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WSOF 9: Rousimar Palhares, Yushin Okami and Marlon Moraes Lead Payroll
By FCF Staff
The Nevada State Athletic Commission has released the payroll figures for World Series of Fighting’s latest event on Saturday night, and newly crowned champs Rousimar Palhares and Marlon Moraes led the way.
Palhares collected $50,000 (including a… Read More
WSOF 11: Jon Fitch to Challenge Rousimar Palhares, Nick Newell to Face Champ Justin Gaethje
By FCF Staff
Although Jon Fitch relayed in the past that he wasn’t willing to fight controversial, heel hook specialist Rousimar Palhares, a bout between the UFC vets will headline WSOF 11. The promotion has confirmed that Fitch will challenge… Read More
WSOF 9: Rousimar Palhares Takes Welterweight Belt With Quick Submission
By FCF Staff
Rousimar Palhares maybe well known throughout the MMA world for his infamous heel hooks, but the banned UFC fighter needed just over one minute to tap-out Steve Carl at WSOF 9 with the technique.
After Palhares quickly… Read More
WSOF 9 Weigh-in Results: Steve Carl and Rousimar PalharesReady for Title Fight
By FCF Staff
Here are the official weigh-in results for tomorrow’s World Series of Fighting card in Las Vegas, Nevada, which will feature welterweight champion Steve Carl taking on UFC vet Rousimar Palhares.
WSOF 9 will also… Read More
WSOF 9: Steve Carl Not Sure if Rousimar Palhares Deserves Title Shot, But Says “The Whole World’s Watching” as a Result
By Kelsey Mowatt
This time last year, Steve Carl may not have been one of the first names that came to fans’ minds while discussing World Series of Fighting, but thanks to the welterweight’s continued success, that’s… Read More
WSOF 9: Steve Carl to Fight May 29th Regardless of Rousimar Palhares’ Test Results
By FCF Staff
As World Series of Fighting waits to find out the results of a random drug test the Nevada State Athletic Commission had Rousimar Palhares undergo, the promotion has taken steps to ensure that Steve Carl competes March… Read More
WSOF 9: Carl vs. Palhares Confirmed, Moraes to Battle Rettinghouse For Bantamweight Title
By FCF Staff
World Series of Fighting has announced that not only will Rousimar Palhares challenge Steve Carl for the welterweight title, March 29th, but Marlon Moraes will battle Josh Rettinghouse for the inaugural bantamweight title. WSOF 9 will be… Read More
Report: Palhares to Receive Title Shot in WSOF Debut
By FCF Staff
World Series of Fighting has not only announced that controversial, submission artist Rousimar Palhares will make his promotional debut on March 29th, but that the UFC vet will fight welterweight champ Steve Carl. The bout will headline… Read More
WSOF 6: Miguel Torres “Happy” to be Fighting After Lengthy Layoff
By FCF Staff
When Miguel Torres steps into the cage this Saturday at WSOF 6, nearly a year will have gone by since he fought Marlon Moraes, which went down at World Series of Fighting’s debut last November. For a… Read More
WSOF’s Sefo Not Interested in Palhares Until Fighter Gets “Some Sort of Help”
Fitch Stands By Previous Comments About Welterweight
By Kelsey Mowatt
Although Rousimar Palhares has been banned by the UFC for the controversial heel hook he used to injure Mike Pierce on October 9th, due to his name and… Read More
World Series of Fighting President Ray Sefo: Our Biggest Competitor Is Ourselves
By Michael Hatamoto
World Series of Fighting President Ray Sefo has big plans for his upstart MMA promotion, and the next step in that natural progression will take place at WSOF 6 later this month.
WSOF 6 features a welterweight… Read More
WSOF 6: Miguel Torres-Pablo Alfonso Added to October 26th Card
By FCF Staff
As expected, former WEC champ Miguel Torres has been added to the line-up of WSOF 6 and will fight Pablo Alfonso at the October 26th card. The event will be hosted by the BankUnited Center in Coral Gables,… Read More
WSOF 6: Volkmann-Firmino Amongst 3 Additions
By FCF Staff
World Series of Fighting has added three more bouts to the line-up for it’s October 26th event, which will take place at the BankUnited Center in Coral Gables, Florida.
One of the preliminary card additions will see UFC… Read More
WSOF 6: France-Stringer and Robichaux-Yates Added to October 26th Card
By World Series of Fighting (via press release)
World Series of Fighting’s first-ever event in Florida continues to fill out, and a light-heavyweight matchup of Francisco “Kiko” France (8-3) vs. Hans Stringer (21-5-2) and a bantamweight contest of Chad… Read More
Setbacks Alongside Entertaining Headliner at WSOF 5
By Kelsey Mowatt
World Series of Fighting has built some momentum over its last few events, likely to the surprise of some of its critics, but last night’s card in Atlantic City featured some setbacks. Yes, even though the headliner… Read More
NSAC Announces WSOF 3 Drug Test Results
By FCF Staff
The Nevada State Athletic Commission has released the results for the drug testing it conducted for World Series of Fighting 3 on June 14th, which was hosted by the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas,… Read More
WSOF 3 Attendance and Gate Figures Released
By FCF Staff
The Nevada State Athletic Commission has released the attendance and gate figures for World Series of Fighting’s recent June 14th event, which was hosted by the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.
According to the… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown”: Jon Fitch Fizzles, But It’s The World Series Of Fighting That Loses
By Joshua Molina
A star fizzles and a star is born.
It’s not what the World Series of Fighting planned.
After showing vignette-after-vignette of Jon Fitch training, talking, and stretching, the former UFC contender was submitted by Josh Burkman in… Read More
Watch Today’s WSOF 3 Weigh-Ins
You can watch today’s weigh-ins for World Series of Fighting’s third event, which goes tomorrow night, right here beginning at 7:00PM ET / 4:00PM PT.
WSOF 3 will be hosted by the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las… Read More
Jon Fitch Releases Video Discussing UFC Pay in Response to Comments From Dana White
By FCF Staff
If you thought the ongoing debate between Jon Fitch and UFC President Dana White was over, the highly regarded welterweight has released a video, discussing the pay he received during his time with the promotion.
In… Read More