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UFC 186: Rory MacDonald vs. Hector Lombard Pulled, Demetrious Johnson to Battle Kyoji Horiguchi
By FCF Staff
UFC 186 will no longer feature a welterweight contender bout between Rory MacDonald and Hector Lombard, but it will see Demetrious Johnson put his flyweight title on the line.
The promotion has announced that MacDonald will no… Read More
UFC Rankings Update: Donald Cerrone, Hector Lombard and Kyoji Horiguchi Rise, Daniel Cormier Loses P4P Spot
By FCF Staff
The Ultimate Fighting Championship has released its latest rankings, following the promotion’s card this past Saturday, and several of the night’s winners have made moves.
Donald Cerrone worked his way to a unanimous decision win over Myles… Read More
UFC 182 Receives Kyoji Horiguchi vs. Louis Gaudinot
By FCF Staff
UFC 182 has received a notable flyweight fight, as the promotion has announced that Kyoji Horiguchi will take on fellow contender Louis Gaudinot at the event.
Horiguchi (14-1) has gone 3-0 to begin his UFC run, and… Read More
UFC FN 52: Rising Flyweight Kyoji Horiguchi Discusses Win
Shooto Champ Kyoji Horiguchi Headed to UFC, Fighting Dustin Pague October 19th
By FCF Staff
The Ultimate Fighting Championships has added one of Japan’s top prospects, as the promotion has announced that Shooto 132 pound champ Kyoji Horiguchi will fight Dustin Pague on October 19th. The bantamweight scrap will be part of… Read More
Horiguchi-Montague, Cariaso-Smolka Booked For May 10th UFC Fight Night
By FCF Staff
The line-up for the UFC’s May 10th return to Cincinnati continues to fill out, as the promotion has announced two flyweight bouts for the card. Chris Cariaso will battle Louis Smolka, and Kyoji Horiguchi will face Darrell… Read More
RIZIN 45 Weigh-in Results: Juan Archuleta Stripped of Bantamweight Title After Missing Weight
By FCF Staff
RIZIN’s has been hit with a major development, ahead of the promotion’s final card in 2023, as Juan Archuleta has been stripped of the bantamweight title.
Archuleta is scheduled to fight Kai Asakuara at RIZIN 45, which… Read More
RIZIN 45: Final Card, Fight Order & Broadcast Times
By FCF Staff
RIZIN is once again closing out its campaign with a New Year’s Eve show, and recently the Japanese promotion announced the card’s bout order.
RIZIN 45 will begin streaming here in North America on December 31st at… Read More
Bellator x Rizin
By FCF Staff
Here are the results from the second, Bellator versus Rizin event, which took place Saturday in Tokyo, Japan.
In the main event, Patricky “Pitbull” Freire advanced in the lightweight grand prix, by stopping Rizin champion Roberto De… Read More
Bellator X Rizin 2: Roberto De Souza Replacing AJ McKee, Patricio “Pitbull” Added to Card
By FCF Staff
The second Bellator versus Rizin card has undergone a couple of significant changes, just days out from the event.
On Tuesday, Bellator announced that AJ McKee has withdrawn from his lightweight grand-prix bout with Patricky “Pitbull” Freire,… Read More
Patricio “Pitbull” Raises Possibility of Pursuing Flyweight Title, Ahead of Bellator 297
By FCF Staff
Patricio “Pitbull” Freire has some obstacles ahead of him he needs to tackle first. But, ahead of the decorated fighter’s bout this Friday with Sergio Pettis, Freire’s raised the possibility of dropping to flyweight.
“Pitbull” is scheduled… Read More
Two More Bouts Announced For Upcoming Bellator vs. Rizin Card
By FCF Staff
Bellator has announced two more fights for the promotion’s upcoming, co-promoted event with Rizin, which will take place on July 29th in Saitama, Japan.
At bantamweight, Bellator’s #5-ranked Danny Sabatello (14-2) will take on the #4-ranked Magomed… Read More
Report: Bellator to Create Men’s Flyweight Division
By FCF Staff
It looks like male flyweight fighters will soon have another, big stage option to compete on, as it’s being reported Bellator is going to launch a flyweight division.
Currently, the lowest weight class Bellator promotes for men… Read More
Bellator 297 to Feature Sergio Pettis vs. Patricio “Pitbull”, Vadim Nemkov vs. Yoel Romero
By press release
LOS ANGELES – BELLATOR MMA will bring not one, but two world championship contests to “The Windy City” Friday, June 16 when the promotion returns to Wintrust Arena in Chicago.
The main event will see… Read More
Bellator Announces Danny Sabatello to Fight Marcos Breno Next
By FCF Staff
After coming up short in his bid to win Bellator’s interim bantamweight title, Danny Sabatello will look to get back on track against Marcos Breno.
Sabatello faced the interim champ Rafeon Stots for the interim belt at… Read More
RIZIN 40: Bellator vs. RIZIN Results
By FCF Staff
Here are the official results from the Bellator versus RIZIN card, which took place today in Saitama, Japan.
Spoiler alert: the event will be broadcast in the United States at 8 PM ET/PT on Showtime.
The card… Read More
RIZIN 40: Bellator vs. RIZIN Weigh-in Results
By FCF Staff
Bellator and RIZIN are cross-promoting an event tomorrow in Saitama, Japan, and all of the main card bouts are official, following the weigh-ins.
Saturday’s main card will see former Bellator featherweight champ AJ McKee (19-1) take on RIZIN… Read More
Bellator vs. RIZIN Press Conference Quotes
By FCF Staff
Bellator and RIZIN recently held a press conference, ahead of their cross promoted event, scheduled for December 31st at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. The main card will be broadcast in the United States… Read More
BELLATOR ANNOUNCES SLATE OF EVENTS TO CAP OFF STELLAR 2022 CAMPAIGN
By FCF Staff
LOS ANGELES — BELLATOR MMA today announced two events to cap the promotion’s biggest run of live events in years—five events, featuring four of BELLATOR’s championships, and over 30 fighters ranked in the top-10 of their respective… Read More