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Featherweight Prospect Graham Spencer Fighting UFC Vet Shane Nelson at MFC 35
By FCF Staff
The Maximum Fighting Championship has announced that rising Canadian featherweight Graham Spencer will take on Hawaiian, UFC vet Shane Nelson at the promotion’s upcoming October 26th event in Edmonton.
The bout will kick off the MFC’s newly… Read More
Miguel Torres Cut By UFC, Fighting For Titan FC November 2nd
By FCF Staff
After incurring a knockout loss to rising bantamweight Michael McDonald in April, former WEC champion Miguel Torres has announced that he’s been released by the Ultimate Fighting Championship. It didn’t take long for the accomplished fighter to… Read More
UFC 151 Media Call: Jon Jones Says “No One’s Invincible”, Believes He’ll Be the First to Stop Dan Henderson
By FCF Staff
With less than two weeks to go before UFC Light-Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones takes on MMA legend Dan Henderson, the UFC held a media call today to further promote the compelling fight.
Jones (16-1) will… Read More
Joe Lauzon Versus Gray Maynard Set for UFC 155
Matyushenko Facing Hamill at UFC 152, Bocek vs. dos Anjos Added to UFC 154
By FCF Staff
The Ultimate Fighting Championship has added an intriguing lightweight bout to the line-up for its December 29th event in Las Vegas, as today… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” UFC’s PPV Business, Jon Jones and Cris Cyborg’s Puzzling Statements
By Joshua Molina
So who does Jon Jones want to fight?
Jones recently told ESPN that he doesn’t want to fight Lyoto Machida because the fight was his lowest pay-per-view (PPV) draw.
Jones doesn’t want to fight Anderson Silva because… Read More
Tim Means On UFC 151 Opponent Abel Trujillo: “He Wants To Step On My Toes, So I Can’t Let That Happen.”
By Kelsey Mowatt
Following his first round stoppage of Justin Salas in June, Tim Means relayed to Full Contact Fighter that he was hoping the victory had “turned some heads”, due in part to his opponent’s top prospect status. While… Read More
Gleison Tibau vs. Francisco Trinaldo, Gabriel Gonzaga vs. Geronimo Dos Santos Added to UFC 153
By FCF Staff
The Ultimate Fighting Championship has added two more bouts featuring Brazilian competitors to its October 13th card in Rio de Janeiro, as lightweight Gleison Tibau will take on Franciso Trinaldo, and heavyweight Gabriel Gonzaga will face Geronimo… Read More
Opinion: UFC Pay-Per-View Business On The Decline. Why?
By Tom Taylor
UFC 150 didn’t just mark the second time Frankie Edgar and Benson Henderson fought. It also marked the second time this year that a UFC Pay-Per-View event had fewer than 200,000 buys.
UFC 150 garnered a… Read More
Report: Top British Flyweight Phil Harris UFC Bound
By FCF Staff
The Ultimate Fighting Championship continues to develop its flyweight division, as the promotion has reportedly signed British fighter Phil “Billy” Harris.
The UFC has not made any official announcement regarding the 28 year-old, however, the fighter’s representation,… Read More
Chico Camus Says “Sticking to the Sport and Never Giving Up” Behind Victorious UFC Debut
By Kelsey Mowatt
Unlike the foundational years of mixed-martial-arts, more and more of today’s fighters begin their training with the hopes of making it to the UFC. While of course, there are still plenty of full time fighters who began… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” Chael Sonnen Looks to Forrest Griffin; UFC on FOX; What Will UFC Look Like in Five Years?
By Joshua Molina
The UFC’s Dana White is looking to pop a big rating on FOX to end the year.
He’s booking the man who headlined his last Pay-Per-View fight to defend the title on FOX, Dec. 8.
The show… Read More
Benson Henderson Versus Nate Diaz to Headline UFC on FOX 5
Alexander Gustafsson vs. Mauricio Rua, BJ Penn vs. Rory MacDonald Also Added
By FCF Staff
The UFC has taken some big steps to ensure a solid line-up for its next FOX broadcast, as today the promotion has announced that lightweight… Read More
UFC 150 Bonuses: Donald Cerrone Takes Home Two Awards, Melvin Guillard and Dennis Bermudez Other Winners
By FCF Staff
In addition to his fight purse, Donald Cerrone earned an extra $120,000 for his highlight reel, stoppage win over Melvin Guillard at UFC 150. Cerrone received “Knockout of the Night” and “Fight of the Night” for the… Read More
UFC 150: Ben Henderson Narrowly Defends Lightweight Title In Rematch With Frankie Edgar
By FCF Staff
Benson Henderson retained the UFC Lightweight Championship tonight in Denver, Colorado, however, the dynamic fighter once again needed the judge’s scorecards to defeat former champ Frankie Edgar.
While Henderson’s unanimous decision victory over Edgar in February was… Read More
UFC 150 Weigh-Ins: Frankie Edgar and Benson Henderson Make Weight
Melvin Guillard Misses Mark
By FCF Staff
UFC Lightweight Champion Benson Henderson and former champ Frankie Edgar both made weight today to clear the way for their rematch tomorrow night in Denver, Colorado.
Henderson tipped the scales at… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” UFC Prez Dana White Picking Another Fight With A Fighter; Are Fighters Getting Tired Of Him?
By Joshua Molina
Dana White would like Forrest Griffin to retire. Increasingly, more fighters want Dana White to shut up.
The latest among them is UFC heavyweight Roy Nelson, who blasted White this week.
Nelson and White have clashed during… Read More
Chico “King” Camus on UFC Debut: “Dustin Pague is Standing in The Way of What I Have Worked so Hard at”
By Crossfire Media Group
(Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA): The world-famous “Octagon jitters” have turned many a “sure thing” into a quivering mass of nerves. Countless fighters who were deemed can’t-miss prospects have been reduced to shells of themselves once confronted with… Read More
UFC 150: Preview and Predictions
By Tom Taylor
This Saturday, the UFC will return to “The Mile High City,” Denver, Colorado, for UFC 150. Despite being a milestone card, UFC 150 will not boast the same wealth of star-power that other milestone shows, such… Read More
Hector Lombard Says Injury Affected Perfomance in UFC Debut VersusTim Boetsch
By FCF Staff
Hector Lombard did not have the kind of UFC debut many observers expected, and the former Bellator middleweight champ is citing an injured sternum as one of the reasons why. Lombard had his 25 fight undefeated streak… Read More
Lyoto Machida and “Shogun” Rua Lead UFC on FOX 4 Payroll
By Staff
The California State Athletic Commission has released the payroll for the August 4th, UFC on FOX card in Los Angeles, and not surprisingly, former light-heavyweight champions Lyoto Machida and Mauricio “Shogun” Rua led the way.
According to the… Read More