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(Updated) UFC 177: Henry Cejudo Withdrawing From Octagon Debut Due to Medical Reasons
By FCF Staff
UFC 177 won’t feature the Octagon debut of Henry Cejudo after all, as the promotion has announced that the Olympic Gold Medalist wrestler has withdrawn due to “medical reasons”.
The official announcement did not include any specific… Read More
Dana White Says UFC Waiting on Tyron Woodley to Accept Fight With Hector Lombard
By FCF Staff
Although Tyron Woodley has said he’d like to fight Matt Brown next, UFC President Dana White has revealed the promotion wants him to square off with Hector Lombard.
White relayed the news during a recent interview with… Read More
UFC Not Considering Michael Bisping vs. Luke Rockhold Next
By FCF Staff
Although there’s apparently no shortage of bad blood between Michael Bisping and Luke Rockhold, the UFC has announced that it’s looking at another fight for the latter.
Since Bisping’s stoppage win over Cung Le last weekend, the… Read More
UFC’s Dana White Comments on Making GQ Magazine’s “Sleaziest” Figures in Sports List
By FCF Staff
Recently it was revealed that Dana White was named as one of the ‘sleaziest’ figures in sports by a GQ Magazine story, and the UFC President has weighed in on his inclusion.
While speaking to UFC.com in… Read More
Report: UFC to Implement More Random Drug Testing
By FCF Staff
For sometime now, performance enhancing drugs has been a dominant and contentious issue in MMA, and the UFC is reportedly increasing its efforts to curb their use.
In a year that has seen several fighters caught for… Read More
UFC 177: TJ Dillashaw Believes There’s “More Pressure” on Renan Barao After Memorable Defeat
By FCF Staff
When you defeat a man who is widely considered to be one of the planet’s best, pound-for-pound fighters, who in addition, hadn’t lost in 33 straight fights, people are going to do a lot of… Read More
Dana White’s UFC 177 Vlog Features Behind the Scenes Footage From UFC 175
Anthony Johnson Calls out Fellow UFC Contender Alexander Gustafsson
By FCF Staff
Alexander Gustafsson may be set on waiting for another shot at the UFC light-heavyweight belt, but Anthony Johnson has started to pressure the contender to fight him first.
Recently, Johnson expressed an interest in fighting Ryan Bader… Read More
UFC Fight Night Brazil: Ovince St. Preux to Battle Rafael Cavalcante November 8th
By FCF Staff
After respective losses to Ryan Bader, Ovince St. Preux and Rafael “Feijao” Cavalante have been booked to square off against each other next.
According to a tweet from the UFC’s Brazilian account, the light-heavyweights will fight November… Read More
UFC 177: Danny Castillo Says There’s “No Way” Career’s Been Similar to Tony Ferguson’s
By FCF Staff
Although Tony Ferguson and Danny Castillo both made their UFC debuts in 2011, the latter says that’s only similarities the two share in terms of their careers.
Castillo is set to fight Ferguson at UFC 177 this… Read More
Report: UFC FN 49 Draws Less Than 700,000 Viewers
By FCF Staff
Although Benson Henderson has drawn solid numbers for FOX and FOX Sports in the past, the former lightweight champ’s latest main event reportedly averaged less than 700,000 viewers.
Henderson took on Rafael dos Anjos in the main… Read More
UFC FN 50: Chas Skelly Stepping up on Short Notice to Battle Sean Soriano
By FCF Staff
Only a few days removed from his submission win over Tom Niinimaki on August 23rd, Chas Skelly has been booked to fight again on September 5th. The featherweight has been tapped to replace the injured Andre Fili at… Read More
Bellator Announces Signing of Stephan Bonnar, UFC Hall of Famer to Compete in 2014
By FCF Staff
Bellator has added another notable UFC vet to its roster, as the promotion has announced that Stephan Bonnar is coming out of retirement, armed with a new deal.
According to the official announcement, the 37 year-old… Read More
Tim Boetsch on Thrilling UFC FN 47 Victory: “I Had to Win This Fight if I Wanted to Keep my Job”
By Kelsey Mowatt
Tim Boetsch buzzed the MMA world at UFC Fight Night 47 by scoring a come from behind win over Brad Tavares, and the middleweight believes he kept his roster spot in doing so.
Heading into… Read More
UFC FN 57: Joseph Benavidez vs. Dustin Ortiz Booked
By FCF Staff
The Ultimate Fighting Championship’s November 22nd card in Austin, Texas, has received a notable flyweight bout, as Joseph Benavidez will square off with Dustin Ortiz. The UFC announced the match-up on Tuesday.
UFC FN 57 will be… Read More
UFC 180: Main Card Confirmed for Mexico City Event
By FCF Staff
The UFC held a press conference today in Mexico City, in advance of its November 15th debut in the nation, and announced several main card fights.
In addition to the headliner, which will see heavyweight champ Cain… Read More