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UFC 173: Junior dos Santos to Battle Stipe Miocic
By FCF Staff
UFC 173 has received another compelling fight, as former heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos will fight rising contender Stipe Miocic at the May 24th card.
The event will be hosted by the MGM Grand Garden Arena, and… Read More
UFC FN 40: Matt Brown-Erick Silva Announced as Headliner
By FCF Staff
The May 10th, UFC Fight Night 40 finally has its headliner, as the promotion has announced that Matt Brown will take on Erick Silva. The card will be hosted by Cincinnati’s U.S Bank Arena.
The five round… Read More
UFC 173: Tony Ferguson-Katsunori Kikuno Bout Verbally Agreed To
By FCF Staff
The May 24th, UFC 173 card has a new lightweight addition, as the promotion has announced that Tony Ferguson and Katsunori Kikuno have verbally agreed to fight at the upcoming event.
UFC 173 will be hosted by… Read More
Report: Joe Rogan Says “Crazy Madness” Coming to UFC Women’s Division
By FCF Staff
Following Ronda Rousey’s quick stoppage win over Sarah McMann at UFC 170 last month, it remains to be seen when and who the bantamweight champion will fight next. Although Joe Rogan didn’t mention any names, the UFC… Read More
UFC Vet Bart Palaszewski Discusses Decision to Retire, Transitioning Into Career “That is Not About Me”
By Kelsey Mowatt
After competing in 53 professional bouts, over a twelve year span, Bart Palaszewski recently announced he was hanging up the gloves at the young age of 30. The announcement seemed to catch more… Read More
UFC FN 40: Lorenz Larkin and Costa Philippou Agree to Fight
By FCF Staff
The UFC’s May 10th Fight Night card is nearing completion, as the promotion has announced that Lornez Larkin and Costa Philippou have verbally agreed to fight at the Cincinnati bound card.
Larkin (14-2) will be looking to… Read More
UFC 173: Michael Chiesa to Fight Francisco Trinaldo
By FCF Staff
UFC 173 has six bouts confirmed, as the promotion has announced that Michael Chiesa will fight lightweight Francisco Trinaldo at the May 24th card.
Chiesa (10-1) will be looking to build on the submission win he scored… Read More
UFC on FOX 11: Hernani Perpetuo Replacing Santiago Ponzinibbio
By FCF Staff
Former Shooto champion Hernani Perpetuo will make his Octagon debut versus Jordan Mein at UFC on FOX 11, April 19th. The promotion has announced that the welterweight is replacing Santiago Ponzinibbio at the event, which will go down… Read More
Vitor Belfort Releases Follow Up Statement, Denies “Giving Up” UFC 173 Fight
By FCF Staff
Vitor Belfort will no longer fight Chris Weidman on May 24th, as a result of the NSAC’s recent decision to ban testosterone-replacement-therapy, and the punishing striker wants to make sure fans understand why.
Not long after the… Read More
UFC Macao Weigh-In Results: John Hathaway And Dong Hyun Kim Set, Zak Cummings-Alberto Mina Scrapped
By FCF Staff
Here are the official weigh-in results for the UFC’s latest event tomorrow in Macao, China, which will feature John Hathaway taking on Dong Hyun Kim in the main event.
Bother of the welterweights came… Read More
UFC 173: Vitor Belfort Withdraws, Lyoto Machida to Challenge Chris Weidman
By FCF Staff
The MMA world knew that the fall out from the NSAC’s decision to ban TRT would be far reaching and substantive, and the main event for UFC 173 has already been hit by the ruling. As a… Read More
NSAC Bans TRT, UFC Announces Support For Decision
By FCF Staff
For some time now, testosterone replacement therapy has been one of mixed-martial-arts most discussed and debated issues, and the Nevada State Athletic Commission ruled Thursday that it will no longer allow TRT in it’s jurisdiction.
According to… Read More
UFC FN 40: Daron Cruickshank to Battle Erik Koch
By FCF Staff
It hasn’t taken the UFC long to book Erik Koch another fight, following his quick stoppage win over Rafaello Oliveira last weekend, as the promotion has announced he’ll face Daron Cruickshank May 10th.
The lightweight bout will be… Read More
UFC 173: Al Iaquinta Versus Mitch Clarke Added to Card
By FCF Staff
The line-up for UFC 173 has its sixth bout, as the promotion has announced that Al Iaquinta will battle fellow lightweight Mitch Clarke at the event. The May 24th card will go down at the MGM Grand… Read More
UFC 173: Takeya Mizugaki to Face TJ Dillashaw
By FCF Staff
The May 24th, UFC 173 card in Las Vegas has received a compelling bantamweight bout, as the promotion has announced that TJ Dillashaw will face Takeya Mizugaki.
Dillashaw (9-2) recently rebounded from split decision loss to Raphael… Read More
Nate Diaz Requests Release From UFC Contract
By FCF Staff
Although longtime training partner Gilbert Melendez recently resigned with the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Nate Diaz took to Twitter Wednesday to request his release from the world’s biggest MMA promotion.
The 28 year-old fighter, who is coming off… Read More
UFC 173: Jamie Varner to Face James Krause
By FCF Staff
UFC 173 has picked up a lightweight fight, as the promotion has announced that former WEC champ Jamie Varner will battle James Krause at the May 24th event. The upcoming card will be hosted by the MGM… Read More
New FCF Radio Features Recently Retired, UFC Vet Bart Palaszewski, WSOF Canada’s Roger Alves
By FCF Staff
The latest episode of Full Contact Fighter Radio features talks with UFC veteran Bart Palaszewski and WSOF Canada’s Roger Alves.
Palaszewski discusses his recent decision to hang up the gloves, after a 50 fight plus career, which… Read More
UFC Vet Bart Palaszewski Announces End to 50 Fight Plus Career
By FCF Staff
Another of MMA’s most experienced vets has called it quits after a decade plus career, as former UFC and WEC competitor Bart Palaszewski has announced he’s retiring at the age of 30.
The Illinois fighter, who hasn’t… Read More
UFC FN 40: 10 Bouts Confirmed For Upcoming Abu Dhabi Card
By FCF Staff
The Ultimate Fighting Championship has announced ten fights that will take place at its April 11th, Fight Night card in Abu Dhabi, which will see Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (34-8-1) battle heavyweight Roy Nelson (19-9) in the headliner.… Read More