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Report: Dominick Cruz Undergoes Second Knee Surgery, UFC Champ’s Return Date Pushed Back
By FCF Staff
The Ultimate Fighting Championship won’t see its bantamweight champion return in early 2013 as originally hoped, as Dominick Cruz has reportedly undergone another knee surgery to repair his ACL and MCL. As a result, the renowned fighter–who… Read More
Michael Chiesa Pulled From UFC on FOX 5 Due to Injury
By FCF Staff
“Ultimate Fighter”, Season 15 winner Michael Chiesa will no longer compete at this coming Saturday’s UFC on FOX 5 card due to illness. The lightweight had been scheduled to fight Marcus LeVesseur at the event, which will… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” In 2013, We Will Find Out If The UFC Believes in Woman’s MMA, Or Just Ronda Rousey
By Joshua Molina
Boxing had Muhammad Ali. Soccer had Pele. Football had Joe Namath. Pro wrestling had Hulk Hogan.
As popular and successful as the UFC is, it has not had the super game-changing, breakthrough star who emerges as a… Read More
Caio Magalhaes Replacing Injured Thiago “Bodao”at UFC on FX 7
By FCF Staff
The UFC has announced that a knee injury has forced former TUF Brasil competitor Thiago “Bodao” to the sidelines, and as a result, Caio Magalhales has agreed to step in and fight Michael Kuiper at the promotion’s… Read More
MFC Announces Signing of UFC and Bellator Vet Jay Silva
By FCF Staff
The Maximum Fighting Championship has added another established vet to its roster, as the Canadian based organization has announced that it has signed Jay Silva to a multi-fight contract.
According to a press release from the organization,… Read More
Lavar Johnson Out of UFC on FOX 5 Bout With Brendan Schaub
By FCF Staff
The latest UFC competitor to be hit by the injury bug is heavyweight Lavar Johnson, who has been forced to withdraw from his UFC on FOX 5 bout with Brendan Schaub due to a pulled groin. The… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” GSP + UFC = Don’t Mess With A Good Thing
By Joshua Molina
Christmas came early for the UFC.
Georges St. Pierre’s return to the cage drew a reported 700,000 Pay Per View buys. That’s an amazing number and a great sign for the UFC going in to 2013.
UFC… Read More
Report: UFC 154 Drew An Estimated 700,000 PPV Buys
By FCF Staff
UFC President Dana White has stated repeatedly that Georges St. Pierre is the company’s top pay-per-view draw, and it appears that the welterweight champion’s recent return drew significant numbers.
While White, as usual, would not provide any… Read More
Joe Proctor on UFC on FOX Bout With Ramsey Nijem: “It Definitely Puts my Name on the Map With This Win”
By Kelsey Mowatt
After making the most of his first official UFC bout at the TUF 15 Finale in June, by quickly stopping Jeremy Larsen, Joe Proctor has promptly been moved into a high profile bout when he fights former… Read More
Quote of the Day: Dana White on GSP’s UFC 154 Return “The King of Pay-Per-View is Back”
By FCF Staff
UFC President Dana White has said for some time that the promotion’s welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre is the company’s top pay-per-view draw, and despite being on the sidelines for over a year, that evidently hasn’t changed.… Read More
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
Alessio Sakara Inks New, Five-Fight Deal With UFC
By Tom Taylor
Despite a rocky few years as a UFC middleweight, Italian striker Alessio Sakara (15-10) has announced that he has signed a new five-fight deal with the world’s premier MMA organization. Sakara made this announcement in Italian on… Read More
Despite Impressive UFC 154 Win, Ivan Menjivar “Not Running After the Belt”, Wants to “Get Better and Get More Popular” First
By Kelsey Mowatt
UFC 154 was a good night for Ivan Menjivar, as the Tristar fighter tapped out Azamat Gashimov in the first round, took home “Submission of the Night” honors, and extended his overall Octagon record to 4-1. After… Read More
Luke Rockhold Says Strikeforce Announced Jan. 12 Fight With Lorenz Larkin Without Asking Him First, That He’s “In The Dark” About Going To UFC, And Wants to Shut Larkin Up
By Joshua Molina
Strikeforce Middleweight Champion Luke Rockhold told Full Contact Fighter today that Strikeforce announced a Jan. 12 fight with Lorenz Larkin without ever checking in with him and that he’s been put in bad situation.
“When I heard… Read More
Mike Swick Talks UFC on FOX 5 Opponent Matt Brown: “I’ve fought many guys before that had never been knocked out, and ended up winning by KO”
By Tom Taylor
It’s been a difficult road for Mike Swick. After competing on the first season of The Ultimate Fighter, and working his way up through the UFC welterweight division, he fell on hard times and was eventually put… Read More
Report: Alessio Sakara’s Appeal Denied, Disqualification at UFC 154 Upheld
By FCF Staff
Despite an appeal from Alessio Sakara, Patrick Cote’s victory via disqualification at UFC 154 will stand, ensuring that the former will receive his third straight defeat.
According to the Montreal publication La Presse.ca, the Quebec commission will… Read More
After Injury to John Cholish, Yves Edwards vs. Jeremy Stephens Rebooked for UFC on FOX 5
By FCF Staff
Yves Edwards and Jeremy Stephens will fight after all, as the UFC has announced that Stephens will replace the injured John Cholish at the promotion’s December 8th, UFC on FOX 5 card, after their initial encounter was… Read More
SFS 7: Strikeforce’s Jordan Mein Quickly Stops UFC Vet Forrest Petz
By FCF Staff
Jordan Mein took a calculated risk by searching for a bout outside the Strikeforce organization, but the rising welterweight made the most of the opportunity at last night’s Score Fighting Series event, by stopping UFC vet Forrest… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” UFC Should Not Tolerate Rogan’s Sex Jokes on Live TV
By Joshua Molina
Joe Rogan is a funny guy who loves the sport of mixed martial arts.
He’s also legitimate athlete in Brazilian Jiu-Jutsu in his own right.
But it’s a good thing no one in the mainstream takes him… Read More