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Conor McGregor’s Coaches Report Champ is Fighting at UFC 197, But Stop Short on Confirming Opponent
By FCF Staff
Recently it’s been reported that Conor McGregor will fight Rafael dos Anjos at UFC 197. Although the UFC hasn’t confirmed the fight, McGregor’s coaches have, well sort of….
McGregor’s striking coach Owen Roddy appeared on “The MMA… Read More
UFC FN 81: WSOF Veteran Elvis Mutapcic to Make Promotional Debut
By FCF Staff
Former WSOF competitor and Maximum Fighting Championship title holder, Elvis Mutapcic, will make his UFC debut on January 17th.
The promotion has announced that the fighter is stepping in for the injured Abdul-Kerim Edilov against light-heavyweight Francimar Barroso.
Mutapcic… Read More
UFC’s Nate Diaz Hints he Was Fined For Wearing Jeans…
By FCF Staff
Recently it was reported that several UFC fighters have been fined for violating the promotion’s outfitting agreement with Reebok, and it looks like Nate Diaz may have been one of them.
The outspoken fighter took on Michael… Read More
UFC Submission of the Week: Olivier Aubin-Mercier vs David Michaud
UFC Confirms Marion Reneau to Battle Ashlee Evans-Smith
By FCF Staff
The line-up for UFC Fight Night 82 continues to grow, as the promotion has booked a bantamweight fight between Marion Reneau and Ashlee Evans-Smith for the February 21st card.
Reneau (6-2) will be competing for the first… Read More
UFC FN 81: Eddie Alvarez Knows Bout With Anthony Pettis Will Reveal “What I Got”
By FCF Staff
Eddie Alvarez is booked to fight Anthony Pettis at UFC Fight Night 81 next Sunday, and the former Bellator champ understands that the scrap is a pivotal one for both men.
Pettis will be competing for the… Read More
UFC Signs Ray Borg – Justin Scoggins Bout
By FCF Staff
UFC 196 continues to grow as the promotion has announced that the upcoming card will feature a fight between flyweight prospects Ray Borg and Justin Scoggins.
The February 6th event will take place at the MGM Grand… Read More
UFC Books Tatsuya Kawajiri vs. Dennis Bermudez
By FCF Staff
Following his decision win over Jason Knight last month, Tatsuya Kawajiri won’t have to wait long before fighting again, as he’s been booked to face Dennis Bermudez on February 21st.
The bout will be part of UFC… Read More
UFC’s Mitch Clarke Planning Return, Says Freak Injury is “Not Going to Hold me Down Any Further”
By Kelsey Mowatt
After suffering several injuries, including a freak and serious one while receiving acupuncture, Mitch Clarke is determined to fight again sooner than later.
The lightweight hasn’t fought since last April now, when he was… Read More
UFC FN 81 Free Fight: Dominick Cruz vs. Urijah Faber II
UFC Announces Upcoming Cards in Croatia And The Netherlands
By FCF Staff
The Ultimate Fighting Championship will expand its global footprint in the coming months, as the promotion has announced that it’s heading to Croatia and the Netherlands for the first time.
According to a recent announcement from the… Read More
UFC Confirms Mark Hunt – Frank Mir Fight Set For Brisbane
By FCF Staff
As expected, the UFC has confirmed that Mark Hunt will take on fellow heavyweight contender Frank Mir on March 20th.
The fight will headline UFC Fight Night 84, which will take place in Brisbane, Australia (and as… Read More
Report: Rafael dos Anjos – Conor McGregor, Holly Holm – Miesha Tate Likely For UFC 197
By FCF Staff
Recently Dana White revealed that Holly Holm will be booked for a fight soon, and that he was interested in having Conor McGregor face Rafael dos Anjos, and now new details regarding this have emerged.
According to… Read More
UFC Books Joseph Benavidez vs. Zach Makovsky
By FCF Staff
The UFC continues to build the line-up for its February 6th card in Las Vegas, as the promotion has announced that Joseph Benavidez will take on Zach Makovsky at the event.
UFC 196 will be hosted by… Read More
New Full Contact Fighter Podcast Features UFC’s Mitch Clarke, WSOF’s Caros Fodor
By FCF Staff
The first podcast of 2016 is up for Full Contact Fighter and it features talks with the UFC’s Mitch Clarke and WSOF’s Caros Fodor.
Clarke continues to recover from a bizarre and unfortunate forearm injury he incurred… Read More
Thomas Almeida Outlines Plan to Reach “Objective”: UFC Champion
By FCF Staff
After having a break-out year and working his way into the UFC’s top 10, bantamweight rankings, Thomas Almeida has outlined his plans for 2016.
Almeida is coming off a 2015 campaign which saw him score consecutive, stoppage… Read More
UFC Rankings Update: Stipe Miocic And Alistair Overeem Climb The Ranks
By FCF Staff
After quickly taking out Andrei Arlovski at UFC 194 this past weekend, Stipe Miocic only has two men in front of him now in the heavyweight rankings.
The promotion has released its updated rankings, and Miocic has… Read More