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Manager Says Jon Jones Lost “Eight-Figure Payday”, Is “by Far” Highest Paid UFC Fighter
By FCF Staff
Jon Jones lost out on a chance to unify the UFC’s light-heavyweight championship last weekend, but according to his manager, he had an eight-figure payday pulled from him as well.
Jones was scheduled to fight Daniel Cormier… Read More
Report: Matt Brown’s Ex-Coach Allegedly Assaults Fighter Following UFC 198
By FCF Staff
Matt Brown reportedly had to deal with punches being thrown at him, even after his UFC 198 bout with Demian Maia concluded on Saturday.
According to reports, Brown was allegedly assaulted by his former jiu-jitsu coach Rodrigo Botti,… Read More
Conor McGregor Weighs-In on UFC 200 PPV Buys, Says He’s Looking “Forward” to Defending 145 Title
By FCF Staff
It remains to be seen when and who Conor McGregor will fight next, but in the meantime, the UFC’s featherweight champ is making headlines via his Twitter feed.
Recently the Irish star made news by telling the… Read More
Dana White Denies Conor McGregor is Reinstated For UFC 200
By FCF Staff
Conor McGregor recently claimed on Twitter that he’s been reinstated on the July 9th, UFC 200 card, but Dana White is denying that’s the case.
Late on Sunday, the Irish star tweeted that he’s been rebooked for… Read More
Conor McGregor Blasts Fellow UFC Fighters on Three Year Anniversary of First Octagon Bout
By FCF Staff
Conor McGregor may be coming off his first UFC defeat, but the Irish star is still making headlines with brash, eye catching statements.
On April 6th, 2013, McGregor made his UFC debut, and the featherweight took out… Read More
UFC FN 85: Frank Mir Reminds Mark Hunt He’s a “Threat” Standing And on The Ground
By FCF Staff
Much of the pre-fight narrative for UFC Fight Night 85 has focused on the striking skills of Mark Hunt, and the submission game of Frank Mir, but the latter is reminding folks he’s dangerous everywhere.
Mir and… Read More
UFC 196: Dana White Believes Conor McGregor Won’t Return to 145 With Big Win Tonight
By FCF Staff
Conor McGregor has said in recent weeks that he plans to defend the featherweight title, but UFC President Dana White believes the star’s run at 145 could end tonight.
McGregor will face Nate Diaz in the headliner… Read More
UFC FN 84: Anderson Silva And Michael Bisping Make Weight, Have Heated Exchange
By FCF Staff
Anderson Silva and Michael Bisping both made weight today in London for the UFC Fight Night 84 headliner, and the middleweights had an intense exchange afterwards.
Silva came in at 186 pounds for the bout, and Bisping… Read More
UFC FN 77: Corey Anderson Steps in For Tom Lawlor
By FCF Staff
After defeating Jan Blachowicz last month, Corey Anderson already has his next fight, as the TUF 19 winner is replacing Tom Lawlor at UFC FN 77.
The UFC has announced that Lawlor has withdrawn from his November… Read More
UFC FN 79: Benson Henderson Says he Has All The “Tools” to Defeat Top Welterweights
By FCF Staff
As Benson Henderson prepares to fight welterweight Thiago Alves at UFC Fight Night 79, the former lightweight champ is feeling confident about his chances of making a title run at 170.
Henderson will face Alves on November… Read More
UFC FN 75: Josh Barnett Admits he Expected to Finish Roy Nelson “Within Two Rounds”
By FCF Staff
As one would expect, Josh Barnett believed he would defeat Roy Nelson last night at UFC Fight Night 75, but “The Warmaster” admits he wasn’t planned for how things unfolded.
Barnett constantly pressured Nelson throughout the fight, and… Read More
UFC FN 73: Glover Teixeira Chokes Out Ovince Saint Preux
By FCF Staff
Glover Teixeira took some heavy shots in the opening round of his main event scrap with Ovince Saint Preux, but the light-heavyweight contender stormed back to score an impressive win at UFC Fight Night 73.
In the… Read More
New Full Contact Fighter Radio Features UFC’s Tim Means
By FCF Staff
The latest episode of Full Contact Fighter Radio features a talk with UFC welterweight, Tim Means.
Means is coming off a submission loss to contender Matt Brown at UFC 189, which snapped “The Dirty Bird’s” four fight… Read More
UFC 189 Weigh-In Results: Chad Mendes And Conor McGregor Make Weight, Quickly Need to be Separated
By FCF Staff
Both of the title fights scheduled for tomorrow night at UFC 189 are a go, as all of the competitors for the scraps made weight.
Featherweights Chad Mendes and Conor McGregor tipped the scales at 144.5 and… Read More
UFC 189: Gunnar Nelson Says Not “Moving Freely” Led to First Pro Loss
By FCF Staff
At UFC 189, Gunner Nelson will be looking to rebound from his first pro loss, and the promising welterweight says how he feels and moves will play a deciding factor.
Nelson is booked to fight Brandon Thatch… Read More
UFC FN 67: Carlos Condit Prompts Doctor’s Intervention After Battering Thiago Alves
By FCF Staff
Carlos Condit’s return to the Octagon was a triumphant one tonight at UFC Fight Night 67, as the welterweight stopped fellow contender Thiago Alves in the card’s main event.
As most observers expected would be the case,… Read More
Report: ONE Championship’s Victor Cui Says Promotion’s Receiving “a Lot of Interest” Following UFC-Reebok Deal
By FCF Staff
Recently Bellator President Scott Coker relayed that his phone had “been ringing” as a result of the UFC-Reebok uniform deal, and now ONE Championship’s Victor Cui is reporting the same.
Not long ago, the UFC disclosed the compensation… Read More
Matt Mitrione, Among Several Fighters to Criticize UFC’s Reebok Uniform Deal
By FCF Staff
Earlier on Wednesday, the compensation fighters will receive as a result of the UFC’s new uniform deal with Reebok was revealed, and Matt Mitrione is one of several who isn’t impressed.
The new deal gets underway in… Read More
UFC 186 Weigh-In Results: Demetrious Johnson And Kyoji Horiguchi Ready For Battle
By FCF Staff
The Ultimate Fighting Championship will hold its latest pay-per-view tomorrow night in Montreal, and all of the competitors made weight this afternoon.
In the main event, flyweight champ Demetrious Johnson will take on Kyoji Horiguchi,… Read More
UFC Reporting “Rampage” Jackson Cleared to Fight Saturday
By FCF Staff
According to the Ultimate Fighting Championship, the promotion’s event this Saturday in Montreal will feature “Rampage” Jackson after all…
Jackson was scheduled to fight Fabio Maldonado at UFC 186, but recently, a New Jersey state court granted… Read More