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Dana White Reports UFC 196 Sold 1.5 Million PPV Buys
By FCF Staff
The consensus was that UFC 196 was going to be a massive event for the promotion, and it looks like that was indeed the case.
Last Saturday’s card featured Conor McGregor taking on Nate Diaz, and Holly… Read More
UFC 196: Conor McGregor Leads Salaries With $1,000,000 Payout
By FCF Staff
The UFC’s first, publicly disclosed million dollar purse was given to Conor McGregor this past weekend, following his loss to Nate Diaz at UFC 196.
The event went down at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las… Read More
UFC 196: Nate Diaz And Miesha Tate Shock The MMA World
By FCF Staff
UFC 196 proved to be a night of upsets, as both Nate Diaz and Miesha Tate scored victories over Conor McGregor and Holly Holm respectively.
In the headliner, McGregor punished Diaz with some heavy left hands early… Read More
UFC 196: Dana White Believes Conor McGregor Won’t Return to 145 With Big Win Tonight
By FCF Staff
Conor McGregor has said in recent weeks that he plans to defend the featherweight title, but UFC President Dana White believes the star’s run at 145 could end tonight.
McGregor will face Nate Diaz in the headliner… Read More
UFC 196: Jim Miller Says He’ll be Looking to Finish Diego Sanchez, “That’s How I Get my High”
By FCF Staff
Much of the spotlight for UFC 196 has been tied to the headlining fights, but the card will also feature a compelling bout between Jim Miller and Diego Sanchez.
The lightweight veterans will battle on the preliminary,… Read More
UFC 196: Miesha Tate Believes Holly Holm’s “Chin Could be Suspect”
By FCF Staff
Holly Holm is one of the most decorated and respected strikers in all of MMA, but Miesha Tate is questioning the bantamweight champ’s ability to take a punch.
Tate will battle Holm in the co-headliner of UFC… Read More
UFC 196: Conor McGregor Looks “Forward” to Facing a Bigger Man, “Answering These Questions”
By FCF Staff
Conor McGregor is the consensus favorite to defeat Nate Diaz at UFC 196, but it remains to be seen how the featherweight champ will deal with the reach and size of his opponent. These are questions, however,… Read More
UFC 196: Nate Diaz to Face Conor McGregor
By FCF Staff
After it was revealed Rafael dos Anjos will no longer fight Conor McGregor at UFC 196, Nate Diaz was widely mentioned as a possible replacement, and that prediction has come true.
Late on Tuesday, the promotion announced… Read More
UFC 196: Conor McGregor Shoots Down Rumors of Issues With UFC Brass
By FCF Staff
There’s been rumors floating around that Conor McGregor and UFC officials aren’t on good terms, but the featherweight champ says it isn’t true.
Although the UFC brass hasn’t publicly criticized McGregor, and in fact granted him his… Read More
Brandon Thatch vs. Siyar Bahadurzada Pushed to UFC 196
By FCF Staff
The UFC has announced that a welterweight fight between Brandon Thatch and Siyar Bahadurzada has been moved from February 21st to March 5th.
The two were originally scheduled to fight at UFC FN 83 in Pittsburgh, but the… Read More
UFC 197: Demetrious Johnson Says Other Contenders Not as Good as Joseph Benavidez or John Dodson
By FCF Staff
Henry Cejudo is being billed as legitimate threat to the reign of Demetrious Johnson, but the flyweight champ has his doubts as to whether he’s a better fighter than previous opponents.
Recently the UFC announced that Johnson… Read More
UFC 196: Rafael dos Anjos Explains Why Facing Conor McGregor is Just “One More Fight”
By FCF Staff
Conor McGregor ended the storied reign of Jose Aldo, and has become one of the biggest names in MMA, but Rafael dos Anjos insists their March 5th bout is just another fight.
The two will meet in… Read More
UFC FN 82: Stephen Thompson Picks Apart Johny Hendricks
By FCF Staff
Stephen Thompson demonstrated in compelling fashion at UFC Fight Night 82 that he is a legit, welterweight contender, by taking Johny Hendricks out in the opening round.
Hendricks attempted to close the distance and take Thompson down… Read More
UFC FN 82 Weigh-In Results: Johny Hendricks And Stephen Thompson Hit Their Marks
By FCF Staff
Johny Hendricks has been reporting recently that his weight is on point for UFC Fight Night 82, and the former welterweight champ made weight this afternoon, apparently, without issue.
Hendricks, who withdrew from UFC 192 last October… Read More
UFC FN 82: Watch The Weigh-Ins Live Starting at 7 PM/ET
By FCF Staff
UFC Fight Night 82 will take place tomorrow in Las Vegas, and the weigh-ins for the card will go down today beginning at 7 PM/ET. You can catch them live right here at Full Contact Fighter.… Read More
UFC FN 82: Johny Hendricks Promises Headliner Won’t go to Decision, “It’s a New Johny”
By FCF Staff
Johny Hendricks says a new version of “Bigg Rigg” will face Stephen Thompson at UFC Fight Night 82 tomorrow, and as a result, don’t expect a five round, main event.
Hendricks will be competing for the first… Read More
UFC FN 82: Justin Scoggins Feels Ray Borg is “One Dimensional”, Plans to “Exploit” Fellow Prospect
By FCF Staff
Justin Scoggins is scheduled to face Ray Borg this Saturday at UFC Fight Night 82, and “Tanks” hopes to demonstrate that his fellow flyweight prospect is a one dimensional fighter.
Since Borg made his way to the… Read More
UFC FN 82: Ray Borg Warns His Grappling Isn’t “Only Thing” Justin Scoggins Should be Prepared For
By Kelsey Mowatt
Ray Borg knew he would face Justin Scoggins eventually, and in fact, he believed the bout would happen sooner than February 6th. But did the flyweight see this fight happening next? Not initially.
Recently Borg… Read More
UFC FN 82: Johny Hendricks Takes Issue With Argument he Can’t Beat Stephen Thompson Standing
By FCF Staff
Many observers believe Johny Hendricks will need to rely on his wrestling game if he hopes to beat Stephen Thompson this Saturday, and clearly “Bigg Rigg” doesn’t care for that argument.
Hendricks will take on the highlight… Read More
Report: UFC 196 Moved From PPV to FOX Sports 1 After Werdum – Velasquez II Falls Through
By FCF Staff
After both Cain Velasquez and Fabricio Werdum announced they’re withdrawing from UFC 196 due to injuries, the card will reportedly air on FOX Sport 1, instead of being a pay-per-view event.
On Sunday, Velasquez announced he would… Read More