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UFC 230: Daniel Cormier vs. Derrick Lewis Reportedly Booked For NYC Card
By FCF Staff
UFC 230 has received a new main event, less than a month out from the November 3rd card, as it’s being reported that Derrick Lewis will challenge heavyweight champ Daniel Cormier.
Lewis is coming off a come… Read More
Patrick Cote Believes Georges St-Pierre Might Retire, Following Historic Win
By FCF Staff
As the MMA world continues to wait and see what comes next for Georges St-Pierre, one of the latter’s longtime friends, Patrick Cote, believes the new middleweight champ could retire.
St-Pierre returned to the Octagon earlier this… Read More
Bellator 172 to Feature Josh Thomson-Patricky ‘Pitbull’
By Press Release
HOLLYWOOD, CALIF. (January 27, 2017) – A lightweight feature bout pitting Josh Thomson (22-8, 1 NC) against Patricky “Pitbull” (16-8) will serve as the co-main event of Bellator 172 at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif.… Read More
Matt Brown vs. Tarec Saffiedine, Johny Hendricks vs. Neil Magny Booked For UFC’s Final 2016 Card
By FCF Staff
The Ultimate Fighting Championship continues to build the line-up for its December 30th event, as it’s booked Matt Brown vs. Tarec Saffiedine and Johny Hendricks vs. Neil Magny for the card.
The welterweight fights will be part… Read More
UFC 204: Michael Bisping Says Dan Henderson is a “One-Trick Pony”
By FCF Staff
Dan Henderson and Michael Bisping are going to fight again on October 8th, and the latter insists their second encounter is going to go differently.
Bisping and Henderson fought for the first time back in 2009 at… Read More
UFC FN 82: Johny Hendricks Takes Issue With Argument he Can’t Beat Stephen Thompson Standing
By FCF Staff
Many observers believe Johny Hendricks will need to rely on his wrestling game if he hopes to beat Stephen Thompson this Saturday, and clearly “Bigg Rigg” doesn’t care for that argument.
Hendricks will take on the highlight… Read More
UFC FN 74: Patrick Cote Explains New Goal as 31st Pro Bout Nears
By FCF Staff
Patrick Cote has gone 4-1 in his last 5 fights, and still believes he can hang with the best, but at age 35 “The Predator” has set a new goal for himself.
Cote is scheduled to fight… Read More
Reality TV Star and STFC 35 Co-Headliner Ricky Palacios: Adrenaline Junkie with the Heart of a Rooster
By Keith Harmon
Ricky Palacios is aiming for the stars.
A cast member on the first, award-winning season of UFC co-founder Campbell McLaren’s Combate Americas (English translation: The Fighting Americas) reality television series on NBC Universo (formerly mun2), the show,… Read More
UFC Creator’s Combate Americas Makes History With First Fight Show To Win A Major TV Award
Spanish language MMA reality series beats Mark Burnett’s The Voice for “Best Variety or Reality Show” at 29th annual Imagen Awards
By Press Release
Combate Americas, the first U.S. Hispanic Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) sports franchise created by Ultimate Fighting… Read More
UFC on FOX 12: Kyle Kingsbury to Face Patrick Cummins
By FCF Staff
Kyle Kingsbury will step into the Octagon, for the first time in nearly two years on July 26th, when he takes on Patrick Cummins.
The light-heavyweight fight will be part of UFC on FOX 12, which will… Read More
UFC 171: Johny Hendricks Takes Welterweight Title in Slugfest With Robbie Lawler
By FCF Staff
Robbie Lawler had Johny Hendricks in trouble on a couple of occasions tonight at UFC 171, but in the end, the latter managed to outscore the punishing striker to lay claim to the vacant welterweight title.
After… Read More
UFC 171 Weigh-Ins Update: Johny Hendricks Makes Weight on Second Attempt
By FCF Staff
Johny Hendricks will compete for the UFC’s vacant welterweight title tomorrow night in Dallas as planned, as the top ranked fighter made weight on his second attempt. Hendricks came in at 170 pounds, according to a… Read More
UFC 171 Weigh-in Results: Johny Hendricks Misses Weight on First Attempt
By FCF Staff
Here are the official weigh-in results for UFC 171, which will feature Johny Hendricks taking on Robbie Lawler for the vacant welterweight title. The event will go down at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas.
After… Read More
UFC FN 40: Matt Brown-Erick Silva Announced as Headliner
By FCF Staff
The May 10th, UFC Fight Night 40 finally has its headliner, as the promotion has announced that Matt Brown will take on Erick Silva. The card will be hosted by Cincinnati’s U.S Bank Arena.
The five round… Read More
WSOF 7: Kalib Starnes Continues to Write Compelling Comeback Story
By Kelsey Mowatt
Any longtime fan of MMA has likely heard the somewhat tired expression “you’re only as good as your last fight”, and while there’s some merit to the saying, it cannot be universally applied.… Read More
UFC 167 Weigh-Ins: GSP And Hendricks Set For Headliner
By FCF Staff
Here are the official weigh-in results for tomorrow night’s UFC 167 card in Las Vegas, Nevada, which will feature welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre taking on Johny Hendricks in the main event.
Both of the renowned fighters… Read More
Opinion: GSP vs. Hendricks Needs To Happen
By Michael Hatamoto
Georges St. Pierre is the most dominant welterweight champion in UFC history, seemingly able to control championship fights whether on the ground or striking.
Since a shocking TKO loss to Matt Serra at UFC 69 in April… Read More
Johny Hendricks Talks Martin Kampmann: “If I Beat Him There’s Nobody Else…I Know I’m The Number One Contender”
By Kelsey Mowatt
Although Johny Hendricks has been working his way up the UFC welterweight ranks since he made his debut for the promotion in 2009, it wasn’t until he bombed out the highly regarded Jon Fitch last December that… Read More
Opinion: Top Five Disturbing Moments in UFC History
By Tom Taylor
Sure, we’ve never seen a fighter use the skin of his fallen opponents to craft himself a mask, and we haven’t yet seen an unconscious fighter rise again as a zombie, but the UFC’s octagon has still… Read More
Charlie Brenneman vs. Erick Silva Added To UFC on FX3
By Tom Taylor
With the addition of a welterweight showdown between Charlie Brennemen and Erick Silva, the lineup for UFC on FX 3 continues to grow.
Brennemen is 1-1 in his last 2 outings, first falling to Anthony Johnson then… Read More