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Report: Ivan Menjivar Fighting Renan Barao After Mike Easton Injured
By FCF Staff
UFC 148 will feature a bantamweight match-up between two top contenders, as Renan Barao will now reportedly fight Ivan Menjivar on the July 7th card. Barao had been scheduled to fight Jeff Hougland at the May 15th… Read More
Demian Maia to Make Welterweight Debut Versus Dong Hyun Kim
Riki Fukuda to Face Costa Philippou at UFC 148
By FCF Staff
Demian Maia will face a stiff test in the decorated grappler’s welterweight debut, as today the UFC announced that the former middleweight will take on the resilient Dong… Read More
Jake Ellenberger vs. Martin Kampmann Confirmed for TUF Live Finale
By FCF Staff
In what could very well be a title shot eliminator, the Ultimate Fighting Championship has announced that Jake Ellenberger will fight fellow welterweight contender Martin Kampmann on June 1st. The bout will headline the promotion’s upcoming “Ultimate… Read More
Eight-Man Teams Chosen For The Ultimate Fighter Live On FX
Vick KO’s Cruickshank in night’s lone fight
The Ultimate Fighter Live coaches and bitter rivals Dominick Cruz and Urijah Faber picked their teams this past week from the field of 16 finalists who won their elimination… Read More
Alessio Defeats Healy By Unanimous Decision At The Score Fighting Series
By FCF Staff
Before a capacity crowd at Hamilton Place Theatre in Hamilton, Ontario, The Score Fighting Series lightweight (155 pounds) main event fighters John “The Natural” Alessio (34-14) of Las Vegas, Nev. via British Columbia, Canada and “Diamond” Ryan… Read More
The Ultimate Fighter Live On FX – 16 First-Round Fight Winners Headed To TUF House
By FCF Staff
Sixteen unsigned fighters in the world took their first step towards glory Friday night as they won their first round tournament fights in the fast-paced premiere of The Ultimate Fighter Live on FX.
The… Read More
Dominick Cruz To Serve As Honorary Pace Car Driver In Phoenix Sunday
By FCF Staff
UFC Bantamweight (135 pound) Champion and The Ultimate Fighter Live coach Dominick Cruz will serve as Honorary Pace Car Driver for the Subway Fresh Fit 500 race on Sunday, March 4 at Phoenix International Raceway.
Cruz… Read More
Field Of 32 Fighters Finalized For Premiere Of The Ultimate Fighter On FX
By FCF Staff
An international field of 32 fighters has been set for THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER LIVE on FX that begins on Friday, March 9, with a special two-and-a-half-hour LIVE premiere
Bristol Marunde To Face “Jacare” Souza At Strikeforce March 3
By FCF Staff
Bristol Marunde (15-6) will replace Derek Brunson in the Strikeforce middleweight (185 pounds) matchup with “Jacare” Souza (14-3) at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio on Sat., March 3.
Brunson was pulled from the card on Tuesday after… Read More
Rampage Jackson: “I’m Going To Go Back To My Old Style And Just Whoop His Ass”
By FCF Staff
Former unified UFC and PRIDE light heavyweight champion “Rampage” Jackson is pumped to finally be fighting again this weekend in Japan – where he made his legend – after an absence of exactly six years.
Jackson last… Read More
Josh Koscheck: “I’m A Gold Digger. I Fight For Money. You’d Be A Dumb SOB To Fight For Free”
By FCF Staff
On Saturday night, live from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas on Pay-Per-View, welterweight superstars Nick Diaz and Carlos Condit will battle each other with the interim UFC welterweight (170 pounds) championship at stake.
In… Read More
GSP: “I Am Very Nervous Carlos Condit Will Win On Saturday Night”
UFC superstar Georges St-Pierre will be a ringside observer to the UFC 143 main event on Saturday. “GSP” has been the undisputed welterweight king since the spring of 2008, but knee injuries have forced him to withdraw from scheduled… Read More
Heavyweight Mike Whitehead Sentenced To Prison For Attempted Sexual Assault
By FCF Staff
Thirty-year old UFC and Strikeforce veteran “Iron” Mike Whitehead was sentenced to a prison term of one to four years on Thursday, Jan. 19, for attempted sexual assault of a woman in April 2010.
Whitehead, a resident… Read More
Ryan Healy To Face John Alessio In The Score Fighting Series Event March 16 In Ontario, Canada
By FCF Staff
Canadian sports TV network The Score announced today that its The Score Fighting Series will return to Hamilton, Ontario, Canada on March 16. A lightweight matchup between “Diamond” Ryan Healy (19-9-1) and John Alessio (33-14) has been… Read More
Rockhold Blasts Through Jardine to Defend Strikeforce Belt
By FCF Staff
Here are the results from Strikeforce’s latest event in Las Vegas, Nevada, which saw the promotion’s middleweight champ Luke Rockhold stop UFC vet Keith Jardine in the first round.
Other winners from the main card included former… Read More
Cris Cyborg Apologizes For Failed Drug Test, Blames Dietary Supplement
By FCF Staff
Cris “Cyborg” Santos issued a statement, apologizing for her failed drug test, pointing the blame at a dietary supplement that she had been taking.
Santos, who tested positive for the anabolic steroid stanozolol metabolites after her… Read More
Jordan Mein On Tyron Woodley: “I Know His Style; What He’s All About”
Welterweight Eager to Face Top Strikeforce Contender Tyron Woodley
By Kelsey Mowatt
For some time now, Jordan Mein has been considered one of the welterweight division’s top prospects, due in large part to the Canadian fighter’s wins over noted vets… Read More
Alistair Overeem Legal Update: Roughly One-Third Of Overeem Purse Being Withheld From Tonight’s Fight
By FCF Staff
Full Contact Fighter has obtained a copy of the court order (order_re_writ_PDF) mandating the withholding of funds from Alistair Overeem’s purse that will be earned from tonight’s heavyweight showdown with Brock Lesnar in the main event of… Read More
Report: Junie Browning Turns Himself into Thailand Authorities
By FCF Staff
The search for Junie Browning is apparently over in Thailand, as the former UFC competitor has reportedly turned himself into authorities, following his involvement in a barroom brawl earlier this month.
According to a report from… Read More
Kendall Grove Fighting Jay Silva at Superior Cage Combat 4
John Gunderson Taking on Fellow UFC Vet Justin Buchholz
By FCF Staff
Las Vegas based promotion Superior Cage Combat continues to enlist the services of established and UFC veterans, as today it announced that former TUF winner Kendall Grove will… Read More