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Report: Ben Askren to Retire From Fighting After Facing Shinya Aoki in November
By FCF Staff
Ben Askren will reportedly hang up the gloves, and will transition into an executive role with ONE Championship, after he fights Shinya Aoki on November 24th.
Recently ONE CEO Chatri Sityodtong announced the news on Facebook, and Askren… Read More
Rizin FF: Tatsuya Kawajiri Aiming to Take Wild Card Slot For Bantamweight Tourney
By Press Release
TOKYO Roppongi – September 1 st , RIZIN held a press conference in Tokyo at the RIZIN HQ to announce an addition to the Fukuoka event. Tatsuya Kawajiri will be fighting on the card to get himself… Read More
Rich Franklin Says UFC Had to Discipline Conor McGregor Like a “Child”
By FCF Staff
Former UFC champion Rich Franklins says the UFC had no choice but to maintain its position, and keep Conor McGregor off UFC 200, following his highly publicized rift with the promotion.
The UFC elected to pull McGregor… Read More
GLORY 28: Rico Verhoeven, Serhiy Adamchuk Defend Titles, Artem Vakhitov Takes LHW Belt
By FCF Staff
GLORY 28 took place today in Paris, France, and the card saw two champions retain their title, and one championship change hands.
Rico Verhoeven defended the heavyweight title by working his way to a unanimous decision win… Read More
Lion Fight 28: Jo Nattawut Retains Super WW Crown, Sergio Wielzen Takes LW Belt
By Press Release
One championship title changed hands and one stayed put at Lion Fight 28 held Friday night before a packed house at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut, and live on AXS TV Fights.
In the… Read More
WSOF’s Caros Fodor is on “Good Terms” With Brother Ben, But is “100% Down” to Fight Younger Sibling
By Kelsey Mowatt
Caros Fodor and his brother Ben apparently didn’t burn the bridge between them after all, but that doesn’t mean they’re not willing to fight in the World Series of Fighting cage…
Recently WSOF announced… Read More
Former UFC Champ Rich Franklin Announces Retirement
By FCF Staff
For some time, Rich Franklin said he intended to fight once more in the Octagon, but as his 41st birthday approaches, the former UFC champ has announced his retirement.
Franklin, who hasn’t fought since November, 2012 when… Read More
Caros Fodor Outlines Decision to Sign With WSOF
By Kelsey Mowatt
Although Caros Fodor went 3-1 while fighting for One Championship, and has nothing but praise for the Asian based promotion, he’s looking forward to fighting in North America once again.
Recently, World Series of… Read More
New Full Contact Fighter Radio Features GLORY’s Josh Jauncey, WSOF’s Caros Fodor
By FCF Staff
The latest podcast from Full Contact Fighter features talks with GLORY lightweight Josh Jauncey, and new WSOF signee, lightweight Caros Fodor.
Jauncey has been booked to fight decorated kickboxer Giorgio Petrosyan at GLORY 25 on November 6th.… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” What the Next Big MMA Company Should Learn From Strikeforce’s Sad and Unnecessary Demise
By Joshua Molina
Nearly seven years ago, 18,265 people packed San Jose’s Shark Tank, not to watch hockey, figure skating or a live concert.
They came to watch “cage fighting.” The legendary Frank Shamrock, a San Jose resident, battled… Read More
Superbrawl 31: Crossroads
SuperBrawl 31: Crossroads
Blaisdell Arena, Honolulu, Hawaii
September 20, 2003
By Chris Onzuka
Due to a last minute injury to his eye, Hawaii’s most popular MMA fighter, Egan Inoue had to pull out of his
Judges Not Necessaryat This Rings Usa Event
From the event’s promoter:
Judges not necessary
at this RINGS USA event
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa — When mixed martial arts began, judges were rarely needed as a lack of rules, including
Naoya Inoue Bounces Back From Early Knockdown, Bombs Out Luis Nery (Highlights)
By FCF Staff
Naoya Inoue had an early scare in his bout today with Luis Nery. But, the renowned and decorated boxer came back to record yet another, highlight reel knockout.
Inoue was defending his undisputed, super bantamweight championship against… Read More
RIZIN 46 Results: Chihiro Suzuki Quickly Defends Featherweight Title
By FCF Staff
Here are the results from RIZIN’s latest card, which took place Sunday in Tokyo, Japan.
In the main event, Chihiro Suzuki quickly defended the promotion’s featherweight title by stopping veteran, Masanori Kanehara in the opening round.
Suzuki… Read More
Devin Haney Releases Statement Following Loss to Ryan Garcia, Cites Weight as Factor
By FCF Staff
Following his bout with Ryan Garcia last weekend, Devin Haney has released a statement, in which he cited Garcia coming in heavy for the fight as a factor in the outcome.
Haney, who was a significant favorite… Read More
Robert Whittaker Surprised, But “Happy”, About Khamzat Chimaev Match-up
By Kelsey Mowatt
Robert Whittaker admits he wasn’t expecting the UFC to call him for a fight so soon. But, the former middleweight champ is definitely on board with the promotion’s decision to match him up against Khamzat Chimaev.
Recently,… Read More
George Hardwick vs Lucas Clay Title Bout Set For CW169
By press release
Cage Warriors – Europe’s Leading MMA Organisation – has today confirmed the addition of a huge lightweight title bout to its already stacked CW 169 event at London’s indigo at The O2.
Returning champion George Hardwick will… Read More
Kevin Lee Reflects on Why Fighting Rinat Fakhretdinov Was “Terrible Decision”
By Kelsey Mowatt
Kevin Lee’s return to the UFC last summer turned out to be a disastrous night for the former lightweight contender, and recently Lee provided some additional context as to why.
Following his decision win over Diego Sanchez… Read More
RIZIN 45 Weigh-in Results: Juan Archuleta Stripped of Bantamweight Title After Missing Weight
By FCF Staff
RIZIN’s has been hit with a major development, ahead of the promotion’s final card in 2023, as Juan Archuleta has been stripped of the bantamweight title.
Archuleta is scheduled to fight Kai Asakuara at RIZIN 45, which… Read More
Manel Kape on Why Alexandre Pantoja Will “Definitely” Defeat Brandon Royval Again
By FCF Staff
Alexandre Pantoja already holds a victory over Brandon Royval, and it sounds like Manel Kape will be shocked if the champ doesn’t defeat the challenger again at UFC 296.
Pantoja is scheduled to defend the flyweight title… Read More