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Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown”: Let Josh Barnett Into the UFC; Jon Jones, Dan Henderson Spat Childish
By Joshua Molina
UFC needs to sign Josh Barnett.
He’s a good fighter. He’s a talenter talker. He’s got a name that people recognize.
Barnett used to wear heavyweight gold in the UFC. But he was stripped after testing positive… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” Velasquez Win Bad News for Jon Jones
By Joshua Molina
Forget Anderson Silva vs. Georges St-Pierre. Forget Anderson Silva vs. Jon Jones. Forget Cain Velasquez vs. Alistair Overeem.
The real dream match is upon us: Jon Jones vs. Daniel Cormier.
Velasquez’s victory over Junior Dos Santos to… Read More
Chris Cariaso on UFC 155 Opponent John Moraga: “He’s Going to Find Himself Wanting to Try And Wrestle With Me”
By Kelsey Mowatt
While creating a new weight division may seem as easy as just declaring it exists, in reality, establishing a new champion and a title shot picture to drive up fan interest can take some… Read More
UFC Women’s Championship Challenger Liz Carmouche: “I Have No Fear of Ronda (Rousey)”
By Joshua Molina
Liz Carmouche is the other woman.
The other woman in the biggest women’s mixed martial arts fight of all time.
The world already knows the Ronda Rousey story: The sassy U.S. Olympian won the Bronze Medal in… Read More
On the Rise Lightweight Jason Saggo: “One Hundred Percent, My Goal is to be in The UFC”
By Kelsey Mowatt
Rising lightweight Jason Saggo will close out his 2012 campaign having moved significantly closer to his dream of competing in the UFC, by extending his record to 8-1. Saggo scored submission wins over Eric… Read More
Mike Tyson: Jon Jones is the “King,” Says MMA Fighters Are “Great Athletes”
By Joshua Molina
Had Mike Tyson, the one-time “Baddest Man on the Planet,” been born 20 years later, he might have become an MMA fighter.
On one condition:
“Cus (D’Amato) would have had to been an MMA guy,” Tyson told Full… Read More
ONE FC and GLORY Sports International Announce Fighter Exchange Partnership
By ONE FC Via Press Release
29 November 2012 – Singapore: ONE Fighting Championship™ (ONE FC) and GLORY Sports International (GSI) have agreed on a fighter exchange program. ONE FC and GSI have entered into a mutually beneficial exclusive partnership… Read More
Bjorn Rebney Announces Championship Fight Rematch Clause Coming to Bellator
By FCF Staff
With just a few weeks remaining until Bellator moves over to its new broadcasting home on SPIKE, the promotion’s chairman and CEO Bjorn Rebney, has announced that championship fight rematches will be a possibility for the first… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” The Real Mega Fight is Anderson Silva vs. Jon Jones
By Joshua Molina
Bruce Buffer makes his living screaming “It’s Time,” to the UFC fighters.
Well, “it’s time” for for two of the best fighters in the world to scream back.
“It’s time” for Georges St. Pierre and and… Read More
Tyrone Spong Returns To Kickboxing Ring To Face Legend Remy Bonjasky In GLORY Main Event In London Feb. 16
By FCF Staff
Just two weeks after his highly-anticipated MMA debut, live on NBC Sports Network for upstart promotion World Series of Fighting, Tyrone Spong will return to the kickboxing ring where he is a bona fide superstar and champion,… Read More
Report: Retired Stephan Bonnar Suspended for One Year After Positive Test For Steroids
Dave Herman’s Suspension to be Shorter
By FCF Staff
The recently retired Stephan Bonnar has reportedly been suspended for one year by the Ultimate Fighting Championship, after testing positive for steroids following his stoppage loss to… Read More
UFC Unveils FOX Schedule for 2013, PPV Jones vs. Sonnen Card Headed to Newark
By FCF Staff
With 2012 coming to a close the Ultimate Fighting Championship has confirmed several more events, and has released the 2013 schedule for cards that will be broadcast by FOX.
As expected, the first card that will be… Read More
Dana White: “All The Guys That Are Pissed Off and Complaining About Chael Are the Guys I Called to Fight Jon Jones (As a Last Minute Replacement for UFC 151)
By Jesse Heitz
At 3pm on October 17, the UFC hosted a conference call regarding the upcoming season of The Ultimate Fighter, which featured: Dana White, Chael Sonnen, Jon “Bones” Jones, and FX Network executive vice president Chuck Saftler.
Prospect Graham Spencer Quit Job, Trained With Team Alpha Male to Prepare for “Big Time Opponent” in UFC Vet Shane Nelson
By Kelsey Mowatt
If you had asked Graham Spencer a few years ago if he could envision a time where his days were spent training for a fight, rather than working as an electrician, he likely would have said no.… Read More
Report: Jon Jones and Chael Sonnen to Coach “The Ultimate Fighter”, Title Bout Set for April 27th
By FCF Staff
Chael Sonnen will not have to defeat any of the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s top light-heavyweights to secure a title shot after all, as the charismatic fighter will reportedly fight champion Jon Jones next year on April 27th.… Read More
ONE FC “Rise of the Kings” Weigh-In Results: Shinya Aoki and Arnaud Lepont On Weight
By FCF Staff
All of the competitors for ONE FC’s “Rise of the Kings” event made weight today in Singapore, clearing the way for the event Saturday, which will feature a “super fight” between Shinya Aoki and Arnaud Lepont.
In… Read More
After Title Fight Discussions, UFC’s Ricardo Lamas Wants “Fight For Number One Contender”
By Kelsey Mowatt
When Ricardo Lamas was tapped to fight the highly regarded Hatsu Hioki in June, he knew that the payoff would be big if he handed the top ranked featherweight a loss. While the exact dividend that came… Read More
Jon Jones vs. Vitor Belfort: A Deeper Look
By Brian Lopez-Benchimol
While the flyweights were set to take center stage this weekend, it was Jon Jones who ultimately stole the top spot, thanks to an unfortunate chain of “he said, she said” just a few weeks ago.
Beaten… Read More
Tyrone Spong Ready to “Show Off” MMA Game in Upcoming Debut, Says GLORY Offered Him Better Deal Than Any Other Kickboxing Promotion
By Kelsey Mowatt
While it remains to be seen what kind of impact the newly created World Series of Fighting will have on MMA, to the upstart promotion’s credit, it’s acquired the services of one of the world’s top kickboxers… Read More
Zorobabel Moreira Fighting Kotetsu Boku For ONE FC Lightweight Title
By FCF Staff
ONE FC has added another title fight to its upcoming October 6th in Singapore, as the promotion has announced that Zorobabel Moreira will fight Kotetsu Boku for the vacant lightweight championship.
Moreira ((7-1) is coming off a… Read More