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UFC FN 39: Roy Nelson Blasts Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
By FCF Staff
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira quickly fell victim to Roy Nelson’s infamous right hand today at UFC Fight Night 39, as the heavyweight needed less than one round to put away the legendary fighter.
Moments into the headliner, Nelson… Read More
UFC 174: Yves Jabouin to Battle Mike Easton
By FCF Staff
The UFC’s next trip to Vancouver, British Columbia has picked up a bantamweight addition, as Yves Jabouin will battle Mike Easton at the June 14th card. UFC 174 will be hosted by the city’s Rogers Arena.
The… Read More
UFC FN 37: Alexander Gustafsson Takes Out Jimi Manuwa
By FCF Staff
Alexander Gustafsson did his part to lock up a rematch with light-heavyweight champion Jon Jones today, as the #1 contender stopped Jimi Manuwa in the second round at UFC FN 37.
Gustafsson took the heavy handed Manuwa… Read More
UFC 173: Tony Ferguson-Katsunori Kikuno Bout Verbally Agreed To
By FCF Staff
The May 24th, UFC 173 card has a new lightweight addition, as the promotion has announced that Tony Ferguson and Katsunori Kikuno have verbally agreed to fight at the upcoming event.
UFC 173 will be hosted by… Read More
UFC Vet Bart Palaszewski Discusses Decision to Retire, Transitioning Into Career “That is Not About Me”
By Kelsey Mowatt
After competing in 53 professional bouts, over a twelve year span, Bart Palaszewski recently announced he was hanging up the gloves at the young age of 30. The announcement seemed to catch more… Read More
Bellator 112: Nate Coy Vows to “Get That Win Back” From UFC Vet Paul Bradley, Lock up Elusive Tourney Spot
By Kelsey Mowatt
Nate Coy may not have been booked for Bellator’s upcoming welterweight tourney, but the Strikeforce vet will take one of the promotion’s more established 170’ers next, when he battles Paul Bradley, March 14th.… Read More
UFC on FOX 11: Donald Cerrone-Edson Barboza Added to April 19th Card
By FCF Staff
Donald Cerrone has been booked for his second fight of the 2014 campaign, as the lightweight will fight Edson Barboza at UFC on FOX 11, April 19th, in Orlando, Florida.
Cerrone (22-6) is coming off a highlight… Read More
UFC 169’s John Makdessi: “When I do Reach my Full Potential It’s Going to be a Great Thing to Witness”
By Kelsey Mowatt
Although John Makdessi may not be capturing as many headlines lately as other surging lightweights, like say, Khabib Nurmagomedov, the Tristar fighter could narrow that gap if he scores another big win Saturday. Heading… Read More
UFC 170: Proposed Nurmagomedov-Melendez Fight Has Been “Scrapped”
By FCF Staff
After initial reports that the Ultimate Fighting Championship was attempting to book a bout between lightweight contenders Gilbert Melendez and Khabib Nurmagomedov, it’s been announced that the fight will not happen.
The Twitter feed for American Kickboxing… Read More
UFC FN 33: Alex Caceres-Mitch Gagnon Fight Postponed
By FCF Staff
This Friday’s UFC Fight Night 33 card has been reduced to 11 fights, as the promotion has announced that a bantamweight scrap between Alex Caceres and Mitch Gagnon has been postponed.
According to a tweet from the… Read More
Donald Cerrone vs. Adriano Martins Targeted for UFC on FOX 10
By FCF Staff
The Ultimate Fighting Championship continues to build the line-up for it’s upcoming January 25th card in Chicago, Illinois, as the promotion has announced that Donald Cerrone and Adriano Martins have agreed to fight on that date. The… Read More
Opinion: Is the UFC Getting Tough on Steroids?
By Jesse Heitz
News recently broke that Rousimar Palhares has been permanently banned from the UFC. Several media outlets are reporting that Palhares has once again tested positive for performance enhancing drugs. This means he’s no longer welcome within the… Read More
UFC 165: Alexander Gustafsson “Absolutely” Wants Rematch, Dana White Says It’s Possible
By FCF Staff
Following their instant classic, main event bout last night at UFC 165, there is already considerable and understandable speculation as to whether Jon Jones and Alexander Gustafsson will fight again. After all, not only was the fight… Read More
UFC 165: Jones Planning “Domination”, Gustafsson Expecting Takedown Attempt
By FCF Staff
Jon Jones will look to set a new record for title defenses of the UFC’s light-heavyweight belt at UFC 165, and if he beats Alexander Gustafsson, it will be the renowned fighter’s sixth win as champion (Tito… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown”: Boxing Owns UFC This Saturday With Floyd Mayweather vs. Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez
By Joshua Molina
The sports world is talking about a super-big fight this weekend and it has nothing to do with the UFC or Dana White.
Floyd Mayweather Jr., (44-0, 26 KOs) the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world, battles… Read More
UFC FN 26 Highlights: Sonnen Taps “Shogun”
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Chan Sung Jung: UFC 163 Bout With Jose Aldo Stylistically “a Good Match-Up”
Thought Ricardo Lamas “Would Have Been First Choice” to Face Champ
By Kelsey Mowatt
As any MMA fan knows, often things don’t go according to plan in the sport, but sometimes plans dramatically change for… Read More
UFC 163: Thiago Santos Replacing Clint Hester, Fighting Cezar Ferreira,
By FCF Staff
Just a couple of weeks out from the August 3rd, UFC 163 event in Rio de Janeiro, the card has received another change. According to multiple reports, Clint Hester has been forced to drop out of the… Read More
Report: UFC on FOX Sports 1 1 On Ropes Due to State Law?
By FCF Staff
Approximately two months out from the first UFC on FOX Sports 1 card in Boston, it appears as though a Massachusetts law regarding the need for foreign fighters to secure a social security number, could be threatening the… Read More
UFC Vet Eddie Yagin Preparing For Return, Hoping For “At Least One Fight This Year”
By Kelsey Mowatt
After being pulled from a scheduled bout with Dennis Siver last December, and having not fought since last April, Eddie Yagin believes his long road back to the Octagon is coming to an end.
Yagin was hospitalized… Read More