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Chris Weidman Hopes to Return in Four Months After Shoulder Surgery
By FCF Staff
Chris Weidman underwent surgery to repair the injured shoulder which pulled him from a December 29th, UFC 155 bout with Tim Boetsch, and the middleweight contender is hoping to return sometime in early 2013.
Speaking via his… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown”: 2013 Might Be The Year of the Diaz Brothers
By Joshua Molina
They grew up on the rough streets, but 2013 may be the year of the Diaz brothers.
That’s because they both like to win, or die trying.
Younger brother Nate Diaz was supposed to be second-best to… Read More
Cesar Gracie Not Surprised by Firas Zahabi’s Comments: GSP vs. Nick Diaz is “The Fight the Fans Want to See”
Says Welterweight Champ Should Not “Have to Move Up a Weight Class to Fight Anyone”
By Kelsey Mowatt
At UFC 154 Johny Hendricks needed less than a minute to dispatch of noted vet Martin Kampmann, in… Read More
Report: GSP’sTrainer Firas Zahabi Says Nick Diaz is Number One Contender
By FCF Staff
Although Johny Hendricks promptly knocked out Martin Kampmann at UFC 154 to supposedly lock up the number one contender spot in the welterweight division, the renowned trainer of champion Georges St. Pierre, Firas Zahabi, reportedly believes Nick… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” It’s Time For Strikeforce To Address The Public About Jan. 12 Card, Its Future
By Joshua Molina
Whoever’s running Strikeforce these days is making New York Jets head coach Rex Ryan look like a genius.
The company is literally imploding in front of the world and we haven’t heard the slightest peep from Scott… Read More
Quote of the Day: Dana White on GSP’s UFC 154 Return “The King of Pay-Per-View is Back”
By FCF Staff
UFC President Dana White has said for some time that the promotion’s welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre is the company’s top pay-per-view draw, and despite being on the sidelines for over a year, that evidently hasn’t changed.… Read More
UFC on FOX 5 Media Call: Nate Diaz Says Title Fight With Benson Henderson “Biggest Thing Going on Right Now”
By FCF Staff
The UFC held another media call today in advance of the promotion’s upcoming FOX broadcast and event, which will go down December 8th at the Key Arena in Seattle. The card will be headlined by a lightweight… Read More
Luke Rockhold Says Strikeforce Announced Jan. 12 Fight With Lorenz Larkin Without Asking Him First, That He’s “In The Dark” About Going To UFC, And Wants to Shut Larkin Up
By Joshua Molina
Strikeforce Middleweight Champion Luke Rockhold told Full Contact Fighter today that Strikeforce announced a Jan. 12 fight with Lorenz Larkin without ever checking in with him and that he’s been put in bad situation.
“When I heard… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown”: Lorenz Larkin – Luke Rockhold Twitter Spat A Sad Illustration of Strikeforce’s Pathetic Fall
By Joshua Molina
The dying days of Strikeforce are becoming more pathetic by the day. Santa Cruz surfer and American Kickboxing Academy star Luke Rockhold pulled out of his fight against Lorenz Larkin for the second time. Rockhold was scheduled… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” Strikeforce Debacle Snatches Pat Healy’s Dream Away
By Joshua Molina
Poor Pat Healy.
He was on the verge of a title shot against Strikeforce Lightweight Champion Gilbert Melendez, when Melendez injured his shoulder, forcing the cancellation of a main event and an entire September show.
Melendez separated… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” Injury Bug Rewriting UFC history
By Joshua Molina
The injury bug continues to curse the UFC and the sport of mixed martial arts.
Chris Weidman, who has been running his mouth for months calling out Anderson Silva, injured his shoulder training and is out of… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” Recent Comments Show UFC Still Has To Educate Public and Itself About The Sport
By Joshua Molina
Two days after Georges St. Pierres’ thrilling comeback victory over Carlos Condit, the MMA world isn’t talking about a GSP vs. Anderson Silva Superfight.
No, it’s all about Twitter, and what people are saying on it.
In… Read More
Lessons Learned from UFC 154
By Tom Taylor
As MMA fans, we learn more about our sport every time we watch a fight, even if we don’t realize it. We might be reminded of something we had long forgotten, or we might be made aware… Read More
Special Edition of Full Contact Fighter Radio: UFC 154 Wrap-Up
By FCF Staff
In this special edition of Full Contact Fighter Radio, host Kelsey Mowatt is joined by FCF’s Tom Taylor and Josh Molina to discuss last night’s UFC 154 card in Montreal.
In addition to George St. Pierre’s unanimous… Read More
Georges St. Pierre Continues Reign at UFC 154 With Decision Win
By FCF Staff
Georges St. Pierre said Carlos Condit was going to be his toughest test to date, and the interim welterweight champ proved to be a considerable challenge for the reigning champion at UFC 154. Despite a resilient effort… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” The UFC Has Botched GSP’s Return
By Joshua Molina
If the UFC wonders why there is a seemingly lack of interest in this Saturday’s welterweight Championship fight between Georges St. Pierre and Carlos Condit, the answer is simple.
Dana White and the UFC are spending too… Read More
UFC 154: Official Preview and Predictions
By Tom Taylor
This weekend, at UFC 154 in Montreal, the UFC’s top Pay-Per-View draw and welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre will return to action after well over a year on the sidelines.
St. Pierre will face a significant test… Read More
GLORY Announces Top 8 Seeds For NYE Heavyweight Grand Slam Tournament
Sergei Kharitonov, Semmy Schilt, Remy Bonjasky and Gokhan Saki Among Seeds
By Glory Sports International / via Press Release
Tokyo, Japan (Nov. 15, 2012) – Glory Sports International (GSI) announced today the top eight seeds for the star-studded GLORY 4 … Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” No Cyborg is Good for Rousey; Are Background Checks On Fighters Necessary?
By Joshua Molina
More drama is swirling today over Cris “Cyborg” Santos’ announcement that her doctor won’t let her come down to 135 pounds to fight Ronda Rousey because it would be unhealthy.
She’s right. Rousey needs to move up… Read More
Report: UFC Heavyweight Champ Junior dos Santos Signs Endorsement Deal With Nike Brasil
By FCF Staff
Junior dos Santos continues to become a significant sport’s commodity, as the UFC Heavyweight Champion has reportedly signed an endorsement deal with Nike Brasil. As a result of the signing, the 28 year-old, Brazilian fighter joins UFC… Read More