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Report: Despite Contending For Title Shot, Former Light-Heavyweight Champ Lyoto Machida Open to Middleweight
By FCF Staff
As Lyoto Machida prepares to battle Ryan Bader tonight in Los Angeles, in a fight which UFC President Dana White has said could determine the next challenger at 205 pounds, the former champ has relayed he’s open… Read More
UFC on FOX 4: Preview and Predictions
By Tom Taylor
This Saturday, the UFC will broadcast on FOX for a fourth time. The event will take place in Los Angeles, California, and will, according to UFC president Dana White, provide us with an opponent for the winner… Read More
Former Champs Randy Couture, Tito Ortiz and Chuck Liddell Make Their Picks For UFC on FOX 4
By FCF Staff
Saturday night’s UFC on FOX 4 card in Los Angeles will determine who will challenge for the promotion’s light-heavyweight belt next, and former champs Tito Ortiz, Chuck Liddell and Randy Couture have weighed in.
In a press… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” Will Gimmicks Fuel Ratings for UFC on FOX? With Strikeforce’s Ronda Rousey, Less is More
By Joshua Molina
We are two days away from UFC on FOX, an event with a lot on the line for four fighters and the UFC.
Mauricio “Shogun” Rua battles Brandon Vera and Lyoto Machida takes on Ryan Bader.… Read More
Kyle Noke Dropping to Welterweight, Fighting Charlie Brenneman at UFC 151
By FCF Staff
After going 3-2 in the UFC middleweight division, Australia’s Kyle Noke has decided to drop to welterweight and has agreed to fight Charlie Brenneman at UFC 151.
The promotion has announced that verbal agreements are in place… Read More
Opinion: Part 2 – Crime, But No Punishment In MMA
By Jesse Heitz
In the previous installment of “Crime, But No Punishment for MMA Fighters”, the focus laid on the MMA flagship promotion, the UFC, and its refusal to punish its fighters for criminal transgressions in contrast to other sports… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” UFC and The Stanley Cup; Tickets Still Available for UFC on FOX; and Dana White Backpedals
By Joshua Molina
The UFC is big, but, apparently, not that big. The kings of pay-per-view, the young male demographic, and Bud Light, met their match in the form of real kings, as in the Los Angeles Kings.
The UFC… Read More
Report: Dana White Says Lyoto Machida and Ryan Bader in Mix for Title Shot After Fan Backlash
By FCF Staff
After confirming that the winner of this Saturday’s bout between Mauricio “Shogun” Rua and Brandon Vera would receive a title shot, and receiving plenty of fan and media backlash afterwards, UFC President Dana White has announced that… Read More
Dana White: ‘Shogun’ Rua vs. Vera Winner Gets Title Shot
By Michael Hatamoto
In a rather confusing decision, winner of the Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua and Brandon Vera fight will be propelled to a UFC light heavyweight title shot in early 2013.
UFC President Dana White confirmed the news again during… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s The Daily Takedown: UFC’s Anderson Silva and Ambition, MMA Judging Changes and Will Nick Diaz Return Today?
By Joshua Molina
Since UFC middleweight champ Anderson Silva disposed of chatty Chael Sonnen, questions have swirled over who Silva should fight next.
Chris Weidman, Michael Bisping, Tim Boetsch and Brian Stann are among the names being talked about.
Weidman,… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s The Daily Takedown: UFC, Mir, Enter the Hexagon; Invicta FC All-Women’s Show Creates MMA Buzz
By Joshua Molina
Daniel Cormier can’t go to the UFC yet. So the UFC will come to him.
Coming off a one-sided beating at the hands of UFC heavyweight champion Junior Dos Santos, Frank Mir is now scheduled to battle… Read More
Josh Koscheck and Jake Ellenberger Agree to Fight at UFC 151
By FCF Staff
The UFC has announced that Josh Koscheck and Jake Ellenberger have verbally agreed to fight at the promotion’s upcoming September 1st event in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The UFC 151 card is scheduled to take place at the… Read More
Chris Weidman Becomes A True Contender
By Michael Hatamoto
Chris Weidman completely thrashed fellow wrestler Mark Munoz, landing a huge elbow in the second round that was followed up with vicious ground and pound.
The stoppage of the fight came at 1:37 of the second… Read More
Report: Despite Challenge to Anderson Silva, Rashad Evans Not Heading to Middleweight
By FCF Staff
Despite calling out UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva via Twitter on Saturday, Rashad Evans plans to continue competing in the light-heavyweight division where he was once champion.
After Silva defended his title by stopping Chael Sonnen at… Read More
Report: “Rampage” Jackson Fighting Glover Teixeira at UFC 153
By FCF Staff
Quinton “Rampage” Jackson will fight the man Mauricio “Shogun” Rua recently turned down, as the former light-heavyweight champion has reportedly agreed to fight Glover Teixeira at UFC 153.
The bout, which is expected to take place October… Read More
Opinion: Crime, But No Punishment For MMA Fighters
Is the UFC doing a disservice to the sport of MMA and sending a dangerous message by not disciplining its fighters who break the law?
By Jesse Heitz
Mixed Martial Arts has made tremendous strides since its inception twenty years… Read More
Edson Barboza’s KO of Terry Etim Nominated For ESPY “Play of the Year”
By FCF Staff
Edson Barboza has joined UFC champions Jon Jones and Anderson Silva on the 2012 ESPY nominees list, as the Brazilian lightweight’s highlight reel knockout of Terry Etim in January, has been nominated for “Play… Read More
Ronda Rousey to Appear Nude in ESPN The Magazine’s Annual “Body” Issue
By Michael Hatamoto
Women’s MMA superstar Ronda Rousey will be included in the ESPN Magazine’s Body issue which features professional athletes posing naked.
The ‘Body’ issue of ESPN Magazine will be available on July 13, prior to the start of… Read More
Vladimir Matyushenko Hoping to Return in Fall, Believes Rematch With Tito Ortiz “Still a Possibility”
By Kelsey Mowatt
Although the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s 2012 campaign has not featured a fight yet with Vladimir Matyushenko, according to the 15 year veteran, he intends to change that in the coming months. When “The Janitor” steps into… Read More
Castillo vs. Johnson, Siver vs. Yagin and Mizugaki vs. Hougland Added to UFC 151
By FCF Staff
The Ultimate Fighting Championship has added three more bouts to its upcoming September 1st card in Las Vegas, which will feature a light-heavyweight bout between Jon Jones and Dan Henderson in the main event.
The latest additions… Read More