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Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier Continue War of Words After Champ Posts Picture of Cut
By FCF Staff
Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier have exchanged plenty of verbal shots in the past, and now that the two are set to fight at UFC 178, their war of words seems to be heating up.
Jones… Read More
Lion Fight 18 to Feature Yodsanklai Fairtex and Jorina Baars in Two Title Fights
By Lion Fight (via press release)
LAS VEGAS, NV – Scott Kent, CEO of Lion Fight, today announced that two reigning Lion Fight champions and two of the biggest stars in the sport, Yodsanklai Fairtex and Jorina… Read More
TUF 19 Finale: Frankie Edgar and BJ Penn Lead Way in Pay
By FCF Staff
The Nevada State Athletic Commission has released the salary figures for Sunday’s TUF 19 Finale, and not surprisingly, decorated vets BJ Penn and Frankie Edgar led the way.
Edgar was paid $260,000 for his third round, stoppage… Read More
TUF 19 Finale: Frankie Edgar Says Win Over BJ Penn “Bittersweet”, Eyeing Bout With Cub Swanson
By FCF Staff
Frankie Edgar has accomplished many great things in his fighting career to date, and there’s no question the fighter will always be linked to BJ Penn. After all, not only did he defeat Penn to become lightweight… Read More
TUF 19 Finale: Frankie Edgar Stops BJ Penn, Former Champ Announces Retirement
By FCF Staff
Here are the results from tonight’s TUF 19 Finale card in Las Vegas, Nevada, which saw Frankie Edgar score his third win over BJ Penn.
The former lightweight champ, turned featherweight, went on to stop Penn in… Read More
IMMAF and TUFF-N-UFF to Hold World Amateur MMA Championships
By IMMAF and TUFF-N-UFF (via press release)
June 27, 2014, Las Vegas, NV – The International Mixed Martial Arts Federation (IMMAF) in partnership with Las Vegas’ own Tuff-N-Uff: “The Future Stars of Mixed Martial Arts,” is presenting the… Read More
BattleGrounds MMA ‘O.N.E.’ to Air Live on PPV on New Oct. 3 Date
By BattleGrounds MMA (via press release)
TULSA, OK (June 17, 2014) – The public has spoken and BattleGrounds MMA (www.battlegroundsone.com) has listened. Due to popular demand, the promotion led by Olympic wrestling gold medalist Kenny Monday will… Read More
Lion Fight Announces Signing of Tim Amorim, Tom Evans and Chris Mauceri, Extend Contract of Kevin Ross
By Lion Fight (via press release)
LAS VEGAS – With the recent news that LION FIGHT will present a consistent schedule of events every three or four weeks for the remainder of 2014 and throughout 2015,… Read More
Lion Fight 16 Main Card Announced, Kevin Ross to Battle Michael Thompson for Super Lightweight Title
By Lion Fight (via press release)
LAS VEGAS – LION FIGHT, a professional combat sports organization taking part in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) International Fight Week event extravaganza, today revealed the entire lineup of fights for its full… Read More
BattleGrounds MMA: Ryan Couture vs. Jonny Carson, Nicdali Rivera-Calanoc vs. Jen Aniano Latest Additions
By BattleGrounds MMA (via press release)
TULSA, OK (May 28, 2014) – BattleGrounds MMA (www.battlegroundsone.com) announced today that it has confirmed two Superfights – a lightweight (155 pounds) showdown between Ryan Couture (7-3) of Las Vegas, Nev. and Jonny “The… Read More
Report: Alex Caceres Looking to Prove Doubters Wrong, Once Again, Versus Urijah Faber
By FCF Staff
Alex Caceres has locked up a bout with Urijah Faber as he hoped, but the bantamweight understands he’ll be a considerable underdog when the two square off at UFC 175.
Not long ago, Cacares made headlines by… Read More
TUF 19 Finale: Jesse Ronson to Face Kevin Lee
By FCF Staff
The July 6th, TUF 19 Finale has received a lightweight bout, as the promotion has announced that Jesse Ronson will fight Kevin Lee.
The card will be hosted by the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada,… Read More
WSOF Canada 2: Ryan Ford to Face Bristol Marunde June 7th
By FCF Staff
World Series of Fighting Canada has announced that Canadian welterweight champ Ryan Ford, will battle Bristol Marunde, June 7th in Edmonton, Alberta. The upcoming event will be hosted by the Edmonton Expo Centre.
Ford (22-4) secured the… Read More
WSOF 9: Steve Carl Not Sure if Rousimar Palhares Deserves Title Shot, But Says “The Whole World’s Watching” as a Result
By Kelsey Mowatt
This time last year, Steve Carl may not have been one of the first names that came to fans’ minds while discussing World Series of Fighting, but thanks to the welterweight’s continued success, that’s… Read More
WSOF VP Ali Abdelaziz Says “Big Announcement” Coming That Will “Change Face of MMA”
By FCF Staff
Not only will World Series of Fighting hold its ninth event next week on March 29th, but the promotion’s vice president Ali Abdelaziz says the organization has a huge announcement planned.
Abdelaziz was one of the participants on… Read More
WSOF 9: Steve Carl to Fight May 29th Regardless of Rousimar Palhares’ Test Results
By FCF Staff
As World Series of Fighting waits to find out the results of a random drug test the Nevada State Athletic Commission had Rousimar Palhares undergo, the promotion has taken steps to ensure that Steve Carl competes March… Read More
Report: Yushin Okami to Fight Svetlozar Savov in WSOF Debut
By FCF Staff
Yushin Okami will make his World Series of Fighting debut on March 29th, and the former UFC middleweight contender will reportedly fight Svetlozar Savov.
WSOF 9 will be hosted by the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las… Read More
Lyoto Machida “Happy For The Chance” to Face Chris Weidman, “Not in Favour or Against” TRT
By FCF Staff
While unique circumstances have assisted Lyoto Machida in securing it, it hasn’t taken the renowned fighter long to earn a middleweight title shot, as many people expected.
Following wins over Mark Munoz and most recently Gegard Mousasi,… Read More
Alistair Overeem Relays Why he Passed on Fighting Junior dos Santos: “Not Running From Anyone”
By FCF Staff
Alistair Overeem has reportedly passed on two opportunities to fight Junior dos Santos in the coming months, but the heavyweight says it’s not because he’s avoiding the former champ.
In the latest episode of “UFC Tonight”, it… Read More
Report: Palhares to Receive Title Shot in WSOF Debut
By FCF Staff
World Series of Fighting has not only announced that controversial, submission artist Rousimar Palhares will make his promotional debut on March 29th, but that the UFC vet will fight welterweight champ Steve Carl. The bout will headline… Read More