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UFC Announces Edwards vs. Usman III, Gaethje vs. Fiziev
By FCF Staff
As expected would be the case, the UFC has confirmed that former welterweight champ, Kamaru Usman, will face current champ, Leon Edwards, next. In addition, the promotion has announced a bout between lightweight contenders, Justin Gaethje and… Read More
UFC 279 Weigh In Results
By FCF Staff
MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)
Khamzat Chimaev (178.5)* vs. Nate Diaz (171)
Tony Ferguson (171) vs. Li Jingliang (170.5)
Kevin Holland (179.5) vs. Daniel Rodriguez (179) – 180-pound catchweight
Irene Aldana (137.5) vs. Macy Chiasson (139.5)… Read More
UFC 274 Free Fight: Charles Oliveira vs Dustin Poirier
Leon Edwards Lights up Jorge Masvidal Over UFC 269 Withdrawal, Warns Kamaru Usman
By FCF Staff
Now that Leon Edwards is no longer fighting Jorge Masvidal at UFC 269, it looks like the welterweight contender doesn’t plan to remain on the card.
Edwards was scheduled to fight his rival at the December 11… Read More
UFC 257: Poirier – McGregor 2 – Extended Trailer
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Junior dos Santos Calls Yoel Romero’s UFC Release “Really Weird”
By FCF Staff
Following the UFC’s surprising release of Yoel Romero, Junior dos Santos is questioning the narrative the middleweight contender was too expensive for the promotion.
Although Romero has lost three straight fights, due to the powerful wrestler’s lengthy… Read More
Class Action Lawsuit Against UFC Certified by Judge
By FCF Staff
A class-action lawsuit, which was initially launched by several veteran fighters in 2014, has been certified by a judge.
The suit alleges that the UFC is a monopoly and that it operates in an anti-competitive manner… Read More
UFC Florida Weigh-in Results: Alistair Overeem & Walt Harris Are Set For Battle
By FCF Staff
Here are the weigh-in results for the UFC’s latest card, which will take place tomorrow in Jacksonville, Florida.
In the headliner, Walt Harris will take on fellow heavyweight contender, Alistair Overeem.
As this is being written, Irvin… Read More
UFC 245: Mike Perry Comments on Devastating Loss to Geoff Neal
By FCF Staff
After quickly being taken out by Geoff Neal at UFC 245, Mike Perry has released a brief statement regarding the defeat.
Neal stopped Perry in less than two minutes, after stunning the welterweight with a head kick… Read More
Holly Holm Details Injury That Pulled Her From UFC 243 Bout With Raquel Pennington
By FCF Staff
Recently it was announced that Holly Holm will no longer fight Raquel Pennington at UFC 243, and the decorated fighter has provided information on the injury that’s pulled her from the event.
Holm was scheduled to fight… Read More
Kinektic Submission Grappling, Co-Founded by Urijah Faber, to Debut on UFC Fight Pass
By Press Release
LAS VEGAS – UFC FIGHT PASS®, the world’s leading digital subscription service for combat sports, today announced that it will exclusively stream the first-ever submission grappling event produced by Kinektic, a new team-formatted grappling promotion, live from… Read More
UFC 236: Paulo Costa Says Israel Adesanya “Doesn’t Have Heart”
By FCF Staff
Israel Adesanya moved his MMA record to 16-0 earlier this month, by defeating the legendary Anderson Silva, but clearly Paulo Costa wasn’t impressed by “The Last Style Bender”.
Adesanya faced Silva in the main event of UFC… Read More
UFC’s Plans For Paulo Costa – Yoel Romero Bout Postponed Again
By FCF Staff
The UFC’s reported plans to have Paulo Costa and Yoel Romero fight have been postponed again.
The promotion hoped to have the middleweights fight at UFC 230 earlier this month in New York City. But, Romero was… Read More
Ronda Rousey Weighs-In on UFC 229 Brawl, Calls on Promotion to End “Special Treatment”
By FCF Staff
The fall out continues from the ugly, post-fight brawl that took place after Khabib Nurmagomedov submitted Conor McGregor at UFC 229, and recently Ronda Rousey weighed-in on the incident.
The former bantamweight champ was asked for her… Read More
UFC 230: Dana White Shoots Down Nate Diaz vs. Dustin Poirier is For Inaugural 165 Belt
By FCF Staff
Although Dustin Poirier and Nate Diaz have announced they’re November 3rd fight at UFC 230 is going to be for the inaugural, 165 title, Dana White has said that’s not the case.
Recently the lightweights tweeted out… Read More
UFC 229: Khabib Nurmagomedov’s Father Says Plan is to “Bury Conor’s Era”, Fight Tony Ferguson
By FCF Staff
A bout between Tony Ferguson and Khabib Nurmagomedov has fallen through multiple times, but the latter’s father still hopes a fight with his son and “El Cucuy” materializes.
Ferguson and Nurmagomedov have been scheduled to fight four… Read More
UFC Announces Paulo Costa – Yoel Romero Bout
By FCF Staff
The line-up for the November 3rd, UFC 230 card is starting to build, as the promotion’s announced that Paulo Costa will take on #1 ranked, middleweight contender, Yoel Romero.
UFC 230 will take place at the Madison… Read More
UFC 225: Holly Holm is Still Eyeing Return to 135, Bantamweight Title Fight
By FCF Staff
Although Holly Holm is set to face former Invicta FC featherweight champ, Megan Anderson, the decorated fighter is still hoping to compete for the promotion’s bantamweight title again.
Holm will battle Anderson on the main card of… Read More
UFC 225: CM Punk Says He’d Book Himself For “First Fight on Fight Pass”
By FCF Staff
As CM Punk’s latest main card, pay-per-view, spot approaches, criticisms regarding the UFC’s decision is likely surging. But, according to the former pro-wrestling star, he’d book himself for the Fight Pass prelims at UFC 225, if it… Read More
UFC 223: Max Holloway Admits he Was “Huge” When Call Came to Fight Khabib Nurmagomedov
By FCF Staff
Although Max Holloway believes he could have made weight for a bout with Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 223, the featherweight champ admits he’s not sure he could have done so safely.
Holloway agreed to fight Nurmagomedov on… Read More