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UFC Announces Return to Cincinnati
By FCF Staff
The Ultimate Fighting Championship has announced that for the first time since October, 2007, the promotion will be returning to Cincinnati, Ohio for a May 10th card.
Although no bouts have been announced, the event will be a… Read More
UFC FN 36: Cristiano Marcello Recalls Chute Boxe Days: “We Had Probably Five or Six Real Fights Every Day”
By FCF Staff
When Cristiano Marcello takes on Joe Proctor at UFC Fight Night 36 this Saturday, the lightweight will be competing in the 19th pro bout of a career which dates back to 1997. In other words, Marcello recalls… Read More
UFC on FOX 10: Henderson and Thomson Break Down Saturday’s Headliner
By FCF Staff
Saturday’s UFC on FOX 10 card in Chicago will feature two of the promotion’s top lightweights, as former champ and #1 contender Benson Henderson will battle the #4 ranked Josh Thomson. It’s a pivotal… Read More
TUF 1 Vet Chris Leben Announces Retirement at 33
By FCF Staff
After 22 fights in the Octagon, TUF 1 veteran Chris Leben has decided to call it quits on a MMA career that began in 2002. The 33 year-old middleweight will end his pro career having put together… Read More
UFC Vet Din Thomas Reflects on 15 Plus Year Career, TUF 4 One of Several Highlights
By Kelsey Mowatt
As mixed-martial-arts continues to embed itself into mainstream culture, and even some fans might be unable to remember a time without it, more and more of the sport’s veterans are hanging up the gloves. One… Read More
NSAC Confirms Figures For UFC 168, December 28th Card Drew Massive Gate
By FCF Staff
Heading into UFC 168 most observers believed the December 28th card was going to be one of the year’s biggest, and the Nevada State Athletic Commission has released figures confirming that hypothesis.
According to numbers disclosed by… Read More
Full Contact Fighter Radio Special Edition: 2013 Year in Review, Post UFC 168 Discussion
By FCF Staff
In this special edition of Full Contact Fighter Radio host Kelsey Mowatt and “MMA Pundit” Brendan Leier discuss UFC 168, Anderson Silva’s injury and the coming 2014 year.
In addition, the two reflect on 2013 and… Read More
UFC Veteran Din Thomas Retires From Fighting
By FCF Staff
After 15 years of professional fighting, UFC veteran Din Thomas has announced that he’s hanging up the gloves at the age of 37. The American Top Team fighter, who began competing in 1998, announced his decision today… Read More
UFC Rankings Update: Weidman Moves Into Top Five P4P, Rankings Expanded to 15 Spots
By FCF Staff
Considering Chris Weidman holds two wins over the legend Anderson Silva, following his TKO victory due to injury at UFC 168, it’s not surprising to see that the middleweight champ has moved into the UFC’s top five,… Read More
UFC 168: Rumors of Brock Lesnar’s Octagon Return Continue to Swirl
By FCF Staff
Once again, there’s talk that Brock Lesnar might be coming back to the UFC. The rumors are swirling at a time when the Ultimate Fighting Championship has lost the services of Georges St. Pierre for the foreseeable… Read More
Opinion: Dana White is George Bush?
By Jesse Heitz
For my twice weekly articles I generally like to pick currently developing stories and bat them around, as many regular readers can attest. Usually, these pieces are serious in tone, often critical, but not always. However, it’s… Read More
UFC 168: Watch The Weigh-Ins Here Beginning at 7 PM/ET 4 PM/PT
By FCF Staff
You can watch the UFC 168 weigh-ins right here at Full Contact Fighter, beginning today at 7:00 PM / ET – 4:00 PM / PT.
Saturday’s event will feature middleweight champion Chris Weidman taking on Anderson… Read More
GLORY 13 Results and Quotes: Ghita KO’s Zimmerman, Holzken Takes Welterweight Tourney
By FCF Staff
Here are the results from last night’s GLORY 13 card in Tokyo, which saw Nieky Holzken win the promotion’s welterweight tournament. The event also featured several other established kickboxing stars, and saw Daniel Ghita knockout Errol Zimmerman.… Read More
GLORY 13 Weigh-In Results
By FCF Staff
Here are the official weigh-in results for GLORY 13, which will be hosted by the Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo, Japan. The event will feature a tournament to crown the kickboxing promotion’s first welterweight champ.
Joe Lauzon Has Mixed Emotions About Defeating Mac Danzig But MMA is “Survival of the Fittest”
By Kelsey Mowatt
Heading into UFC on FOX 9, Joe Lauzon was in unchartered waters, as for the first time in his pro career he was coming off consecutive defeats. Following his decision loss to Jim Miller… Read More
GLORY 13 Tokyo And Superfight Series Finalized
By GLORY (via press release)
New York, NY – GLORY, the world’s premier kickboxing league, today announced the finalized fight card for its year-end event. GLORY 13 TOKYO features a one-night, four-man Welterweight World… Read More
The 2013 MMA Campaign: There’s Been Plenty to be Thankful For
By Kelsey Mowatt
With the end of 2013 nearing, and Americans celebrating Thanksgiving this weekend, it’s a good as time as any to reflect on how the year’s unfolded thus far in MMA. While there’s certainly been… Read More
Opinion: UFC Ruined Chael Sonnen vs. Rashad Evans Hype Train
By Michael Hatamoto
Win or lose on Saturday night, Chael Sonnen knows what is next for him in 2014: coaching on The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil and finally settling a grudge with arch nemesis, Wanderlei Silva.
I don’t think it made… Read More
Opinion: Belfort’s UFN 32 Win Over Henderson an Impressive One
By Michael Hatamoto
Brazilian striker Vitor Belfort handed former PRIDE and Strikeforce champion Dan Henderson the first KO/TKO loss of his career, brutally finishing the fight by head kick knockout.
Henderson immediately wanted to put pressure on Belfort and try… Read More
Bisping Expresses Interest in Fighting Diaz, White Adds “I Love That Fight”
By FCF Staff
Following his unanimous decision loss to Georges St. Pierre at UFC 158 this past March, Nick Diaz said it would take a rematch with the welterweight champ or a big name fight to get him back in… Read More