Search Results for: Jiri Prochazka
Jamahal Hill Vacates UFC’s Light-Heavyweight Title Due to Injury
By FCF Staff
Jamahal Hill’s reign as the UFC’s light-heavyweight champion has unfortunately ended, without the fighter ever participating in a title defense.
Hill won the light-heavyweight title this past January, by recording a unanimous decision win over Glover Teixeira.… Read More
UFC 275 COMES TO SINGAPORE ON JUNE 12
By FCF Staff
UFC announced today a return to Asia with an historic event for the Lion City.
UFC 275: TEIXEIRA vs PROCHAZKA will be Southeast Asia’s first-ever Pay-Per-View and will feature Southeast Asia’s first UFC Championship bouts. Two title… Read More
Bruno Cappelozza Posts Statement, After Winning PFL Championship And Learning of Father’s Death
By FCF Staff
After winning the PFL’s heavyweight championship on Wednesday, Bruno Cappelozza learned that his father had passed away this past weekend. The fighter has since commented on the devastating news.
Cappelozza (14-5) recorded a decision win over Ante Delija to win… Read More
Report: UFC Signs Now Former RIZIN Champ, Manel Kape
By FCF Staff
The UFC has added another former RIZIN champ to its roster, as it’s being reported that bantamweight Manel Kape has signed with the promotion.
Kape (15-4) won RIZIN’s bantamweight title in December by stopping Kai Asakura in… Read More
RIZIN FF World Grand Prix 2017: Mirko “Cro Cop” & Takanori Gomi Return New Year’s Eve
By Press Release
NEW YORK CITY (December 11, 2017) — International mixed-martial-arts and kickboxing fans can close out the 2017 season in grand style, viewing double-barreled RIZIN Fighting Federation World Grand Prix action, highlighted by the return of combat… Read More
RIZIN Announces Shane Carwin to Compete in Open-Weight Grand Prix
By FCF Staff
Recently Shane Carwin announced his intention to return to fighting, and now RIZIN FF has confirmed that the heavyweight will compete in the second round of the promotion’s open-weight, grand prix.
Carwin’s opponent for the December… Read More
RIZIN FF Announces Three Women’s Matchups, Five Tourney Fighters For Sept.
By Press Release
TOKYO – August 16, 2016 – RIZIN FF, the combat sports federation headed by former PRIDE Fighting Championships boss Nobuyuki Sakakibara, today revealed at a press conference the matchups for the three women’s Mixed Martial Arts… Read More
RIZIN Announces Kiyoshi Tamura Will be Wanderlei Silva’s Tag Team Partner For Grappling Match
By Press Release
TOKYO – April 4, 2016– RIZIN FF, the combat sports promotion led by former PRIDE FC head Nobuyuki Sakakibara, announced today that legendary Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) pioneer and former professional wrestling standout Kiyoshi Tamura… Read More
RIZIN FF Signs Daron Cruickshank And Chris Barnett, Announces Five More Fights
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TOKYO – March 24, 2016– RIZIN FF, the combat sports promotion led by former PRIDE FC head Nobuyuki Sakakibara, announced during a press conference today, that it has inked five new, star-studded Mixed Martial Arts (MMA)… Read More
RIZIN FF: Kazuyuki Fujita Returns, Two New Bouts Confirmed For April 17
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TOKYO – March 16, 2016– RIZIN FF, the combat sports promotion led by former PRIDE FC head Nobuyuki Sakakibara, announced during a press conference today, the return of all-time fan favorite Kazuyuki “Ol’ Ironhead” Fujita (15-10),… Read More
Bellator 154: “King Mo” Lawal – Phil Davis to Headline
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HOUSTON, TEXAS (February, 19) – Bellator MMA is pleased to announce its next tentpole event, “Bellator 154: Davis vs. King Mo,” which will emanate from the SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., on May 14… Read More
Rizin FF: “King Mo” Lawal to Battle Brett McDermott in Opening Round of HW Tourney
By FCF Staff
“King Mo” Lawal has a new opponent for Rizin Fighting Federation’s upcoming, heavyweight tournament, as the promotion has announced he’ll face Brett McDermott.
Lawal had been scheduled to fight Mark Godbeer in the tourney’s quarterfinals, but the… Read More
Rizin Fighting Federation Announces Heavyweight Tourney Match-Ups
By FCF Staff
The new promotion Rizin Fighting Federation has announced the opening round match-ups for its heavyweight tourney, which will begin on December 29th.
The quarterfinal bouts include Satoshi Ishii vs. Jiri Prochazka, Goran Reljic vs. Vadim Nemkov, and Teodoras Aukstolos… Read More