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Chris Weidman Will Need a “Catchweight of Some Sort”, if he Fights Anytime Soon
By FCF Staff
Chris Weidman’s next opponent is up in the air, and the former middleweight champ says the weight for his next fight is too.
Weidman was supposed to face Jack Hermansson in a 185-pound fight on May 2nd,… Read More
Conor McGregor Breaks Down Striking he Used to Put Away Donald Cerrone
By FCF Staff
Conor McGregor needed less than 60 seconds to finish Donald Cerrone at UFC 246, and recently the star shared out his breakdown of what transpired in the memorable bout.
After defending a takedown attempt from Cerrone not… Read More
Darren Till is Willing to Take Island Fights, But Doesn’t See Events Happening in Near Future
By FCF Staff
If the UFC does hold events on a private island, as Dana White has said is the plan, Darren Till is willing to compete on one. But, the middleweight contender doesn’t believe the UFC will be holding… Read More
Stephen Thompson Outlines Why He’d Prefer to Fight Leon Edwards Over Colby Covington
By FCF Staff
Stephen Thompson is hoping to secure a match-up with a top-five ranked welterweight for his next bout, and recently “Wonderboy” outlined why he’d prefer to face Leon Edwards over Colby Covington.
Thompson (15-4-1) is coming off a… Read More
Khabib Nurmagomedov Hints at September Title Defense
By FCF Staff
It’s not clear when the UFC will resume holding cards. But, recently Khabib Nurmagomedov hinted that his next bout could take place this September.
Nurmagomedov was scheduled to defend the lightweight title against Tony Ferguson at UFC… Read More
Cub Swanson Talks Timeline For Return, Following Knee Surgery
By FCF Staff
After tearing his knee in a grappling match with Jake Shields last December, Cub Swanson believes he could fight before the year is up.
Prior to injuring his knee at Quintet Ultra, Swanson was coming off a… Read More
Jorge Masvidal Vows “Stall Machine” Kamaru Usman Won’t Out-Grapple Him
By FCF Staff
Kamaru Usman’s pressure, wrestling and top-game has ruled the day against many opponents to date. But, according to Jorge Masvidal, that will not be the case if and when they fight.
When the UFC is running shows… Read More
Frankie Edgar Fires Warning Shot at Henry Cejudo, Champ Responds
By FCF Staff
With questions mounting about when or where UFC 250 will take place, Frankie Edgar and Henry Cejudo have traded verbal shots over a theoretical match-up between the two.
Cejudo is currently scheduled to defend the bantamweight title… Read More
Luke Rockhold Believes he Would Have Beat Anderson Silva
By FCF Staff
It’s not clear whether Luke Rockhold will fight again, but recently the former Strikeforce and UFC champ reported he wishes he could have fought the legendary, Anderson Silva.
Following Rockhold’s knockout loss to Jan Blachowicz last July,… Read More
Petr Yan Outlines Why He’s Not Interested in Fighting Dominick Cruz Yet
By FCF Staff
Recently Dominick Cruz relayed that he’s looking to fight the winner of the Petr Yan – Marlon Moraes fight, so he can springboard into a title fight. But, since then, Yan has made it clear he thinks… Read More
Khabib Nurmagomedov Responds to Conor McGregor, Calls Recent Comments “Fake”
By FCF Staff
Recently Conor McGregor claimed Khabib Nurmagomedov is “chickening out” of his April 18th bout with Tony Ferguson, and the UFC’s lightweight champ has responded.
McGregor accused Nurmagomedov of ducking the UFC 249 headliner. The champion recently headed… Read More
Khabib Nurmagomedov Responds to Critics, Asks How Coronavirus is His “Mistake”?
By FCF Staff
Now that all signs point to Khabib Nurmagomedov not fighting Tony Ferguson at UFC 249, some fans have been critical of the champion’s decision to return to Russia. But, more recently, the lightweight champ has fired back… Read More
Conor McGregor Says Khabib Nurmagomedov’s Lost “Game of Chicken” With Tony Ferguson
By FCF Staff
With all signs pointing to Khabib Nurmagomedov not fighting Tony Ferguson at UFC 249, Conor McGregor has taken a verbal jab at both fighters.
Due to a travel ban Russian recently enacted in response to the coronavirus… Read More
Tony Ferguson Calls For Khabib Nurmagomedov to be Stripped of Title
By FCF Staff
Now that all signs seem to indicate that Khabib Nurmagomedov will not able to fight Tony Ferguson at UFC 249, the latter is calling for the lightweight champ to be stripped of his title.
Nurmagomedov recently returned… Read More
Henry Cejudo Wants to Fight Dominick Cruz Next, if Jose Aldo Bout Falls Through
By FCF Staff
Henry Cejudo is currently booked to fight Jose Aldo at UFC 250 in May. But, if that fight can’t happen on account of the coronavirus, the bantamweight champ wants to face Dominick Cruz.
UFC 250 is scheduled… Read More
Report: Jon Jones Pleads Guilty to DWI
By FCF Staff
Following Jon Jones’ latest arrest last week in Albuquerque, New Mexico, it’s being reported that the UFC champion has reached a plea deal, and that he will avoid jail time.
The UFC’s light-heavyweight champion was arrested last… Read More
Cory Sandhagen Doesn’t Believe Dominick Cruz Should be in Title Shot “Conversation”
By FCF Staff
Due to Dominick Cruz’s previous run as bantamweight champ, the star’s name still gets mentioned when talking about the division’s title shot picture. But, recently Cory Sandhagen made it clear that he believes he’s ahead of the… Read More
Gilbert Burns Calls For Bout With Donald Cerrone
By FCF Staff
Recently Donald Cerrone reported on social media that he’s ready to fight again, and Gilbert Burns was quick to jump on that news.
Cerrone (36-14) is coming off a quick, stoppage loss to Conor McGregor in January, which… Read More
Chael Sonnen Outlines Steps Submission Underground’s Taken to Host Today’s Event
By FCF Staff
Despite the ban on larger, public gatherings in the state of Oregon, Chael Sonnen has taken steps so that Submission Underground 12 can proceed today in Portland.
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, and the ban on gatherings,… Read More
Deiveson Figueiredo Says Joseph Benavidez “Deserves” Rematch
By FCF Staff
Although officially, Deiveson Figueiredo recorded a second round, stoppage win over Joseph Benavidez last month, the flyweight contender says he deserves a rematch.
Figueiredo faced Benavidez at UFC Norfolk in a contest that was to determine the… Read More