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Bellator 136: Dave Jansen Has Been “Folding The Steel”, “Sharpening” Physical And Mental Game as Title Shot Nears
By Kelsey Mowatt
Dave Jansen’s road to a title shot has been a long and perilous one, but on Friday night, “The Fugitive” will finally throw down for Bellator’s Lightweight Championship.
Over two years ago now, Jansen worked… Read More
UFC FN 63: Dustin Poirier And Chad Mendes Among Bonus Winners
By FCF Staff
Four “Performance of the Night” bonuses were handed out following UFC Fight Night 63, and not surprisingly, headliner Chad Mendes was one of the recipients.
Mendes picked up a “POTN” award, and an extra $50,000, for quickly… Read More
UFC FN 63: Watch The Weigh-Ins Live Beginning at 12 PM/ET
By FCF Staff
UFC Fight Night 63 will take place tomorrow afternoon in Fairfax, Virginia, and you can watch the card’s weigh-ins, right here, beginning at 12 PM/ET.
In Saturday’s headliner, Chad Mendes will take on fellow featherweight contender… Read More
UFC Books Jeremy Stephens vs. Dennis Bermudez
By FCF Staff
UFC 189 has received a pivotal, featherweight bout, as the promotion has announced that Jeremy Stephens will fight Dennis Bermudez at the July 11th event. The card will be hosted by the MGM Grand Garden Arena in… Read More
UFC FN 63: Clint Hester-Luke Barnatt Pulled From Card
By FCF Staff
The line-up for UFC Fight Night 63 has been reduced by one bout, as the promotion has announced Clint Hester can no long compete due to a broken foot.
Hester was scheduled to fight Luke Barnett, but… Read More
UFC FN 63: Al Iaquinta Tapped to Face Jorge Masvidal
By FCF Staff
Following Al Iaquinta’s impressive, stoppage win over Joe Lauzon at UFC 183, the powerful lightweight has been booked to fight another established vet, Jorge Masvidal.
Masvidal was recently left without an opponent for the April 4th, UFC… Read More
UFC’s Gray Maynard to Face Alexander Yakovlev Next
By FCF Staff
Gray Maynard has been booked for his first fight in 2015, as the veteran lightweight will battle Alexander Yakovlev on April 4th.
The fight will be part of UFC Fight Night 63, which will be hosted by… Read More
TUF 18 Winner Julianna Pena Booked For Return Bout
By FCF Staff
After suffering an extremely serious, knee injury early last year, Julianna Pena has been booked to fight Milana Dudieva at UFC Fight Night 63 on April 4th.
The upcoming bout will mark the first time Pena has… Read More
UFC FN 63: Luke Barnatt to Face Clint Hester
By FCF Staff
The UFC continues to build the line-up for its April 4th, Fight Night card in Fairfax, as today the promotion has announced that middleweight Luke Barnatt will take on Clint Hester at the event.
Barnett (8-2) will… Read More
UFC FN 63: Benson Henderson Replacing Injured Jorge Masvidal
By FCF Staff
It hasn’t taken Benson Henderson long to get another fight, as following his decision loss to Donald Cerrone last weekend, he’s been tapped to fight Jorge Masvidal on April 4th.
Bobby Green was originally scheduled to fight… Read More
UFC FN 59: Conor McGregor Talks Jose Aldo, Says Champ Looks “Small”, Similar to Diego Brandao
By Kelsey Mowatt
As many expected would be the case, Conor McGregor had little difficulty picking apart Dennis Siver with his diverse strking game last night at UFC Fight Night 59, and as a result, “Notorious” has locked up a… Read More
Report: Patricio “Pitbull” Says Media Doesn’t Give Bellator Fighters The Credit They Deserve
By FCF Staff
Many observers believe Patricio “Pitbull” Freire is one of the sport’s top featherweight fighters, but the decorated vet doesn’t feel he and his fellow Bellator competitors get enough credit from the MMA media.
The featherweight champion, who… Read More
UFC FN 59: Cole Miller Hopes Rival Conor McGregor Kicks Dennis Siver’s “Ass”
By Kelsey Mowatt
Although Cole Miller repeatedly called for a fight with Conor McGregor earlier this year, and referred to the latter as a “show pony”, “Magrinho” says he will be cheering for the brash featherweight at UFC… Read More
UFC Rankings Update: Edson Barboza Leaps up Lightweight Rankings
By FCF Staff
After working his way to a unanimous decision win over fellow lightweight contender, Bobby Green, at UFC FN 57, Edson Barboza has leaped up the promotion’s rankings into the top ten.
As a result of Saturday’s win,… Read More
UFC FN 57: Cub Swanson Promises “I’ll be Back” After Submission Loss
By FCF Staff
Cub Swanson lost his short term opportunity to fight for the UFC’s featherweight title last night in Austin, but the rugged vet is reporting he’s okay, following his one sided defeat versus Frankie Edgar.
Early on into… Read More
UFC FN 57: Cub Swanson Says “Belief in Myself” Behind Title Shot Run
By Kelsey Mowatt
A few years ago, many fans likely wrote off the championship prospects of Cub Swanson, but since the vet racked up losses to Jose Aldo, Chad Mendes and Ricardo Lamas in a five fight stretch, the… Read More
UFC 180: Fabricio Werdum Takes Interim Title in Highlight Reel Fashion
By FCF Staff
Fabricio Werdum took several punishing shots from Mark Hunt tonight at UFC 180, but the heavyweight managed to recover and score a highlight reel stoppage.
Early on, Hunt sent Werdum to the canvas with a thumping right… Read More
UFC 180 Weigh-In Results: Fabricio Werdum and Mark Hunt set for Title Fight
By FCF Staff
Here are the official weigh-in results for UFC 180, which will see Fabricio Werdum battle Mark Hunt for the interim heavyweight title.
Both of the headliners made weight for the bout, as Werdum came in at 232… Read More
UFC 180: Watch the Official Weigh-Ins Beginning at 5 PM/ET
By FCF Staff
UFC 180 will take place tomorrow in Mexico City, and you can watch the official weigh-ins for the event right here at Full Contact Fighter, beginning at 5:00 PM / ET.
Saturday’s card will feature a… Read More
UFC’s Darren Elkins to Face Hacran Dias Next
By FCF Staff
It hasn’t taken the UFC long to book Darren Elkins his next fight, following his win at UFC 179, as the featherweight contender has agreed to fight Hacran Dias, December 20th.
The bout will be part of… Read More