Search Results for: for honor
GSP, Carlos Condit, Johny Hendricks and Ivan Menjivar UFC 154 Bonus Winners
By FCF Staff
Not only did Johny Hendricks entrench his position as the number one welterweight contender with an emphatic KO of Martin Kampmann at UFC 154, but the decorated wrestler picked up “Knockout of the Night” honors as well.… Read More
All New: Full Contact Fighter’s “Striking News”
By Greg Boasberg
Muay Thai in America is back December 1st, 2012 at Raliegh Studios in Playa Del Rey, CA. The event entitled “In Honor of the King of Thailand’s 85th Birthday” will feature 18 of some of the best… Read More
Nick Ring on UFC 154 Bout With Constantinos Philippou: “I Can’t Wait to See Where This Fight Goes”
By Kelsey Mowatt
While much of the Montreal, UFC 154 crowd Saturday night will likely be behind fellow Canadian Nick Ring, the Calgary fighter has been assigned the tough task of ending the four fight win streak… Read More
GLORY Announces Top 8 Seeds For NYE Heavyweight Grand Slam Tournament
Sergei Kharitonov, Semmy Schilt, Remy Bonjasky and Gokhan Saki Among Seeds
By Glory Sports International / via Press Release
Tokyo, Japan (Nov. 15, 2012) – Glory Sports International (GSI) announced today the top eight seeds for the star-studded GLORY 4 … Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” Just For Kicks, UFC Should Book Cung Le vs. Anderson Silva; and Why Franklin Choked
By Joshua Molina
When it comes to fighting, sometimes you can over-respect someone.
In the awkward buildup to the UFC in China show headlined by Cung Le vs. Rich Franklin, Le and Franklin spent 100 percent of their time talking… Read More
Matt Riddle on UFC 154 Opponent John McGuire: “I’m Probably Going to Put Him to Sleep in the First or Second Round with a Standing Elbow.”
By Tom Taylor
UFC welterweight Matt Riddle is quickly carving out a name for himself as a man who will fight under just about any circumstances. In a time when more and more fighters are withdrawing from their scheduled bouts… Read More
John Makdessi: “If I Can Take Down Mark Bocek or Georges St. Pierre When We’re in Sparring, I Can Take Down Sam Stout”
Lightweight Working on Mental Game to Rebound From First Losses
By Kelsey Mowatt
Until last December the MMA career of John “The Bull” Makdessi had gone pretty much according to plan, as not only had the decorated kickboxer gone undefeated… Read More
Opinion: Performance Enhancing Drugs and MMA
By Jesse Heitz
UFC 153 marked the final time fan favorite Stephan “The American Psycho” Bonnar stepped into the famed Octagon. He made his last stand against a man that few have ever found success against. He went out the… Read More
Opinion: Stephan Bonnar’s Top 5 Career Moments
By Tom Taylor
At UFC 153, Stephan Bonnar made a valiant attempt at conquering the pound-for-pound king, Anderson Silva. While he was unsuccessful in this bid, losing by first-round knockout, there is no questioning the resolve it took to step… Read More
Recent “FOTN” Winner TJ Grant Reports New Four Fight Deal With UFC
By FCF Staff
Surging lightweight TJ Grant has announced via Twitter that he’s signed a new, four fight deal with the UFC. The contract signing comes approximately one month after the 28 year-old fighter worked his way… Read More
Report: Matt Riddle and Francisco Rivera Lose UFC 149 Victories Due to Positive Drug Tests
By FCF Staff
Welterweight Matt Riddle and bantamweight Franciso Rivera have had their UFC 149 victories overturned by the Calgary Combative Sports Commission, for allegedly testing positive for banned substances following the June 21st card.
The UFC has confirmed that… Read More
Jon Fitch, Erick Silva, “Minotauro” Nogueira, and Rony Jason Collect UFC 153 Bonuses
By FCF Staff
Jon Fitch was gunning for an impressive comeback win as well as a performance bonus at UFC 153 last night in Rio de Janeiro, and the perennial contender managed to get both. Fitch and rising welterweight Erick… Read More
Opinion: Is UFC 153 Stephan Bonnar’s Last Stand?
By Jesse Heitz
This upcoming weekend, on Saturday October 13th, UFC 153 will take place in Rio de Janeiro. The card as a whole, as I’ve written about in prior pieces, is generally less than satisfying. However, the event does… Read More
UFC 153 Media Call: Anderson Silva: “It’s a Great Challenge to Fight Stephan Bonnar”, Not Eyeing Bout With Light-Heavyweight Champ Jon Jones
By FCF Staff
Less than two weeks away from its next event in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the UFC held a media call today which featured main competitors Anderson Silva, Stephan Bonnar, Dave Herman and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira.
Of course,… Read More
Matt Wiman, Brad Pickett, Stefan Struve and Stipe Miocic Pick Up UFC on FUEL TV 5 Bonuses
By FCF Staff
Brad Pickett not only lived up to his “one punch” nickname today in Nottingham, but the British bantamweight picked up “Knockout of the Night” honors for his memorable stoppage of Yves Jabouin at UFC on FUEL TV… Read More
Undefeated Cat Zingano Rejoins Invicta FC After Canceled Strikeforce Fight, Will Face Raquel Pennington Oct. 6
By FCF Staff
In the wake of her canceled Strikeforce debut, undefeated sensation Cat “Alpha” Zingano (6-0) of Denver, Colo. will rejoin the much-anticipated Invicta Fighting Championships women’s Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fight card at Memorial Hall in Kansas City… Read More
Andrei Arlovski To Face Devin Cole At First World Series of Fighting Event on NBC Sports Network on Nov. 3
By Courtesy of World Series of Fighting
Hard-hitting heavyweight KO artists Andrei “The Pitbull” Arlovski (17-9) of Minsk, Belarus and Devin Cole (20-9) of Medford, Ore. will collide on the highly-anticipated, inaugural World Series of Fighting Mixed Martial Arts (MMA)… Read More
Apex Sports Agency Signs Mike Ciesnolevicz, Gets UFC Vet WSOF Deal
By FCF Staff
After signing with Apex Sports Agency, UFC and IFL veteran Mike Ciesnolevicz has inked a multi-fight deal with the upstart World Series of Fighting promotion. The agency announced that it will be representing Ciesnolevicz, as well as… Read More
Sarah Kaufman Out of Invicta FC 3, Kaitlin Young To Face Leslie Smith in Much-Anticipated Rematch
By FCF Staff
An injury has forced Sarah Kaufman to withdraw from her Invicta FC 3 bantamweight (135 pounds) Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) matchup with Kaitlin Young (7-6-1) of St. Louis Park, Minn. at Memorial Hall in Kansas City on… Read More
ONE FC 5: Bibiano Fernandes Wins Promotional Debut, Andrei Arlovski vs. Tim Sylvia IV Ends in Controversy
By FCF Staff
After turning down the UFC for a job with ONE FC this summer, Bibiano Fernandes walked away with a victory in his promotional debut today in Quezon City, Philippines. Facing another renowned jiu-jitsu competitor in Gustavo Falciroli,… Read More