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By Joshua Molina

What do you know? Ronda Rousey actually showed a female mixed martial artist and an Olympian some respect.  She wrote, “Huge congrats to @judo_kayla winning gold in women’s judo today!!!!.”

Kayla Harrison, 22, won the Olympic gold… Read More

By FCF Staff

Just days removed from reports that Tim Sylvia was on the verge of returning to the ZUFFA fold via a new Strikeforce contract, ONE FC has announced he will fight Andrei Arlovski for a fourth time on… Read More

By Michael Hatamoto

The MMA world was shook upside down earlier in the week when the UFC confirmed Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix winner Daniel Cormier will meet former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir inside the Strikeforce cage.

Mir already lost… Read More

By FCF Staff

After an ankle injury forced Travis Browne to withdraw from his scheduled bout with Ben Rothwell next Saturday, the UFC has announced that the rising heavyweight will fight veteran Antonio Silva, October 5^th in Minneapolis.

The bout,… Read More

By Tom Taylor

On August 1^st, Asian upstart promotion ONE FC will hold its most anticipated event yet. Entitled “Pride of a Nation,” the show goes down in Manila, the Philippines, a site famous for hosting Muhammad Ali’s and Joe… Read More

By Joshua Molina

Daniel Cormier can’t go to the UFC yet. So the UFC will come to him.

Coming off a one-sided beating at the hands of UFC heavyweight champion Junior Dos Santos, Frank Mir is now scheduled to battle… Read More

By FCF Staff

After much speculation and debate over the last few months, as to who Gilbert Melendez will fight next, Strikeforce has announced that he will defend his lightweight title against the resurgent Pat Healy on September 29^th.

Healy… Read More

By FCF Staff

Despite reports yesterday that former UFC heavyweight champ Tim Sylvia had signed with Strikeforce and was scheduled to fight Daniel Cormier on September 29^th, once again, UFC President Dana White says it isn’t happening.

White as reportedly… Read More

By Kelsey Mowatt

After being submitted by rising contender Pat Healy in March, Strikeforce lightweight Caros Fodor says his next bout will likely take place on September 29^th, and not at the promotion’s next event on August 18^th.

When asked… Read More

By Michael Hatamoto

Former UFC Heavyweight Champion Tim Sylvia is desperate for another chance to fight in the UFC octagon, and must continue to pick up wins to earn another shot.

Sylvia did just that when he finished journeyman… Read More

By FCF Staff

U.S. Olympic wrestling qualifier Shawn Bunch has decided to enter the cage and has signed with Bellator Fighting Championships.

“I’ve had my sights set on Bellator for a long time,” Bunch said. “While I’ve been training in… Read More

By FCF Staff

Following Antonio Silva’s quick and bloody loss to Cain Velasquez at UFC 146, the former’s manager Alex Davis has been fielding questions regarding his client’s loss, and in particular, the cut between Silva’s eyes that bled profusely… Read More

By FCF Staff

The California State Athletic Commission has released the attendance figures for Strikeforce’s recent “Heavyweight Grand Prix Finale” at San Jose’s HP Pavilion, which saw Daniel Cormier win the competition by handing Josh Barnett a unanimous decision loss.… Read More

By FCF Staff

While Daniel Cormier will fight again for Strikeforce, due to the rising fighter’s Grand Prix Finale win over Josh Barnett Saturday, it appears as though the latter will also compete for the promotion one more time.

After… Read More

By FCF Staff

Tomorrow night, San Jose’s HP Pavilion will host one of Strikeforce’s biggest heavyweight bouts to date, as former UFC champ Josh Barnett will take on renowned wrestler Daniel Cormier in the finals of the Grand-Prix Tournament.

UFC… Read More

By FCF Staff

The Ultimate Fighting Championship held a media call today in preparation for the promotion’s upcoming May 26^th event in Las Vegas, Nevada.

On the call were the UFC 146 main event competitors heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos… Read More

By FCF Staff

Strikeforce and Showtime have confirmed the line-up for the promotion’s upcoming “Heavyweight Grand Prix Finale” in San Jose, California, which will be hosted by the city’s HP Pavilion.

The card will be headlined by the aforementioned tournament’s… Read More

By FCF Staff

Despite the loss of his original opponent Frank Mir, Cain Velasquez will still compete at the upcoming May 26th, UFC 146 card, as UFC President Dana White has announced that the former champion will… Read More

By FCF Staff

Showtime has begun to ramp up the promoting for Strikeforce’s upcoming May 19th card in San Jose, California, which will be broadcast on the television network.

Yesterday, heavyweight grand-prix finalists Josh Barnett and Daniel Cormier were on… Read More

By FCF Staff

The list of confirmed bouts for Strikeforce’s upcoming May 19^th card continues to get longer, as today the promotion announced that James Terry will fight Billy Evangelista on the event’s preliminary card.

The “Strikeforce: Heavyweight Grand-Prix Finale”… Read More