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Bellator 163: Phil Davis Out Grapples Liam McGeary
By FCF Staff
The wrestling and top game of Phil Davis was too much for Liam McGeary tonight at Bellator 163, and as a result, the UFC vet is the new light-heavyweight champ.
Davis outwrestled and out grappled McGeary throughout… Read More
Bellator 163 Weigh-In Results: Liam McGeary And Phil Davis Hit Their Marks
By FCF Staff
Here are the weigh-in results for Bellator 163, which will take place tomorrow in Uncasville, Connecticut.
In the main event, light-heavyweight champ Liam McGeary will take on UFC vet Phil Davis.
A bantamweight fight between Marloes Coenen and Talita… Read More
Bellator 163: Wrestling Prospects Ed Ruth And Tyrell Fortune to Make MMA Debuts
By Press Release
SANTA MONICA, CALIF (October 6, 2016) –Two of Bellator’s highly touted wrestling prospects Ed Ruth and Tyrell Fortune will make their eagerly anticipated mixed martial arts debuts against Mark Mangiardi (Debut) andCody Miskell (Debut) during the… Read More
Bellator Confirms Alexander Shlemenko to Battle Kendall Grove Next
By Press Release
SANTA MONICA, CALIF. (August 29, 2016) – On Oct. 21, Bellator MMA will come to FedExForum in Memphis, Tenn., when the Scott Coker-led promotion presents a card headlined by the return of former middleweight champion… Read More
GLORY Officially Announces Rico Verhoeven vs. Badr Hari,
By Press Release
New York, NY – GLORY once again raises the stakes for its year-end show, set to be one of the most anticipated in company history.
The world’s premier kickboxing league is proud to present… Read More
M-1 Challenge 69: Denis Smoldarev vs. Kenny Garner to Headline
By Press Release
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (June 29, 2016) – M-1 Global has announced heavyweights Denis Smoldarev and American MMA veteran Kenny “Deuce” Garner will square off in the M-1 Challenge 69 main event, Saturday night, July 16, in… Read More
Bellator 154: Saad Awad – “Cyborg” Santos, Adam Piccolotti – Ray Wood Latest Additions
By Press Release
SANTA MONICA, CALIF. (May 5, 2016) – A welterweight matchup pitting “Cyborg” Santos (21-16) against Bellator MMA veteran Saad Awad (18-7) and a lightweight meeting featuring Adam Piccolotti (7-0) versus Ray Wood (6-1) have been… 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
Report: Matt Mitrione is Headed to Bellator
By FCF Staff
Matt Mitrione is the latest UFC veteran who is headed to Bellator, as the heavyweight is reporting that he’s signed with the Viacom owned promotion.
Mitrione entered free agency recently, following his controversial, stoppage loss to Travis… Read More
Rizin FF: Fedor Emelianenko Says Jaideep Singh is a “Serious Contender”
By FCF Staff
Many hardcore fans weren’t happy to hear that Fedor Emelianenko is fighting a man with just two MMA bouts on his record tomorrow, but the Russian star says Jaideep Singh is a “serious contender”.
Emelianenko has been… Read More
M-1 Challenge 55: Kenny Garner to Battle Aslambek Musaev
By FCF Staff
M-1 Global has booked the first bout for the promotion’s February 21st, M-1 Challenge event, as American heavyweight Kenny Garner will battle Chechen prospect Aslambek Musaev.
M-1 Challenge 55 will take place in Tbilisi, Georgia, and is being held… Read More
M-1 Challenge 53: Kenny Garner Replacing Injured Satoshi Ishii
By FCF Staff
In the wake of Satoshi Ishii’s withdrawal due to injury, M-1 Global has announced that Kenny Garner will fight Pride veteran, Sergei Kharitonov on November 25th.
The heavyweight bout will be part of M-1 Challenge 53, which… Read More
M-1 Global Announces Satoshi Ishii to Fight at Promotion’s Nov. 11th, China Debut
By FCF Staff
M-1 Global has announced that Olympic Judo Gold Medalist and rising heavyweight, Satoshi Ishii, will fight at the promotion’s upcoming China debut.
Ishii will take on an opponent to be determined at the M-1 Challenge card, which… Read More
GLORY 17: Jarrell Miller Promises to “Whup” Mirko “Cro Cop’s” “Ass”, Tells Fighter’s Manager to Stay “Behind his Desk”
By Kelsey Mowatt
Thanks to a boxing career that has seen Jarrell Miller go undefeated in ten fights, the heavyweight didn’t have any immediate plans to return to kickboxing. But, when GLORY came calling to see if he’d… Read More
GLORY 17 Los Angeles Receives New Air Time on SPIKE
By FCF Staff
GLORY has announced that it’s June 21st, broadcast on SPIKE, will air one hour earlier than usual. The televised card, which precludes GLORY 17’s pay-per-view fights, will be broadcast at 8/7c instead of 9/8c.
The SPIKE… Read More
GLORY 16 (Photos): Errol Zimmerman Wins Heavyweight Tourney, Marc De Bonte Takes Welterweight Title
By FCF Staff
Here are the results from GLORY’s latest event Saturday in Broomfield, Colorado, which saw Errol Zimmerman win the night’s four man heavyweight tournament.
The heavyweight needed less than six minutes total to win the tourney, as Zimmerman… Read More
GLORY 13 Results and Quotes: Ghita KO’s Zimmerman, Holzken Takes Welterweight Tourney
By FCF Staff
Here are the results from last night’s GLORY 13 card in Tokyo, which saw Nieky Holzken win the promotion’s welterweight tournament. The event also featured several other established kickboxing stars, and saw Daniel Ghita knockout Errol Zimmerman.… Read More
GLORY 13 Weigh-In Results
By FCF Staff
Here are the official weigh-in results for GLORY 13, which will be hosted by the Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo, Japan. The event will feature a tournament to crown the kickboxing promotion’s first welterweight champ.
GLORY 13 Tokyo And Superfight Series Finalized
By GLORY (via press release)
New York, NY – GLORY, the world’s premier kickboxing league, today announced the finalized fight card for its year-end event. GLORY 13 TOKYO features a one-night, four-man Welterweight World… Read More
Heading Into WSOF 2, Andrei Arlovski Credits Greg Jackson For Career Turnaround: “I Still Have A Lot Of Years To Fight”
By Kelsey Mowatt
Around this time two years ago, there was no shortage of calls from pundits and fans alike, for Andrei Arlovski to retire. The former UFC champion had recently been eliminated from Strikeforce’s Heavyweight… Read More