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Report: Dana White Confirms UFC in Talks With Floyd Mayweather
By FCF Staff
Floyd Mayweather caused a stir recently by mentioning that he could fight in the UFC if he chose to, and now Dana White has confirmed the promotion’s in talks with the undefeated boxer.
Leading up to Mayweather’s… Read More
Coach Wants to See Francis Ngannou Box Deontay Wilder or Anthony Joshua
By FCF Staff
Francis Ngannou ultimately decided to make a run in professional mixed-martial-arts, rather than boxing, but one of his coaches hopes to see him box the sport’s very best.
Ngannou aspired to be a boxer when he was… Read More
UFC FN 123: Cub Swanson Believes he Could Jump Past Frankie Edgar With Win Saturday
By FCF Staff
Cub Swanson has been campaigning for a title shot for months now, and the accomplished vet believes he could lock one up on Saturday night, at UFC Fight Night 123.
Swanson will take on fellow featherweight contender… Read More
Dana White Reports UFC Could Start Promoting Boxing Bouts
By FCF Staff
After playing a key part in August’s boxing match between Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor, UFC President Dana White says the promotion could officially start promoting boxing bouts at some juncture.
Even before McGregor was officially signed… Read More
Joe Rogan is “Hearing” Michael Bisping vs. GSP is Not “Selling Well”
By FCF Staff
We’re less than two weeks out from Georges St-Pierre’s return at UFC 217, and Joe Rogan is hearing the November 4th event is not selling well.
St-Pierre will take on middleweight champion Michael Bisping at the event,… Read More
UFC 216: Kevin Lee Says Tony Ferguson is “Getting Hurt” in Bouts, Won’t be Able to Recover From His Attacks
By FCF Staff
Kevin Lee understands that Tony Ferguson is a very dangerous fighter, but the rising lightweight says “El Cucuy” won’t be able to deal with the offence he brings on Saturday.
Lee will face Ferguson for the interim… Read More
Michael Bisping Reports Georges St-Pierre Bout “Could be my Last Ever Fight”
By FCF Staff
If Michael Bisping defends the middleweight title for a second time on November 4th, the British star may not return for a third title defense.
Bisping is booked to fight Georges St-Pierre on that date at UFC… Read More
Report: Cris “Cyborg” Granted Boxing License by California Commission
By FCF Staff
Less than two weeks removed from Conor McGregor’s boxing match with Floyd Mayweather, it’s being reported that another UFC champion has applied and received their boxing license.
The UFC’s women’s featherweight champion, Cris “Cyborg” Justino, has reportedly… Read More
Kenny Florian Says 8-Ounce Gloves are “Better” for Floyd Mayweather
By FCF Staff
A lot of people believe that the move to 8-ounce gloves has significantly boosted Conor McGregor’s chances of defeating Floyd Mayweather, but Kenny Florian doesn’t necessarily see it that way.
Both McGregor and Mayweather petitioned the Nevada… Read More
Chris van Heerden Believes MMA Fighters “go Down so Easy” From Punches to The Jaw
By FCF Staff
Former IBO welterweight champ, Chris van Heerden, is likely raising eyebrows, as a result of comments the boxer’s made about the ability of MMA fighters to take punches on the jaw.
The South African fighter was recently… Read More
Polaris 5 Results: Garry Tonon Defeats Dillon Danis Again
By FCF Staff
Polaris 5 took place yesterday in London, England, and the grappling event featured many accomplished grapplers and MMA veterans.
In the main event, submission guru Garry Tonon worked his way to a decision win over Conor McGregor’s… Read More
Former Boxing Champ Victor Ortiz Says Paulie Malignaggi Has “Valid Point”, Regarding Sparring Footage Release
By FCF Staff
Paulie Malignaggi has accused Dana White and Conor McGregor’s team of misrepresenting how his second sparring session went with the UFC champ, and fellow boxer, Victor Ortiz, recently weighed in.
Malignaggi has argued that White and McGregor’s… Read More
Jon Jones Outlines Why He’s Looking at Brock Lesnar For Opponent, Not Stipe Miocic
By FCF Staff
Jon Jones has talked about moving to heavyweight in the past, but the light-heavyweight champ says he’s not interested in fighting the UFC’s current heavyweight champ, Stipe Miocic.
Jones made headlines last week by calling out Brock… Read More
UFC Champ Demetrious Johnson Wins ESPY
By FCF Staff
Demetrious Johnson is widely regarded to be one of the best, pound-for-pound fighters to date in MMA, and now the UFC champ has won an ESPY.
ESPN held it’s annual awards on Wednesday, and Johnson was handed… Read More
Yannick Bahati Set To Defend Title At BAMMA London
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[London 12.07.17] The SSE Arena, Wembley is ready to rumble with the biggest fighting event in London this September as BAMMA returns to the nation’s capital. BAMMA today adds two more matchups to the fight… Read More
Dana White Says UFC Has Been Considering Axing FW Division “For Years”
By FCF Staff
Following Demetrious Johnson’s claim that Dana White has threatened to shut down the flyweight division, if he doesn’t accept a bout with TJ Dillashaw, the UFC President’s denied that’s the case. But, while doing so, White’s confirmed… Read More
Andre Pederneiras Discusses Jose Aldo’s Gameplan at UFC 212, Lack of Leg Kicks
By FCF Staff
Following Jose Aldo’s stoppage defeat to Max Holloway at UFC 212, his head coach Andre Pederneiras, has commented on the now former champ’s gameplan, and why it didn’t feature more leg kicks.
Aldo’s leg kicks have long been… Read More
UFC FN 108: Cub Swanson Argues Artem Lobov’s Record Isn’t UFC Worthy
By FCF Staff
Cub Swanson will take on Artem Lobov in the headliner of UFC Fight Night 108 tonight, but the perennial, featherweight contender doesn’t believe his opponent should be in a headlining position. In fact, Swanson doesn’t think the… Read More
Newly Signed Dillon Danis Claims He’s “Highest Paid Guy in Bellator”
By FCF Staff
Dillon Danis doesn’t have his first Bellator fight booked, but the grappling ace is turning heads, following claims he’s made about the terms of his new contract.
Recently it was reported that Danis has signed with the… Read More
UFC Announces Three More European Cards For Upcoming Schedule
By FCF Staff
UFC Fight Night 107 is taking place tomorrow in London, England, and the promotion will be spending a fair bit of time in Europe over the coming months as well.
The UFC has announced that it’s holding… Read More