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Brock Lesnar Notified of Potential Anti-Doping Violation Following UFC Return
By FCF Staff
Brock Lesnar is the latest MMA star to be flagged for a potential, anti-doping violation.
Lesnar is coming off a unanimous decision win over Mark Hunt at UFC 200 on July 9th, which marked the first time… Read More
UFC 200: Daniel Cormier Defends Strategy he Used to Defeat Anderson Silva
By FCF Staff
Some fans at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas didn’t approve of the wrestling strategy Daniel Cormier used to defeat Anderson Silva, and the light-heavyweight champ was quick to comment on the boos.
Cormier took Silva to… Read More
UFC 200: Amanda Nunes Storms Through Miesha Tate, Brock Lesnar Scores Win in Return
By FCF Staff
Miesha Tate’s reign as the UFC’s bantamweight champ ended up being a short one, as the rugged vet was quickly taken out by Amanda Nunes at UFC 200.
Nunes cracked Tate with several hard punches not long… Read More
UFC 200: Dana White Notes “Anything is Possible” in Daniel Cormier – Anderson Silva Scrap
By FCF Staff
Anderson Silva is a sizeable underdog heading into his bout tonight with Daniel Cormier, but Dana White is reminding folks that anything can happen in MMA…
Silva has agreed to fight the light-heavyweight champ, on just a… Read More
UFC 200: Miesha Tate – Amanda Nunes to Headline
By FCF Staff
Following Jon Jones’ removal from UFC 200, the promotion has announced that the bantamweight title fight between champion Miesha Tate and Amanda Nunes is the new headliner.
Jones has withdrawn from his rematch with Daniel Cormier, after… Read More
UFC 200: Daniel Cormier to Square Off With Anderson Silva
By FCF Staff
Dana White relayed earlier on Thursday that Daniel Cormier was still going to compete at UFC 200, and during UFC FN 90, it was announced that “DC” will in fact battle Anderson Silva.
Cormier was supposed to… Read More
UFC 200: Mark Hunt Says Brock Lesnar’s Going to Have a “Hard Time Taking me Down”, Predicts KO
By FCF Staff
Few people believe Brock Lesnar can win his July 9th bout with Mark Hunt if he can’t take the fight to the ground, and the feared slugger continues to feed that narrative.
The heavyweights will battle in… Read More
UFC 200: TJ Dillashaw – Raphael Assuncao II Targeted
By FCF Staff
Plans are reportedly in motion to add another pivotal fight to UFC 200, as the promotion is hoping to add TJ Dillashaw – Raphael Assuncao to the July 9th card.
The UFC’s plans were reported in the… Read More
GLORY’s Chi Lewis Parry Shoots Down Theory That Sparring is Too Intense at AKA
By FCF Staff
Due to the various injuries some of American Kickboxing Academy’s stars have racked up in recent years, some have argued the team trains too hard, but Chi Lewis Parry is dismissing that idea.
The GLORY heavyweight has… Read More
Conor McGregor Tells UFC to “Cut The (BS)”, Rebook Bout With Nate Diaz
By FCF Staff
Conor McGregor hasn’t had much to say publicly in recent days, but now the UFC’s featherweight champ has sent the promotion a brief, but direct comment.
McGregor will no longer fight Nate Diaz at UFC 200 as… Read More
UFC 197: Dana White Says Demetrious Johnson is Sport’s Best P4P Fighter
By FCF Staff
The debate as to who is the sport’s best pound-for-pound fighter will likely continue, but following UFC 197, Dana White is going with flyweight champ, Demetrious Johnson.
For weeks now, the consensus has been that Jon Jones… Read More
UFC 197: Chris Kelades Says Sergio Pettis, Others, Are Going to Have “a Tough Task” Keeping up With Him
By Kelsey Mowatt
The oddsmakers have Chris Kelades as the underdog, heading into his scrap with Sergio Pettis, but the rugged vet has a clear vision of how he can defeat the rising flyweight.
Kelades and Pettis have been booked… Read More
Daniel Cormier Apologizes For Pulling Out of UFC 197, Says Recovery Shouldn’t Take “Very Long”
By FCF Staff
The UFC has elected to put up an interim light-heavyweight title at UFC 197, but the champ Daniel Cormier isn’t expecting to be sidelined for too long.
On Friday it was reported that Cormier was pulling out of… Read More
Report: Daniel Cormier Pulling Out of UFC 197 Due to Injury
By FCF Staff
It looks as though the April 23rd, UFC 197 card has been dealt a massive blow, as according to reports, Daniel Cormier has withdrawn from the event due to injury. The light-heavyweight champ was scheduled to fight… Read More
BAMMA 25: FW Champ Tom DuQuesnoy to Challenge Shay Walsh For BW Title
By Press Release
BAMMA is proud to announce that the Main Event of BAMMA 25: Night of Champions will see Shay Walsh defend his BAMMA Bantamweight Title against the BAMMA Featherweight Champion Tom ‘Firekid’ Duquesnoy, in a Champion Vs. Champion battle.… Read More
UFC Books Anthony Pettis vs. Edson Barboza
By FCF Staff
UFC 197 has received a compelling lightweight fight, between two of the division’s top strikers, as the promotion has announced that Anthony Pettis will battle Edson Barboza.
Pettis (18-4) will be looking to get back on track,… 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
BJ Penn Reports UFC Return Has Been Pushed Back
By FCF Staff
BJ Penn is returning to the Octagon as recently reported, however, the legendary fighter is not competing at UFC 196 as expected.
Recently the former lightweight and welterweight champ announced he’s launching a comeback, and Penn was… Read More
UFC on FOX 18: Anthony Johnson Fires Back at Ryan Bader, Asks “Who’s The Weak One?”
By FCF Staff
Leading up to UFC on FOX 18, Ryan Bader argued that fellow wrestlers like Daniel Cormier and Josh Koscheck had demonstrated that Anthony Johnson could be broken. But following the latter’s quick knockout win, Johnson had a… Read More
UFC on FOX 18: Anthony Johnson Tells Ryan Bader to Bring on The Wrestling…
By FCF Staff
Ryan Bader says fighters like Daniel Cormier and Josh Koscheck demonstrated that Anthony Johnson can be taken down and beaten, and “Rumble” is challenging “Darth” to test that assumption.
Johnson and Bader will meet in the headliner… Read More