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Report: Holly Holm to Face Irene Aldana Next
By FCF Staff
As the UFC continues to book fights for its summer schedule, it’s being reported that former bantamweight champ Holly Holm will take on rising contender, Irene Aldana, next.
The fight will headline an August 1st card, which is… Read More
Conor McGregor Announces Retirement, Says “The Game Just Does Not Excite Me”
By FCF Staff
Conor McGregor stole much of the spotlight tied to UFC 250 on Saturday by announcing he’s retiring, and since then, the star has explained why.
Recently McGregor announced on Twitter that he’s decided to hang up the… Read More
Chan Sung Jung Doesn’t Think Alexander Volkanovski vs. Max Holloway Was “Too Close”
By FCF Staff
The expectation is that the UFC is going to give Max Holloway an immediate rematch with new, featherweight champ, Alexander Volkanovski. But, it looks like 145 contender Chan Sung Jung doesn’t see the point.
Holloway faced Volkanovski… Read More
Frank Mir & Brad Pickett Lead Manchester Top Team Grand Opening
By Press Release
Manchester Top Team opens its doors to the media and the public for the first time since forming back in November 2019. Two-time UFC heavyweight champion and sporting pioneer Frank Mir makes the trip across the… Read More
Jared Cannonier Names Kelvin Gastelum & Darren Till in Push For New Opponent, Latter Responds
By FCF Staff
After having a March 7th bout with Robert Whittaker fall through, Jared Cannonier has turned to social media in an effort to line-up a new opponent for UFC 248. More specifically, the powerful middleweight has called out… Read More
LFA 83 Announced For Dallas Return
By Press Release
LAS VEGAS, Nevada – LFA CEO Ed Soares announced today that the promotion is bringing a pair of pivotal bouts to Texas in March. LFA 83 will feature high-stakes confrontations in both the featherweight and welterweight… Read More
Conor McGregor Claims Floyd Mayweather Jr. Verbally Committed to MMA Bout in 2017
By FCF Staff
Floyd Mayweather Jr. has teased in the past that he was going to compete in a MMA bout. But, according to Conor McGregor, prior to their boxing match in 2017, the undefeated boxer verbally committed to a… Read More
Conor McGregor’s Coach Says Fans “Are in For a Real Treat” in Star’s Upcoming Bout
By FCF Staff
Ahead of Conor McGregor’s pivotal bout with Donald Cerrone at UFC 246, the star’s head coach is reporting the fighter has never looked better.
McGregor, who hasn’t won a bout now since 2016, is set to face… Read More
Will Jon Jones Want a Match Against Stipe Miocic or Daniel Cormier After Dominick Reyes Fight?
UFC light-heavyweight champion Jon Jones will be fighting Dominick Reyes next. The 29-year-old Reyes showed his contender status via a one-round beat-down of former middleweight champ Chris Weidman. After that fight Reyes reiterated his desire to fight the 32-year-old Jones.… Read More
Jon Jones Reports Next Fight is a “Few Weeks Away”, Hints Dominick Reyes Will be Opponent
By FCF Staff
Following Dominick Reyes’ impressive win over Chris Weidman last month, it looks like the undefeated light-heavyweight will fight UFC champ Jon Jones soon.
Since Reyes finished Weidman in the opening round at UFC Boston, there’s been extensive… Read More
Sam Alvey Posts X-Ray of Broken Hand, Apologizes to “Shogun” Rua
By FCF Staff
Sam Alvey has posted an x-ray of the broken hand that he recently incurred, which has removed him from a November 16th bout with “Shogun” Rua,
Recently the veteran fighter, who was supposed to face Rua at… Read More
Conor McGregor Announces Octagon Return Set For Jan. 18, Donald Cerrone is Front-Runner According to Report
By FCF Staff
While attending a sponsor’s event today in Moscow, Russia, Conor McGregor announced he’s going to fight again on January 18th, but did not say against who. Since then. however, it’s been reported Donald Cerrone is currently the… Read More
Tony Ferguson Calls For December 14th Bout With “Fathead” Khabib Nurmagomedov
By FCF Staff
The plan currently is to have Tony Ferguson fight Khabib Nurmagomedov next, and recently the former interim champ called for a December 14th fight with the UFC’s lightweight champion.
Ferguson, who is expected to challenge Nurmagomedov next… Read More
Bellator Returns to Mohegan Sun Arena For Doubleheader on October 25 & 26
By Press Release
On October 25 and 26, Bellator returns to Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. for two back-to-back nights of exciting MMA action.
On Friday, a heavyweight battle between former two-time UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir (18-13) and… Read More
Report: Matt Brown to Face Ben Saunders in First Bout Since 2017
By FCF Staff
After being sidelined throughout much of 2018, it’s being reported Matt Brown will return to the Octagon before 2019 is up, and will fight Ben Saunders.
The 38-year-old Brown hasn’t fought since November, 2017, when he knocked… Read More
Dana White Says Henry Cejudo Needs to Defend 125 Title or Vacate It
By FCF Staff
Henry Cejudo has made it clear he wants to fight a big name in the bantamweight division when he’s ready to return. But, Dana White says the decorated fighter needs to defend the flyweight title against Joseph… Read More
Urijah Faber: “Kinektic Bringing Unity to Grappling World”
By Press Release
LAS VEGAS (August 13, 2019) – UFC Hall of Famer Urijah Faber strongly believes that the time is right for the inaugural Kinektic submission grappling tournament this Friday (Aug. 16) in Anaheim, California.
All the exciting grappling… Read More
LFA 76 Set For Kansas Debut
By Press Release
LAS VEGAS, Nevada – LFA CEO Ed Soares announced today that the promotion will be bringing a lightweight showdown to Kansas next month. LFA fan favorite Trey Ogden returns to face the highly-touted Nick Browne in the… Read More
Raufeon Stots- Anthony Birchak Superfight Added to Inaugural Kinektic Submission Grappling Tourney
By Pres Release
Kinektic has announced a world-class SuperFight between Raufeon “Supa” Stots and Anthony “El Toro” Birchak will provide chief support for the inaugural Kinektic submission grappling tournament on Friday, August 16, in Anaheim, California.
All the action… Read More
Team Rosters Announced For Inaugural Kinektic Submission Grappling Event
By Press Release
Team rosters have been announced for the inaugural Kinektic submission grappling event, streaming exclusively on UFC FIGHT PASS®, the world’s leading digital subscription service for combat sports, live from Anaheim Business Expo Center on Friday, August… Read More