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Chael Sonnen Believes Jon Jones “Will Take the Fight” Against Alexander Gustafsson
By FCF Staff
UFC brass will reportedly sit down with Jon Jones today, in an effort to convince the light-heavyweight champ to sign off on a rematch with Alexander Gustafsson. According to veteran fighter and UFC commentator Chael Sonnen, they’ll… Read More
Report: Dana White Repeats Alexander Gustafsson is “Next in Line” to Face Jon Jones
By FCF Staff
Even though Jon Jones is calling for a fight with Daniel Cormier, Dana White has repeated the UFC’s desire for the light-heavyweight champ to face Alexander Gustafsson next.
For sometime now, the UFC has been open about… Read More
UFC FN 42: Patrick Cummins on the Hunt for a “Little Redemption”
By FCF Staff
Although Patrick Cummins is a highly touted prospect, and the ZUFFA marketing machine did it’s best to inform people of that fact, the light-heavyweight was quickly taken out by Daniel Cormier in his UFC debut.
Now, as… Read More
Mark Hunt Versus Roy Nelson Official for UFC Fight Night 51
By FCF Staff
The Ultimate Fighting Championship has announced, that as expected, Roy Nelson will battle Mark Hunt at UFC Fight Night 51.
The five round, heavyweight scrap will headline the September 21st card, which will be hosted by the… Read More
Report: Mark Hunt to Face Roy Nelson on September 20th in Japan
By FCF Staff
There has been talk that Mark Hunt and Roy Nelson will square off later this year, and according to a new report, the bout appears to be a done deal.
Earlier this month, it was reported by… Read More
UFC 173: TJ Dillashaw Ends Renan Barao’s Reign as Bantamweight Champ
By FCF Staff
Here are the results from tonight’s UFC 173 card in Las Vegas, which saw TJ Dillashaw end Renan Barao’s 33 fight undefeated streak, by stopping him in the fifth round.
In the co-main-event, Daniel Cormier… Read More
UFC 173 Weigh-In Results: Renan Barao and TJ Dillashaw set for Headliner
By FCF Staff
Here are the official weigh-in results for Saturday’s UFC 173 card, which will go down at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
In the main event, bantamweight champion Renan Barao will take on Team… Read More
UFC 173: Dan Henderson Plans to “Prove People Wrong” Saturday Night
By FCF Staff
Dan Henderson may have one of the more decorated resumes in MMA history, but on Saturday night, the 43 year-old wonder will be the consensus underdog versus Daniel Cormier.
Although the betting lines don’t believe Henderson will… Read More
UFC FN 43: Patrick Cummins to Fight Francimar Barroso
By FCF Staff
After dropping his UFC debut to light-heavyweight contender Daniel Cormier in February, Patrick Cummins will look for his first Octagon victory versus Francimar Barroso on June 7th.
The bout will be part of UFC Fight Night 43,… Read More
UFC FN 39’s Roy Nelson Says he Has Advantage Over “Minotauro” Standing: “I Hit Harder”
By FCF Staff
Roy Nelson will be looking to end a two fight losing streak when he battles Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira at UFC Fight Night 39, and it sounds like the heavyweight believes striking is the way to do it.… Read More
UFC 170: Newcomer Pat Cummins Says It’s Time to “Realize The Second” Part of MMA Dream
By Kelsey Mowatt
Although UFC 170 recently lost an all-star bout between Daniel Cormier and Rashad Evans, it certainly hasn’t taken long for the latter’s replacement, Pat Cummins, to create some serious buzz about his Octagon… Read More
Report: Rashad Evans Likely to Undergo Surgery For Injured Knee
By FCF Staff
After initial reports said Rashad Evans would only need a month or so to recover from the knee injury that pulled him from UFC 170, comes word that the fighter may need surgery after all.
According to… Read More
Chael Sonnen-Wanderlei Silva Moved From UFC 173 to May 31st Card
By FCF Staff
The long awaited, Chael Sonnen-Wanderlei Silva will no longer take place on May 24th at UFC 173, as the promotion has announced it will headline a May 31st card.
Silva-Sonnen was initially set to be the co-main… Read More
UFC 170: Rashad Evans Out of Co-Main Event
By FCF Staff
Less than two weeks away from when it will take place, UFC 170 has lost its co-main event, as Rashad Evans has been forced to withdraw due to a leg injury.
The former light-heavyweight champ was scheduled… Read More
UFC 169: Dana White Says Referee Herb Dean “Blew it”, Alistair Overeem “Kept His Job”
Overeem Felt “Comfortable” in Win Over Mir
By FCF Staff
Renan Barao may have had Urijah Faber in a ton… Read More
Lucas Martins-Bryan Caraway Bout Added to UFC 170 Card
By FCF Staff
The line-up for the February 22nd, UFC 170 card continues to fill up, as the promotion has announced that Bryan Caraway will battle Lucas Martins at the event. The card will be hosted by the Mandalay Bay… Read More
UFC Rankings Update: Weidman Moves Into Top Five P4P, Rankings Expanded to 15 Spots
By FCF Staff
Considering Chris Weidman holds two wins over the legend Anderson Silva, following his TKO victory due to injury at UFC 168, it’s not surprising to see that the middleweight champ has moved into the UFC’s top five,… Read More
UFN 34: Despite Injury Setbacks, Tarec Saffiedine Hasn’t Been Sitting at Home, “Crying For Myself” in 2013
By Kelsey Mowatt
Although it may seem like ages ago now, it wasn’t that long ago when many throughout the MMA world were busy discussing how Strikeforce’s best fighters and champions would perform in the UFC. Well, as… Read More
UFC 170: White Says Melendez-Nurmagomedov Not Official Yet
By FCF Staff
Although there have been reports that Gilbert Melendez will fight rising lightweight Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 170 on February 22nd, Dana White has announced the bout’s not in fact official.
The UFC President took to Twitter and… Read More
Report: Dana White Says UFC Planning Title Shot Eliminator at Heavyweight
By FCF Staff
Following Cain Velasquez’s stoppage win over Junior dos Santos at UFC 166, it was announced that Fabricio Werdum would be the next to challenge for the heavyweight title. Since the champion recently underwent shoulder surgery, and will… Read More