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UFC FN 47: Watch the Weigh-Ins Live Beginning at 4PM/ET
By FCF Staff
You can watch the official weigh-ins for UFC Fight Night 47 live, right here at Full Contact Fighter, beginning at 4PM/ET.
Saturday’s card, which will go down in Bangor, Maine, will feature Ryan Bader taking on… Read More
UFC FN 47: Ovince St. Preux Believes Ryan Bader is “Overrated”
By FCF Staff
Although Ovince St. Preux is set to compete, in what most would say, is the biggest fight of his life Saturday, the light-heavyweight believes opponent Ryan Bader is shouldering far more pressure.
The two will… Read More
UFC Champ Jon Jones Releases Post Surgery Vids
By FCF Staff
UFC Light-Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones has reportedly undergone successful knee surgery, and now the renowned fighter will begin the recovery process.
Jones has released two, short videos on Instagram following the surgery, which postponed his fight with… Read More
UFC 178 Receives Donald Cerrone vs. Bobby Green, James Krause vs. Jorge Masvidal
By FCF Staff
After losing Jon Jones vs. Daniel Cormier, UFC 178 has received a compelling lightweight fight, as Donald Cerrone will take on Bobby Green. The 155 pound fight will be the September 27th card’s co-headliner, as Demetrious Johnson… Read More
UFC Champ Ronda Rousey Eyeing January 3rd Title Defense
By FCF Staff
While it remains to be seen when and who Ronda Rousey will fight again, the UFC Bantamweight Champion has relayed one date that is peaking her interest.
Rousey–who is recovering from knee surgery–appeared on the latest edition… Read More
UFC FN 47’s Ryan Bader: “I’m the Best Fighter I’ve Ever Been”, Says OSP is in for a “Rude Awakening”
By Kelsey Mowatt
Ryan Bader has come up short against several of the UFC’s top tier, light-heavyweights, but the powerful fighter promises “Darth’s” best days are ahead.
As Bader heads into his UFC Fight Night main event… Read More
UFC FN 54: Six More Bouts Added to Line-up, TUF Nations Winners Elias Theodorou and Chad Laprise Booked for Card
By FCF Staff
The Ultimate Fighting Championship has announced six more bouts for its first trip to Halifax, Nova Scotia, and not surprisingly, they will feature several Canadian fighters.
UFC FN 54 will be hosted by the Halifax Forum, and… Read More
UFC FN 49: Newcomer Joby Sanchez Replacing Tim Elliott
By FCF Staff
UFC Fight Night 49 has received another change, just over a week out from the August 23rd event, as the promotion has announced Tim Elliott has withdrawn due to injury.
Stepping in for the flyweight will be… Read More
UFC Announces Mike King Suspension After Failing UFC FN 46 Drug Test, Cathal Pendred Responds
By FCF Staff
Mike King won’t be able to spend his recent “Fight of the Night” bonus after all, as the UFC is reporting that the middleweight failed his post UFC FN 46 drug test.
According to a statement from… Read More
UFC Vet Nick Ring Talks Return After “Long, Hard Recovery” From Fifth Knee Surgery
By Kelsey Mowatt
While some fighters will never know what it takes to return from knee surgery, Nick Ring is more than familiar with the struggles involved, as the UFC vet continues to recover from his fifth to… Read More
UFC 178: Jon Jones-Daniel Cormier Postponed After Champion Incurs Injury
By FCF Staff
The highly anticipated, scrap between Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier won’t go down at UFC 178 after all, as the promotion has announced that an injury to Jones will delay the fight.
The grudge match was booked… Read More
UFC Confirms Yoshihiro Akiyama vs. Amir Sadollah set for September 20th
By FCF Staff
After a few line-up changes due to injuries, the UFC has confirmed that as expected, Amir Sadollah will face Yoshihiro Akiyama on September 20th. The welterweight bout will be part of UFC FN 52, which will be… Read More
UFC 177: Anthony Birchak-Joe Soto Fight Rounds Out Card
By FCF Staff
The line-up for UFC 177 has been completed with a bantamweight fight between two UFC newcomers, as the promotion has announced Anthony Birchak will face Joe Soto.
UFC 177 will go down August 30th at the Sleep… Read More
UFC FN 54: Nordine Taleb to Battle Jingliang Li
By FCF Staff
The line-up for UFC Fight Night 54 has received another bout, as the promotion has announced that Nordine Taleb will battle Jingliang Li. The upcoming event will be hosted by Halifax, Nova Scotia on October 4th.
Taleb (9-2)… Read More
New Full Contact Fighter Radio Features UFC’s Nick Ring, CMAC Head Coach Lee Mein
By FCF Staff
The latest episode of Full Contact Fighter Radio features talks with UFC middleweight Nick Ring, and Canadian Martial Arts Centre head coach, Lee Mein.
Ring continues to recover from knee surgery he required, following his decision loss… Read More
UFC Return of Ben Saunders Confirmed, Veteran Booked for UFC FN 49
By FCF Staff
As was reported last week would be the case, the UFC has announced that Ben Saunders is returning to the Octagon, after a four year stint outside the promotion.
The welterweight fighter has been booked to fight… Read More
UFC’s Joe Lauzon Talks Closed Guard, Weighs-in on Effectiveness of Position in Today’s MMA
By Kelsey Mowatt
As mixed-martial-artists continue to evolve their skill sets, discussions regarding the effectiveness of the guard and how it should be utilized in the modern era of fighting abound. In other words, the days of fighters… Read More
UFC FN 47: Sam Alvey Explains Why Joe Silva is a “Genius” For Booking Him to Fight Tom Watson
By FCF Staff
Veteran Sam “Smilin” Alvey is set to make his official UFC debut next weekend, and the former MFC champ believes fans couldn’t have asked for a better match-up.
Alvey is set to take on Tom “Kong” Watson… Read More