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Report: Conor McGregor – Nate Diaz II Likely For UFC 200
By FCF Staff
Following Conor McGregor’s loss to Nate Diaz at UFC 196, the featherweight champ said he plans to defend the 145 title next, but it looks like that might not happen.
McGregor faced Diaz in a welterweight contest… Read More
Dana White Reports UFC 196 Sold 1.5 Million PPV Buys
By FCF Staff
The consensus was that UFC 196 was going to be a massive event for the promotion, and it looks like that was indeed the case.
Last Saturday’s card featured Conor McGregor taking on Nate Diaz, and Holly… Read More
UFC 196: Conor McGregor Leads Salaries With $1,000,000 Payout
By FCF Staff
The UFC’s first, publicly disclosed million dollar purse was given to Conor McGregor this past weekend, following his loss to Nate Diaz at UFC 196.
The event went down at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las… Read More
UFC 196: Dana White Tells Fired up Frankie Edgar “I Love You”, “Calm Down”
By FCF Staff
It didn’t take Frankie Edgar long to resume his campaign for a title fight with Conor McGregor, following the latter’s loss, and Dana White’s ensured him he’s in the mix.
McGregor faced Nate Diaz in a welterweight… Read More
UFC 196: Dana White Believes Conor McGregor Won’t Return to 145 With Big Win Tonight
By FCF Staff
Conor McGregor has said in recent weeks that he plans to defend the featherweight title, but UFC President Dana White believes the star’s run at 145 could end tonight.
McGregor will face Nate Diaz in the headliner… Read More
UFC 196: Jim Miller Says He’ll be Looking to Finish Diego Sanchez, “That’s How I Get my High”
By FCF Staff
Much of the spotlight for UFC 196 has been tied to the headlining fights, but the card will also feature a compelling bout between Jim Miller and Diego Sanchez.
The lightweight veterans will battle on the preliminary,… Read More
UFC 196: Watch The Weigh-Ins Live Beginning at 4 PM/PT
By FCF Staff
The official weigh-ins for UFC 196 will take place today in Las Vegas, Nevada, and you can catch them live, right here, beginning at 4 PM/ET.
In Saturday’s headliner, featherweight champ Conor McGregor will battle Nate… Read More
UFC 196: Miesha Tate Believes Holly Holm’s “Chin Could be Suspect”
By FCF Staff
Holly Holm is one of the most decorated and respected strikers in all of MMA, but Miesha Tate is questioning the bantamweight champ’s ability to take a punch.
Tate will battle Holm in the co-headliner of UFC… Read More
UFC 196: Diego Sanchez Explains Why Cutting to 145 Was a “Blessing in Disguise”
By FCF Staff
Although Diego Sanchez came up short in his featherweight debut, and has returned to the lightweight division, the veteran doesn’t regret his cut down to 145.
Sanchez is booked to fight perennial lightweight contender Jim Miller at… Read More
UFC 196: Conor McGregor Shoots Down Rumors of Issues With UFC Brass
By FCF Staff
There’s been rumors floating around that Conor McGregor and UFC officials aren’t on good terms, but the featherweight champ says it isn’t true.
Although the UFC brass hasn’t publicly criticized McGregor, and in fact granted him his… Read More
UFC 197: Daniel Cormier – Jon Jones II, Demetrious Johnson – Henry Cejudo Confirmed
By FCF Staff
The long awaited rematch between Daniel Cormier and Jon Jones finally has an official date, as the UFC has announced the bout will take place on April 23rd.
The light-heavyweight title fight will headline UFC 197, which… Read More
UFC FN 82: Stephen Thompson Picks Apart Johny Hendricks
By FCF Staff
Stephen Thompson demonstrated in compelling fashion at UFC Fight Night 82 that he is a legit, welterweight contender, by taking Johny Hendricks out in the opening round.
Hendricks attempted to close the distance and take Thompson down… Read More
UFC FN 82 Weigh-In Results: Johny Hendricks And Stephen Thompson Hit Their Marks
By FCF Staff
Johny Hendricks has been reporting recently that his weight is on point for UFC Fight Night 82, and the former welterweight champ made weight this afternoon, apparently, without issue.
Hendricks, who withdrew from UFC 192 last October… Read More
UFC FN 82: Watch The Weigh-Ins Live Starting at 7 PM/ET
By FCF Staff
UFC Fight Night 82 will take place tomorrow in Las Vegas, and the weigh-ins for the card will go down today beginning at 7 PM/ET. You can catch them live right here at Full Contact Fighter.… Read More
UFC FN 82: Johny Hendricks Promises Headliner Won’t go to Decision, “It’s a New Johny”
By FCF Staff
Johny Hendricks says a new version of “Bigg Rigg” will face Stephen Thompson at UFC Fight Night 82 tomorrow, and as a result, don’t expect a five round, main event.
Hendricks will be competing for the first… Read More
Report: UFC 196 Moved From PPV to FOX Sports 1 After Werdum – Velasquez II Falls Through
By FCF Staff
After both Cain Velasquez and Fabricio Werdum announced they’re withdrawing from UFC 196 due to injuries, the card will reportedly air on FOX Sport 1, instead of being a pay-per-view event.
On Sunday, Velasquez announced he would… Read More
UFC 197: Rafael dos Anjos Tells Conor McGregor to Bring on The Insults, Says He’s Better When It’s “Personal”
By FCF Staff
If Conor McGregor is hoping to get in the head of Rafael dos Anjos and throw him off his game with insults, well, the lightweight champ claims it will have the opposite effect.
Before McGregor was booked… Read More
Report: Fabricio Werdum Also Withdrawing From UFC 196
By FCF Staff
Less than a day after it was announced that Stipe Miocic was replacing Cain Velasquez at UFC 196, Fabricio Werdum has reportedly confirmed he’s also withdrawing.
Velasquez was forced to pull out of the February 6th card… Read More
UFC 196: Ray Borg Thought Bout With Justin Scoggins Would Happen Sooner, But Still Expects a “Fun Fight”
By Kelsey Mowatt
Ray Borg has been booked to fight Justin Scoggins at UFC 196, and “The TazMexican Devil” wasn’t surprised at all when he received the call to fight the “Tank”.
The bout will feature two… Read More
Michael Johnson – Tony Ferguson II Added to UFC Schedule
By FCF Staff
Tony Ferguson will face a familiar foe in his next outing, as the surging lightweight has been booked for a rematch with Michael Johnson. The two will battle on March 5th at UFC 197, which will be… Read More