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Opinion: UFC on FOX Sports 1: Shogun vs. Sonnen, Post-Mortem
By Jesse Heitz
Last Saturday night, UFC on FOX Sports 1: Shogun vs. Sonnen, or rather, Ultimate Fight Night 26, took place. It was a fairly well-stacked card that proved to be rather entertaining. The event… Read More
UFC 164: Frank Mir Still Sees Heavyweight Title Within “Grasp”
By Kelsey Mowatt
Although Frank Mir is coming off back-to-back losses heading into his UFC 164 bout with Josh Barnett, the 34 year-old veteran hasn’t lost sight of the UFC Heavyweight Championship. After all, it wasn’t long… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Week That Was:” Chael Sonnen’s and Travis Browne’s Incredible UFC Victories, The Janitor In Bellator and MFC 38
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In this week’s edition of “The Week That Was,” host Jeremy Johnson discusses Chael Sonnen’s and Travis Browne’s incredible UFC victories on FOX Sports 1, the return of “The Janitor”… Read More
UFC’s Stefan Struve Diagnosed With Heart Condition
By FCF Staff
UFC heavyweight Stefan Struve has had his promising MMA career put on temporary hold, as according to a statement his management team has released, the 25 year-old has been diagnosed with a heart condition. As a result,… Read More
Latest Full Contact Fighter Radio Features UFC’s Ivan Menjivar, XFC 25’s Dhiego Lima
By FCF Staff
The latest episode of Full Contact Fighter Radio features segments with UFC bantamweight Ivan Menjivar and welterweight prospect Dhiego Lima.
Menjivar is set to fight “Kid” Yamamoto at UFC 165 on September 21st, while Lima will battle… Read More
Report: Rory MacDonald Versus Robbie Lawler Likely for UFC 167
By FCF Staff
Following their respective wins at UFC on FOX 8 in July, Dana White said he was interested in booking Robbie Lawler versus Rory MacDonald, and the bout appears to be a done deal.
According to a report… Read More
Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney: The Best Fighters Are Not In The UFC
Company head talks Bellator’s Pay Per View , rumors about Scott Coker taking his job, fighter pay, promoting fighters as the stars of the organization and sharing Spike TV airtime with a kickboxing promotion.
By Joshua Molina
Just eight months… Read More
UFC Rankings Update: Browne Makes Big Move, Brown Cracks Top Ten
By FCF Staff
Travis Browne scored the biggest win of his career at UFC Fight Night 26 on Saturday night, by knocking out Alistair Overeem, and the heavyweight has made a big move up the promotion’s rankings as a result.… Read More
UFC Releases Lightweight Reza Madadi After Recent Conviction
By FCF Staff
As expected would be the case, the Ultimate Fighting Championship has released lightweight Reza Madadi, due to the fighter’s recent conviction for aggravated theft. The 33 year-old Swedish resident was sentenced to 18 months in jail just… Read More
UFC on Fight Night 26 Draws Strong Ratings For FOX Sports 1
By FCF Staff
The Ultimate Fighting Championship stacked this past Saturday’s first FOX Sports 1 card with big name fighters and rising stars, and the August 17th event pulled strong ratings for the new network as a result.
According to… Read More
Report: Sarah Kaufman Pulled From UFC FN 27
By FCF Staff
It looks as though the UFC debut of former Strikeforce champ Sarah Kaufman has been pushed back, as after original UFC Fight Night 27 opponent Sara McMann was forced to withdraw, no replacement opponent has been found.… Read More
Opinion: Travis Browne Is True UFC Underdog
By Michael Hatamoto
Travis Browne shined in his biggest UFC test yet, taking on Alistair Overeem in the co-main event of UFC Fight Night 26.
Browne survived an early onslaught that surely looked like a potential TKO… Read More
Conor McGregor: Despite Impressive UFC FN 26 Win, Rising Fighter Knows “What I Can Do”
By Kelsey Mowatt
Although critics will point out that Conor McGregor has yet to fight one of the UFC’s top featherweights, and rightfully so, it’s hard to argue that the Irish fighter didn’t match the hype that accompanied him heading… Read More
UFC FN 26: Brown Takes Out Pyle
Video: UFC on FOX Sports 1: Brown knocks out Pyle
UFC FN 26: Browne KO’s Overeem
Video: UFC on FOX Sports 1: Browne knocks out Overeem
UFC FN 26 Highlights: Sonnen Taps “Shogun”
Video: UFC on FOX Sports 1: Sonnen/Rua
UFC FN 26: Browne, Brown, McDonald, Sonnen and Pickett Earn Bonuses
By FCF Staff
The Ultimate Fighting Championship elected to hand out six performance bonuses instead of its customary four for the promotion’s first FOX Sports 1 card, which went down at Boston’s TD Garden Arena.
“Knockout of the Night” went… Read More
UFC Fight Night 26: Sonnen Catches “Shogun”, Browne Blasts Overeem
By FCF Staff
Former middleweight contender Chael Sonnen returned to the winner’s column tonight at UFC Fight Night 26, as the decorated wrestler defeated former light-heavyweight champ “Shogun” Rua in the card’s main event to end his two fight losing… Read More
RFA 9: Pedro Munhoz Takes Bantamweight Title, UFC Vet Jeff Curran Likely Retired
By FCF Staff
After losing by split decision to Pedro Munhoz at Resurrection Fighting Alliance’s latest event in Los Angeles, UFC veteran Jeff Curran is likely retiring from fighting. The bout headlined the RFA 9 event, and saw Munhoz take… Read More