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Jeff Novitzky Shares Out Figures For Most Tested UFC Fighters With no Issues
By FCF Staff
Conor McGregor has been in the news lately on account of his escalating feud with Khabib Nurmagomedov, but now the fighter’s made headlines for something that’s not polarizing.
Recently the UFC’s VP Athlete Health and Performance, Jeff Novitzky,… Read More
Retirement Will be The Next Step For “Jacare” Souza, if His Next Win Doesn’t Earn Him a UFC Title
The sports world demands nothing but the best from athletes. The athletes who wish to get to the top have to bleed and make a lot of sacrifices to get there. Take the Ultimate Fighting Championship, (UFC), for example. Many… Read More
Dana White Says UFC Won’t Create 165 Division as Long as He’s With Company
By FCF Staff
Dana White has said in the past that he has no intention of adding a 165-pound division to the UFC, and now the promotion’s president has doubled down on those comments.
Several fighters, including notable competitors like… Read More
Paulie Malignaggi Signs With Bare Knuckle FC, Future Bout With Artem Lobov Possible
By FCF Staff
Paulie Malignaggi is ending his retirement, as the former boxing champ has signed with Bare Knuckle FC, and is expected to make his promotional debut later this year.
In a press release announcing the signing, the 38-year-old… Read More
Dillon Danis Suspended & Fined by NSAC For Role in UFC 229 Post-Fight Brawl
By FCF Staff
The Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) has reportedly suspended and fined Dillon Danis for the role he played in the post-fight brawl at UFC 229.
Danis, who Khabib Nurmagomedov appeared to specifically target when the incident happened,… Read More
Dana White Says Khabib Nurmagomedov – Tony Ferguson is “The Fight”
By FCF Staff
Although it remains to be seen if and when Khabib Nurmagmedov and Tony Ferguson fight, recently Dana White acknowledged that the latter deserves to fight for the title next.
Since Nurmagomedov submitted Conor McGregor in October, there’s… Read More
Freddie Roach Discusses Possibilities For GSP’s Next Bout, Names “Irish Boy” With a “Big Mouth”
By FCF Staff
It remains to be seen whether Georges St-Pierre fights again, but recently famed boxing Freddie Roach, hinted at Conor McGregor as a possible opponent.
For months now, St-Pierre has expressed an interest in fighting for the UFC’s lightweight… Read More
Al Iaquinta is Looking For Bout With a Top Three Contender, Not Justin Gaethje
By FCF Staff
Justin Gaethje has made it clear he still wants to battle Al Iaquinta in the near future, but “Ragin Al” is looking to land a bout with a lightweight who’s higher ranked.
Gaethje and Iaquinta were expected… Read More
Report: UFC 232 Was Promotion’s Second Best PPV Event in 2018 According to Early Estimates
By FCF Staff
UFC 232 last month featured the return of Jon Jones and super fight between Amanda Nunes and Cris “Cyborg”, and according to early estimates, it was the promotion’s second best pay-per-view event for 2018.
The December 29th… Read More
Potential UFC Blockbuster Fights In 2019
There are many possibilities of super fights happening in the UFC during 2019. It is going to be a very special year for Daniel Cormier who has insisted his retirement is on the horizon. It should give fans the… Read More
Khabib Nurmagomedov’s Manager Claims Tony Ferguson Won’t be Next For Champ
By FCF Staff
From a meritocratic perspective, few can argue that Tony Ferguson hasn’t earned a showdown with Khabib Nurmagomedov, but the latter’s manager claims the UFC’s lightweight champ is not going to fight “El Cucuy” next.
Since Ferguson is… Read More
UFC Rankings: Al Iaquinta Makes Big Move After Defeating Kevin Lee
By FCF Staff
Following his thrilling victory over Kevin Lee at UFC Milwaukee on Saturday, Al Iaquinta has moved into the top five of the UFC’s lightweight rankings.
Iaquinta faced Lee in the main event of the recent card, and… Read More
UFC Milwaukee: Al Iaquinta Says He’s “The Perfect Style Match-up” to Beat Tony Ferguson
By FCF Staff
As the MMA world waits to see how things will play out in the UFC’s lightweight championship picture, Al Iaquinta is angling for a fight with Tony Ferguson.
Iaquinta took on fellow lightweight contender Kevin Lee on… Read More
Frankie Edgar Calls For Bout With Max Holloway, Says He’ll Provide “Different” Challenge For Champ
By FCF Staff
Frankie Edgar was supposed to fight Max Holloway earlier this year, and now the former lightweight champ is campaigning again for a title fight with the featherweight king.
Holloway and Edgar were supposed to fight this past… Read More
Dustin Poirier Calls on UFC to “Stop Playing Around” & Move Forward With 155 Division
By FCF Staff
It remains to be seen what’s next for the UFC’s top lightweights, and Dustin Poirier is clearly frustrated with that fact.
Due to Khabib Nurmagomedov’s pending, disciplinary action from the Nevada Commission, as a result of the… Read More
UFC 231: Max Holloway Says Bout With Khabib Nurmagomedov Might “Excite” Him The Most
By FCF Staff
Following Max Holloway’s memorable, stoppage win over Brian Ortega last night at UFC 231, the featherweight champ reported that a superfight with Khabib Nurmagomedov is extremely interesting to him.
Holloway recorded his 13th straight victory on Saturday… Read More
UFC 231 Max Holloway Vs. Brian Ortega Betting Preview
Max Holloway has been unstoppable since he lost to the “Notorious” Conor McGregor as a 21-year-old back in 2013. Since that defeat, he has gone 12 fights without losing and Holloway managed to capture the belt in spectacular fashion.… Read More
Tony Ferguson Responds to Khabib Nurmagomedov’s Interest in Fighting Floyd Mayweather Jr.
By FCF Staff
As Khabib Nurmagomedov continues to express an interest in fighting Floyd Mayweather Jr., Tony Ferguson has blasted the UFC’s lightweight champ.
Nurmagomedov called for a fight with the undefeated boxer, not long after he defeated Conor McGregor… Read More
Miesha Tate Criticizes How MMA’s Being Promoted in The West
By FCF Staff
Following the news that Miesha Tate has landed a vice-president position with ONE Championship, the renowned fighter is criticizing how MMA is being promoted in the west.
The former UFC champ was recently a guest on “The… Read More
Floyd Mayweather Jr. to Face Tenshin Nasukawa at Rizin 14
By FCF Staff
Many observers have predicted that Floyd Mayweather Jr. would return to the ring for another bout, but chances are no one saw the undefeated boxer fighting under the Rizin FF banner.
Recently the Japanese promotion announced that… Read More