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Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” Pushing Fighters to Fight at the Last Minute is Bad For the Sport
By Joshua Molina
Daniel Cormier and Dave Bautista don’t have a lot in common.
Cormier is a 5 foot 11 inch world class, Olympic-level wrestler and a rising star in mixed martial arts. He’s the Strikeforce Grand Prix champion and… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” Did Vitor Belfort Expose Jon Jones?
By Joshua Molina
Rampage Jackson thinks he can beat Jon Jones.
After Jones’ performance against Vitor Belfort, a lot of people probably think they can beat Jones.
Jones is clearly vulnerable to a serious arm bar submission attempt. Who knows… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” Jones vs. Belfort – So Glad It’s Over
By Joshua Molina
With UFC 152 thankfully over, here are some thoughts on the night:
Crazy to think that UFC was actually going to headline a Pay Per View with Demetrious Johnson vs. Joseph Benavidez. Those guys are great athletes,… Read More
Opinion: Can Frank Mir Come Back Yet Again?
By Jesse Heitz
The MMA world learned this week that yet another Zuffa card has been bitten by the injury bug. This time it’s the Strikeforce: Cormier vs. Mir event, which has subsequently been thrown into limbo. While the shakeup… Read More
Pat Healy: “I Think The Media Has Kind of Taken Gil Melendez and Turned Him Into This Mythical, Unbeatable Fighter”
By Kelsey Mowatt
Due to an impressive run at lightweight and a five fight win streak, it appears as though Pat Healy is finally starting to get the respect, which for quite sometime, he didn’t feel he was getting. Case… Read More
Tim Kennedy vs. Trevor Smith Booked For November 3rd Strikeforce
By FCF Staff
While the search for Frank Mir’s replacement continues, Strikeforce has announced that a middleweight bout between Tim Kennedy and Trevor Smith will take place November 3rd in Oklahoma City. The promotion’s CEO Scott Coker made the announcement… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” Jon Jones Holier Than Thou Attitude Is Hypocritical
By Joshua Molina
Jon Jones is sooo lucky he’s not running for elected office.
If he were, he’d be in it deeper than the troubled Barack Obama and Mitt Romney.
Jones, the one-time darling of the sport has lost a… Read More
Sara McMann Fighting Liz Carmouche in Strikeforce Debut
By FCF Staff
Strikeforce has officially added a bout between newly signed Sara McMann and Liz Carmouche to the line-up of the promotion’s upcoming November 3rd event in Oklahomha City.
The bantamweight fight will mark the Strikeforce debut of the… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s ‘The Daily Takedown:’ Kurt Angle Finally Moves to MMA – Thankfully as an Announcer
By Joshua Molina
The World Series of Fighting really knows how to come out swinging. Whether it is a home run or a whiff remains to be seen.
The upstart league formally announced in a press conference on Thursday that… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” In the UFC, Don’t Cross the Boss; Intriguing Matches Ahead in Strikeforce
By Joshua Molina
If you turn down fights in the UFC, you are gonna pay for it.
UFC president Dana White has made that clear – once again. Now the brash boss of the UFC has declared that Lyota Machida… Read More
Report: Luke Rockhold Fighting Lorenz Larkin November 3rd
By FCF Staff
Following his unanimous decision win over Tim Kennedy in July, Strikeforce Middleweight Champion Luke Rockhold will reportedly fight Lorenz Larkin on November 3rd, and not former champ Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza.
After Souza recorded a quick, KO win… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” Silva vs. Rockhold and Five Other Real Dream Matches
By Joshua Molina
UFC boss Dana White, for years, has wanted people to perceive his company as popular, if not more popular, than the NFL, MLB or NBA.
But in those mainstream leagues, the best teams play each other, regardless… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” Legends Eye Comebacks at One FC 5
By Joshua Molina
One FC is the home to a legends match tomorrow between Andrei Arlovski, once considered in the same league as Fedor Emelianenko, and Tim Sylvia, who two months ago was rumored to be fighting Daniel Cormier… Read More
Report: Zuffa’s Lorenzo Fertitta Says Frank Mir’s Crossover to Strikeforce “One Time Situation”
By FCF Staff
Since it was announced that UFC heavyweight Frank Mir would fight Daniel Cormier under the Strikeforce banner in October, there has been considerable speculation as to whether more crossovers between the Zuffa properties will occur. According to… Read More
UFC Confirms Travis Browne and Antonio Silva Headlining October 5th UFC on FX
By FCF Staff
The Ultimate Fighting Championship has confirmed that a previously reported bout between Travis Browne and Antonio Silva will headline it’s October 5th, UFC on FX card in Minneapolis.
The fast rising Browne (13-0) has won won three… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” UFC’s Dana White Hops on the Bandwagon, Likes Invicta FC, Women’s MMA and Ronda Rousey
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
Andrei Arlovski vs. Tim Sylvia IV Booked For ONE FC: “Pride of a Nation”
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
Opinion: Zuffa, Showtime Decide to Shake Things Up
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
Travis Browne vs. Antonio Silva to Headline October 5th UFC on FX
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 5th in Minneapolis.
The bout,… Read More
Heavyweight Soa Palelei Talks Upcoming ONE FC Showdown With Andrei Arlovski: “I Said To Myself ‘I’ll Never Lose Again.’ Now I’ve Got a Seven-Fight Winning Streak.”
By Tom Taylor
On August 1st, 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