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Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” Recent Comments Show UFC Still Has To Educate Public and Itself About The Sport
By Joshua Molina
Two days after Georges St. Pierres’ thrilling comeback victory over Carlos Condit, the MMA world isn’t talking about a GSP vs. Anderson Silva Superfight.
No, it’s all about Twitter, and what people are saying on it.
In… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” Bigfoot Will Be A Good Appetizer For The Demolition Man
By Joshua Molina
Add Alistair Overeem vs. Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva to the list of UFC fights we don’t want to see.
That’s because it’s not going to be a fun night for Bigfoot, or the fans, unless you like to… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” Time For George St. Pierre to Fight, And Get Off the Treadmill (He’s In Shape, We Get It)
By Joshua Molina
In case you didn’t know it, Georges St. Pierre returns this Saturday to fight Carlos Condit for the undisputed Welterweight Championship of the world.
The UFC has spent millions of dollars on the promotion of this fight,… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” Shark Sports & Entertainment Killed A Bit of MMA When It Gave Up on Strikeforce
By Joshua Molina
TMZ broke the story last night that Strikeforce is folding after January and that Ronda Rousey will automatically become the new UFC women’s bantamweight champion.
Not exactly big news.
The truth is that Strikeforce died in 2011,… Read More
Opinion: The Shakeup at Zuffa
By Jesse Heitz
Strange events are taking place in the MMA world. More specifically, Zuffa, the parent company of the UFC and Strikeforce, is in the process of quite an incredible shakeup. TMZ of all places (perhaps not too outlandish… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” UFC Fighters Must Embrace the Hate, Or Else Dana White Will Do It For Them
By Joshua Molina
It’s time for UFC fighters to embrace the hate. It’s good for business.
ESPN published a story on Halloween essentially saying that Chael Sonnen’s style of trash talk is the future of MMA.
The UFC and MMA,… Read More
Report: Dana White Says Women Fighting in UFC “Absolutely Will Happen”
By FCF Staff
After questioning for years whether there were enough women competitors to warrant their introduction into the UFC, the promotion’s Dana White is now reportedly certain that female fighters will step into the Octagon one day.
While speaking… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” What a ‘Stacked’ Strikeforce January Card Would Look Like
By Joshua Molina
If the so-called “stacked” Strikeforce card happens in January, here are some matches that might be worth considering.
Heavyweight:
Let’s make the Daniel Cormier vs. Frank Mir fight happen. Everyone’s high on Cormier right now, but it… Read More
Bobby Green vs. Jorge Masvidal Confirmed Added to November 3rd Strikeforce
Speculation and Rumors Continue Regarding Promotion’s Future
By FCF Staff
As speculation continues as to what the future holds for Strikeforce’s upcoming November 3rd event, as a result of Luke Rockhold’s withdrawal to injury, the promotion has added a lightweight… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” With Rockhold Out, Strikeforce Future Looks Even More Shaky
By Joshua Molina
Injuries continue to KO mixed martial arts.
Now Strikeforce middleweight champ Luke Rockhold is off the Nov. 3 show against Lorenz Larkin.
First Frank Mir got injured, destroying his main event matchup against Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix… Read More
Don’t Call It A Cat Fight: Invicta FC’s Shannon Knapp Is All Business
By Joshua Molina
Shannon Knapp was not like other little girls.
She never wanted to be Barbie or read Cosmopolitan magazine.
Instead, she coaxed her mom into buying her Soldier of Fortune magazine. A pre-adolescent Knapp would scour the pages… 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
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” Bleacher Report is Wrong About Strikeforce
By Joshua Molina
Bleacher Report is a popular sports and pop culture web site, but a recent report illustrates what’s wrong with some members of the MMA media.
In a Sept. 15 article that you can read here, a… Read More
Opinion: Our Tendency To Overhype
By Jesse Heitz
After much reading over last weekend, and the general current of MMA rumors, which as everyone is well aware, heavily featured a great deal of Brock Lesnar chatter, I have been left in a state of contemplation.… Read More
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
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” After Brock, MMA Needs New Mainstream Stars – Right Now
By Joshua Molina
Mixed martial arts needs a new star, and Nike deal or not, Jon Jones is not it, thanks to Dana White.
It doesn’t matter if the sport has great fighters, smart promoters or, hundreds… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” Silva vs. Rockhold and Five Other Real Dream Matches
By Joshua Molina
UFC boss Dana White, for years, has wanted people to perceive his company as popular, if not more popular, than the NFL, MLB or NBA.
But in those mainstream leagues, the best teams play each other, regardless… Read More
Sarah Kaufman Signs To Fight Kaitlin Young at Invicta FC 3 on Oct. 6
By FCF Staff
Less than two weeks after her disappointing 54 second defeat via armbar at the hands of undefeated Strikeforce Women’s Bantamweight (135 pounds) Champion Ronda Rousey, Sarah Kaufman (15-2) is apparently ready to bounce back, and has signed… Read More
Despite Latest Criticisms, Greg Jackson Says “I’m Actually a Big Cesar Gracie Fan”
By Kelsey Mowatt
Heading into last weekend’s Strikeforce event in San Diego, the pre-fight storyline was relatively tame and insult free in comparison to some of this year’s high profile cards. Following the event, however, Cesar Gracie took to Twitter… Read More
Opinion: The Evolution of Women’s MMA
By Jesse Heitz
Women’s Mixed Martial Arts has certainly come a long way in the past several years. This is not entirely undue to the ever increasing level of talent that is flooding into the women’s division, particularly that of… Read More