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UFC Rankings Update: Jussier “Formiga” Moves Into Top Five, Ross Pearson Cracks Top Fifteen
By FCF Staff
Jussier “Formiga” da Silva scored a pivotal, decision win over Zack Makovsky at UFC Fight Night 47, and the flyweight has moved into the upper echelon of the division as a result.
The UFC has released its… Read More
UFC FN 47: Ryan Bader Outscores a Game Ovince St. Preux
By FCF Staff
Ryan Bader halted Ovince St. Preux’s rise up the light-heavyweight ranks tonight at UFC FN 47, as he outscored the latter for the unanimous decision win.
A game St. Preux managed to land several telling strikes throughout… Read More
UFC FN 47 Weigh-In Results: Ryan Bader and “OSP” Ready for Headliner
By FCF Staff
Here are the official weigh-in results for Saturday’s UFC Fight Night card, which will be hosted by the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor, Maine.
All of the competitors for the event made weight, including headliners Ryan… Read More
UFC FN 47: Ovince St. Preux Believes Ryan Bader is “Overrated”
By FCF Staff
Although Ovince St. Preux is set to compete, in what most would say, is the biggest fight of his life Saturday, the light-heavyweight believes opponent Ryan Bader is shouldering far more pressure.
The two will… Read More
Dana White Tells Nate Diaz to “Sit Out as Long as You Want” After Vet’s Latest Verbal Jab
By FCF Staff
Nate Diaz has made it clear in recent months that he’s not happy with his current UFC contract, and after taking another verbal jab at his employer, Dana White has fired back.
The following tweet appeared on… Read More
UFC 176 Cancelled After Losing Main Event
By FCF Staff
After losing headliner Jose Aldo to an injury, and with only several weeks left to go until the August 2nd event, UFC 176 has been officially cancelled. The card had been set to go down at the… Read More
UFC’s Myles Jury Asks Nate Diaz “Are we Getting After it or What?”
By FCF Staff
It looks as though the UFC and Myles Jury are hoping to match him up against Nate Diaz, however, it remains to be seen if the latter is willing to come on board.
The undefeated Jury (14-0)… Read More
UFC 176: “Jacare” Souza Fighting Gegard Mousasi in Co-Main-Event
By FCF Staff
UFC 176 has picked up a compelling, middleweight bout, as Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza will take on Gegard Mousasi at the August 2nd card.
The upcoming event will be hosted by the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California,… Read More
New Full Contact Fighter Radio Features UFC’s Mitch Clarke, Fit Plus Head Coach Scott MacLean
By FCF Staff
The latest episode of Full Contact Fighter Radio features discussions with UFC lightweight Mitch Clarke, and Fit Plus head coach Scott MacLean.
Clarke is preparing for a bout with Al Iaquinta, which will take place… Read More
TJ Grant’s Coach Scott MacLean Questions UFC’s Decision to Cut Lightweight From Rankings
By Kelsey Mowatt
UFC lightweight contender TJ Grant has been in the news this week, and his long time coach Scott MacLean isn’t happy about the reason why. On Tuesday, the UFC’s latest rankings were released,… Read More
Report: UFC Says Nate Diaz Removed From Lightweight Ranks as a Result of Refusing “to Accept Bouts”
By FCF Staff
Earlier in the week, Nate Diaz was ranked as the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s #5 lightweight, however, after the promotion’s rankings were updated recently, the fighter is no longer in the top 15.
The surprising twist comes at… Read More
Report: Nate Diaz Blasts UFC Over Pay, Says “I Don’t Get Paid Sh-t”
Dana White Responds “Get Back to Work”
By FCF Staff
In February, Nate Diaz relayed publicly that he’s hoping for his UFC release, and… Read More
Coach Scott MacLean “Trying to be as Optimistic as Possible”, About TJ Grant Landing Title Fight in Halifax
By Kelsey Mowatt
With the recent news that the Ultimate Fighting Championship is headed to Halifax, Nova Scotia for an October 4th event, one would think that the promotion is hoping to book TJ Grant for the upcoming… Read More
Nate Diaz Requests Release From UFC Contract
By FCF Staff
Although longtime training partner Gilbert Melendez recently resigned with the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Nate Diaz took to Twitter Wednesday to request his release from the world’s biggest MMA promotion.
The 28 year-old fighter, who is coming off… Read More
Nate Diaz Blasts Benson Henderson, Josh Thomson And Anthony Pettis Following UFC on FOX 10
By FCF Staff
Nate Diaz has never been shy about sharing his opinion, and the outspoken lightweight clearly wasn’t impressed with Saturday’s UFC on FOX 10 scrap between Benson Henderson and Josh Thomson.
Diaz took to Twitter recently and posted… Read More
UFC on FOX 10: Henderson and Thomson Break Down Saturday’s Headliner
By FCF Staff
Saturday’s UFC on FOX 10 card in Chicago will feature two of the promotion’s top lightweights, as former champ and #1 contender Benson Henderson will battle the #4 ranked Josh Thomson. It’s a pivotal… 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
Scott MacLean: TJ Grant “Seems to be Making Progress”, Fit Plus Coach Would Like to See Lightweight Fight Anthony Pettis in “Six to Eight Months”
By Kelsey Mowatt
As 2013 comes to a close, it remains to be seen when TJ Grant will fight next, after the surging lightweight was forced to pass on two title shots as a result of a concussion… Read More
NSAC Releases TUF 18 Finale Attendance Figures, Drug Test Results
By FCF Staff
The Nevada State Athletic Commission has released the attendance figures and drug test results from the TUF 18 Finale card, which was held November 30th at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.
According to the… Read More
Opinion: Interesting Challenges Await Nate Diaz in 2014
By Michael Hatamoto
UFC lightweight Nate Diaz stopped a two-fight losing streak Saturday night at the TUF 18 Finale, by finishing longtime rival Gray Maynard, picking up a TKO win in the first round.
Diaz finished the fight with a… Read More