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UFC 173: Chico Camus Stepping in for Kyung Ho Kang
By FCF Staff
The Ultimate Fighting Championship’s May 24th card in Las Vegas has undergone another change, as the promotion has announced that Chico Camus is stepping in for bantamweight Kyung Ho Kang. The latter was scheduled to fight Chris… Read More
UFC FN 43: Patrick Cummins to Fight Francimar Barroso
By FCF Staff
After dropping his UFC debut to light-heavyweight contender Daniel Cormier in February, Patrick Cummins will look for his first Octagon victory versus Francimar Barroso on June 7th.
The bout will be part of UFC Fight Night 43,… Read More
UFC FN 39: Alptekin Ozikilic Withdraws Due to Injury
By FCF Staff
UFC Fight Night 39 will not feature a flyweight bout between Dustin Ortiz and Alptekin Ozkilic afterall, as the latter has been forced to withdraw due to an injury.
The promotion has announced that as a result… Read More
UFC Signs MFC Champ Anthony Hamilton, Heavyweight Fighting Oleksiy Oliynyk June 28th
By FCF Staff
The UFC has announced that MFC heavyweight champ Anthony Hamilton will battle fellow newcomer Oleksiy Oliynyk, June 28th in San Antonio.
The upcoming, Fight Night card will be hosted by the city’s AT&T Center and will feature featherweight… Read More
Jon Jones Weighs in on Pre-UFC 172 Drug Test
By FCF Staff
UFC light-heavyweight champ Jon Jones and Glover Teixeira have reportedly been drug tested by Maryland officials, just a few weeks out from their April 26th bout in Baltimore.
The upcoming fight will headline UFC 172, which will… Read More
UFC Champ Chris Weidman Reporting Knee Surgeries Were a “Success”
By FCF Staff
Chris Weidman has undergone minor surgery to address issues in both of his knees, and the UFC Middleweight Champion is reporting the procedures were a “success.”
Weidman, who was forced to move a bout with Lyoto Machida… Read More
UFC FN 43 Picks up Yves Edward vs. Piotr Hallman
By FCF Staff
Yves Edwards is still booked to fight Piotr Hallmann next, however the lightweight bout has been moved from UFC 173 to UFC Fight Night 43.
The promotion announced the change via Twitter.
Edwards (42-20-1) will be looking… Read More
UFC FN 39: Dustin Ortiz Still Angry About Loss to John Moraga, But Hopes to be “Sitting on Top” by Year’s End
By Kelsey Mowatt
Dustin Ortiz may have come short in his bout with top ranked flyweight John Moraga in January, but the rising fighter is aware he still gained some ground in the tightly contested bout. Although Ortiz… Read More
UFC FN 44: Marcelo Guimares Versus Andy Enz Booked
By FCF Staff
The line-up for UFC FN 44 continues to fill out, as the promotion has announced that Marcelo Guimares will face middleweight Andy Enz at the June 28th card. The event will be hosted by the AT&T Center… Read More
UFC FN 44: Uriah Hall to Battle Thiago Santos
By FCF Staff
The Ultimate Fighting Championship has announced that TUF 17 Finalist Uriah Hall will compete on the promotion’s upcoming, June 28th card in San Antonio, and that he’ll face middleweight Thiago Santos.
UFC FN 44 will be hosted… Read More
Report: Daniel Cormier vs. Dan Henderson in Works for UFC 175?
By FCF Staff
After it was recently reported that Daniel Cormier could fight Rafael “Feijao” Cavalcante on July 5th, word has come forth that the UFC is hoping to have the former heavyweight fight Dan Henderson at UFC 175.
The… Read More
New Episode of Full Contact Fighter Radio Features UFC’s Dustin Ortiz, MFC’s Graham Spencer
By FCF Staff
The latest episode of Full Contact Fighter Radio features talks with UFC flyweight Dustin Ortiz and MFC featherweight, Graham Spencer.
Ortiz is preparing for a bout with Alptekin Ozkillic, which will take place on April… Read More
UFC 172’s Danny Castillo Says He’s Better Than Charlie Brenneman “in Every Aspect of MMA”
By FCF Staff
It’s no secret that much of Danny Castillo’s success to date has been due to his wrestling game, and although he’ll fight another accomplished grappler at UFC 172, the lightweight’s as confident as ever.
Castillo was originally… Read More
UFC 173: Jake Ellenberger Fighting Robbie Lawler After Tarec Saffiedine Injury
By FCF Staff
The Ultimate Fighting Championship has had a busy time making changes to the line-up for its May 24th card, and the latest will see Jake Ellenberger fight fellow welterweight contender Robbie Lawler.
Ellenberger was originally scheduled to fight… Read More
UFC FN 43 Picks up Ross Pearson vs. Diego Sanchez
By FCF Staff
UFC Fight Night 43 has picked up another compelling lightweight fight, as Ross Pearson will battle Diego Sanchez at the June 7th event. The card will be hosted by the Tingley Coliseum in Albuquerque, and will feature… Read More
Raphael Assuncao Outlines Why he Couldn’t Take UFC 173 Title Fight
By FCF Staff
Some fans may have been surprised to hear today that TJ Dillashaw, and not the man who beat him in October, Raphael Assuncao, will challenge Renan Barao at UFC 173. The new bout was confirmed as a… Read More
Report: Francisco Rivera Stepping in to Fight Takeya Mizugaki at UFC 173
By FCF Staff
Takeya Mizugaki has been booked a new fight for UFC 173, now that his original opponent TJ Dillashaw is fighting Renan Barao, and its reportedly Francisco Rivera.
Recently the UFC announced that Dillashaw will fight the bantamweight… Read More
UFC FN 41: Francis Carmont to Face CB Dollaway
By FCF Staff
The Ultimate Fighting Championship’s next card in Germany continues to fill out, as the promotion has announced that CB Dollaway will fight Francis Carmont on May 31st. The bout will be part of UFC FN 41, which… Read More
UFC 173: Renan Barao vs. TJ Dillashaw New Headliner
By FCF Staff
After losing a fight between Chris Weidman and Lyoto Machida, UFC 173 has received a new headliner, as bantamweight champ Renan Barao will face TJ Dillashaw.
The May 24th event will be hosted by the MGM Grand… Read More
UFC FN 39’s Roy Nelson Says he Has Advantage Over “Minotauro” Standing: “I Hit Harder”
By FCF Staff
Roy Nelson will be looking to end a two fight losing streak when he battles Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira at UFC Fight Night 39, and it sounds like the heavyweight believes striking is the way to do it.… Read More