to help plead his case.… Read More
Manager Denies That Carlos Condit Willingly Stepped Away From Fight With GSP
According to the manager of Carlos Condit, Malki Kawa, the welterweight did not agree to step aside from his scheduled title fight with champion Georges St. Pierre, to clear the way for a bout
Latest BJ Penn Statement Leaves Opening For More Fights
By FCF Staff
Despite telling UFC commentator Joe Rogan that his career was probably over and stating “I’m done”, following his unanimous decision loss to Nick Diaz Saturday, the latest statement from BJ Penn does not say… Read More
Cesar Gracie On BJ Penn’s Call Out: “I Think He Was Trolling A Little Bit”
By Kelsey Mowatt
Heading into tomorrow night’s UFC 137 card in Las Vegas, there has been no shortage of noteworthy storylines, from Nick Diaz being removed from his scheduled title shot against Georges St. Pierre, the champion’s eventual withdrawal due… Read More
Ringside 12: Paul Daley Secures Win Over Fellow UFC Vet Luigi Fioravanti
By FCF Staff
Paul Daley recorded his second win in a row last night in Montreal, Quebec, as the feared striker worked his way to a unanimous decision win over fellow UFC veteran Luigi Fioravanit at Ringside 12.
The victory… Read More
Clifford Starks Replaces Brad Tavares at UFC 137
By FCF Staff
Middleweight Clifford Starks will make his Octagon debut on eight days notice. The Ultimate Fighting Championship has announced today that the undefeated middleweight is stepping in for Brad Tavares, who has been forced to withdraw from his… Read More
Weight Not an Issue for Paul Daley Despite Earlier Claims of Cutting 40lbs
By FCF Staff
Despite having missed weight several times throughout his career, and alleging to reporters that he was going to have to cut 40 pounds in 24 hours for his Ringside MMA bout tonight with Luigi Fioravanti, Paul Daley… Read More
Report: Vitor Belfort Fighting Cung Le at UFC 139
By FCF Staff
After weeks of campaigning to compete on the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s upcoming November 19th card in his hometown of San Jose, Strikeforce middleweight Cung Le may be getting his wish. According to posts on the official… Read More
Top Prospect Jordan Mein Hopes to “Have a Great Time” in Strikeforce Debut
By Kelsey Mowatt
While Strikeforce’s upcoming September 10th event will feature considerable star power with the likes of Josh Barnett, Sergei Kharitonov, and Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza competing, amongst several others, another of the card’s interesting storylines is… Read More
“Cowboy” Cerrone Replaces Sam Stout at UFC 137
By FCF Staff
Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone will look to further his position in the UFC lightweight rankings on October 29th, as the promotion has announced today that the Jackson’s MMA fighter has agreed to step in for Sam Stout… Read More
Paul Daley Headlining Ringside 12 Versus Luigi Fioravanti
By FCF Staff
Paul Daley’s fall schedule continues to get busier, as just hours after the British Association of Mixed-Martial-Arts confirmed that the vet will fight Jordan Radev on September 10th, Ringside MMA has announced that the British fighter… Read More
Undefeated John Makdessi Hoping for December Octagon Return
By Kelsey Mowatt
Rising lightweight John “The Bull” Makdessi is looking towards December as a possible date for his third UFC fight, as the noted striker informed FCF today that he’s recovering from the injury that forced… Read More
Jordan Radev Confirmed as Paul Daley’s Opponent for BAMMA 7
By FCF Staff
Just days removed from Paul Daley’s announcement that he will compete at the upcoming September 10th British Association of Mixed-Martial-Arts event, the promotion has confirmed that he will face fellow UFC vet Jordan Radev.
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Paul Daley Set to Return at BAMMA 7
By FCF Staff
Paul Daley will look to end his two fight losing skid at the upcoming September 10th, British Association of Mixed-Martial-Arts card in Birmingham, according to the fighter’s official Facebook page.
Daley did not include any information… Read More
KJ Noons Tells Gilbert Melendez “Talk Is Cheap”, Lightweight Considering New Camp
By Kelsey Mowatt
It’s looking like Jorge Masvidal’s impressive, unanimous decision win over KJ Noons in June has earned him a title fight Gilbert Melendez, a match-up that the Strikeforce Lightweight Champion recently told FCF he would welcome. While… Read More
Tyron Woodley “Not Interested” in Non Title Fight, Doesn’t See Rematch With Tarec Saffiedine Yet
By Kelsey Mowatt
Tyron Woodley hasn’t been shy about the fact that he’s wants a shot at the Strikeforce welterweight championship, and after working his way to a unanimous decision win over veteran slugger Paul Daley on… Read More
Freddie Roach Talks Training GSP, MMA vs. Boxing
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Superstar boxing trainer Freddie Roach talks about his current training camp with UFC welterweight (170 pounds) champion Georges St-Pierre (GSP) in preparation for St-Pierre’s highly-anticipated showdown with Nick Diaz. Roach… Read More
Etim vs. Faaloloto, Nijem vs. Downes Latest UFC Confirmations
By FCF Staff
Two more lightweight bouts have been added to the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s fall schedule, as the promotion has announced that Terry Etim will meet Edward Faaloloto at UFC 138 and that Danny Downes will… Read More
Palaszewski vs. Griffin, Credeur vs. Tavares Added to UFC 137
By FCF Staff
Veteran lightweight Bart Palaszewski will drop down to featherweight and fight Tyson Griffin at UFC 137. The promotion announced the October 29th bout this afternoon.
Palaszewski (35-14) (pictured) will make his UFC debut having… Read More
Hatsu Hioki to Make Octagon Debut vs. George Roop Oct. 29th
By FCF Staff
The Ultimate Fighting Championship has announced that top ranked featherweight Hatsu Hioki will make his Octagon debut on October 29th against George Roop. The bout will be part of UFC 137, which will be hosted by… Read More