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Report: Dennis Siver no Longer Fighting BJ Penn at UFC 199
By FCF Staff
The UFC’s summer schedule has been hit by another injury, as according to a recent report, Dennis Siver will no longer fight BJ Penn, June 4th. The bout was scheduled to be part of UFC 199, which… Read More
UFC Confirms BJ Penn to Face Dennis Siver in Return
By FCF Staff
After announcing his intentions to return to fighting several months ago, BJ Penn finally has a date and opponent for his next bout.
According to a report from Yahoo.com, UFC President Dana White has confirmed that Penn… Read More
UFC FN 83: Donald Cerrone Showcases Submission Skills, Taps Out “Cowboy”
By FCF Staff
Donald Cerrone reminded fans at UFC Fight Night 83 that he’s more than just a dangerous striker, as the veteran fighter tapped out Alex Oliveira in highlight reel fashion.
Oliveira came out aggressively, and threatened Cerrone with… Read More
UFC FN 83 Weigh-In Results: Donald Cerrone And Alex Oliveira Hit Their Marks
By FCF Staff
The UFC’s latest event will take place tomorrow night in Pittsburgh, and the weigh-ins for the card have been completed.
In the main event, Donald Cerrone and Alex Olveira will meet in a welterweight bout, and the… Read More
TUF 22 Finale: Frankie Edgar Quickly Takes Out Chad Mendes
By FCF Staff
Frankie Edgar left little doubt as to whether he should challenge for the 145 title next, as the former lightweight champ quickly took out Chad Mendes at the TUF 22 Finale.
Edgar floored Mendes with a right,… Read More
TUF 22 Finale Weigh-In Results: Frankie Edgar And Chad Mendes Are Ready to Battle
By FCF Staff
The UFC held weigh-ins for the second day in a row, and once again, all of the scheduled competitors made weight for the event.
The TUF 22 Finale will take place tomorrow night in Las Vegas, and… Read More
UFC FN 69: Joanna Jedrzejczyk Batters Jessica Penne For Stoppage Win
By FCF Staff
Joanna Jedrzejczyk’s vaunted striking game proved to be too much for Jessica Penne at UFC Fight Night 69, as the strawweight champ battered the challenger with strikes, en route to a stoppage win.
Jedrzejczyk repeatedly defended the… Read More
UFC FN 69 Weigh-In Results: Joanna Jedrzejczyk And Jessica Penne Set For Title Fight
By FCF Staff
UFC Fight Night 69’s title fight is official, as both strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk and Jessica Penne made weight today in Berlin, Germany.
Jedrzejczyk came in at 114 pounds for Saturday’s headliner, as did the challenger Penne.
All of… Read More
UFC FN 69: Alan Omer vs. Mike Wilkinson Latest Addition
By FCF Staff
The UFC’s next card in Berlin has received another bout, as the promotion has announced that featherweight Alan Omer will battle Mike Wilkinson at the June 20th event.
UFC FN 69 will be hosted by the city’s… Read More
UFC FN 69: Nick Hein to Face Newcomer Lukasz Sajewski
By FCF Staff
The Berlin bound, UFC Fight Night 69 card will feature another German fighter, as the promotion has announced that Cologne’s Nick Hein will take on Polish newcomer, Lukasz Sajewski.
Hein (11-2) will be looking to get back on… Read More
UFC FN 59’s Charles Rosa: “I’m in This to be a Champion”
By FCF Staff
As Charles Rosa prepares to battle at UFC Fight Night 59 this weekend, the featherweight clearly hasn’t lost site of why he started fighting several years ago.
Rosa will take on Sean Soriano on January 18th, after… Read More
UFC Rankings Update: “Shogun” Rua Drops Out of Top Ten, 205 Rankings
By FCF Staff
The Ultimate Fighting Championship has released its latest rankings, and Mauricio “Shogun” Rua is no longer a top ten ranked light-heavyweight, following his stunning loss to Ovince St. Preux.
Rua was dropped by St. Preux shortly into… Read More
UFC FN 50: Chas Skelly Stepping up on Short Notice to Battle Sean Soriano
By FCF Staff
Only a few days removed from his submission win over Tom Niinimaki on August 23rd, Chas Skelly has been booked to fight again on September 5th. The featherweight has been tapped to replace the injured Andre Fili at… Read More
UFC on FOX 12: Dennis Bermudez vs. Clay Guida Latest Addition
By FCF Staff
The line-up for UFC on FOX 12 has received a notable featherweight fight, as Dennnis Bermudez will battle fellow, top ten ranked contender Clay Guida.
The July 26th event will be hosted by the San Jose’s SAP… Read More
UFC FN 39: Roy Nelson Blasts Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
By FCF Staff
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira quickly fell victim to Roy Nelson’s infamous right hand today at UFC Fight Night 39, as the heavyweight needed less than one round to put away the legendary fighter.
Moments into the headliner, Nelson… Read More
UFC FN 39 Weigh-in Results: “Minotauro” Nogueira and Roy Nelson Ready for Headliner
By FCF Staff
Here are the official weigh-in results for Friday’s UFC Fight Night card in Abu Dhabi, which will see Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira battle heavyweight Roy Nelson in the main event.
While all of the competitors made weight for… Read More
UFC FN 40: 10 Bouts Confirmed For Upcoming Abu Dhabi Card
By FCF Staff
The Ultimate Fighting Championship has announced ten fights that will take place at its April 11th, Fight Night card in Abu Dhabi, which will see Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (34-8-1) battle heavyweight Roy Nelson (19-9) in the headliner.… Read More
Undefeated Gafurov, DREAM Vet Gill And Shooto’s Watanabe Among Latest ONE FC Additions
By FCF Staff
ONE FC has announced the signing of several new fighters, including undefeated featherweight Marat Gafurov, Dream vet Kultar Gill and Shooto flyweight Kentaro Watanabe.
Gafurov has gone 8-0 since turning pro in 2010 and the Russian fighter… Read More
UFC FN 34 Weigh-Ins: Saffiedine And Lim Set For Headliner
By FCF Staff
Here are the official weigh-in results for tomorrow’s UFC Fight Night card in Sinagpore, which will feature former Strikeforce champ Tarec Saffiedine taking on rising welterweight Hyun Gyu Lim.
Saffiedine came in at 170 pounds for the… Read More
UFN 34: Tarec Saffiedine’s Disappointed He’s Not Facing Jake Ellenberger, But Training “Super Hard” For “Dangerous” Hyun Gyu Lim
By Kelsey Mowatt
Since arriving in the UFC earlier this year, Tarec Saffiedine has been booked to fight two of the promotion’s top 170’ers, due to the fact he was the last man to hold Strikeforce’s welterweight belt.… Read More