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Cung Le “Honored” to be Fighting Vitor Belfort, Understands Speculation Regarding Future of Strikeforce
By Kelsey Mowatt
Throughout the summer, Cung Le wasn’t shy about expressing the fact that he hoped to transfer from Strikeforce to the Ultimate Fighting Championship and compete at the promotion’s upcoming November 19th event in his hometown of… Read More
Cung Le Confirms UFC 139 Bout with Vitor Belfort
By FCF Staff
After the official website of Vitor Belfort reported that the middleweight will fight Cung Le, November 19th in San Jose, the Strikeforce vet has confirmed with FCF that the bout is a go.
The UFC has… Read More
Report: Vitor Belfort Fighting Cung Le at UFC 139
By FCF Staff
After weeks of campaigning to compete on the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s upcoming November 19th card in his hometown of San Jose, Strikeforce middleweight Cung Le may be getting his wish. According to posts on the official… Read More
UFC Returning to Japan, February 26th 2012
By FCF Staff
The Ultimate Fighting Championship has announced that it will be returning to Japan for the first time in over a decade, as today the promotion confirmed that it has booked the Saitama Super Arena for February… Read More
Belfort, Ebersole, Evans and Ortiz Collect UFC 133 Bonuses
By FCF Staff
Although Tito Ortiz failed to pull off a second upset in as many months, the former light-heavyweight champion received an additional $70,000 for his efforts at last night’s UFC 133 card, as he and… Read More
Rashad Evans Stops Tito Ortiz in the Second Round
By FCF Staff
Here are the results from tonight’s UFC 133 card in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, which saw Rashad Evans entrench a light-heavyweight title shot by stopping Tito Ortiz in the second round.
UFC 133 Official Results
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Rashad Evans and Tito Ortiz on Weight for UFC 133 Headliner
By FCF Staff
Both Rashad Evans and Tito Ortiz (pictured) made weight this afternoon in Philadelphia to set in motion their main event bout tomorrow night at the Wells Fargo Center. Evans came in at 204.4 pounds… Read More
UFC 133 Presser Highlights: Evans and Ortiz Say They Are New and Improved
By FCF Staff
The Ultimate Fighting Championship held the official pre-fight press conference today in anticipation of Saturday’s UFC 133 card, which will see former light-heavyweight champions Rashad Evans and Tito Ortiz square off in the main event.
The… Read More
Philippou Confirmed as Replacement for Sakara at UFC 133
By FCF Staff
Reports that Alessio Sakara has been forced to withdraw from his UFC 133 tilt with Jorge Rivera have been confirmed by the promotion, as the UFC has announced that Constantinos Philippou will step in… Read More
Despite “Radar” Issues, Jason MacDonald Excited to be Fighting Alan Belcher
By Kelsey Mowatt
After making a successful return at UFC 129 in April, by quickly tapping out Ryan Jensen with a first round triangle-choke, Jason MacDonald began surveying the middleweight landscape to see who he might face… Read More
With Injury to Nogueira, Franklin Removed from UFC 133
By FCF Staff
The Ultimate Fighting Championship has announced that despite its efforts to find Rich Franklin (pictured) a new opponent, the former middleweight champ will no longer compete at the August 6th, UFC 133 card as… Read More
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira Off UFC 133 Card Due to Injury
By FCF Staff
The injury woes of the Ultimate Fighting Championship are continuing, as the promotion has announced that Antonio Rogerio Nogueira has been forced to withdraw from his upcoming August 6th bout with Rich Franklin due to injury.… Read More
Dan Miller Stepping in for “Cacareco” Ferreira at UFC 134
By FCF Staff
Dan Miller has once again stepped up as a replacement for the Ultimate Fighting Championship, as the promotion announced this afternoon via its Twitter account that the AMA Fighter will replace Alexandre “Cacareco” Ferreira… Read More