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Bellator 138: Daniel Weichel Replacing Georgi Karakhanyan in Featherweight Title Fight
By FCF Staff
Georgi Karakhanyan’s quest to become Bellator featherweight champ has been put on hold, as the promotion has announced that the veteran will no longer fight champion Patricio Freire on June 19th, due to a knee injury.
Stepping… Read More
Bellator 138 Receives Two More Bouts
By FCF Staff
The line-up for Bellator 138 continue to grow, as the promotion has announced two more fights for the July 19th event. The upcoming card will be hosted by the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, and in the… Read More
James Thompson vs. Bobby Lashley Rescheduled For Bellator 138
By FCF Staff
Bellator has announced that a heavyweight fight between James Thompson and Bobby Lashley has been rebooked for June 19th. The fight will be part of Bellator 138, which will be hosted by the Scottrade Center in St.… Read More
Bellator 138: Patricio “Pitbull” to Face Georgi Karakhanyan
By FCF Staff
Bellator’s June 19th card in St. Louis will feature the promotion’s featherweight champ Patricio “Pitbull” Freire taking on former WSOF champ Georgi Karakhanyan. The promotion has confirmed that the bout will co-headline Bellator 138, which will feature… Read More
Bellator 138: Michael Chandler Added to June 19th Card
By FCF Staff
Bellator has announced that former lightweight champ Michael Chandler will battle Derek Campos at a June 19th card in St. Louis. The event, which was originally targeted for June 20th, will feature Ken Shamrock taking on… Read More
Report: Bellator’s Scott Coker Confirms “Discussions” With Mirko “Cro Cop”
By FCF Staff
On Friday night, Bellator confirmed that it has added Kimbo Slice to its roster, and apparently the promotion is pursuing another big name heavyweight, Mirko “Cro Cop”.
Following Bellator 132, the promotion’s president Scott Coker, confirmed that… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown”: Alistair Overeem Is A Better Fighter Than He Has Shown Lately
By Joshua Molina
Not too long ago Alistair Overeem was seemingly one of the baddest men on the planet.
He won eight consecutive fights and crushed guys such as Brett Rogers, Fabricio Werdum and Brock Lesnar.
But now, Overeem looks… Read More
Veteran Seth Petruzelli Announces Retirement
By FCF Staff
Renato “Babalu” Sobral isn’t the only vet who’s decided to retire following his loss at Bellator 96 Wednesday, as Seth Petruzelli has also announced he’s hanging up the gloves.
The 33 year-old light-heavyweight was knocked out by… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown”: “King Mo” Will Need to Wrestle “The Silverback” if he Expects to Reign Again
By Joshua Molina
It’s D-Day for “King Mo” Lawal. He needs to win.Tonight the former Strikeforce Light-Heavyweight champion faces stiff competition in Seth Petruzelli, a bigger man who famously KO’d Kimbo Slice in 14 seconds on CBS national television.
King… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown”: Chael Sonnen, “King Mo” In The Wrong Place At The Wrong Time
By Joshua Molina
Time for Chael Sonnen to Call Vince McMahon.
No amount of money will be worth getting knocked out three times in a row.
Sonnen is a showman and his best days are behind him. The brilliant trash… Read More
Opinion: Boxer Holly Holm’s Permanent Move To MMA
By Jesse Heitz
Women’s MMA already has great grapplers in the likes of “Rowdy” Ronda Rousey, Marloes Coenen, Shayna Baszler, Sara McCann,… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” Mousasi, Kaufman Have Much to Lose, Little to Gain
By Joshua Molina
Everything to lose, very little to gain.
That’s the situation Gegard Mousasi is in when he steps into the cage Saturday against Ilir Latifi. Mousasi was supposed to fight Alexander Gustafsson, but Gustafsson busted his eye open,… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” Wrestling And Rousey
By Joshua Molina
The combat sports world is reeling from the International Olympic Committee’s stunning announcement that it intends to boot wrestling from the Olympics in 2020. Strange to think one of the oldest sports in the world may get… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” Take Two: Can Ronda Rousey in 2013 Do What Brock Lesnar Failed At?
By Joshua Molina
A year ago the biggest star in the history of mixed martial arts, the man who attracted the most Pay Per View buys in UFC history, the behemoth who convinced the mainstream press to pay attention to… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” Roy Nelson – How Far Can The Fat Guy Go?
By Joshua Molina
Chael Sonnen calls himself “The Bad Guy.”
Roy Nelson is “The Fat Guy.” But he’s one fat guy you definitely don’t want to tease.
Just ask Mitrione, Dave Herman and a host of other seemingly better-conditioned, well-trained… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” No Cyborg is Good for Rousey; Are Background Checks On Fighters Necessary?
By Joshua Molina
More drama is swirling today over Cris “Cyborg” Santos’ announcement that her doctor won’t let her come down to 135 pounds to fight Ronda Rousey because it would be unhealthy.
She’s right. Rousey needs to move up… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” Shamrock Opens Up and a Big Weekend in MMA
By Joshua Molina
Apparently, there was some sadness behind Frank Shamrock’s shiny, smiling grill.
He said in his new book that the purchase of Strikeforce by Zuffa led to a reawakening of his alcoholism.
Shamrock was part of Strikeforce’s core,… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” After Brock, MMA Needs New Mainstream Stars – Right Now
By Joshua Molina
Mixed martial arts needs a new star, and Nike deal or not, Jon Jones is not it, thanks to Dana White.
It doesn’t matter if the sport has great fighters, smart promoters or, hundreds… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” Can Strikeforce’s Ronda Rousey Become The Muhammad Ali of Women’s MMA?
By Joshua Molina
Saturday’s Strikeforce show from San Diego is big for many reasons, and a lot of it rides on the success of Ronda Rousey.
In a bit of a perfect storm, Rousey has emerged as the face… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” Olympics Trounce UFC on FOX Ratings; Can UFC and FOX Rebound?
By Joshua Molina
Many people believe UFC boss Dana White is a marketing genius, and that may be true, but his booking decisions this year have many people puzzled.
UFC on Fox 4 on Saturday night went head-to-head with… Read More