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Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” GSP vs. Diaz Will Come Down To Mental Toughness
By Joshua Molina
In at least one way Nick Diaz has already lost against Welterweight kingpin Georges St-Pierre.
He’s fighting the Canadian crusader in Montreal, Canada.
There’s home field advantage and then there’s fighting GSP in Canada.
That’s just asking… Read More
Despite Twitter Campaign For Mark Hunt, Alistair Overeem-Junior dos Santos Bout Likely Taking Place in Summer
By FCF Staff
Despite a Twitter campaign from fans to have Mark Hunt step in for the injured Alistair Overeem and fight Junior dos Santos at UFC 160, it appears as though the original match-up will be postponed until summer.… Read More
Urijah Faber Fighting Scott Jorgensen at TUF 17 Finale
By FCF Staff
Following his submission win over Ivan Menjivar last weekend at UFC 157, it hasn’t taken Urijah Faber long to secure his next bout, as the top ranked bantamweight will face Scott Jorgensen April 13th at the TUF… Read More
Report: Anthony Pettis Moving to Featherweight, Challenging Champion Jose Aldo August 3rd
By FCF Staff
Shortly after this past Saturday’s UFC 156 event in Las Vegas, UFC President Dana White relayed that lightweight contender Anthony Pettis had informed him of his desire to drop to featherweight and challenge champion Jose Aldo. It… Read More
Report: Anthony Pettis Wants Fight With Jose Aldo Next
By FCF Staff
Despite blasting his way through Donald Cerrone last week at UFC on FOX 6, to reinforce his position as a leading lightweight contender, Anthony Pettis is reportedly interested in moving to 145 pounds to face champion Jose… Read More
TUF 17 Cast Announced: McDaniel, Cummings and Andrews Among Vets Competing
By FCF Staff
The cast for the seventeenth season of “The Ultimate Fighter” has been released, and the competition will feature veterans like Dylan Andrews, Robert “Bubba” McDaniel and Zach Cummings amongst several others.
The show, which will include middleweight… Read More
TUF 16 Finale: Roy Nelson Takes Out Matt Mitrione, Colton Smith Wins Season
By FCF Staff
Roy Nelson once again demonstrated the punching power that has made the accomplished grappler famous, as the heavyweight put away Matt Mitrione with strikes in the first round of their TUF 16 Finale headliner.
Mitrione came out… Read More
Andrei Arlovski and Anthony Johnson Lead WSOF 1 Payroll
By FCF Staff
The World Series of Fighting’s debut Saturday featured UFC veterans Andrei Arlovski and Anthony Johnson, and not surprisingly the two lead the Las Vegas event payroll.
According to figures from the Nevada State Athletic Commission, Arlovski earned… 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
Mike Pyle Reports December 15th, TUF 16 Finale Bout With James Head Next
By FCF Staff
According to Mike Pyle, the veteran will look to build on his impressive KO win over Josh Neer this summer on December 15th, when he takes on welterweight James Head at “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 16 Finale.… Read More
Tyrone Spong Ready to “Show Off” MMA Game in Upcoming Debut, Says GLORY Offered Him Better Deal Than Any Other Kickboxing Promotion
By Kelsey Mowatt
While it remains to be seen what kind of impact the newly created World Series of Fighting will have on MMA, to the upstart promotion’s credit, it’s acquired the services of one of the world’s top kickboxers… Read More
FX Announces Field of 32 for “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 16
By FCF Staff
FX has the announced the 32 competitors who will fight for a chance to compete on the 16th season of “The Ultimate Fighter.” The latest edition of TUF will feature welterweight fighters and will be coached by… Read More
Chael Sonnen Moving to Light-Heavyweight, Says Bout With Forrest Griffin Next
By FCF Staff
After failing to defeat UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva for a second time this summer, Chael Sonnen has announced that he’s moving to light-heavyweight and that he’ll fight former champ Forrest Griffin on December 29th.
The outspoken,… Read More
Daron Cruickshank Ready For Henry Martinez: “I’m Going to Put a Few Kicks in His Face And See How he Likes it.”
By Kelsey Mowatt
After competing on the twelfth season of “The Ultimate Fighter” and scoring a unanimous decision win over Chris Tickle in the finale, Daron Cruickshank is ready to begin the next stage of his UFC career. Up next,… Read More
Dana White Says Lyoto Machida And Camp Have “Been All Over Me, Terrorizing Me” For Title Shot, “Shogun Hasn’t Shown Me Anything”
By FCF Staff
It didn’t take long at last night’s UFC on FOX 4 post-fight presser for the promotion’s president Dana White to start explaining why he has decided to grant Lyoto Machida a title shot instead of “Shogun” Rua.… Read More
Opinion: Crime, But No Punishment For MMA Fighters
Is the UFC doing a disservice to the sport of MMA and sending a dangerous message by not disciplining its fighters who break the law?
By Jesse Heitz
Mixed Martial Arts has made tremendous strides since its inception twenty years… Read More
Martin Kampmann and Jake Ellenberger Top TUF Live Payroll
By FCF Staff
Headliners Martin Kampmann and Jake Ellenberger topped “The Ultimate Fighter Live Finale” payroll from this past Friday’s card in Las Vegas, Nevada.
According to the numbers the Nevada State Athletic Commission sent FCF today, Kampmann collected $84,000… Read More
Jon Jones and Rashad Evans Continue Feuding in Pre-Fight Media Call
By FCF Staff
For a few minutes, it appeared as though today’s pre-UFC 145 media call between light-heavyweight champion Jon Jones and Rashad Evans might be fairly civil, before the ex -teammates eventually engaged in several heated exchanges.
Of course,… Read More
Jake Ellenberger vs. Martin Kampmann Confirmed For June 1st TUF Live Finale
By FCF Staff
As expected would be the case, the welterweight bout between contenders Jake Ellenberger and Martin Kampmann will headline “The Ultimate Fighter Live Finale” on June 1st in Las Vegas. The card, which will be broadcast live on… Read More
Report: Alistair Overeem Receives Suspended Sentence For Battery Charge
By FCF Staff
Former Strikeforce heavyweight champ Alistair Overeem will reportedly have to undergo 50 hours of community servce and anger management counseling, as a result of an incident on New Year’s weekend.
According to a report from the… Read More