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Rizin FF 10: Kyoji Horiguchi Quickly Puts Away Ian McCall
By FCF Stafff
Kyoji Horiguchi moved his winning streak to nine at Rizin FF 10 today, by knocking out Ian McCall in just nine seconds. McCall, meanwhile, has lost three in a row.
Here are the results from the card, which… Read More
RIZIN FF Announces Details For Bantamweight GP, Kyoji Horiguchi & Anthony Birchak Among Competitors
By Press Release
RIZIN’s World GP series has become part of its staple concepts ever since their launch in 2015. King Mo was crowned the winner of the monumental -100kg GP in 2015. Mirko Crocop won the Openweight GP… Read More
RIZIN Open Weight Grand Prix 2016: Mirko “Cro Cop” Takes Out “King Mo” Lawal
By FCF Staff
The quarter finals of RIZIN’s World Grand Prix took place last night in Saitama, Japan, and Mirko “Cro Cop” advanced to the semifinals, by stopping “King Mo” Lawal.
The legendary heavyweight finished Lawal with a series of… Read More
Rizin FF 2: Mirko “Cro Cop” Wins Grand-Prix Opening Round Bout, Fighting Wanderlei Silva Next
By FCF Staff
Rizing Fighting Federation’s took place earlier today in Saitama, Japan, and the event saw Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic win his opening round, grand-prix bout.
The heavyweight fighter submitted Hyun Man Myung with an opening round, arm-triangle-choke, to advance… Read More
RIZIN Adds “Krazy Horse” vs. Kimura To Sept. 25 Grand Prix Event
By Press Release
TOKYO – August 18, 2016 – RIZIN FF, the combat sports federation headed by former PRIDE Fighting Championships boss Nobuyuki Sakakibara, announced today the addition of a featherweight (145 pounds) Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) matchup between… Read More
RIZIN FF Announces Three Women’s Matchups, Five Tourney Fighters For Sept.
By Press Release
TOKYO – August 16, 2016 – RIZIN FF, the combat sports federation headed by former PRIDE Fighting Championships boss Nobuyuki Sakakibara, today revealed at a press conference the matchups for the three women’s Mixed Martial Arts… Read More
RIZIN FF: Mirko Cro Cop Returns For 16-Man, Open Weight Tourney
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TOKYO – July 16, 2016 – RIZIN FF, the combat sports federation headed by former PRIDE Fighting Championships boss Nobuyuki Sakakibara, announced at a press conference today that all-time great Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic (MMA: 31-11-1, 1 NC; Kickboxing:… Read More
UFC FN 88: Erik Koch Credits New “Diet” And “Lifestyle” For Succesful Return
By FCF Staff
Erik Koch‘s return to the Octagon on Sunday night was an impressive one, and the former 145’er says a new approach to training was a key reason why.
Koch took on Shane Campbell at UFC Fight Night 88,… Read More
RIZIN Announces Kiyoshi Tamura Will be Wanderlei Silva’s Tag Team Partner For Grappling Match
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TOKYO – April 4, 2016– RIZIN FF, the combat sports promotion led by former PRIDE FC head Nobuyuki Sakakibara, announced today that legendary Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) pioneer and former professional wrestling standout Kiyoshi Tamura… Read More
UFC FN 83: James Krause Says Shane Campbell Won’t Bring Anything “I Haven’t Seen a Thousand Times”
By Kelsey Mowatt
Shane Campbell may have over 70 professional kickboxing fights under his belt, but James Krause doesn’t believe his path to victory on Sunday, necessarily has to come on the ground.
The lightweights are scheduled… Read More
UFC FN 81: Dominick Cruz Reclaims Bantamweight Title
By FCF Staff
Here are the results from tonight’s UFC Fight Night 81 card in Boston, which saw Dominick Cruz reclaim the promotion’s bantamweight title.
Cruz worked his way to a razor thin, split decision win over his rival TJ… Read More
UFC FN 81 Weigh-In Results: TJ Dillashaw And Dominick Cruz Cleared For Title Fight
By FCF Staff
The official weigh-ins have concluded for Sunday’s UFC Fight Night 81 card in Boston, and all of the scheduled competitors made weight for the event.
In the headliner, former bantamweight champ TJ Dillashaw will take on former… Read More
UFC Adds Erik Koch vs. Drew Dober to January Schedule
By FCF Staff
The line-up for UFC 195 continues to grow, as the promotion has announced that Erik Koch will take on lightweight Drew Dober at the January 2nd event.
UFC 195 will be hosted by the MGM Grand Garden… Read More
UFC on FOX 16: TJ Dillashaw Stops Renan Barao Again
By FCF Staff
Here are the results from Saturday’s UFC on FOX 16 card in Chicago.
T.J. Dillashaw def. Renan Barao via TKO (punches) R 4, 0:35
Miesha Tate def. Jessica Eye via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)… Read More
UFC on FOX 16 Weigh-In Results: TJ Dillashaw And Renan Barao Hit Their Marks
By FCF Staff
Here are the official weigh-in results for UFC on FOX 16, which will go down tomorrow at Chicago’s United Center.
In the main event, bantamweight champ TJ Dillashaw will take on former champ Renan Barao. The two… Read More
UFC 186: John Makdessi Returning to Cage With “Happy State of Mind”
By Kelsey Mowatt
Although many people believe John Makdessi should have had his winning streak extended to four last February, the lightweight decided it was time to take a break, following his controversial loss to Alan Patrick.
Yes,… Read More
UFC on FOX 15: Beneil Dariush Says He’s “Hit Another Level” With Quick, Turn Around Camp
By FCF Staff
Beneil Dariush has some serious momentum behind him, and according to the rising lightweight, his game is reaching new heights as UFC on FOX 15 approaches.
The 25 year-old fighter is coming off an impressive, submission win… Read More
UFC on FOX 15: Beneil Dariush to Face Jim Miller After Paul Felder Withdraws
By FCF Staff
Beneil Dariush is jumping right back into the Octagon, as following his win over Daron Cruickshank last month, he’s been tapped to fight Jim Miller at UFC on FOX 15.
The UFC has announced that Dariush is… Read More
UFC’s Yan Cabral Reporting Bout With KJ Noons is Next
By FCF Staff
It looks like KJ Noons and Yan Cabral are set to fight one another, as the latter is reporting he’s agreed to battle the lightweight on May 30th.
The bout would be part of UFC Fight Night… Read More
UFC 185: Rafael dos Anjos, Joanna Jedrzejczyk, Ross Pearson And Beneil Dariush Win Bonuses
By FCF Staff
Rafael dos Anjos worked his way to a clear cut, unanimous decision win over Anthony Pettis at UFC 185, and not surprisingly, he earned a bonus for his performance.
After the card, the UFC confirmed that the… Read More