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UFC on FOX 8: Yaotzin Meza Chasing First Octagon Win, Believes John Albert Will be at his “Most Dangerous”
By Timothy Gilbert
Yaotzin Meza’s introduction into the UFC may not have gone the way he always planned. He was initiated into the organization through a spur of the moment fight proposal against Chad Mendes. He accepted, and… Read More
Report: TJ Grant Not Guaranteed Title Shot Next
By FCF Staff
TJ Grant recently lost his chance to unseat lightweight king Benson Henderson at UFC 164 due to a concussion he’s incurred, and the vet has revealed he may not return to a title fight when he’s ready… Read More
UFC 164: TJ Grant Out, Anthony Pettis Fighting Benson Henderson
By FCF Staff
Anthony Pettis campaigned to replace TJ Grant at UFC 164, and now the former WEC champ will rematch Benson Henderson after all, but not because the promotion decided to bump Grant. The rising lightweight contender has been… Read More
UFC 163: Josh Koscheck Withdraws Due to Injury
By FCF Staff
The August 3rd, UFC 163 card will no longer feature a top ten welterweight tilt between Demian Maia and Josh Koscheck, as the promotion has announced that the latter has been forced to withdraw due to injury.… Read More
Mitch Clarke: Teammate Benson Henderson Not “Overlooking” TJ Grant
By Kelsey Mowatt
Although some fans were critical of the UFC’s decision to tap TJ Grant for a title shot fight with Benson Henderson, and others are already looking forward to a rematch between the lightweight… Read More
New Full Contact Fighter Radio Features UFC’s Ricardo Lamas and Mitch Clarke
By FCF Staff
The latest edition of Full Contact Fighter Radio features talks with UFC featherweight contender Ricardo Lamas and UFC 161 winner, lightweight Mitch Clarke.
Lamas was recently removed from UFC 162, due to the fact that his scheduled… Read More
Report: Anthony Pettis Sidelined For Six Weeks Due to Knee Injury
By FCF Staff
Anthony Pettis was hoping to be ready for a potential rematch with Benson Henderson at UFC 164, but the knee injury which pulled him from his UFC 163 bout with Jose Aldo, will keep him sidelined for… Read More
Ricardo Lamas Appreciates UFC 162 Show Money but “Would Have Rather had the Title Shot”
Believes White’s Opinion of “TKZ’s” Style “Played Into” Decision
By Kelsey Mowatt
While Ricardo Lamas has established himself as one of the world’s best featherweights since arriving in the UFC, with that success has come substantial frustration as of late.… Read More
UFC Champ Benson Henderson Eager To Fight Anthony Pettis, But Focused On T.J. Grant
By Tony Kamps
Being one of the most talented fighters on the planet is not enough for UFC lightweight champion Benson Henderson. He is dedicated and driven to become the most complete athlete in professional sports.… Read More
Report: Anthony Pettis Likely Set For Title Shot At Featherweight Or Lightweight
By FCF Staff
Anthony Pettis may have lost his opportunity to fight featherweight champion Jose Aldo on August 3rd at UFC 163 due to a knee injury, but appears as though the former WEC lightweight champ will receive another chance… Read More
Report: Lyoto Machida Fighting Phil Davis at UFC 163
By FCF Staff
Since UFC Light-Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones has been open about the fact he would rather face rising challenger Alexander Gustafsson next, instead of Lyoto Machida who he’s defeated once before, it’s not surprising to see that Machida… Read More
Thales Leites Returning To UFC, Fighting Tom Watson At UFC 163
By FCF Staff
Approximately four years after he lost by unanimous decision to middleweight champ Anderson Silva, Thales Leites is heading back to the UFC and will fight Tom Watson on August 3rd. The promotion announced the news via Twitter.… Read More
Report: Vinny Magalhaes vs. Anthony Perosh Set For UFC 163
By FCF Staff
Vinny Magalhaes will fight for the first time in his native Brazil on August 3rd, as the renowned grappler will reportedly take on Anthony Perosh at UFC 163 in Rio de Janeiro.
The light-heavyweight bout was reported… Read More
Neil Magny vs. Sergio Moraes Official For UFC 163
By Timothy Gilbert
UFC brass recently confirmed another bout for the August third, UFC 163, event. Officially adding a welterweight match-up between Neil Magny (8-1) and Sergio Moraes (7-2) to the card.
This comes soon after the UFC recently announced… Read More
Frankie Edgar vs. Charles Oliveira, Cub Swanson vs. Dennis Siver Added to UFC 162
By FCF Staff
Former UFC lightweight champ Frankie Edgar will return to action this July, as the featherweight vet will take on Charles Oliveira at UFC 162. In addition, the promotion has announced that Cub Swanson will battle featherweight… Read More
Hacran Dias vs. Manny Gamburyan Added UFC on FX 8
By Timothy J. Gilbert
Another addition to the UFC on FX 8 fight card has been announced today. This time it is featherweights Hacran Dias and Manny Gamburyan who will meet inside the octagon in their preliminary bout.
The fight… Read More
Report: Darren Elkins Replacing Injured Clay Guida, Fighting Chad Mendes April 20th
By FCF Staff
Darren Elkins continued to impress at UFC 158 this past weekend by defeating Antonio Carvalho, and now, the rising featherweight has reportedly been tapped for a bout next month with perennial contender Chad Mendes. The fight… Read More
Chad Mendes Confirms He’s Off UFC 157 Card: “No One Would Step Up”
By FCF Staff
UFC featherweight contender Chad Mendes has confirmed that he will no longer compete at UFC 157 on February 23rd, after his original opponent Manny Gamburyan was forced to withdraw due a thumb and elbow injury. Although Gamburyan’s… Read More
Opinion: UFC 156 Post-Mortem
By Jesse Heitz
Anyone who regularly reads my pieces, whether you agree with the opinions presented or not, knows that I’m a harsh critic of the recent crop of events offered up by the sport’s premier promotions. However, UFC 156… Read More
Duke Roufus Says Anthony “Showtime” Pettis Working “to Become the Greatest of All Time”
Former WEC Champ Has Similar “Demeanor” to GSP
By Kelsey Mowatt
At the recent UFC on FOX 6 event, Anthony “Showtime” Pettis entrenched a shot at championship gold, by crumpling Donald Cerrone to the mat with a devastating kick to… Read More