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UFC 200: Amanda Nunes Storms Through Miesha Tate, Brock Lesnar Scores Win in Return
By FCF Staff
Miesha Tate’s reign as the UFC’s bantamweight champ ended up being a short one, as the rugged vet was quickly taken out by Amanda Nunes at UFC 200.
Nunes cracked Tate with several hard punches not long… Read More
UFC 200: Dana White Notes “Anything is Possible” in Daniel Cormier – Anderson Silva Scrap
By FCF Staff
Anderson Silva is a sizeable underdog heading into his bout tonight with Daniel Cormier, but Dana White is reminding folks that anything can happen in MMA…
Silva has agreed to fight the light-heavyweight champ, on just a… Read More
UFC 200 Weigh-In Results: All Fighters Hit Their Marks Except Johny Hendricks
By FCF Staff
The weigh-in festivities for UFC 200 are over, and all of the scheduled competitors made weight, except for Johny Hendricks.
Hendricks, who has had issues making weight in the past, came in slightly over at 171.25 for… Read More
UFC FN 90: Eddie Alvarez Calls For “Easier Fight” With Conor McGregor, Following Championship Win
By FCF Staff
After taking out Rafael dos Anjos in the opening round last night, newly crowned champ Eddie Alvarez is calling for an “easier fight”, specifically, one with Conor McGregor.
Alvarez faced dos Anjos in the main event of… Read More
UFC FN 90: Eddie Alvarez Takes Out Rafael dos Anjos to Grab 155 Belt
By FCF Staff
Eddie Alvarez added the UFC lightweight championship to his impressive resume tonight at UFC Fight Night 90, as the former Bellator champ took out Rafael dos Anjos in the opening round.
Alvarez rocked dos Anjos with a… Read More
UFC 200: Daniel Cormier Open to New Opponent Following Jon Jones’ Removal
By FCF Staff
Although Daniel Cormier is devastated by the news that he no longer will face his rival Jon Jones at UFC 200, the light-heavyweight champ is open to fighting a new opponent.
Late on Wednesday, the promotion announced… Read More
TUF 23 Finale: Will Brooks Says UFC Fans Will See “Reincarnation” of a Fighter Like Georges St-Pierre
By FCF Staff
Will Brooks will make his Octagon debut on Friday night against Ross Pearson, and the former Bellator champ’s telling UFC fans they’ll see a fighter similar to Georges St-Pierre.
Brooks will take on lightweight vet Ross Pearson… Read More
UFC 200: Miesha Tate Argues Amanda Nunes “Tends to Break” Under Pressure
By FCF Staff
Amanda Nunes has won three straight fights, and has gone 5-1 in UFC action, but Miesha Tate questions whether the bantamweight can handle adversity.
Nunes has been tapped to challenge the bantamweight champ this Saturday at UFC… Read More
UFC 200: Brock Lesnar Was Originally Eyeing UFC’s NYC Card For Return
By FCF Staff
The MMA world was delivered quite the surprise, when it was announced that Brock Lesnar was returning to the cage at UFC 200, and will face Mark Hunt. But, the former heavyweight champ’s revealed that initially, he… Read More
UFC 200: Jon Jones Responds to Daniel Cormier, Says Latter “Doesn’t Punch Hard”
By FCF Staff
Leading up to their UFC 200 rematch, Daniel Cormier has said Jon Jones lacks punching power, and now the latter is saying the same thing about his rival.
In advance of their July 9th bout, Jones recently… Read More
UFC 202: Artem Lobov to Battle Chris Avila
By FCF Staff
UFC 202 will be headlined by Conor McGregor – Nate Diaz II, but it will also include a bout between their respective teammates.
Recently the UFC announced that the August 20th card will also feature a featherweight… Read More
UFC 200: Frankie Edgar Argues Jose Aldo is “Wrestling Some Demons” as Rematch Nears
By FCF Staff
Jose Aldo insists that he’s put his devastating loss to Conor McGregor behind him, but Frankie Edgar believes the former featherweight champ’s actions, say otherwise.
Edgar and Aldo are booked to fight at UFC 200 next Saturday,… Read More
UFC FN 90: Mitch Clarke Says His Overall Game Makes it a “Very Tough Fight” For Joe Duffy
By Kelsey Mowatt
Heading into UFC FN 90, some may be assigning a grappler versus striker narrative to the Mitch Clarke – Joseph Duffy scrap, but “Danger Zone” understands that’s an imprecise analysis.
Recently Clarke appeared on Full… Read More
UFC 200: Julianna Pena on Why Bout With Cat Zingano is Like a “Title Fight”
By FCF Staff
Julianna Pena’s upcoming bout with Cat Zingano won’t deliver her any championship gold if she wins it, but for the former TUF winner, it’s a title fight nonetheless.
The bantamweight contenders are scheduled to fight at UFC… Read More
UFC 200: Brock Lesnar Says He’s “Never Run Away” From a Fight, Would Have Fought “Anybody” in Return
By FCF Staff
Brock Lesnar fought several of the UFC’s top heavyweights during his initial run with the promotion, and although he hasn’t fought since 2011, the former champ’s clearly willing to fight top tier opponents once again.
Lesnar will… Read More
TUF 23 Finale: Will Brooks Says He’ll be in UFC Title Contention “Very Soon”
By FCF Staff
It remains to be seen how Will Brooks does against Ross Pearson next week, but the former Bellator champ believes he’ll be in the UFC’s lightweight, title shot mix soon.
Just a couple of weeks ago, the UFC… Read More
Report: Tim Means – Sean Strickland Targeted For UFC 202
By FCF Staff
It looks as though UFC 202 has picked up another, compelling welterweight fight, as according to a new report Tim Means and Sean Strickland have agreed to battle at the August 20th event.
News of the planned… Read More
UFC 200: Jon Jones Admits Reading ‘Former Champ’, “Doesn’t Feel Right”
By FCF Staff
Although everyone understands that Jon Jones never lost the UFC’s light-heavyweight title in the Octagon itself, the renowned fighter isn’t happy he’s not the official champ.
Following his arrest on hit-and-run charges last year, Jones was stripped… Read More
UFC 200: Mark Hunt Says Brock Lesnar’s Going to Have a “Hard Time Taking me Down”, Predicts KO
By FCF Staff
Few people believe Brock Lesnar can win his July 9th bout with Mark Hunt if he can’t take the fight to the ground, and the feared slugger continues to feed that narrative.
The heavyweights will battle in… Read More
UFC Announces Carlos Condit – Demian Maia Bout
By FCF Staff
Recently the UFC announced that Anthony Johnson – Glover Teixeira and Donald Cerrone – Rick Story are set for August 20th, and now the promotion’s confirmed that Carlos Condit will also fight Demian Maia at UFC 202.… Read More