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Report: Gabe Ruediger and Mac Danzig Latest Fighters to Launch Lawsuit Against UFC
By FCF Staff
The list of fighters who have launched lawsuits against the Ultimate Fighting Championship has gotten longer, as according to reports, Gabe Ruediger and Mac Danzig are also suing the promotion.
The suit is reportedly similar to the… Read More
Report: UFC to Help Fund, Rather Than Oversee, Out of Competition Drug Testing
By FCF Staff
After the UFC announced several months ago that it will be implementing and overseeing out of competition drug testing, the promotion has elected to leave testing in the hands of athletic commissions.
The ZUFFA owned property announced… Read More
Report: Brandon Vera and Pablo Garza Latest Fighters to Launch Anti-Trust, UFC Lawsuit
By FCF Staff
The Ultimate Fighting Championship is facing a third, class action lawsuit now, as Pablo Garza and Brandon Vera are the latest fighters to accuse the promotion of breaking antitrust laws.
Last week it was announced that Dennis… Read More
Report: Dennis Hallman and Javiez Vasquez Join UFC Lawsuit
By FCF Staff
Dennis Hallman and Javier Vasquez are reportedly the latest fighters to join a class action lawsuit against the UFC, which accuses the promotion of breaking antitrust laws.
It was announced last week that Jon Fitch, Nate Quarry… Read More
UFC Issues Statement in Response to Lawsuit
By FCF Staff
After a class action lawsuit against the Ultimate Fighting Championship was formally announced on Tuesday, the promotion has issued a brief, yet direct, statement in response.
The following statement was posted on the official UFC site,… Read More
Report: Michael Bisping Lays Into Luke Rockhold Over Ongoing Feud
By FCF Staff
Michael Bisping and Luke Rockhold have been booked to fight at UFC Fight Night 55, and while both men are top ten ranked 185’ers, their ongoing feud is likely the main reason the fight’s been scheduled.
Not… Read More
UFC CEO Lorenzo Fertitta Outlines Plans for Promotion’s Extensive Drug Testing
By FCF Staff
In the wake of Cung Le’s recent suspension, after testing positive for human growth hormone, the issue of performance enhancing drugs is once again making headlines throughout MMA. In recent weeks, the UFC has announced it will… Read More
Report: Michael Bisping Outlines Why he Turned Down Luke Rockhold’s Bet
By FCF Staff
After Michael Bisping turned down Luke Rockhold’s proposal to put their salaries on the line for their November 8th scrap, the outspoken fighter has outlined why.
Bisping and Rockhold have been firing verbal shots at each other… Read More
UFC Adds Luke Rockhold-Michael Bisping, “Shogun” Rua-Jimi Manuwa to Nov. 8th Cards
By FCF Staff
After extensive speculation as to when and if Michael Bisping will fight rival Luke Rockhold, the promotion has announced the two will battle November 8th in Sydney, Australia.
In addition, the UFC has confirmed that “Shogun” Rua… Read More
UFC’s Dana White Reverses Course on Michael Bisping vs. Luke Rockhold
By FCF Staff
Although Dana White recently said that the UFC is looking to match Luke Rockhold up against Lyoto Machida next, the promotion’s president has reportedly changed his mind.
Since Bisping’s stoppage win over Cung Le at UFC Fight… Read More
UFC Not Considering Michael Bisping vs. Luke Rockhold Next
By FCF Staff
Although there’s apparently no shortage of bad blood between Michael Bisping and Luke Rockhold, the UFC has announced that it’s looking at another fight for the latter.
Since Bisping’s stoppage win over Cung Le last weekend, the… Read More
UFC 178: Patrick Cote Versus Stephen Thompson Booked
By FCF Staff
The line-up for UFC 178 continues to fill out, as welterweights Patrick Cote and Stephen Thompson have verbally agreed to fight at the September 27th event.
The card will be take place in Las Vegas, Nevada; however,… Read More
Report: Rich Franklin Could Finish UFC Contract Despite ONE FC Job
By FCF Staff
After Rich Franklin announced recently that he’s in discussions with ONE FC about an executive position with the promotion, it was widely assumed the former UFC champ’s fighting days could be over. According to UFC President Dana… Read More
Rich Franklin Says He’s Talking to ONE FC About Executive Position
By FCF Staff
Although Rich Franklin has repeatedly said he hopes to compete in the Octagon one more time, it looks as though the former UFC champ could be employed by ONE FC soon.
Franklin, who hasn’t fought since November,… Read More
Chael Sonnen Calls Out Rich Franklin, Says He’ll “Put Away” Former Champ
By FCF Staff
While Chael Sonnen is expected to take on rival Wanderlei Silva, July 5th, the outspoken fighter has gone out of his way to call out another accomplished vet, former middleweight champ Rich Franklin.
Recently, Sonnen relayed his… Read More
Report: Rich Franklin Would “Absolutely” Fight Anderson Silva For a Third Time
By FCF Staff
Rich Franklin plans on stepping into the Octagon at least one more time, before he calls it quits on his decorated career, and the former champ is reportedly interested in fighting a familiar foe, Anderson Silva.
The… Read More
Report: Rich Franklin Intends to Finish Out UFC Contract, But After New Business Allows
By FCF Staff
Rich Franklin has said he intends to step into the Octagon one more time, but the former UFC champ is reporting that won’t happen until the demands of starting a new business subside.
The 39 year-old fighter,… Read More
Rich Franklin Weighs in on Fighter Pay: “The UFC is The Only Player so it Gives Them an Edge”
By FCF Staff
While it remains to be seen if Rich Franklin will return to the Octagon for another bout or two, as the veteran hopes, more recently the former champ was asked about the issue of fighter pay. The… Read More
Former UFC Champ Rich Franklin Plans to Retire After One More Fight
By FCF Staff
Another of the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s first mainstream stars plans to hang up the gloves soon, as former middleweight champion Rich Franklin has announced that his next fight will be his last.
The 39 year-old fighter… Read More
Josh Thomson Might Be The First Strikeforce Guy To Win Gold In The UFC
By Joshua Molina
Back in the old Strikeforce days people wondered how well the Strikeforce guys would do in the UFC.
There were dream match-ups like, George St-Pierre vs. Nick Diaz, Alistair Overeem vs. Cain Velasquez and Gilbert Melendez vs.… Read More