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UFC 184: Dhiego Lima Explains Why Landing Tim Means Fight Was “Awesome”
By Kelsey Mowatt
If after surveying the line-up for UFC 184 the scrap between Tim Means and Dhiego Lima pops out at you, in a “Fight of the Night” contender sort of way, well, the latter agrees with… Read More
GLORY 19: Rico Verhoeven Defends Title After Errol Zimmerman Incurs Injury, Nieky Holzken Takes Tourney
By FCF Staff
Tonight’s main event for GLORY 19 started out with fireworks, but unfortunately the heavyweight title fight ended under unfortunate circumstances.
Early on, Errol Zimmerman threatened the champ Rico Verhoeven with heavy punches, but the latter proceeded to… Read More
GLORY 19’s Nieky Holzken: “I’m Back and it Feels Great!”
By FCF Staff
GLORY 19 will go down tomorrow night in Hampton, Virginia, and the card will feature the return of the kickboxing promotion’s #1 welterweight contender, Nieky Holzken.
In December, 2013, Holzken won GLORY’s inaugural,… Read More
UFC 184: Dhiego Lima to Face Tim Means
By FCF Staff
UFC 184 has picked up an interesting welterweight fight, as TUF 19 Finalist Dhiego Lima will take on former lightweight, Tim Means.
Lima (10-2) is coming off a unanimous decision win over Jorge Antonio Cezario de Oliveira in… Read More
TUF 20 Finale Payroll: Carla Esparza Earns $50K For Championship Win
By FCF Staff
The Nevada State Athletic Commission has released the payroll figures for Friday’s TUF 20 Finale, and the numbers reflect that Carla Esparza earned $50,000 while laying claim to the UFC’s strawweight championship.
Esparza secured the title and… Read More
TUF 20 Finale: Carla Esparza Becomes First UFC Strawweight Champ
By FCF Staff
Here are the results from tonight’s TUF 20 Finale, which saw Carla Esparza become the first UFC strawweight champ, by submitting Rose Namajunas.
Early on, Namajunas threatened with a wide array of strikes, but eventually Esparza was… Read More
TUF 20 Finale Weigh-In Results: Rose Namajunas and Carla Esparza set for Title Fight
By FCF Staff
Rose Namajunas and Carla Esparza are ready to determine the UFC’s first strawweight champion, as the TUF 20 Finalists made weight this afternoon.
Both women came in at 115 pounds for their title fight, which will headline… Read More
UFC on FOX 14: Kenny Robertson to Fight Newcomer Sultan Aliev
By FCF Staff
The line-up for UFC on FOX 14 continues to grow, as the promotion has announced that welterweight Kenny Robertson will fight Octagon newcomer Sultan Aliev at the upcoming event.
The card will take place on January 24th,… Read More
UFC 170: Daniel Cormier And Ronda Rousey Lead Way in Salaries
By FCF Staff
The Nevada State Athletic Commission has released the payroll figures for Saturday’s UFC 170 card in Las Vegas, and former heavyweight contender Daniel Cormier lead the way.
According to the salaries that were disclosed to the NSAC… Read More
UFC 170: Ronda Rousey and Daniel Cormier Score Quick Wins
By FCF Staff
Ronda Rousey needed just over one minute tonight at UFC 170 to defend her bantamweight title, as she quickly stopped fellow Olympic medalist Sarah McMann with strikes.
McMann came out firing and landed several punches on Rousey,… Read More
UFC 170 Weigh-In Results: Rousey And McMann Set For Headliner, Cormier And Cummins Ready For War
By FCF Staff
All of the competitors for tomorrow night’s UFC 170 card in Las Vegas made weight this afternoon, including headliners Ronda Rousey and Sarah McMann.
The bantamweight champion Rousey weighed in at 135 pounds, as did the decorated… Read More
Yves Edwards vs. John Cholish, Michael Chiesa vs. Marcus LeVesseur Official for UFC on FOX 5
By FCF Staff
After having his fight with Jeremy Stephens cancelled on fight day earlier this month, Yves Edwards has been tapped for a December 8th bout with John Cholish at the upcoming UFC on FOX 5 card. In addition,… Read More
Eric Wisely Replaces Injured Akira Corassani In UFC on FUEL TV 2 Featherweight Bout Vs. Jason Young
Undefeated lightweight Yoislandy Izquierdo to face Reza Madadi
By FCF Staff
Eric Wisely (19-7) has been tapped to replace injured Akira Corassani in the featherweight (145 pounds) matchup with Jason Young (8-5) and undefeated lightweight (155 pounds) Yoislandy Izquierdo (6-0)… Read More
Former TUF Winner Efrain Escudero Facing Caesar Avila at Bellator 55
By FCF Staff
Bellator Fighting Championships has announced that Season 8, “Ultimate Fighter” winner Efrain Escudero will meet lightweight Caeser Avila on the undercard of the promotion’s event this Saturday, in Yuma, Arizona.
Escudero (17-4) is coming off a unanimous… Read More
Chris Lytle and Ed Herman Top UFC Live 5 Payroll
By FCF Staff
Former “Ultimate Fighter” competitors Chris Lytle and Ed Herman were among the top earners at Sunday’s UFC Live 5 event, according to figures that were released to FCF today by Wisconsin’s Department of Safety and Professional… Read More
Chris Lytle Victorious In Last Pro Fight, Ben Henderson Outscores Jim Miller
By FCF Staff
Chris Lytle ended his memorable MMA career on a high note tonight in Milwaukee, as the 50 fight plus vet caught former welterweight contender Dan Hardy with a late, third round guillotine choke, to record his… Read More
UFC Live on Versus 5 Weigh-In Results
By FCF Staff
The Ultimate Fighting Championship held the official weigh-ins this afternoon in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in preparation for the promotion’s UFC Live on Versus 5 event tomorrow night at the Bradley Center. Main event competitor Dan Hardy came… Read More
James Irvin Signs with Gladiator Challenge, Fighting Jan. 29th
Card Announced for December 2nd Tachi Palace Fights
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This month we’d like to get your thoughts on the October 28th Pride Real Deal event, Pride’s first show held in the United States. We’d also like to get your… Read More