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Bellator 117 Weigh-in Results: Douglas Lima and Rick Hawn Ready for Title Fight
By FCF Staff
Bellator’s welterweight title fight tomorrow night in Council Bluffs, Iowa, is a go, as both Douglas Lima and Rick Hawn made weight today for the card’s main event.
Lima came in at 169.8 for the five round… Read More
Bellator 112: “War Machine” Reporting Injury Has Forced Him to Withdraw From Tourney
By FCF Staff
Just over a week away from when Bellator’s next welterweight tourney is set to kick off, scheduled competitor “War Machine” is reporting he’s had to withdraw.
The 32 year-old made the announcement via his Twitter account recently… Read More
Bellator 112: Nate Coy Vows to “Get That Win Back” From UFC Vet Paul Bradley, Lock up Elusive Tourney Spot
By Kelsey Mowatt
Nate Coy may not have been booked for Bellator’s upcoming welterweight tourney, but the Strikeforce vet will take one of the promotion’s more established 170’ers next, when he battles Paul Bradley, March 14th.… Read More
Marlon Sandro and Daniel Straus on Weight for Bellator 68 Featherweight Final
By FCF Staff
Daniel Straus and Marlon Sandro have cleared the final hurdle before they face off in Bellator’s featherweight tourney final tomorrow night in Atlantic City, as both men made weight for the bout… Read More
Bellator Returns To Armed Forces Network
By FCF Staff
Bellator Fighting Championships and The Armed Forces Network have renewed their programming agreement that began in 2010, it was announced by Bellator officials.
The renewed TV deal will deliver live Bellator action to the approximate 1… Read More
Bellator 59 Weigh-In Results: Tourney Finales Official
By FCF Staff
All of the competitors for Bellator’s latest event tomorrow night in Atlantic City made weight today, including heavyweight tournament finalists Eric Prindle and Thiago Santos, as well as bantamweight finalists Eduardo Dantas and Alexis Vila.
Bellator 59,… Read More
Bellator Signs Undefeated Former Olympic Medalist Alexis Vila
By FCF Staff, photo courtesy Bellator FC
Bellator Fighting Championship has added another accomplished wrestler to its roster as it has announced that it has signed 1996, free style wrestling, Olympic bronze medalist Alexis Vila. The 40 year-old-Cuban fighter… Read More
Chael Sonnen Facing 11 Charges from alleged December fight in Las Vegas
By FCF Staff
According to MMAJunkie, Chael Sonnen is now facing up to 11 charges from his alleged hotel fight on December 18th in Las Vegas. His first initial court appearance is set for April 27th in Las Vegas.
It… Read More
PFL Secures $65 Million in Investment
By press release
The Professional Fighters League (PFL), the fastest growing and most innovative sports league, today announced the completion of a $65 million financing round, bringing total funding of the company to $175 million. The new investment capital raised… Read More
Fedor Emelianenko Says he Feels “Fine”, After COVID-19 Hospitalization
By FCF Staff
Following reports that Fedor Emelianenko has been hospitalized after contracting COVID-19, the Russian legend says he feels “fine”.
The 44-year-old heavyweight has been admitted to a hospital in Moscow, which specializes in treating COVID-19, according to a… Read More
Coker Hopes to Have “Great Event” in Moscow For Fedor’s Final Fight
By FCF Staff
Fedor Emelianenko has two bouts left on his Bellator contract, and the promotion’s president, Scott Coker, is hoping to have the legend fight in Russia for the final fight.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 44-year-old Emelianenko… Read More
Scott Coker: Fedor Emelianenko Will Fight Next Year, “no Matter What”
By FCF Staff
20202 is going to come and go without seeing Fedor Emelianenko compete. But, Bellator President Scott Coker says the plan is to have the legend fight in 2021, “no matter what”.
The 44-year-old heavyweight was expected to… Read More
Paul Daley Announces Next Fight Will be His Last
By FCF Staff
Not long after Paul Daley was forced to withdraw from the Bellator 247 main event, on account of weight cutting issues, the feared strikers announced his next bout will be his last.
Daley was supposed to fight… Read More
LFA 75 Gets New Main Event in Utah
By Press Release
LAS VEGAS, Nevada – LFA CEO Ed Soares announced today that LFA 75 will have a new main event when the promotion returns to Utah tomorrow night. This is the third change at the top of… Read More
Chael Sonnen Discusses Decision to Retire, Says Announcement Wasn’t Planned
By FCF Staff
Following Chael Sonnen’s loss to Lyoto Machida “The American Gangster” announced his memorable career has to come to an end. But, Sonnen says he didn’t have plans to retire if he was defeated.
Sonnen was stopped by… Read More
Veteran Commentator Jimmy Smith Confirms He’s Not Returning to UFC in 2019
By FCF Staff
As the Ultimate Fighting Championship gets set to begin its new broadcasting deal with ESPN, veteran commentator Jimmy Smith is reporting he has not been renewed for 2019.
Smith moved to the UFC broadcasting team last year,… Read More
World Bare Knuckle Fighting Federation “Rise of the Titans” Presser Quotes
By Press Release
CASPER, Wyoming (November 7, 2018) — The final press conference for Friday night’s “Rise of the Titans,” pay-per-view event, presented by the World Bare Knuckle Fighting Federation (WBKFF), was held today at Hilton Gardens Inn in Casper,… Read More
World Bare Knuckle Fighting Federation Announces Final Card For “Rise of the Titans”
By Press Release
CHICAGO (November 5, 2018) — The World Bare Knuckle Fighting Federation’s (WBKFF) inaugural event, “Rise of the Titans,” is set for this Friday night (Nov. 9) at Casper Events Center in Casper, Wyoming.
A stacked main… Read More
Longtime UFC Contender Josh Koscheck Has Retired
By FCF Staff
Following the retirement announcements of Johny Hendricks and Rashad Evans, another influential fighter in the sport, Josh Koscheck, has also confirmed he’s retiring.
The 40 year-old fighter recently announced he’s done competing on “The Luke Thomas Show”… Read More
Rory MacDonald Responds to Paul Daley’s Call Out / Warning
By FCF Staff
Paul Daley warned Rory MacDonald that he’ll knock him out, after “Semtex” KO’d Brennan Ward at Bellator 170, and it didn’t take the UFC vet long to respond.
Daley knocked Ward out with a vicious flying knee… Read More