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Lion Fight 16 Main Card Announced, Kevin Ross to Battle Michael Thompson for Super Lightweight Title
By Lion Fight (via press release)
LAS VEGAS – LION FIGHT, a professional combat sports organization taking part in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) International Fight Week event extravaganza, today revealed the entire lineup of fights for its full… Read More
BattleGrounds MMA: Ryan Couture vs. Jonny Carson, Nicdali Rivera-Calanoc vs. Jen Aniano Latest Additions
By BattleGrounds MMA (via press release)
TULSA, OK (May 28, 2014) – BattleGrounds MMA (www.battlegroundsone.com) announced today that it has confirmed two Superfights – a lightweight (155 pounds) showdown between Ryan Couture (7-3) of Las Vegas, Nev. and Jonny “The… Read More
Doctor Statement Says Vitor Belfort Needs 90 Days to “Adapt” to End of TRT
By FCF Staff
Vitor Belfor will no longer fight middleweight champion Chris Weidman on May 24th at UFC 173, and the contender has posted another statement explaining why the NSAC’s ban of TRT has prompted the change.
Belfort posted the… Read More
Alistair Overeem Relays Why he Passed on Fighting Junior dos Santos: “Not Running From Anyone”
By FCF Staff
Alistair Overeem has reportedly passed on two opportunities to fight Junior dos Santos in the coming months, but the heavyweight says it’s not because he’s avoiding the former champ.
In the latest episode of “UFC Tonight”, it… Read More
Opinion: The Future of Anderson Silva
By Jesse Heitz
The year that was 2013 has come and gone. It gave us MMA fans scores of thrilling fights. In the previous year we saw the rise of young lions and the fall of legends. However, 2013 ended… Read More
TUF 18 Finale Weigh-Ins: Maynard And Diaz Set For Main Event
By FCF Staff
Here are the official weigh-in results for tomorrow’s TUF 18 Finale in Las Vegas, which will feature Gray Maynard taking on fellow lightweight contender Nate Diaz in the main event.
The card will also showcase the bantamweight… Read More
WSOF Adds Razak Al-Hassan, Luis Palomino and Kelvin Tiller to Roster
By World Series of Fighting (via press release)
LAS VEGAS (Nov. 27, 2013) — The Las Vegas-based World Series of Fighting promotion continues to add depth to its roster with the addition of proven veterans “Razor” Razak Al-Hassan (12-4) and… Read More
RFA 10: Pat Miletich to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award
By Resurrection Fighting Alliance (via press release)
LAS VEGAS, NV – Ed Soares, President of Resurrection Fighting Alliance (RFA) today announced that on Friday, October 25th, the RFA and AXS TV will join together to honor… Read More
WSOF Confirms AFC Acquisition, Holding Event in Vancouver December 7th
Mike Kyle to Fight Anthony Johnson in Main Event
By FCF Staff
After reports surfaced last week relaying that World Series of Fighting has acquired the Canadian promotion… Read More
Demetrious Johnson-Joseph Benavidez II to Headline TUF 18 Finale
By FCF Staff
Joseph Benavidez has done nothing but impress since he lost by split decision to Demetrious Johnson approximately one year ago, and as a result, the #1 flyweight contender has been booked to rematch the champion. The UFC… Read More
TUF 18 Finale to Feature Gray Maynard-Nate Diaz Part III
By FCF Staff
The UFC has announced that the November 30th, TUF 18 Finale will feature a rubber match between lightweights Gray Maynard and Nate Diaz. The card will take place at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas,… Read More
TUF 18 Cast Released; Bazler, Modaferri and LaRosa Among Competitors
By FCF Staff
The Ultimate Fighting Championship and FOX Sports 1 have released the cast of competitors for the upcoming 18th Season of “The Ultimate Fighter”, which will be coached by Ronda Rousey and Miesha Tate. TUF 18 premieres September… Read More
Chris Weidman Turned to the “Wonderboy” Stephen Thompson to Prepare for Anderson Silva
By Kelsey Mowatt
Although Chris Weidman is scheduled to fight the man most people think is the planet’s best fighter at UFC 162, that doesn’t mean he abandoned hope of training with someone who can emulate Anderson Silva’s style. In… Read More
Report: Anthony Pettis Sidelined For Six Weeks Due to Knee Injury
By FCF Staff
Anthony Pettis was hoping to be ready for a potential rematch with Benson Henderson at UFC 164, but the knee injury which pulled him from his UFC 163 bout with Jose Aldo, will keep him sidelined for… Read More
Opinion: Why Make Gilbert Melendez Fight Diego Sanchez?
By Michael Hatamoto
In what is a rather confusing matchup announcement, Gilbert Melendez will fight Diego Sanchez in a main card fight sometime later in 2013, it has recently been confirmed.… Read More
WSOF 3: Josh Burkman Chokes Out Jon Fitch
By FCF Staff
Here are the results from the third World Series of Fighting card tonight in Las Vegas, which saw Josh Burkman spoil the promotional debut of Jon Fitch, by choking out the former UFC welterweight contender in just… Read More
Update: Mark Hunt Expects To Be U.S. Bound Shortly
By FCF Staff
Although Mark Hunt wasn’t able to fly out of Australia today to begin his final trek towards a May 25th bout with Junior dos Santos, the feared striker is confident the UFC 160 fight will still… Read More
Chael Sonnen Sets Deadline For Wanderlei Silva to Accept Challenge
By FCF Staff
Chael Sonnen remained in the MMA spotlight recently by calling out Wanderlei Silva on “UFC Tonight”, and although the former PRIDE champ appeared to accept the challenge, the bout apparently isn’t done just yet.
Sonnen took to… Read More
Bellator’s “Fight Master” Cast Announced, Vets Like Joe Riggs, Tom Gallichio And Chris Lozano Competing
By FCF Staff
SPIKE TV and Bellator have unveiled the cast of fighters who will compete on the new reality show, which will debut on SPIKE June 19th.
Several notable vets will be on the program, including UFC… Read More
Georges St. Pierre on RFA 7’s Brandon Thatch: “He’s Going To Win By Knockout”
By Resurrection Fighting Alliance (via press release)
LAS VEGAS, NV – Fresh off defending his UFC title last Saturday, UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre took a few moments this morning to speak with RFA officials about Brandon Thatch, his… Read More