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UFC Veteran Din Thomas Retires From Fighting
By FCF Staff
After 15 years of professional fighting, UFC veteran Din Thomas has announced that he’s hanging up the gloves at the age of 37. The American Top Team fighter, who began competing in 1998, announced his decision today… Read More
Lucas Martins-Bryan Caraway Bout Added to UFC 170 Card
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The line-up for the February 22nd, UFC 170 card continues to fill up, as the promotion has announced that Bryan Caraway will battle Lucas Martins at the event. The card will be hosted by the Mandalay Bay… Read More
UFC 168: Anderson Silva and Chris Weidman Lead Way in Salaries
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The Nevada State Athletic commission has released the payroll figures for Saturday’s UFC 168 card in Las Vegas, and not surprisingly, Anderson Silva and Chris Weidman led the way.
The former middleweight champ Silva earned $600,000, according… Read More
UFC 170: White Says Melendez-Nurmagomedov Not Official Yet
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Although there have been reports that Gilbert Melendez will fight rising lightweight Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 170 on February 22nd, Dana White has announced the bout’s not in fact official.
The UFC President took to Twitter and… Read More
UFC Updates Silva’s Condition After Undergoing Surgery
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Following Anderson Silva’s horrific injury at last night’s UFC 168 card in Las Vegas, the promotion is reporting that the legendary fighter underwent successful surgery to repair his broken leg.
The 38 year-old fighter badly broke his… Read More
UFC 168: Rousey, Tate And Browne Pick up Bonuses
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Ronda Rousey not only collected her second win over rival Miesha Tate tonight at UFC 168, but the bantamweight champ earned “Fight of the Night” and “Submission of the Night” for her efforts.
Rousey tapped out Tate… Read More
UFC 168: Weidman Defends Title With Gruesome Win Over Silva, Rousey Takes Out Tate
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Chris Weidman defended the middleweight title tonight at UFC 168 in Las Vegas, but once again, his victory over Anderson Silva ended in shocking circumstances.
Weidman rocked Silva in the opening round, and proceeded to land several… Read More
UFC 168 Weigh-In Results: Weidman And Silva Set For Rematch
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Here are the official weigh-in results for UFC 168 tomorrow night, which will be hosted by the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
In the main event, Anderson Silva will attempt to regain the middleweight… Read More
UFC 168: Watch The Weigh-Ins Here Beginning at 7 PM/ET 4 PM/PT
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You can watch the UFC 168 weigh-ins right here at Full Contact Fighter, beginning today at 7:00 PM / ET – 4:00 PM / PT.
Saturday’s event will feature middleweight champion Chris Weidman taking on Anderson… Read More
Report: Dana White Says UFC Planning Title Shot Eliminator at Heavyweight
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Following Cain Velasquez’s stoppage win over Junior dos Santos at UFC 166, it was announced that Fabricio Werdum would be the next to challenge for the heavyweight title. Since the champion recently underwent shoulder surgery, and will… Read More
UFC 168: Silva Offers Conflicting Comments Regarding Possible Retirement
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Even after Anderson Silva lost the middleweight championship to Chris Weidman at UFC 162 in July, the legendary fighter said he intended to complete his ten fight contract with the promotion. Immediately following the loss, he also… Read More
UFC 168: Bahadurzada Pledges to Give Back to His Native Afghanistan
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It’s the giving season and Siyar Bahadurzada plans to give back to his native Afghanistan in a substantive way, after the welterweight battles John Howard at UFC 168 this Saturday night.
In a recent interview with UFC.com… Read More
UFC 168: Poirier Explains Why Brandao’s “The Enemy”
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UFC 168 will feature several compelling fights Saturday night, and among that list is a featherweight bout between Dustin Poirier and Diego Brandao.
Poirier is the promotion’s #6 ranked 145’er, while Brandao has been working his way… Read More
UFC 168: Jim Miller Says He’s no One’s “Stepping Stone”Heading Into Bout With Fabricio Camoes
By FCF Staff
Although Jim Miller’s recent losses have come against top tier competition, the perennial contender is at risk of exiting the UFC’s top ten lightweight rankings, if he’s defeated by Fabricio Camoes at UFC 168.
Heading into Saturday’s… Read More
UFC 168: Rousey Uses Word “Fake” to Describe Tate, Predicts Silva Will Defeat Weidman
By FCF Staff
With UFC 168 right around the corner and the Holidays almost here, UFC women’s bantamweight champ Ronda Rousey appeared on the latest edition of “UFC Tonight” to discuss her December 28th bout with Miesha Tate.
Rousey took… Read More
UFC 170: Francisco Rivera and Raphael Assuncao Agree to Bout
By FCF Staff
The February 22nd, UFC 170 card in Las Vegas has received a compelling bantamweight fight, as Raphael Assuncao and Francisco Rivera have agreed to battle at the upcoming event.
Assuncao (21-4) is currently the promotion’s #4 ranked… Read More
UFC Announces Addition of 11 Invicta FC Strawweights, TUF 20 to Crown Inaugural Champ
By FCF Staff
The twentieth season of “The Ultimate Fighter” will feature an interesting twist, as the UFC has announced that the show will crown its first, women’s strawweight champion.
The 115 pound fighters who will compete for the title… Read More
UFC 170: Mike Pyle Set to Fight TJ Waldburger
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UFC 170 has picked up a welterweight bout, as veterans Mike Kyle and TJ Waldburger have reportedly agreed to fight at the February 22nd event, which will go down at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las… Read More
UFC 170: Rashad Evans to Face Daniel Cormier in Headliner
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Daniel Cormier has consistently relayed that he wants to fight a top 205’er in his light-heavyweight debut, and the former heavyweight will get just that. Former champ Rashad Evans announced during his UFC FN 33 commentating duties… Read More
Report: Rafael dos Anjos and Rustam Khabilov Have Agreed to UFC 170 Bout
By FCF Staff
It looks as though the UFC’s #6 ranked lightweight Rafael dos Anjos has his next assignment, as the vet will reportedly battle the rising Rustam Khabilov at UFC 170.
According to a report from MMA Boxing.ru, and… Read More