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Anthony Pettis to Battle Charles Oliveira in Featherweight Debut
By FCF Staff
Recently Anthony Pettis announced he was heading to the featherweight division, and now the promotion’s confirmed he’ll take on 145 contender Charles Oliveira, August 27th.
The bout will be part of UFC on FOX 21, which will… Read More
UFC on FOX 17 Salaries: Alistair Overeem Tops All Earners
By FCF Staff
Alistair Overeem had a big night on Saturday at UFC on FOX 17, and the decorated heavyweight led all fighters in terms of pay as a result.
Overeem took out former champ Junior dos Santos with punches… Read More
UFC on FOX 17: Rafael dos Anjos Storms Through Donald Cerrone
By FCF Staff
The first lightweight title defense for Rafael dos Anjos ended very quickly and impressively, as the well rounded fighter needed less than two minutes to stop Donald Cerrone.
Dos Anjos punished Cerrone early on into the UFC… Read More
UFC on FOX 17 Weigh-In Results: dos Anjos And Cerrone Hit Their Marks, Oliveira And Castillo Over on First Attempts
By FCF Staff
The lightweight championship fight for UFC on FOX 17 is official, following today’s weigh-ins, but two fighters came in overweight on their first attempts.
The lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos and Donald Cerrone will fight in Saturday’s… Read More
Nate Diaz And Khabib Nurmagomedov Respond to News of Anthony Pettis Inury
By FCF Staff
Following the news that Anthony Pettis will no longer compete at UFC on FOX 16, it didn’t take long for two of the former champ’s rivals to weigh-in on the situation.
Pettis has traded verbal shots with… Read More
UFC on FOX 16: Joe Lauzon to Battle Takanori Gomi
By FCF Staff
UFC on FOX 16 has received a compelling lightweight fight, as the promotion has announced that accomplished vet Joe Lauzon will battle former PRIDE champ Takanori Gomi at the July 25th card. The upcoming event will be… Read More
UFC 189: Matt Brown Reports Nate Diaz Fight “Isn’t Happening”
By FCF Staff
Not long after the UFC announced that Matt Brown would fight Nate Diaz on July 11th, the latter claimed the bout was never negotiated with him, and now it looks like the fight’s been cancelled.
Following the… Read More
UFC’s Diego Sanchez Breaks Collarbone
By FCF Staff
Diego Sanchez’s next Octagon appearance has been pushed back, as the veteran fighter has announced he broke his collarbone while training this week.
The 33 year-old fighter, who wasn’t booked for his next bout, recently tweeted:
Mma… Read More
UFC Rankings Update: Donald Cerrone, Hector Lombard and Kyoji Horiguchi Rise, Daniel Cormier Loses P4P Spot
By FCF Staff
The Ultimate Fighting Championship has released its latest rankings, following the promotion’s card this past Saturday, and several of the night’s winners have made moves.
Donald Cerrone worked his way to a unanimous decision win over Myles… Read More
UFC FN 59: Donald Cerrone Stepping in for Eddie Alvarez
By FCF Staff
Following Donald Cerrone’s decision win over Myles Jury on Saturday, the lightweight said he was hoping to fight at UFC FN 60 on February 14th, but “Cowboy” will return to the Octagon sooner than that.
The promotion… Read More
UFC 182: Jon Jones Leads Way in Payroll
By FCF Staff
The Nevada State Athletic Commission has released the payroll figures for Saturday’s UFC 182 card, and not surprisingly, light-heavyweight champ Jon Jones lead the way.
According to the figures, Jones was paid $500,000 for his unanimous decision… Read More
UFC 182: Dana White Praises Donald Cerrone For Win, Latter “Disappointed” With Performance
By FCF Staff
Following Donald Cerrone’s win over Myles Jury at UFC 182, Dana White was quick to praise the rugged vet, but it sounds like “Cowboy” wasn’t overly thrilled with his latest victory.
Cerrone worked his way to a… Read More
UFC 182: Jon Jones Outscores Rival Daniel Cormier
By FCF Staff
Daniel Cormier provided a stiff test for Jon Jones tonight at UFC 182, but in the end, the light-heavyweight champ’s well rounded game proved to be too much for the challenger.
Cormier was able to land several… Read More
UFC 182 Weigh-In Results: Jon Jones And Daniel Cormier Are Set For War
By FCF Staff
Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier have cleared the final hurdle for their highly anticipated, grudge match, as both light-heavyweights made weight today for their UFC 182 headliner.
The champion Jones came in at 205 pounds… Read More
UFC 182: Watch the Official Weigh-Ins Beginning at 7 PM/ET
By FCF Staff
UFC 182 will take place tomorrow night in Las Vegas, Nevada, and you can watch the official weigh-ins for the card, right here, beginning at 7 PM/ET–4PM/PT.
Saturday’s event will be headlined by a light-heavyweight fight… Read More
UFC 182: Jon Jones “OK” With Playing the “Bad Guy”
By FCF Staff
Leading up to Jon Jones’ upcoming fight with Daniel Cormier, there’s certainly been no shortage of coverage regarding the light-heavyweight’s heated rivalry, and the UFC champion believes he’s been portrayed as the “bad guy”.… Read More
UFC 182: Jon Jones Credits Donald Cerrone For “Keeping me on my Toes”
By FCF Staff
As Jon Jones prepares to face Daniel Cormier on January 3rd at UFC 182, the light-heavyweight champion is evidently utilizing all of the resources available to him at Jackson-Wink MMA.
Recently Jones posted the following picture and… Read More
UFC 180: Joe Lauzon Tapped for Fight With Diego Sanchez
By FCF Staff
As a result of Norman Parke bowing out of UFC 180 due to a knee injury, the promotion has enlisted the services of veteran lightweight Joe Lauzon, who has agreed to fight Diego Sanchez at the November… Read More
UFC FN 55: Ross Pearson to Face Al Iaquinta in Co-Headliner
By FCF Staff
UFC Fight Night 55 has received its co-mainevent approximately one month away from the card, as the UFC has announced that Ross Pearson will face lightweight Al Iaquinta.
The upcoming event will be hosted by the Allphones… Read More
UFC Rankings Update: Mark Hunt Moves Into Top Five
By FCF Staff
After becoming the first man to stop Roy Nelson in the Octagon at UFC Fight Night 52 last weekend, Mark Hunt has moved into the promotion’s top five, heavyweight ranks.
The punishing striker, who floored Nelson in… Read More