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Middleweight Semi-Finalists Make Weight for Bellator 54
By FCF Staff
The semi-finalists for Bellator’s ongoing middleweight tournament made weight this afternoon in Atlantic City, New Jersey, setting in motion the featured bouts for the promotion’s 54th event tomorrow night.
The competition’s semis… Read More
Alvarez and Huerta Make Weight for Bellator 33
Wanderlei Silva Announces His Campaign For Brazilian Congress
By FCF Staff
Wanderlei Silva is scheduled to fight “Rampage” Jackson at Bellator 206, September 19th, and that fight could end up being the last of his storied career.
Recently the UFC and PRIDE vet announced that he’s running to… Read More
UFC Vegas 30 Weigh-in Results: Ciyrl Gane & Alexander Volkov Hit Their Marks
By FCF Staff
The fighters have hit the scales, ahead of UFC Vegas 30 tomorrow, and all of the bouts are proceeding.
In the main event, rising heavyweight Ciryl Gane will take on former Bellator champ, Alexander Volkov. The co-headliner… Read More
Fabian Edwards Says Fans Will Have to “Respect” Brother Leon Edwards, When he “Smokes” RDA
By FCF Staff
Leon Edwards may not be a household name in combat sports yet, but his brother Fabian says fans will need to respect “Rocky”, if he beats Rafael dos Anjos next month.
On account of a seven-fight winning streak,… Read More
Eddie Alvarez Says Khabib Nurmagomedov’s Only Interested in Fighting “Wounded Gazelles”
By FCF Staff
Although Eddie Alvarez likely won’t be next for Khabib Nurmagomedov, the former lightweight champ continues to fire verbal warnings at the new champ.
Alvarez has been arguing for sometime that he’s the only lightweight who can defeat… Read More
Dhiego Lima: “It’s Going to be a Whole Different Story” When Douglas Lima Rematches Andrey Koreshkov
By Kelsey Mowatt
Douglas Lima worked his way to an impressive win over Paul Daley last month, and the fighter’s brother says “The Phenom” is ready to make another title run.
Lima was competing for the first time since… Read More
UFC FN 81 Weigh-In Results: TJ Dillashaw And Dominick Cruz Cleared For Title Fight
By FCF Staff
The official weigh-ins have concluded for Sunday’s UFC Fight Night 81 card in Boston, and all of the scheduled competitors made weight for the event.
In the headliner, former bantamweight champ TJ Dillashaw will take on former… Read More
WSOF 14: Ryan Ford’s Looking to “Prove” He’s a Top Ten Welterweight Versus Jake Shields
By Kelsey Mowatt
Following his highlight reel, KO win over Joel Powell in February, Ryan Ford was looking for another memorable way to make his presence felt in the World Series of Fighting welterweight rankings. To that… Read More
WSOF’s Ryan Ford: “Joel Powell’s Not Going to Bring Anything Into The Cage That I Haven’t Seen”
Welterweights to Battle For Canadian Title Feb. 21st
By Kelsey Mowatt
As a result of a five fight win streak and two wins under the Bellator banner,… Read More
Report: Ben Askren to Fight For ONE FC Welterweight Title in Promotional Debut
By FCF Staff
Not surprisingly, ONE FC has handed Ben Askren a big assignment for the undefeated fighter’s promotional debut, as he will reportedly challenge for the welterweight title. Brock Larson is scheduled to fight Nobutatsu Suzuki, March 14th, at ONE… Read More
WSOF: Ryan Ford to Battle Joel Powell For Canadian Welterweight Title
By FCF Staff
World Series of Canada has announced that Bellator vet Ryan Ford will battle welterweight Joel Powell for the promotion’s Canadian title on February 21st. The bout will headline the upcoming event, which will be hosted by the… Read More
Ben Askren Joins Evolve MMA, Could Deal With ONE FC be Next?
By FCF Staff
Although it remains to be seen where free agent Ben Askren will fight next, Singapore’s Evolve MMA gym has announced that the former Bellator welterweight champ has joined their team.
Evolve made the announcement recently on Twitter,… Read More
Opinion: Ben Askren to the UFC?
By Jesse Heitz
It’s been a relatively slow week for MMA news. Everyone must be thoroughly exhausted from the spectacle that was UFC 167, and the incredible and far-reaching controversies and ramifications that resulted from the event. Yet, when we’ve… Read More
Ben Askren Responds to Recent Dana White’s Comments
By FCF Staff
After UFC President Dana White cited Ben Askren’s performance versus Jay Hieron as a reason why the promotion won’t be offering the free agent a contract, the former Bellator welterweight champ has responded.
Yesterday in Las Vegas,… Read More
Opinion: The Future of Ben Askren
By Jesse Heitz
Recently, Bellator boss, Bjorn Rebney, made it crystal clear that his undefeated Welterweight Champion, Ben Askren, is unlikely to be resigned. It seems a little curious, particularly given the limited amount of… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown”: Chael Sonnen, “King Mo” In The Wrong Place At The Wrong Time
By Joshua Molina
Time for Chael Sonnen to Call Vince McMahon.
No amount of money will be worth getting knocked out three times in a row.
Sonnen is a showman and his best days are behind him. The brilliant trash… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown”: Manti Te’o Scandal a Good Lesson For MMA Media
By Joshua Molina
CNN has an excellent sports journalism story today that is a good lesson for MMA reporters.
The story outlines how sports journalists failed in their coverage of the Manti Te’o-fake girlfriend scandal that has rocked the sports… Read More
If Bout With Friend Pat Curran Has to Happen, Mike Corey Says Title Shot “Good Problem to Have”
With Win Over Ronnie Mann, Featherweight Climbing Bellator Ranks
By Kelsey Mowatt
It hasn’t taken Mike Corey long to make his presence felt in Bellator, not only because the former Marine has gone undefeated to begin his tenure with… Read More