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Report: Pat Barry Fighting Shane Del Rosario at TUF 16 Finale
By FCF Staff
The December 15th, “Ultimate Fighter” Finale will feature a heavyweight bout between noted strikers Pat Barry and Shane Del Rosario, according to multiple reports.
Barry (7-5) will be looking to rebound from the stoppage loss he suffered… Read More
Dustin Poirier Fighting Jonathan Brookins at TUF 16 Finale
By FCF Staff
The upcoming, December 15th, “Ultimate Fighter” Finale has received an intriguing featherweight addition, as Dustin Poirier will take on TUF 12 winner Jonathan Brookins at the event.
Poirier (12-2) will be looking to rebound from his loss… Read More
Report: NSAC Taps Shane Carwin and Roy Nelson For Random Drug Tests
By FCF Staff
Current “Ultimate Fighter” coaches Shane Carwin and Roy Nelson, have reportedly been notified by the Nevada State Athletic Commission that they will undergo drug testing before they fight on December 15th in Las Vegas.
The NSAC reportedly… Read More
Report: Dana White Says Alistair Overeem to Face Winner of Junior dos Santos and Cain Velasquez
By FCF Staff
When Alistair Overeem returns to the Octagon early next year, it appears as though the decorated fighter will do so with a championship on the line. Despite having spent all of 2012 on the sidelines, Overeem will… Read More
Report: Anthony Johnson Fighting DJ Linderman at WSOF 1
Promotion Confirms Miguel Torres vs. Marlon Moraes
By FCF Staff
MMA World Series of Fighting appears to have landed another well known fighter, as UFC veteran Anthony Johnson will reportedly fight DJ Linderman at the promotion’s upcoming November 3rd debut.… Read More
Report: Nick Diaz to Challenge NSAC Suspension in Court
By FCF Staff
As his manager Cesar Gracie relayed earlier this summer, Nick Diaz will reportedly challenge the suspension he has been handed by the Nevada State Athletic Commission in court, with the hopes of returning to action before the… Read More
Andrei Arlovski To Face Devin Cole At First World Series of Fighting Event on NBC Sports Network on Nov. 3
By Courtesy of World Series of Fighting
Hard-hitting heavyweight KO artists Andrei “The Pitbull” Arlovski (17-9) of Minsk, Belarus and Devin Cole (20-9) of Medford, Ore. will collide on the highly-anticipated, inaugural World Series of Fighting Mixed Martial Arts (MMA)… Read More
Mike Pyle Reports December 15th, TUF 16 Finale Bout With James Head Next
By FCF Staff
According to Mike Pyle, the veteran will look to build on his impressive KO win over Josh Neer this summer on December 15th, when he takes on welterweight James Head at “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 16 Finale.… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” Cung Le Goes to China; Jon Jones Continues to Put His Foot in His Mouth
By Joshua Molina
Cung Le is a fighter, but he’s first and foremost a family man. That’s one of the main reasons why the Vietnamese-American fight so often in San Jose, California, where he lives.
Nine out of the fighter’s… Read More
TUF 17 Tryouts Start September 17th, Open to Middleweights and Light-Heavyweights
By FCF Staff
The Ultimate Fighting Championship has announced that the try-outs for the next run of “The Ultimate Fighter” television series will begin September 17th, in Las Vegas, Nevada. The 17th edition of the show will feature competitors from… Read More
Report: Daniel Cormier vs. Frank Mir Booked For November 3rd
By FCF Staff
While for some time now, it’s been known that Frank Mir has been assigned the task of halting Daniel Cormier’s rise up the heavyweight ranks, the date of the UFC-Strikeforce bout hadn’t been announced. Now it appears… Read More
FX Announces Field of 32 for “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 16
By FCF Staff
FX has the announced the 32 competitors who will fight for a chance to compete on the 16th season of “The Ultimate Fighter.” The latest edition of TUF will feature welterweight fighters and will be coached by… Read More
Dana White Calls Jon Jones Decision to Not Fight Sonnen “Selfish”, Says Champion’s Trainer Greg Jackson is a “Sport Killer”
By FCF Staff
As soon as UFC President Dana White announced on today’s media call that the promotion had been forced to cancel its upcoming September 1st event in Las Vegas, Nevada, likely everyone on the line knew that fiery… Read More
Chael Sonnen Says Fighter to Beat Jon Jones “Already Exists–And His Name is Dan Henderson”
By FCF Staff
Chael Sonnen has had UFC Light-Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones in his sites as of late, and perhaps not surprisingly, the outspoken fighter is picking his former teammate Dan Henderson to defeat the rising star on September 1st.… Read More
Junior Dos Santos Says Alistair Overeem Isn’t Biggest Heavyweight Challenge
By Michael Hatamoto
UFC heavyweight champion Junior Dos Santos is preparing for a rematch against Cain Velasquez, but has responded (again) to comments made by Alistair Overeem.
Despite Overeem’s continued trash talk and criticism, Dos Santos believes Velasquez is… Read More
Daron Cruickshank Ready For Henry Martinez: “I’m Going to Put a Few Kicks in His Face And See How he Likes it.”
By Kelsey Mowatt
After competing on the twelfth season of “The Ultimate Fighter” and scoring a unanimous decision win over Chris Tickle in the finale, Daron Cruickshank is ready to begin the next stage of his UFC career. Up next,… Read More
PEDs Policy Formalized by Zuffa at Recent Fighter Summit
By FCF Staff
The Ultimate Fighting Championship and Strikeforce held a Fighter Summit recently on July 9th and July 10th in Las Vegas, Nevada, and according to a press release from the organizations, a written policy against performance enhancing… 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
Rivals Anderson Silva and Chael Sonnen Transformed Into Comic Book Characters
Courtesy of UFC
Reigning UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva and bitter rival and No1 contender Chael Sonnen have long been known as two of the most colorful characters in the Ultimate Fighting Championship® organization. But that has been taken to… 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