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Jake Ellenberger Calls New 6 Fight UFC Deal “Great”, Discusses Possible Return Date
By FCF Staff
It may have taken Jake Ellenberger over 20 pro bouts to earn an invitation to the Ultimate Fighting Championship, but after going 5-1 in the Octagon since his 2009 arrival, the 26 year has been rewarded… Read More
Jake Ellenberger Says Bout With Diego Sanchez Hasn’t Been Offered, Would Welcome Match-Up
By Kelsey Mowatt
Despite speculation and reports that a bout between Jake Ellenberger and fellow veteran Diego Sanchez is in the works for UFC 141 in December, Ellenberger says that the match-up has not been offered to him yet.… Read More
Shields and Ellenberger on Weight for UFC Fight Night 25
By FCF Staff
UFC welterweight contenders Jake Shields and Jake Ellenberger both made weight this afternoon in anticipation of their main event, Fight Night 25 tilt tomorrow night in New Orleans.
The card, which will be hosted by the… Read More
Cesar Gracie: “Jake’s Going to Fight”
By Kelsey Mowatt
Following the news Tuesday that Jake Shields has suffered the loss of his father and manager Jack Shields, speculation has continued as to whether the welterweight would still fight Jake Ellenberger as scheduled September17th. Shields’s long… Read More
Now That He’s Heard of Ellenberger, Shields Looking to “Destroy” New Foe
By Kelsey Mowatt
In stark contrast to the pre-fight atmosphere that surrounded his bout with Georges St. Pierre in April, Jake Shields has found himself fielding questions about trash talk and animosity as he prepares for his September 17th… Read More
UFC 129: St. Pierre vs. Shields Preview and Eddie Alvarez Interview
On this episode of Full Contact Fighter Radio, host Jeff “Wombat” Meszaros and co-host James Kellaris run down the card for “UFC 129: St. Pierre vs. Shields” where UFC welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre takes on former Strikeforce champion Jake… Read More
GSP vs. Shields Official for UFC 129
Elite Xc Signs Shields And “ninja”
Elite XC Signs Shields and "Ninja"
By FCF Staff
New promotion Elite XC officially announced yesterday that the organization has added Jake Shields and Murillo "Ninja" Rua to their growing roster of fighters. Elite XC
Jon Fitch Explains Decision to Retire, Following Bellator 246 Loss
By FCF Staff
Although Jon Fitch hadn’t lost since 2014, prior to Bellator 246, the fighter announced he’s hanging up the gloves after losing to Neiman Gracie.
Fitch faced Gracie on Saturday night, and was submitted by the welterweight in… Read More
Cub Swanson Talks Timeline For Return, Following Knee Surgery
By FCF Staff
After tearing his knee in a grappling match with Jake Shields last December, Cub Swanson believes he could fight before the year is up.
Prior to injuring his knee at Quintet Ultra, Swanson was coming off a… Read More
Gordon Ryan & Lachian Giles Power BJJ Fanatics to Title in Inaugural Kinektic Grappling Tourney
By Press Release
Former ADCC World and IBJJF Nogi World champion,
Gordon “The King” Ryan, and ADCC Asia champion and Oceania gold medalist,
Lachian Giles, were beasts this past Friday night in Anaheim, California, at the inaugural Kinektic submission grappling,… Read More
Urijah Faber: “Kinektic Bringing Unity to Grappling World”
By Press Release
LAS VEGAS (August 13, 2019) – UFC Hall of Famer Urijah Faber strongly believes that the time is right for the inaugural Kinektic submission grappling tournament this Friday (Aug. 16) in Anaheim, California.
All the exciting grappling… Read More
Raufeon Stots- Anthony Birchak Superfight Added to Inaugural Kinektic Submission Grappling Tourney
By Pres Release
Kinektic has announced a world-class SuperFight between Raufeon “Supa” Stots and Anthony “El Toro” Birchak will provide chief support for the inaugural Kinektic submission grappling tournament on Friday, August 16, in Anaheim, California.
All the action… Read More
Team Rosters Announced For Inaugural Kinektic Submission Grappling Event
By Press Release
Team rosters have been announced for the inaugural Kinektic submission grappling event, streaming exclusively on UFC FIGHT PASS®, the world’s leading digital subscription service for combat sports, live from Anaheim Business Expo Center on Friday, August… Read More
Bellator Returns to San Jose With Two World Title Fights
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LOS ANGELES – The fourth and final opening round matchup in the Bellator Welterweight World Grand Prix will feature Bellator’s current welterweight champion Rory MacDonald (20-5) defending his title in the tournament against Jon Fitch (31-7-1, 1… Read More
PFL 10 Results: Ray Cooper III And Abusupiyan Magomedov Among Fighters to Advance to Finals
By FCF Staff
Here are the results from PFL 10, which took place on Saturday in Washington, D.C.
The event saw Ray Cooper III and Magomed Magomedkerimov advance to the promotion’s welterweight finals, and Abusupiyan Magomedov and Louis Taylor advance to… Read More
UFC FN 137: Hector Lombard Reports Fighting’s Top Priority Once Again
By FCF Staff
After dropping five consecutive fights, Hector Lombard is reporting that fighting is once again his top priority, as he gets set to compete at UFC Fight Night 137.
The former Bellator middleweight champ is booked to take… Read More
PFL 6 Results: Ray Cooper III, Rick Story & Kayla Harrison Among Winners
By FCF Staff
PFL 6 took place on Thursday at the Ocean Resort Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey, and the card saw Ray Cooper III take out Pavel Kusch in just 18 seconds.
With the win, Cooper III secured… Read More
Professional Fighters League Releases Full Roster & 2018 Schedule
By FCF Staff
The Professional Fighters League has released the complete roster and schedule for the promotions’ upcoming season, which will get underway on June 21st.
In a recent release posted on the official PFL site, it confirmed that:
The… Read More
Polaris 5 Results: Garry Tonon Defeats Dillon Danis Again
By FCF Staff
Polaris 5 took place yesterday in London, England, and the grappling event featured many accomplished grapplers and MMA veterans.
In the main event, submission guru Garry Tonon worked his way to a decision win over Conor McGregor’s… Read More