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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
Chris Leben Apologizes For Criticizing UFC
By FCF Staff
Retired middleweight Chris Leben has taken down a tweet and apologized for comments he made this past weekend, which took aim at the UFC and the company’s compensation structure.
The 33 year-old Leben, who recently retired following… 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
UFC 170: Francisco Rivera and Raphael Assuncao Agree to Bout
By FCF Staff
The February 22nd, UFC 170 card in Las Vegas has received a compelling bantamweight fight, as Raphael Assuncao and Francisco Rivera have agreed to battle at the upcoming event.
Assuncao (21-4) is currently the promotion’s #4 ranked… Read More
UFC 170: Mike Pyle Set to Fight TJ Waldburger
By FCF Staff
UFC 170 has picked up a welterweight bout, as veterans Mike Kyle and TJ Waldburger have reportedly agreed to fight at the February 22nd event, which will go down at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las… Read More
Soa Palelei on UFN 33 Win Over Barry: “If I Get on Top of You You’re Not Getting me Off”
By Kelsey Mowatt
Despite the fact Soa Palelei was on a nine fight win streak, and that the only man to defeat him since 2007 is Daniel Cormier, the massive heavyweight knew he needed to score an… Read More
Opinion: Antonio Rogerio Nogueira Injury Provides New Opportunities
By Michael Hatamoto
Brazilian MMA veteran Antonio Rogerio Nogueira didn’t accept a fight with Alexander Gustafsson, which is why the fight was mysteriously nixed a week after it was announced, according to UFC President Dana White.
Nogueira was supposed to… Read More
Opinion: UFC Decides to Feed Antonio Rogerio Nogueira to Alexander Gustafsson
By Michael Hatamoto
UFC light heavyweight contender Alexander Gustafsson will try to earn another crack at the championship when he rebounds against Antonio Rogerio Nogueira on March 8 in London, England.
If Gustafsson wins – which I expect him to… Read More
UFC Announces Gustafsson Fighting Nogueira Next
By FCF Staff
Following UFC Fight Night 30 today in Manchester, England, the promotion announced that it will return to the nation on March 8th, and that Alexander Gustafsson will fight Antonio Rogerio Nogueira in the main event. The card… Read More