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Manager Campaigns For Paulo Costa – Robert Whittaker Interim Title Fight
By FCF Staff
Now that middleweight champion Israel Adesanya is set to battle light heavyweight champ Jan Blachowicz, Paulo Costa’s manager is calling on the UFC to put up an interim belt.
In addition, Costa’s manager, Wallid Ismail, believes Costa… Read More
LFA 98 Announced For January
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LFA CEO Ed Soares announced today that the promotion will host the second event of its 2021 schedule in the Sunflower State. LFA 98 will feature a middleweight showdown when the promotion returns to Kansas. The… Read More
Manager Doubts Massive Payday Could Secure Nurmagomedov – McGregor 2
By FCF Staff
Khabib Nurmagomedov has repeatedly dismissed the possibility of fighting Conor McGregor again, both before and after he retired, and his manager also doubts the fight will ever happen.
Ever since Nurmagomedov submitted McGregor in their massive, 2018… Read More
RIZIN 26: Kyoji Horiguchi Reclaims Bantamweight Title
By FCF Staff
Kyoji Horiguchi is once again RIZIN’s bantamweight champion, as the former UFC contender avenged his loss to Kai Asakura today at RIZIN 26.
Horiguchi, who was fighting for the first time since Asakura stopped him in August,… Read More
Report: Khamzat Chimaev’s Withdrawal Due to COVID-19 Complications
By FCF Staff
Following the news that Khamzat Chimaev has withdrawn from a January 20th bout with Leon Edwards, clarification on his removal has emerged.
Chimaev was booked to face the welterweight contender in the main event of the UFC’s… Read More
Mike Brown Heaps Praise on “Grossly Underrated” Kyoji Horiguchi
By FCF Staff
Kyoji Horiguchi has gone 10-1 since he exited the UFC in 2016, and has impressed MMA insiders and hardcore fans here in North America. But, his coach Mike Brown believes Horiguchi remains an extremely, underappreciated fighter.
Horiguchi… Read More
Kevin Holland Offers to Fight Leon Edwards
By FCF Staff
Following the news that Khamzat Chimaev has withdrawn from a January 20 bout with Leon Edwards, Kevin Holland has offered to fight ‘Rocky’.
Recently it was reported that Chimaev has dropped out of the card’s headliner, due… Read More
Report: Khamzat Chimaev Out of January 20 Bout With Leon Edwards
By FCF Staff
A fight between Leon Edwards and Khamzat Chimaev has been kicked from the UFC’s schedule once again, as it’s being reported the latter can no longer fight on January 2oth.
Chimaev was supposed to face the welterweight… Read More
Khabib Nurmagomedov Thought Conor McGregor Would be “Mentally Tougher”
By FCF Staff
Although Conor McGregor and some of his supporters have argued the star provided Khabib Nurmagomedov a solid test at UFC 229, the undefeated fighter has a very different take.
The rivals fought in October, 2018, and Nurmagomedov submitted the… Read More
Coaches Says Jon Jones’ Fight IQ Will Bring Success at Heavyweight
By FCF Staff
Jon Jones will very likely give up size and strength to some of the men he faces at heavyweight. But, the coaches for the former light heavyweight champ believe Jones’ fight IQ will provide the work around.… Read More
Report: Bellator Signs Former M-1 Challenge Champ Stephan Puetz
By FCF Staff
Bellator continues to bolster its light heavyweight division, as it’s being reported that the promotion has signed former M-1 Challenge champ, Stephan Puetz
The 33-year-old Puetz (20-4) has been competing for the German MMA Championship and Fair… Read More
Report: Joaquin Buckley to Battle Alessio Di Chirico Next
By FCF Staff
After making MMA headlines in 2020, Joaquin Buckley will reportedly kick off his 2021 campaign with a fight against Alessio Di Chirico next.
Buckley (12-3) electrified the MMA world this past October, via his knockout of the year… Read More
Bellator’s Scott Coker Confirms Light Heavyweight GP Possible
By FCF Staff
Having added former UFC contenders Anthony Johnson and Yoel Romero to the Bellator roster, Scott Coker has confirmed a light heavyweight grand prix is “under consideration”.
In recent weeks, Bellator has signed Johnson and Romero. In the… Read More
Daniel Cormier Believes Khabib Nurmagomedov Would Only Return For GSP Fight
By FCF Staff
If UFC President Dana White wants to bring Khabib Nurmagomedov back for one more fight, Daniel Cormier believes the only opponent that will do it is Georges St-Pierre.
After Nurmagomedov choked out Justin Gaethje at UFC 254 in… Read More
Anthony Pettis Signs With PFL
By FCF Staff
After Anthony Pettis recently announced that he’s parted ways with the UFC, the Professional Fighters League has announced it has signed the former lightweight champ.
Pettis closed out his UFC contract last weekend by recording a decision… Read More
Report: Michael Chiesa & Neil Magny Have Agreed to Fight
By FCF Staff
It’s being reported that Neil Magny and Michael Chiesa have agreed to fight, and that the welterweights will do so in less than a month.
The contenders have reportedly agreed to fight at the UFC’s January 20th… Read More
LFA 97 to Kick Off 2021 Fight Pass Season
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LFA CEO Ed Soares announced today that the promotion will kick off its action-packed 2021 schedule in the Sunflower State. LFA 97 will feature a long-awaited lightweight title fight when the promotion returns to Kansas in… Read More
Amanda Nunes – Megan Anderson Featherweight Title Fight Rebooked
By FCF Staff
The UFC has added a championship fight to its spring schedule, as it’s being reported that the planned bout between Amanda Nunes and Megan Anderson has been rebooked.
Nunes was supposed to defend the featherweight title against… Read More
Report: Santiago Ponzinibbio – Li Jingliang Fight Planned
By FCF Staff
It looks like Santiago Ponzinibbio will still be competing on the UFC’s January 16th card after all, as it’s being reported Li Jingliang has agreed to fight the welterweight contender.
Ponzinibbio was originally booked to fight Muslim Salikhov at the upcoming… Read More
Geoff Neal Posts Statement, Says Vision Was Impaired Following Head Butt
By FCF Staff
Both Stephen Thompson and Geoff Neal were cut open by an accidental, clashing of the heads in round two of their UFC Vegas 17 fight. But, Neal is also reporting that his vision was compromised after the… Read More