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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
Forrest Griffin Now Facing Phil Davis at UFC 155
By FCF Staff
With Chael Sonnen having been assigned a title shot with light-heavyweight champ Jon Jones in April, Forrest Griffin will instead fight Phil Davis at the December 29th, UFC 155 card in Las Vegas.
Davis (10-1) s coming… Read More
Opinion: Do We Need Superfights?
By Jesse Heitz
While UFC 153 has come and gone, it has undoubtedly left us with a worthwhile point of reflection. I submit that this point of reflection centers on the fact that several of the UFC’s weight divisions have… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” Dana White’s Grudges Still at the Center of the MMA Universe
By Joshua Molina
Everything revolves around Dana White.
Nick Diaz should get a title shot against the winner of the George St. Pierre vs. Carlos Condit fight.
The idea that he needs to work his way back to the top… Read More
Latest Full Contact Fighter Radio: Jake Ellenberger, Jason High and FCF Columnist Josh Molina
The latest episode of Full Contact Fighter Radio features an interview with UFC welterweight contender Jake Ellenberger, leading Strikeforce welterweight Jason High, as well as FCF columnist Josh Molina, who discusses UFC 153 with host Kelsey Mowatt, the future of… Read More
Full Contact Fighter Radio: Jake Ellenberger, Jason High and FCF’s Josh Molina
This week’s program features UFC welterweight contender Jake Ellenberger, who is coming off a recent win over Jay Hieron, as well as an interview with leading Strikeforce welterweight Jason High. To close out the show, FCF columnist Josh Molina discusses… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” Can Chael Sonnen Save the Dying Ultimate Fighter Brand?
By Joshua Molina
All hail, Chael.
The scrappy, trash-talking “American Gangster” has talked his way into a title shot against Light Heavyweight Champ Jon Jones.
Chael Sonnen might also single-handedly save the sagging The Ultimate Fighter from cancellation. Sonnen will… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” Silva Not the Best Ever in Combat Sports
By Joshua Molina
Let’s get one thing clear:
Anderson Silva is one of the greatest mixed martial artists of all time. He COULD be the greatest of all time.
But when Dana White says it, we all should be skeptical.… Read More
“Rampage” Jackson Calls for Bout With Glover Teixeira
By FCF Staff
After watching Glover Teixeira record his second Octagon victory at UFC 153 this past weekend, the man who was originally supposed to face him, “Rampage” Jackson, is calling for a fight to be set up with the… Read More
Lessons Learned from UFC 153
By Tom Taylor
As MMA fans, we learn more about our sport every time we watch a fight, even if we don’t realize it. We might be reminded of something we had long forgotten, or we might be made aware… Read More
November 3rd Strikeforce Canceled, Scott Coker Says “Stacked” Card in Works for January
By FCF Staff
For the third time this fall, ZUFFA has been forced to cancel an event due to the substantive impact of injuries, as today Strikeforce has announced that a scheduled November 3rd card in Oklahoma City will not… Read More
UFC 153: Official Preview and Predictions
By Tom Taylor
This Saturday, UFC light heavyweight Stephan Bonnar will have to chance to pull off one of the biggest upsets in UFC history. When UFC 153’s original main event, a featherweight title fight between champ Jose Aldo… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” Stephan Bonnar’s Guide to Victory (No Spinning Backfists)
By Joshua Molina
It’s only fitting that The American Psycho Stephan Bonnar will try to knock Brazilian superstar Anderson Silva off his pound-for-pound best throne this Saturday in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
It just might happen. If Bonnar can just… Read More
Don’t Call It A Cat Fight: Invicta FC’s Shannon Knapp Is All Business
By Joshua Molina
Shannon Knapp was not like other little girls.
She never wanted to be Barbie or read Cosmopolitan magazine.
Instead, she coaxed her mom into buying her Soldier of Fortune magazine. A pre-adolescent Knapp would scour the pages… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” Bleacher Report’s Dishonest Attack on Bellator, Brett Rogers, unfair
By Joshua Molina
Bleacher Report has another odd article today blasting Bellator for signing and promoting Brett Rogers’ fight this Friday on MTV 2.
Rogers was the one-time Strikeforce rising star who KO’d Andrei Arlovski and nearly upset Fedor Emelianenko.… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” Pushing Fighters to Fight at the Last Minute is Bad For the Sport
By Joshua Molina
Daniel Cormier and Dave Bautista don’t have a lot in common.
Cormier is a 5 foot 11 inch world class, Olympic-level wrestler and a rising star in mixed martial arts. He’s the Strikeforce Grand Prix champion and… Read More
Opinion: A Month To Forget In MMA
By Jesse Heitz
September has definitely been a month to forget, particularly if you’re a member of Zuffa’s leadership. Injuries have decimated several of the cards of its subsidiaries, the UFC and Strikeforce, to such a degree that each has… Read More
Report: UFC Still Working on Dan Henderson vs. Lyoto Machida
By FCF Staff
With Jon Jones likely on the sidelines due to injury, the UFC is reportedly taking further steps to lock up a bout between light-heavyweight contenders Lyoto Machida and Dan Henderson.
Although the UFC is still working on… Read More
Vinny Magalhaes Responds to Igor Pokrajac, Says Takedown “Was a Bad Decision For Sure”
By Kelsey Mowatt
Vinny Magalhaes made his long awaited return to the Octagon Saturday night, and while doing so, showed the newest generation of fans why jiu-jitsu enthusiasts have heaped praise on the light-heavyweight for years. While the armbar Magalhaes… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” Dana White Insults the Fans — Again
By Joshua Molina
In what company and industry is the president and figurehead allowed to tell his customers NOT to buy the company’s products – and not face ramifications for it?
In mixed martial arts and the UFC, that’s where.… Read More