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Tom Watson and Nick Catone Have Agreed to UFC 169 Bout
By FCF Staff
It looks as though Nick Catone will get to fight in his home state next, as the UFC has announced that he and Tom Watson have verbally agreed to fight on February 1st in Newark, New Jersey.… Read More
RFA 11: Tyler Toner to Battle Raoni Barcelos in New Co-Headliner
By FCF Staff
Resurrection Fighting Alliance has announced a late change to its card this Friday, November 22nd in Denver, as Alvin Robinson has withdrawn from the event due to the fact his wife recently gave birth to triplets.… Read More
Report: UFC Signs Shooto Champ Hernani Perpetuo
By FCF Staff
Not long after it was relayed that highly regarded vet Tatsuya Kawajiri is heading to the UFC, news has surfaced that Shooto welterweight champ Hernani Perpetuo has signed with the promotion.
According to a report from MMA… Read More
Report: Anthony Pettis Fought Benson Henderson With Shoulder Injury
By FCF Staff
Although it was public knowledge that Anthony Pettis injured his knee earlier this year, and was unable to fight Jose Aldo at UFC 162 as a result, the lightweight champ has revealed he had a shoulder injury… Read More
Opinion: Josh Thomson Is Ready For UFC Lightweight Title Shot
By Michael Hatamoto
Former Strikeforce lightweight champion Josh Thomson will step into the UFC octagon later this year as lightweight title contender, squaring off with champion Anthony Pettis.
The lightweight title fight will take place as… Read More
UFC on FOX 9: Chad Mendes to Fight Fellow Contender Nik Lentz
By FCF Staff
The Ultimate Fighting Championship continues to build the line-up for its December 14th, FOX card, as the promotion has announced that Chad Mendes will fight fellow featherweight contender Nik Lentz at the event. Not long ago the… Read More
Opinion: Adrien Broner and Another Round of Boxing vs. MMA
By Jesse Heitz
In the last few days, numerous stories have surfaced regarding what one could call the identity of Mixed Martial Arts. However, today’s piece will examine the major story floating around that features a prominent… Read More
BJ Penn And Frankie Edgar Coaching TUF 19, Third Bout Set For 2014
By FCF Staff
The UFC has dropped some shocking news Wednesday, as the promotion has announced that BJ Penn will coach opposite of Frankie Edgar during TUF 19, and that the two will fight for a third time in April,… Read More
UFC Announces Anthony Pettis to Fight TJ Grant Next
By FCF Staff
It looks like TJ Grant will get a shot at the lightweight title next after all, as the UFC has announced that the former welterweight will be the first to challenge newly crowned champion Anthony Pettis.
UFC… Read More
UFC Rankings Update: Anthony Pettis Lands P4P Position, Josh Barnett Moves Up
By FCF Staff
UFC 164 was the biggest night in the career of Anthony Pettis to date, as the former WEC champ ended the seven fight winning streak of Benson Henderson to become UFC Lightweight Champion. As a result of… Read More
Opinion: Anthony Pettis Proves Doubters Wrong
By Michael Hatamoto
New UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis was able to steal the championship title from Benson Henderson, winning by a highly surprising verbal submission.
Heading into the fight, Bendo was the obvious favorite, due to his fight resume… Read More
UFC 164: Anthony Pettis Reveals he Injured Knee During Championship Win
By FCF Staff
Anthony Pettis called out featherweight champ Jose Aldo, right after he tapped out Benson Henderson at UFC 164, but the newly crowned champ’s next bout could be delayed.
UFC President Dana White revealed in the post-fight presser… Read More
UFC 164: Anthony Pettis Ends Benson Henderson’s Reign
By FCF Staff
Anthony Pettis prevented Benson Henderson from setting a new record for title defenses at 155 tonight in Milwaukee, as the feared striker tapped out the highly regarded fighter to lay claim to the UFC’s lightweight title.
Henderson… Read More
Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney: The Best Fighters Are Not In The UFC
Company head talks Bellator’s Pay Per View , rumors about Scott Coker taking his job, fighter pay, promoting fighters as the stars of the organization and sharing Spike TV airtime with a kickboxing promotion.
By Joshua Molina
Just eight months… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown”: UFC 163 Shows UFC Should Provide Stronger PPV Main Events
By Joshua Molina
UFC 163 is over and done with, thankfully, and besides a mega live gate, the UFC doesn’t have much to show of it.
In an attempt to make fans believe that Jose Aldo faced stiff competition, the… Read More
Watch the UFC 163 Weigh-Ins Beginning at 3 PM EST
By FCF Staff
You can watch the official weigh-ins for Saturday’s UFC 163 card in Rio de Janeiro right here at FCFighter.com, which get underway at 3:00PM EST / 12:00M PST.
The card will be headlined by a featherweight… Read More
UFC 163’s Phil Davis: “I Plan on Submitting Everybody”
By FCF Staff
Phil Davis has rebounded with back-to-back wins, after he was defeated for the first and only time in his career last January, when he fell by unanimous decision to Rashad Evans. Up next, Davis will take on… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown”: “The Korean Zombie” Fights To Prove His Worth
By Joshua Molina
“The Korean Zombie” Chan Sung Jung will earn $20,000 to fight and another $20,000 to win when he steps into the cage against Jose Aldo at UFC 163.
That’s right, $20,000. His Korean Zombie nickname alone is… Read More
UFC 163: Thiago Santos Replacing Clint Hester, Fighting Cezar Ferreira,
By FCF Staff
Just a couple of weeks out from the August 3rd, UFC 163 event in Rio de Janeiro, the card has received another change. According to multiple reports, Clint Hester has been forced to drop out of the… Read More
Report: Robert Drysdale Withdrawing From UFC 163
By FCF Staff
It appears as though the Octagon debut of jiu-jitsu star Robert Drysdale may be postponed, as according to a report, the light-heavyweight has been forced to withdraw from UFC 163.
The Las Vegas Review-Journal is reporting that… Read More