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UFC 152’s Joseph Benavidez: “It’s Going to Mean a lot to Me to Bring the Belt Back to Team Alpha Male.”
By Tom Taylor
Suddenly, UFC 152, which goes down in Toronto on September 22, has become most anticipated for its new main event, a light-heavyweight title fight between Jon Jones and Vitor Belfort. Before this bout was added to the… Read More
Joseph Benavidez Looks Forward to Tough Challenge at UFC 152
By Michael Hatamoto
Originally scheduled to serve as the UFC 152 main event later this month, Joseph Benavidez and Demetrious Johnson will now meet in a co-main event flyweight title fight. The winner will become the UFC’s first flyweight… Read More
Joseph Benavidez vs. Demetrious Johnson Title Fight Confirmed For UFC 152
Michael Bisping Fighting Brian Stann
By FCF Staff
The Ultimate Fighting Championship’s upcoming September 22nd card in Toronto, Ontario, will feature two more significant bouts, as the promotion has confirmed that Joseph Benavidez will take on Demetrious Johnson for the… Read More
Joseph Benavidez: A Title Challenger Robbed Of An Opponent
By Tom Taylor
Flyweights—they’re fast and they’re technical, and as Joseph Benavidez proved in his win over Yasuhiro Urushitani at UFC on FX 2, they hit hard. While the opening round of their flyweight bout in Sydney, Australia may have… Read More
UFC 192: Benavidez Says Bagautinov is “Toughest Fight Out There”, After Johnson And Dodson
By FCF Staff
Although Ali Bagautinov is currently ranked #14 in the UFC’s flyweight division, Joseph Benavidez believes the Russian is the toughest man he can face at 125, outside of champion Demetrious Johnson and John Dodson.
Benavidez will take… Read More
UFC 172: Takanori Gomi, Isaac Vallie-Flagg, Chris Beal and Jospeh Benavidez Take Bonuses
By FCF Staff
On paper, Saturday’s tilt between Takanori Gomi and Isaac Vallie-Flagg had “Fight of the Night” potential, and the lightweights ended up delivering just that at UFC 172.
Gomi and Vallie-Flagg picked up the honor for the bloody… Read More
UFC 172: Rockhold-Boetsch, Benavidez-Elliott Added to April 26th Card
By FCF Staff
The Ultimate Fighting Championship continues to round out the line-up for its April 26th event in Baltimore, as the promotion has announced that Luke Rockhold will fight Tim Boestch, and that Joseph Benavidez will battle Tim Elliott.… Read More
UFC on FOX 9: Johnson Flattens Benavidez, Faber Taps Out McDonald
By FCF Staff
Demetrious Johnson demonstrated to his critics that he in fact has considerable stopping power tonight at UFC on FOX 9, as the flyweight champ needed just over two minutes to KO rugged contender Joseph Benavidez.
Johnson floored… Read More
UFC on FOX 9 Weigh-In Results: Johnson and Benavidez on Target for Rematch
By FCF Staff
Here are the official weigh-in results for tomorrow night’s UFC on FOX 9 card, which will go down at the Sleep Train Arena in Sacramento, California.
The card will feature flyweight champ Demetrious Johnson taking on Joseph… Read More
UFC on FOX 9: Johnson and Benavidez Weigh in on Rematch
By FCF Staff
Considering their abilities and how competitive their first meeting was, it’s not surprising that Demetrious Johnson and Joseph Benavidez have been booked to fight again at UFC on FOX 9, Saturday. In their first meeting last September… Read More
UFC on FOX 9: Pettis-Thomson Postponed, Johnson-Benavidez Headlining
By FCF Staff
Just over a month before Anthony Pettis was scheduled to defend the lightweight title versus Josh Thomson at UFC on FOX 9, the promotion has announced that the bout has been postponed, due to the champion being… Read More
Loveland’sThrilled to Be Fighting Top Ranked Benavidez
Deiveson Figueiredo Says Brandon Moreno Betrayed Henry Cejudo, Vows to Take His “Head Off”
By FCF Staff
Deiveson Figueiredo has changed up his training camp ahead of his trilogy fight with Brandon Moreno, and he intends to avenge what he believes was traitorous behavior against Henry Cejudo.
The former flyweight champ has decided… Read More
Report: Former UFC Interim Champ Carlos Condit Retired From Fighting
By FCF Staff
A day after it was announced that Joseph Benavidez has returned from fighting, it’s being reported that another renowned fighter, Carlos Condit, has also hung up the gloves.
The 37-year-old Condit (32-14) is coming off a decision… Read More
Best UFC Fights Taking Place In 2021
There have already been some huge UFC fights that have taken place in the first half of 2021, but the second half of the year only looks to continue in that same fashion.
UFC is set to welcome back fans… Read More
UFC 259: Jan Blachowicz Hands Israel Adesanya First MMA Loss
By FCF Staff
Here are the results from UFC 259, which saw Jan Blachowicz hand Israel Adesanya his first, MMA loss.
The light heavyweight champ mixed in his wrestling later in the bout, and outscored Adesanya for the unanimous decision… Read More
UFC 259 Weigh-in Results: All Three Title Fights Are Official
By FCF Staff
The fighters have hit the scales, in advance of UFC 259, and all of the card’s title fights are proceeding.
Tomorrow’s event will see middleweight champ Israel Adesanya challenge light heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz, and featherweight champion… Read More
Report: Deiveson Figueiredo – Brandon Moreno Rematch Booked
By FCF Staff
Following their thrilling fight last December, it’s being reported that the expected rematch between Deiveson Figueiredo and Brandon Moreno has been booked.
The fighters battled at UFC 256 and Figueiredo retained the flyweight championship via a majority draw. Due… Read More
Deiveson Figueiredo: Cody Garbrandt Should Make 125 First, Before Title Shot’s Rebooked
By FCF Staff
Deiveson Figueiredo isn’t going to demand that Cody Garbrandt fight at 125 pounds before he receives a title shot. But, the UFC flyweight champ believes ‘No Love’ should need to get past a top flyweight contender, before… Read More