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Report: Stipe Miocic-JDS Likely for UFC on FOX 13
By FCF Staff
Last night it was announced that UFC on FOX 13 will see Alistair Overeem take on Stefan Struve, and it looks like the December 20th card could feature another notable heavyweight tilt.
Junior dos Santos and Stipe… Read More
UFC 181: TUF 19 Winner Corey Anderson to Face Gian Villante
By FCF Staff
After winning the 19th Season of “The Ultimate Fighter”, Corey Anderson has his next assignment and it’s light-heavyweight Gian Villante.
The bout will be part of UFC 181, which will go down December 6th at the Mandalay… Read More
UFC 179: Yan Cabral and Naoyuki Kotani Agree to Fight
By FCF Staff
The Ultimate Fighting Championship continues to build the line-up for its October 25th card in Rio de Janeiro, as lightweights Yan Cabral and Naoyuki Kotani have verbally agreed to fight.
UFC 179 will be hosted by the… Read More
UFC’s Junior dos Santos Talks Return, Hoping for “Beautiful Fight” With Stipe Miocic
By FCF Staff
Junior dos Santos was booked to fight Stipe Miocic in May, and the former champ is still hoping to face the rising heavyweight, when he returns from the injury that cancelled the bout.
Miocic and dos Santos… Read More
Report: UFC FN 42 Draws Over One Million Viewers
By FCF Staff
Although the TUF Brazil III Finale didn’t draw a considerable audience in the United States, last Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 42 reportedly pulled in over one million viewers.
UFC FN 42 featured former lightweight champ Benson Henderson… Read More
Report: TUF Brazil III Finale Main Card Averages 609,000 Viewers
By FCF Staff
While the ratings for the TUF Brazil III Finale prelims were reportedly strong, the same cannot be said about the main card, which featured Stipe Miocic versus Fabio Maldonado in the main event.
Saturday’s card, which went… Read More
UFC Rankings Update: Gegard Mousasi Catapults Into Top Ten
By FCF Staff
Gegard Mousasi had one of his finest performances to date this past Saturday at UFC Fight Night 41, and the fighter has jumped into the promotion’s top ten, middleweight ranks as a result.
After tapping out fellow… Read More
Report: Stipe Miocic Weighs in on Bout With JDS
By FCF Staff
While Stipe Miocic cruised through Fabio Maldonado at the TUF Brazil III Finale, the latter was a considerable underdog heading into the bout, considering he’s been fighting at 205.
Miocic was originally scheduled to face Junior dos… Read More
TUF Brazil III Finale: Stipe Miocic, Warlley Alves, Kevin Souza and Mark Eddiva Earn Bonuses
By FCF Staff
Stipe Miocic may not have fought for very long at the TUF Brazil III Finale, but the heavyweight contender picked up an extra $50,000 for his work.
Miocic earned one of the “Performance of the Night” bonuses,… Read More
TUF Brazil III Finale: Watch the Weigh-Ins Live Beginning at 2PM/ET
By FCF Staff
You can watch the official weigh-ins for tomorrow’s TUF Brazil III Finale, right here at Full Contact Fighter, beginning at 2PM/ET-11AM/PT.
Saturday’s card, which will go down in Sao Paulo, Brazil, will feature a heavyweight bout… Read More
TUF Brazil III Heavyweight and Middleweight Finals Set
By FCF Staff
The episodes for TUF Brazil III have finished airing and as a result, it’s been revealed who will fight in the competition’s heavyweight and middleweight finals next Saturday.
At heavyweight, Antonio Carlos Jr. and Vitor Miranda have advanced… Read More
Report: Kyle Kingsbury Returning to Action at UFC on FOX 12
By FCF Staff
Kyle Kingsbury has reportedly elected to not hang up the gloves, and will return to action at UFC on FOX 12.
The 32 year-old’s future had been uncertain as a result of a three fight losing streak.… Read More
UFC FN 43: Anthony Perosh Withdrawing, Gian Villante to Fight Sean O’Connell
By FCF Staff
The UFC’s first trip to New Zealand will not feature Australia’s Anthony Perosh after all, as the promotion has announced the light-heavyweight is withdrawing from the June 28th event. As a result, Sean O’Connell has agreed to step… Read More
UFC FN 38: Dan Henderson Takes Out “Shogun” Rua
By FCF Staff
Here are the results from tonight’s UFC Fight Night card in Natal, Brazil, which saw Dan Henderson come from behind to take out Mauricio “Shogun” Rua in round three.
Although Henderson was dropped on a couple of… Read More
UFC FN 38 Weigh-in Results: “Hendo” and “Shogun” set for Round II
By FCF Staff
Here are the official weigh-in results for the UFC’s latest Fight Night card tomorrow night in Natal, Brazil, which will see Dan Henderson and Mauricio “Shogun” Rua battle for a second time.
Both of the decorated fighters… Read More
Opinion: What to Expect From “Rampage” Jackson vs. Joey Beltran
By Michael Hatamoto
Former UFC light-heavyweight champ Quinton “Rampage” Jackson will make his Bellator debut later this month, when he meets former UFC heavyweight Joey Beltran in what should be a striking battle on the feet.
It wasn’t… Read More
Bellator 108: “Rampage” Jackson to Fight Fellow UFC Vet Joey Beltran
By FCF Staff
Since “Rampage” Jackson will no longer fight Tito Ortiz this Saturday due to the latter incurring a neck injury, Bellator has announced that Jackson will fight UFC veteran Joey Beltran on November 15th. The light-heavyweight bout… Read More
UFC FN 29: Shields Gets by Maia, Kim Blasts Silva
By FCF Staff
Here are the results from tonight’s UFC Fight Night 29 card in Barueri, Brazil, which saw Jake Shields grind his way to a split decision win over welterweight contender Demian Maia.
In the co-main-event, Dong Hyun Kim… Read More
UFC FN 29 Weigh-Ins: Maia and Shields Set, Silva Overweight on First Attempt
By FCF Staff
Welterweights Demian Maia and Jake Shields both made weight this afternoon in Barueri, Brazil, clearing the way to their main event about tomorrow night at UFC Fight Night 29.
Shields came in at 171 pounds for the… Read More
UFC FN 28: Glover Teixeira Has Best Mixture of Wrestling and Boxing in MMA, Says ATT Coach Nathan Coy
By Kelsey Mowatt
Not only is Glover Teixeira gunning for his 20th consecutive victory today at UFC Fight Night 28 in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, but it’s widely believed that if he defeats Ryan Bader, the light-heavyweight will… Read More