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UFC on FOX 6 Weigh-In Results: Demetrious Johnson and John Dodson Set For Title Fight
“Rampage” Jackson Makes Weight For What Could Be Final Octagon Bout
By FCF Staff
All of the competitors made weight this afternoon in Chicago, Illinois, for the latest UFC on FOX card, which will… Read More
Retirement of Matt Hughes Official, Named Vice President of Athlete Development for UFC
By FCF Staff
The storied fighting career of former UFC welterweight champ Matt Hughes is officially over, but the Hall of Fame fighter will continue to work for the UFC as the Vice President of Athlete Development and Government Relations.… Read More
Latest Full Contact Fighter Radio Features UFC’s Jason High, Bellator’s Emanuel Newton and MFC’s Mukai Maromo
By FCF Staff
The latest edition of Full Contact Fighter Radio features talks with Strikeforce vet and UFC welterweight Jason High, Bellator light-heavyweight Emanuel Newton and Maximum Fighting Championship lightweight contender Mukai Maromo.
High, it was recently announced, is heading… Read More
UFC 158 Presser: Despite Upcoming Title Shot, Returning Nick Diaz “Just Taking it One Fight at a Time”
By FCF Staff
When Nick Diaz announced he was leaving the sport last February, following his tightly contested, unanimous decision loss to Carlos Condit, few would have predicted then that the fighter would return one year later to fight UFC… Read More
Mike Ricci and Colin Fletcher Agree to UFC 158 Bout
By FCF Staff
It appears as though another Montreal fighter will compete in front of his hometown fans at the upcoming UFC 158 event, as the UFC has announced that the city’s Mike Ricci and fellow TUF vet Colin Fletcher… Read More
UFC’s TJ Grant Sees Top 10 Spot On The Line Versus Matt Wiman: “We’ve Both Rattled Off Some Wins; We’re Both Right Up There”
By Kelsey Mowatt
All has been according to plan in the career of TJ Grant as of late. This Saturday at UFC on FOX 6 in Chicago, the former welterweight will begin his fifth year competing in the UFC armed… Read More
Report: Michael Kuiper vs. Josh Janousek Late Scratch For UFC on FOX 6
By FCF Staff
After having four scheduled opponents drop out for this Saturday’s UFC on FOX 6 card, middleweight Michael Kuiper will reportedly no longer fight at the January 26th event in Chicago. The fighter’s most recent opponent, Josh Janousek,… Read More
UFC Boss Dana White Displeased With ‘Cowboy’s Recreational Activities
By Michael Hatamoto
For some people, being a professional mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter simply isn’t a big enough adrenaline rush.
UFC lightweight contender Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone has a long-awaited grudge match against Anthony Pettis at UFC on Fox: Johnson… Read More
Mike Stumpf on UFC on FOX 6 Opponent Pascal Krauss: “I Took This Fight Pretty Quickly Once I Found Out More About Him”
By Kelsey Mowatt
When Mike Stumpf was contacted about the possibility of fighting Pascal Krauss at the upcoming UFC on FOX 6 card in Chicago, the Team Curran fighter confesses he wasn’t very familiar with the German welterweight. Once Stumpf… Read More
UFC on FOX 6′s Ricardo Lamas: “I Believe Hispanics Are Very Tough People. It Doesn’t Matter Where You’re From. It’s Just The Way We’re Raised
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UFC featherweight star Ricardo Lamas talks with Full Contact Fighter correspondent Rodolfo Roman about Lamas’ upcoming UFC on FOX 6 matchup with Erik Koch at Chicago’s United Center on Jan.… Read More
Report: UFC’s Yuri Alcantara Gets Win Bonus Following Controversial No Contest
Dana White Calls Pedro Nobre “An Award Winning Actor”
By FCF Staff
Although Yuri Alcantara did not emerge from UFC on FX 7 with a victory, technically speaking, the bantamweight was reportedly given his win bonus after his bout with… Read More
Vitor Belfort, Ildemar Alcantara, CB Dollaway and Daniel Sarafian Pick Up UFC on FX 7 Bonuses
By FCF Staff
Vitor Belfort not only derailed the title shot hopes of Michael Bisping tonight in Sao Paulo, Brazil–at least for the foreseeable future–but the feared striker also collected “Knockout of the Night” honors for his stoppage win.
Belfort… Read More
UFC on FX 7: Vitor Belfort Blasts Away Michael Bisping’s Title Shot
By FCF Staff
Here are the results from tonight’s UFC on FX 7 card in Sao Paulo, Brazil, which saw Vitor Belfort postpone Michael Bisping’s title shot hopes, by stopping the middleweight with a beautifully timed left head kick and… Read More
UFC on FX 7: Michael Bisping and Vitor Belfort on Weight for Main Event
By FCF Staff
Michael Bisping and Vitor Belfort have cleared the final hurdle to their main event bout tomorrow night in Sao Paulo, Brazil, as both men made weight for their middleweight tilt. Bisping came in at 186 pounds while… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” What Bellator Needs To Do To Compete With UFC
By Joshua Molina
Bellator kicks off tonight on Spike TV, and, yes, MMA is finally coming “home.”
But it will take more than a catchy slogan to infuse life into the distant-No. 2 MMA organization.
Fortunately for Bellator, it… Read More
New Father KJ Noons: “The Goal is to be The Best in the World” in the UFC
By Joshua Molina
By now, it’s safe to say that the vast majority of fans agree: KJ Noons got robbed last Saturday in his fight against Ryan Couture, the son of MMA and UFC icon Randy Couture.
But Noons is… Read More
Report: Dennis Siver Out of UFC on FUEL TV 7, Dustin Poirier Now Facing Cub Swanson
By FCF Staff
According to multiple reports, featherweight Dennis Siver has been forced out of a scheduled February 16th bout with Cub Swanson, and as a result, Dustin Poirier will face Swanson at the UFC on FUEL TV card. The… Read More
Caros Fodor Hoping to Prove Strikeforce Critics Wrong and “Beat Up On Some UFC Guys”
By Kelsey Mowatt
Although Caros Fodor worked his way to the top of Strikeforce’s lightweight rankings during his time with the promotion, the man nicknamed “The Future”, wasn’t entirely certain his upcoming fights would be with the UFC like many… Read More
Report: Luke Rockhold Hoping to Face Costa Philippou in UFC Debut
By FCF Staff
Now that Luke Rockhold’s move to the UFC has been confirmed, the Strikeforce middleweight champ has begun campaigning for who he would like to face in his Octagon debut, and it’s one of the promotion’s fastest rising… Read More