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PFL Announces Welterweight & Light Heavyweight Rosters
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The Professional Fighters League (PFL), the fastest growing and most innovative sports league in the world, today announced its welterweight and light heavyweight rosters for the 2021 regular season, which begins April 23 on ESPN2, ESPN… Read More
James Vick Announces Retirement in Emotional Statement
By FCF Staff
Following his latest defeat, in which he incurred serious, facial injuries, James Vick has announced he’s retiring at the age of 33.
Vick fought Andre Fialho at an XMMA card this past weekend, and was stopped in the… Read More
Ilias Ennahachi to Defend Flyweight Kickboxing Title Against Superlek Kiatmoo9 at ONE ‘Fists of Fury’
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The largest global sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), today announced the full card for ONE: FISTS OF FURY, which broadcasts on Friday, 26 February, live from the Singapore Indoor Stadium.
This event… Read More
PFL Announces Lightweight & Featherweight Rosters Fo 2021 Season
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The Professional Fighters League (PFL), the fastest growing and most innovative sports league in the world, today announced its featherweight and lightweight rosters for the 2021 regular season, which begins April 23 on ESPN2, ESPN Deportes and… Read More
Dustin Poirier Would “Step Back” For Michael Chandler – Charles Oliveira Fight
By FCF Staff
Following Dustin Poirier’s stoppage win over Conor McGregor last month, the former interim lightweight champ shot down the idea of fighting Michael Chandler next. Now ‘The Diamond’ is reporting that he would step back to face the… Read More
ONE Championship & Turner Sports Announce ‘ONE on TNT’ Event Series
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The largest global sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), and Turner Sports have announced four weeks of blockbuster martial arts events airing in U.S. prime time with “ONE on TNT.”
The “ONE on… Read More
Global Association of Mixed Martial Arts Establishes GAMMA Pro
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One of GAMMA’s key priorities and mission is to establish an athlete development pathway for MMA athletes who aspire to turn professional, and help facilitate their transition into a professional athlete. As a result, GAMMA partnered… Read More
Dustin Poirier Can “Guarantee” He’s Not Fighting Michael Chandler Next
By FCF Staff
Michael Chandler made the most of his Octagon debut at UFC 257, by quickly finishing Dan Hooker. But, following Dustin Poirier’s electrifying win over Conor McGregor, ‘The Diamond’ dismissed the possibility of fighting Chandler next.
Heading into… Read More
LFA 99 to Feature Light Heavyweight Title Fight
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LFA CEO Ed Soares announced today that the promotion will host its third event of 2021 in Kansas. The main event of LFA 99 will feature a light-heavyweight world title fight between a former champion and… Read More
UFC 257: Will Conor McGregor Move to 2-0 Against Dustin Poirier?
Although Dustin Poirier is widely regarded to be one of the game’s top lightweights, he’s a fair-sized underdog, heading into his rematch with Conor McGregor.
The first Poirier – McGregor tilt
Poirier and McGregor battled for the first time at… Read More
Lion Fight Brings Heavy-hitting Lineup to Kansas
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The first venture for LION FIGHT into Kansas is quite literally the “biggest” event in company history. The massive show will take place on Friday, March 12th at the Memorial Hall in Hutchinson with the main… Read More
IMMAF Announces Anti-doping Athlete’s Rights Act
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“The athletes, their safety and rights are among our main priorities at IMMAF and the new IMMAF Athletes’ Act is a testament to that.” – Athletes Commission Chairman, Irman Smajic
[London. 16 January 2020] An Anti-Doping… Read More
Diego Sanchez Announces Next Fight Will be His Last
By FCF Staff
Diego Sanchez has announced that his next bout will be the last of his remarkable career.
In recent months, the 39-year-old had confirmed that he planned to retire soon. But, the TUF Season 1 winner had not… Read More
CW122: Morgan Charriere to Defend Title Against Jordan Vucenic
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The huge featherweight title bout will headline the final night of Cage Warriors’ next ‘THE TRILOGY’ series on Saturday March 20th.
This March, elite level European MMA heads to London once again for a series of three… Read More
Bethe Correia’s Retirement Fight Postponed Due to Emergency Appendectomy
By FCF Staff
Bethe Correia’s retirement has been pushed back, as the veteran fighter’s announced she recently underwent an emergency appendectomy.
Correia was scheduled to fight Wu Yanan at the UFC’s January 16th card. But, recently she shared out the… Read More
Bellator’s Scott Coker Confirms Light Heavyweight GP Possible
By FCF Staff
Having added former UFC contenders Anthony Johnson and Yoel Romero to the Bellator roster, Scott Coker has confirmed a light heavyweight grand prix is “under consideration”.
In recent weeks, Bellator has signed Johnson and Romero. In the… Read More
RIZIN 26: Kai Asakura – Kyoji Horiguchi 2 Among 14 Bouts Planned
By FCF Staff
RIZIN Fighting Federation will close out the 2020 year with a New Year’s Eve card, and several of the promotion’s biggest names will be competing.
In the headliner, former bantamweight champ Kyoji Horiguchi (28-3) will look to… Read More
Anthony Pettis Comments on Finishing UFC Deal With Win
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Now that Anthony Pettis has finished his UFC deal, it sounds like the former lightweight champ is going to take some time to consider his next steps.
Pettis faced Alex Morono at UFC Vegas 17, and after… Read More
IMMAF Announces Provisional Championships Schedule For 2021
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The International Mixed Martial Arts Federation has announced its provisional Championships schedule for 2021, dependent on the global landscape with respect to the COVID-19 pandemic and with some details yet to be finalised.
The first event… Read More
2020 IMMAF Amateur MMA Award Winners Revealed
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The International Mixed Martial Arts Federation (IMMAF) announced the winners of its 2020 Amateur MMA Awards at a black-tie ceremony that took place online today, Friday 11 December.
The purpose of the IMMAF Awards was to celebrate… Read More