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WSOF 9: Carl vs. Palhares Confirmed, Moraes to Battle Rettinghouse For Bantamweight Title
By FCF Staff
World Series of Fighting has announced that not only will Rousimar Palhares challenge Steve Carl for the welterweight title, March 29th, but Marlon Moraes will battle Josh Rettinghouse for the inaugural bantamweight title. WSOF 9 will be… Read More
Report: Palhares to Receive Title Shot in WSOF Debut
By FCF Staff
World Series of Fighting has not only announced that controversial, submission artist Rousimar Palhares will make his promotional debut on March 29th, but that the UFC vet will fight welterweight champ Steve Carl. The bout will headline… Read More
WSOF’s Sefo Not Interested in Palhares Until Fighter Gets “Some Sort of Help”
Fitch Stands By Previous Comments About Welterweight
By Kelsey Mowatt
Although Rousimar Palhares has been banned by the UFC for the controversial heel hook he used to injure Mike Pierce on October 9th, due to his name and… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Week That Was”: Interviews With Bellator 103 Winner David Rickels and Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney (on Ben Askren), Fallon Fox Loses, UFC Ban of Palhares
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Report: Manager Says Palhares “Very Sad” About UFC Dismissal, Will Continue Fighting
By FCF Staff
The UFC has made it clear that ignoring a referee’s attempts to halt a fight will not be tolerated, by announcing Thursday that Rousimar Palhares has been banned for his controversial submission at UFC FN 29. Now… Read More
Palhares: “I Would Never be Evil to Any Athlete”
By FCF Staff
The day after Rousimar Palhares made headlines by not only defeating rugged welterweight Mike Pierce, but for holding onto a heel hook for too long, the fighter is defending himself via Twitter.
Palhares, who quickly tapped Pierce… Read More
Report: Palhares to be Disciplined Further After Controversial Submission
By FCF Staff
In addition to losing out on “Submission of the Night” and an extra $50,000, Rousimar Palhares will be disciplined further, for not immediately releasing the heel hook he used to submit Mike Pierce Wednesday.
Palhares quickly caught… Read More
With Palhares and Camozzi Down With Injuries, Okami vs. Roberts Set For UFC 150
By FCF Staff
As a result of Rousimar Palhares and Chris Camozzi both withdrawing from UFC 150 due to injury, the promotion has announced that their scheduled opponents, Yushin Okami and Buddy Roberts, will now square off.
The nature of… Read More
Marquardt Stops Palhares, Oliveira the Real Deal
Hector Lombard Training Alongside Alexander Gustafsson Ahead of UFC FN 137 Bout
By FCF Staff
Hector Lombard is in Stockholm, Sweden, training alongside Alexander Gustafsson ahead of his UFC Fight Night 137 bout.
Recently the former Bellator champ shared out the image and comments below, which shows him training at Gustafsson’s home… Read More
UFC FN 109 Receives Emil Meek vs. Nordine Taleb
By FCF Staff
UFC Fight Night 109 has received an intriguing welterweight bout, as rising Emil Meek will battle veteran Nordine Taleb. The promotion recently announced that the fight will be part of the May 28th card, which will take… Read More
UFC 206: Emil Meek Was Happy With UFC Debut, But “Absolutely” Can do Better
By FCF Staff
Although Emil Meek defeated 40 fight vet Jordan Mein in his Octagon debut this past weekend, the Norwegian fighter says it wasn’t his best performance.
Meek faced Mein on the main card of UFC 206, and worked… Read More
Jake Shields Accuses WSOF of Playing “Little Games”, After Jon Fitch Bout Falls Through
By FCF Staff
World Series of Fighting and Jake Shields are clearly not on the best of terms, after plans to have him fight Jon Fitch have fallen through.
Recently WSOF President Ray Sefo announced on the promotion’s official site… Read More
TUF 22 Finale: Mike Pierce is “Going Right For The Top”, After Spending Two Years on The Sidelines
By FCF Staff
Mike Pierce will step into the Octagon for the first time in over two years on Friday night, and the rugged wrestler is eager to score a win and get back into the title shot mix.
The… Read More
Report: Rory MacDonald vs. Hector Lombard in The Works For Early 2016
By FCF Staff
Both Rory MacDonald and Hector Lombard have expressed an interest in rebooking a bout between the two, and it looks like the UFC’s on board.
MacDonald and Lombard were expected to fight this past April, but after… Read More
Submission Series Pro’s Cat Clarke Weighs-In on Leglocks, Credits Innovations of John Danaher, Eddie Cummings And Garry Tonon
By Kelsey Mowatt
There are more Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu gyms and grappling competitors than ever before, and as a result, ground fighting continues to evolve in various and innovative ways. Thankfully, due to events like the ADCC, Metamoris, Polaris… Read More
WSOF 22 Salaries: Marlon Moraes Leads The Way
By FCF Staff
The Nevada State Athletic Commission has released the payroll figures for this past Saturday’s WSOF 22 card in Las Vegas, and bantamweight champ Marlon Moraes led the way.
According to the numbers that were disclosed to the… Read More
WSOF 22: Clifford Starks Replaces Thiago Silva This Saturday
By WSOF (via press release)
LAS VEGAS (July 28, 2015) – World Series of Fighting (WSOF.com) announced today that, due to a previous suspension in the state of Nevada, Thiago Silva has been declared ineligible to compete at “WSOF… Read More
WSOF 22 Receives 5 More Bouts, Including Jake Heun vs. Davin Clark
By FCF Staff
World Series of Fighting has booked five more bouts for its August 1st card in Las Vegas, including a light-heavyweight fight between Jake Heun and Davin Clark.
Heun (7-4) is looking to get back on track after… Read More
WSOF 22: Nurmagomedov vs. Moreno Set For Aug. 1
By WSOF (via press release)
LAS VEGAS (July 16, 2015) – Abubakar Nurgamedov will square off with undefeated finisher Jorge Moreno in a featured welterweight (170 pounds) matchup at the highly-anticipated World Series of Fighting (WSOF.com) world… Read More