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UFC on FOX 5 Media Call: Nate Diaz Says Title Fight With Benson Henderson “Biggest Thing Going on Right Now”
By FCF Staff
The UFC held another media call today in advance of the promotion’s upcoming FOX broadcast and event, which will go down December 8th at the Key Arena in Seattle. The card will be headlined by a lightweight… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown”: Lorenz Larkin – Luke Rockhold Twitter Spat A Sad Illustration of Strikeforce’s Pathetic Fall
By Joshua Molina
The dying days of Strikeforce are becoming more pathetic by the day. Santa Cruz surfer and American Kickboxing Academy star Luke Rockhold pulled out of his fight against Lorenz Larkin for the second time. Rockhold was scheduled… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” Injury Bug Rewriting UFC history
By Joshua Molina
The injury bug continues to curse the UFC and the sport of mixed martial arts.
Chris Weidman, who has been running his mouth for months calling out Anderson Silva, injured his shoulder training and is out of… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” Bigfoot Will Be A Good Appetizer For The Demolition Man
By Joshua Molina
Add Alistair Overeem vs. Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva to the list of UFC fights we don’t want to see.
That’s because it’s not going to be a fun night for Bigfoot, or the fans, unless you like to… Read More
Report: UFC Heavyweight Champ Junior dos Santos Signs Endorsement Deal With Nike Brasil
By FCF Staff
Junior dos Santos continues to become a significant sport’s commodity, as the UFC Heavyweight Champion has reportedly signed an endorsement deal with Nike Brasil. As a result of the signing, the 28 year-old, Brazilian fighter joins UFC… Read More
Dan Henderson Says Bout With Lyoto Machida Likely For February 2nd
By FCF Staff
After losing an opportunity to fight Jon Jones in September due to a knee injury, Dan Henderson is expected to fight Lyoto Machida next, and according to the fighter the bout will likely take place February 2nd.… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” UFC Spreading Itself Too Thin in Early 2013
By Joshua Molina
The UFC on Fox show in January is shaping up to be a good fight card, but unfortunately for the UFC it lacks big headline names that could draw big ratings.
Even though it’s not a title… Read More
Opinion: Stephan Bonnar’s Top 5 Career Moments
By Tom Taylor
At UFC 153, Stephan Bonnar made a valiant attempt at conquering the pound-for-pound king, Anderson Silva. While he was unsuccessful in this bid, losing by first-round knockout, there is no questioning the resolve it took to step… Read More
Report: Dan Henderson Stands By Criticism of Chael Sonnen Receiving Title Fight
Light-Heavyweight Believes Bout With Lyoto Machida Next
By FCF Staff
After news surfaced that Chael Sonnen would coach opposite Jon Jones on the next season of “The Ultimate Fighter” and would fight the light-heavyweight champ next, contender Dan Henderson was… Read More
TUF 1 Star Stephan Bonnar Retires From MMA
By FCF Staff
One of the initial driving forces behind the success of “The Ultimate Fighter” and the subsequent growth of MMA in North America, 35 year-old-veteran Stephan Bonnar, has retired from MMA.
After UFC President Dana White reportedly revealed… Read More
Report: Derek Brunson Says Showtime Contract Prevented “Ultimate Fighter” Spot
By FCF Staff
Strikeforce middleweight Derek Brunson will not join head coach Greg Jackson and teammate Jon Jones on the latest season of “The Ultimate Fighter”, despite reportedly making the show. Filming for the latest season of TUF, which will feature… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” Nick Diaz vs. Josh Koscheck is a Bad Fight for the UFC, Fans
By Joshua Molina
Don’t book a heel vs. a heel.
It’s old-fashioned Booking 101 in pro wrestling. The fans need someone to cheer. And they really want someone to boo. But they don’t want to boo both fighters. That’s just… Read More
Vitor Belfort Says Talk of Bout With Michael Bisping “All Rumors”
By FCF Staff
In response to recent reports and rumors that he will fight Michael Bisping at UFC 156, Vitor Belfort has relayed that the bout is far from signed. The 35 year-old-veteran, who is coming off a submission loss… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” Bigfoot Puts His Big Foot In His Mouth; Overeem Predicts Cain Over JDS
By Joshua Molina
With the Junior Dos Santos vs. Cain Velasquez megafight just around the corner, the UFC’s heavyweight division appears to be taking its rightful spot at the center of the UFC universe.
But that doesn’t mean that Antonio… Read More
Report: UFC Eyeing Rashad Evans vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira For Super Bowl Weekend
By FCF Staff
The Ultimate Fighting Championship has begun mapping out its Super Bowl Weekend event, and according to the Brazilian outlet SporTV, the card could feature a light-heavyweight bout between Rashad Evans and Antonio Rogerio Nogueira.
The card, which… Read More
“Rampage” Jackson Plans to “See if the Grass is Greener” After “Destroying Glover Teixeira”
By FCF Staff
For some time now, “Rampage” Jackson has been stating that he intends to leave the UFC after his current contract is over, and the former light-heavyweight champ doesn’t appear to be changing his mind.
While appearing on… Read More
Opinion: GSP’s Return Couldn’t Have Come at a Better Time
By Tom Taylor
UFC 154 goes down on November 17, from Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and will mark the return of pound-for-pound great, welterweight champion, and UFC superstar, Georges St. Pierre. It has been over a year since we have seen… Read More
Report: Nick Diaz to Fight Top Welterweight Contender Upon Return
By FCF Staff
Nick Diaz will reportedly fight a top welterweight contender, and not the winner of the upcoming championship fight between Georges St. Pierre and Carlos Condit, when he returns from suspension early next year.
Although a bout between… Read More
Opinion: The Draw of Chael Sonnen
By Jesse Heitz
Seemingly out of the blue, Chael Sonnen has been thrust into the limelight of the UFC’s light heavyweight division. After his disappointing and perhaps even controversial loss to Anderson Silva in their second bout at UFC 148,… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” What a ‘Stacked’ Strikeforce January Card Would Look Like
By Joshua Molina
If the so-called “stacked” Strikeforce card happens in January, here are some matches that might be worth considering.
Heavyweight:
Let’s make the Daniel Cormier vs. Frank Mir fight happen. Everyone’s high on Cormier right now, but it… Read More