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DWCS 36 : Four More Fighters Pick up UFC Deals
By FCF Staff
The 36th card in the Dana White Contender Series took place on Tuesday, and it saw four more fighters earn UFC deals.
After the five fights were completed, White announced that JP Buys, Gloria de Paula,… Read More
UFC Vegas 9 Weigh-in Highlights: Alistair Overeem Faces Off With Augusto Sakai
Expect action early & often!
🇳🇱 @AlistairOvereem & 🇧🇷 @AugustoSakai go head-to-head!#UFCVegas9– Tomorrow – LIVE on #ESPNPlus pic.twitter.com/vkUK6P5w33
— UFC (@ufc) September 4, 2020
Bellator 242: Sergio Pettis Outscores Ricky Bandejas
By FCF Staff
Bellator returned to action for the first time since February last night, and the card saw UFC veteran Sergio Pettis defeat Ricky Bandejas in the main event.
Pettis worked his way to a unanimous decision win over… Read More
UFC Fight Island 3 Weigh-in Results: Robert Whittaker & Darren Till Hit Their Marks
By FCF Staff
Here are the weigh-in results for UFC Fight Island 3, which is taking place Saturday in Abu Dhabi.
In the main event, Darren Till will take on former middleweight champ, Robert Whittaker.
Both fighters came in at… Read More
Justin Gaethje Reports UFC Never Contacted Him About Moving Tony Ferguson Fight to May 9th
By FCF Staff
Justin Gaethje ultimately agreed to fighting Tony Ferguson at UFC 249, May 9th. But, the lightweight contender wasn’t happy about the fact, the UFC never contacted him about moving the bout to that date, before announcing it.
Gaethje… Read More
Khabib Nurmagomedov’s Father: Fight With Tony Ferguson is “Most Important in UFC History”
By FCF Staff
Many observers have argued that on paper, the upcoming fight with Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson is the greatest in UFC history, and the champion’s father evidently agrees.
Nurmagomedov is scheduled to defend the lightweight title against… Read More
UFC’s Nordine Taleb Announces Next Fight Will be His Last
By FCF Staff
After incurring a knockout loss in his last outing, Nordine Taleb has announced that his next fight will be the final one of his career.
The 38-year-old Canadian was KO’d by Muslim Salikhov in the opening… Read More
The Three Best UFC Fights in 2019
There is no doubt that the UFC is always the number one choice for fans that love to watch fighting sports. You have some of the best mixed martial artists sharing the octagon and testing their skills against one another.… Read More
Kelvin Gastelum Reminds MMA World Darren Till is a “Dangerous Fighter”, Following UFC 244 Booking
By FCF Staff
Following the news that Darren Till and Kelvin Gastelum are going to fight at UFC 244, November 2nd, some observers questioned whether Till should have taken the match-up. But, recently Gastelum made it clear that he’s not… Read More
Khabib Nurmagomedov Says “We Still Have a Lot of Fights”, While Commenting on New UFC Deal
By FCF Staff
In recent months, there’s been some speculation that Khabib Nurmagomedov may not intend to fight well into his thirties. But, recently the UFC’s lightweight champ relayed he has “a lot more” fights to go, while discussing his… Read More
Manager Claims Khabib Nurmagomedov is “The Highest Paid” UFC Fighter Due to New Contract
By FCF Staff
Not only has Khabib Nurmagomedov signed on to fight Dustin Poirier at UFC 242, his manager claims a new contract the champ’s signed has made him the highest paid fighter in the promotion.
Recently the UFC confirmed… Read More
UFC Announces Khabib Nurmagomedov – Dustin Poirier Fight
By FCF Staff
Khabib Nurmagomedov and Dustin Poirier will fight on September 7th at UFC 242, as expected.
For several weeks there’s been speculation that the lightweight title unification fight would take place at the Abu Dhabi card, and today… Read More
UFC Announces Five Year Partnership With Abu Dhabi
By FCF Staff
The Ultimate Fighting Championship has announced that it has signed a five year deal with Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi), which will see the emirate host events annually over that time.… Read More
Report: UFC Close to Finalizing Ben Askren – Robbie Lawler Bout
By FCF Staff
Following the news that Ben Askren has moved from ONE Championship to the UFC, it looks like the promotion is close to finalizing “Funky’s” first bout in the Octagon.
The former ONE welterweight champ is expected to… Read More
UFC Moncton Weigh-In Results: Michael Johnson Misses Weight
By FCF Staff
Here are the weigh-in results for Saturday’s UFC Moncton card.
All of the fighters hit their marks, except for Michael Johnson, who came in one pound over for his bout with Artem Lobov.
Main Card (FS1, 10… Read More
UFC Announces BJ Penn – Ryan Hall Fight
By FCF Staff
BJ Penn will be returning to the Octagon for another fight, as the UFC’s announced that the legend will battle Ryan Hall on the promotion’s year-end card.
Penn will face the decorated grappler at UFC 232 on… Read More
Dana White Discusses “Serous Injury” That Pulled Alexander Gustafsson From UFC 227
By FCF Staff
Alexander Gustafsson’s team relayed that a “minor injury” pulled the fighter from UFC 227, but Dana White’s reporting that’s not the case.
The Swedish light-heavyweight was scheduled to fight Volkan Oezdemir at the August 4th card, but the… Read More
Dana White Comments on Eddie Alvarez’s UFC Future as Free Agency Begins
By FCF Staff
Eddie Alvarez completed his UFC contract on July 28th, and while Dana White says he’s interested in resigning the vet, it doesn’t sound like he’s going to break the bank to do so.
Alvarez took on Dusitn… Read More
UFC FN 134 Highlights: Manny Bermudez Chokes Out Davey Grant
WHAT. A. SEQUENCE.@_MannyBermudez drops Grant with a right hand, then shows off his SLICK submission skills to put him away. WOW! #UFCHamburg pic.twitter.com/XK8ebRvIPK
— UFC (@ufc) July 22, 2018
UFC 226 Weigh-In Results: Stipe Miocic – Daniel Cormier Official
By FCF Staff
Here are the weigh-in results for UFC 226, which will be hosted by the T-Mobile Arena tomorrow night in Las Vegas, Nevada.
In the main event, light-heavyweight champ Daniel Cormier will challenge heavyweight champ, Stipe Miocic.
Main… Read More