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Report: Anthony Pettis Says “Of Course” He Wants To Fight Jose Aldo
By FCF Staff
It was reported after UFC 169 Saturday that Anthony Pettis called Dana White to relay he’s down for a bout with Jose Aldo, and in a follow up report, the lightweight champ has repeated that desire.
Following… Read More
Jose Aldo Wants Bout With Anthony Pettis After UFC 169 Win: “Let’s Get This Done”
By FCF Staff
A scheduled bout between Anthony Pettis and Jose Aldo last August may have fallen through, but the two appear to be on a collision course after the latter’s title defense Saturday night.
Following Aldo’s unanimous decision win… Read More
MMA Lab’s John Crouch is Thrilled to See Joe Riggs’ Bellator Success After Vet Put Retirement on The Line
By Kelsey Mowatt
While there was no shortage of captivating storylines throughout Bellator’s 2013 campaign, one of the more intriguing came as a result of Joe Riggs, who went on to win the promotion’s “Fight Master” competition.… Read More
Nate Diaz Denies Turning Down Fight With Khabib Nurmagomedov
By FCF Staff
While it remains to be seen who Khabib Nurmagomedov will battle next, Nate Diaz is denying that he has turned down a fight with the rising lightweight, as Dana White recently claimed.
The UFC President was recently… Read More
UFN 34: Despite Injury Setbacks, Tarec Saffiedine Hasn’t Been Sitting at Home, “Crying For Myself” in 2013
By Kelsey Mowatt
Although it may seem like ages ago now, it wasn’t that long ago when many throughout the MMA world were busy discussing how Strikeforce’s best fighters and champions would perform in the UFC. Well, as… Read More
UFC 168: Jim Miller Says He’s no One’s “Stepping Stone”Heading Into Bout With Fabricio Camoes
By FCF Staff
Although Jim Miller’s recent losses have come against top tier competition, the perennial contender is at risk of exiting the UFC’s top ten lightweight rankings, if he’s defeated by Fabricio Camoes at UFC 168.
Heading into Saturday’s… Read More
Donald Cerrone vs. Adriano Martins Targeted for UFC on FOX 10
By FCF Staff
The Ultimate Fighting Championship continues to build the line-up for it’s upcoming January 25th card in Chicago, Illinois, as the promotion has announced that Donald Cerrone and Adriano Martins have agreed to fight on that date. The… Read More
UFC on FOX 10: Stipe Miocic Fighting Gabriel Gonzaga
By FCF Staff
After Gabriel Gonzaga knocked out Shawn Jordan at UFC 166, Stipe Miocic relayed he was interested in fighting the heavyweight vet, and now the UFC has granted his wish.
According to a report from Cleveland.com, which was… Read More
Injured UFC Lightweight Champ Anthony Pettis Likely Needs Surgery
By FCF Staff
Earlier in the week the Ultimate Fighting Championship announced that a scheduled fight between Josh Thomson and lightweight champ Anthony Pettis had been postponed, due to the latter being injured. Now the newly crowned champion has revealed… Read More
Grant’s Coach Doesn’t Believe Melendez’s Latest Win “Warrants a Title Shot”
MacLean Hopes Grant Fights Winner Pettis-Thomson
By Kelsey Mowatt
Since last week’s thrilling fight between Gilbert Melendez and Diego Sanchez at UFC 166, one of the key… Read More
Opinion: Gilbert Melendez Deserves to be Back in Title Talk
By Michael Hatamoto
Following one of the best fights in UFC history, former Strikeforce lightweight champion Gilbert Melendez has propelled himself back into the title mix.
A fight between UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis and Melendez would be a high-pace,… Read More
Part II: MFC Promoter Mark Pavelich Says He Has Lots of Wise Advice For Promoters, But They Seldom Listen
By Bryan Levick
Last weekend in Edmonton, Maximum Fighting Championships held MFC 38: Behind Enemy Lines. The card featured three title bouts and an intense rematch between light weights Kurt Southern and Jonatas Novaes. All three title fights ended in… Read More
Opinion: Khabib Nurmagomedov Can Help Shake up UFC Lightweight Division
By Michael Hatamoto
Rising lightweight Khabib Nurmagomedov beat MMA veteran Pat Healy and has become an important piece to the current lightweight puzzle.
Nurmagomedov won a unanimous decision after rightfully being awarded all three rounds, though… Read More
Josh Thomson Might Be The First Strikeforce Guy To Win Gold In The UFC
By Joshua Molina
Back in the old Strikeforce days people wondered how well the Strikeforce guys would do in the UFC.
There were dream match-ups like, George St-Pierre vs. Nick Diaz, Alistair Overeem vs. Cain Velasquez and Gilbert Melendez vs.… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown”: Odd Fights On Horizon In 2013
By Joshua Molina
A look at some of the strange match ups we’ll see inside the cage over the next few months:
Mark Hunt will fight Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva on Dec. 7 in Australia. I don’t like main event fights… Read More
UFC Announces Anthony Pettis to Fight TJ Grant Next
By FCF Staff
It looks like TJ Grant will get a shot at the lightweight title next after all, as the UFC has announced that the former welterweight will be the first to challenge newly crowned champion Anthony Pettis.
UFC… Read More
Report: Jose Aldo on Fighting Anthony Pettis “I’m Not Scared of Anyone”
By FCF Staff
Although Jose Aldo’s manager and coach Andre Pederneiras has said he wants his fighter to battle Anthony Pettis at 145, the featherweight champion insists that doesn’t mean he’s scared to fight the newly crowned lightweight champ.
After Pettis… Read More
Opinion: Anthony Pettis Proves Doubters Wrong
By Michael Hatamoto
New UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis was able to steal the championship title from Benson Henderson, winning by a highly surprising verbal submission.
Heading into the fight, Bendo was the obvious favorite, due to his fight resume… Read More
UFC 164: Anthony Pettis Reveals he Injured Knee During Championship Win
By FCF Staff
Anthony Pettis called out featherweight champ Jose Aldo, right after he tapped out Benson Henderson at UFC 164, but the newly crowned champ’s next bout could be delayed.
UFC President Dana White revealed in the post-fight presser… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown”: The Top 10 Reasons Eddie Alvarez Made The Right Call Sticking With Bellator
By Joshua Molina
So whether he likes it or not Eddie Alvarez is coming home.
Alvarez of course had eyes for the UFC, but Bellator wasn’t ready to give him up yet. That’s good for him, even if he doesn’t… Read More