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Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” UFC Fighters Must Embrace the Hate, Or Else Dana White Will Do It For Them
By Joshua Molina
It’s time for UFC fighters to embrace the hate. It’s good for business.
ESPN published a story on Halloween essentially saying that Chael Sonnen’s style of trash talk is the future of MMA.
The UFC and MMA,… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” Frank Shamrock Returns to the UFC – Sort of
By Joshua Molina
Who says Frank Shamrock has been written out of the UFC history book?
In the promotion of the Cung Le. vs. Rich Franklin fight in China, there he is, live in front of the whole world to… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” Silva Not the Best Ever in Combat Sports
By Joshua Molina
Let’s get one thing clear:
Anderson Silva is one of the greatest mixed martial artists of all time. He COULD be the greatest of all time.
But when Dana White says it, we all should be skeptical.… Read More
Report: Frank Shamrock Criticizes ZUFFA’s Handling of Strikeforce: “They’ve Been Picking the Soul Out of It”
By FCF Staff
After his well documented successes with the UFC, and departure from the promotion, Frank Shamrock spent much of his final years fighting helping build up the Strikeforce organization. In fact, the accomplished fighter’s memorable bouts with Phil… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” Another Day, Another Day of Dana White Dominating the Sport
By Joshua Molina
UFC boss Dana White spun a funny zinger on The Jim Rome Show in response to Jon Jones’ recent comments that he “felt like a piece of meat” during the UFC 151 cancellation controversy.
White snapped “I… Read More
Mac Danzig Says November 10th Bout With Takanori Gomi Next
By FCF Staff
The Ultimate Fighting Championship’s first event in China has a new lightweight addition, as according to veteran Mac Danzig, he’s fighting former PRIDE champion Takanori Gomi on November 10th in Macau.
The former TUF competitor made the… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” Jones Not Taking Henderson Seriously, Mayhem Spiraling Downward
By Joshua Molina
Jon “Bones” Jones wants to be the first guy to knock out Dan Henderson. Jones, who called Henderson a “one-trick pony,” sounds more confident than usual in the pre-fight interview on the UFC website.
On paper, Jones… Read More
Dana White UFC 149 Video Blog One
By Michael Hatamoto
UFC President Dana White starts the video blog by praising Australian airline company Qantas, urging fans to try flying with them if they decide to head to Australia. (I imagine flying first-class on any airline is… Read More
UFC 148: Anderson Silva Defeats Chael Sonnen For a Second Time
By FCF Staff
Despite promptly taking Anderson Silva down to the mat and remaining on top throughout the first round, Chael Sonnen was stopped by the reigning UFC Middleweight Champion tonight in Las Vegas, Nevada.
After dominating round one, Sonnen… Read More
UFC 148 Presser: Tito Ortiz Confirms “I’m Done” After Rubber Match With Forrest Griffin
Cote Believes “Anderson Silva’s Pretty Mad Now” Heading Into Rematch With Sonnen
By FCF Staff
While Saturday’s UFC 148 main event between Anderson Silva and Chael Sonnen is being billed as one of the sport’s biggest fights in recent… Read More
‘Predator’ Not Afraid of Anderson Silva, Hopes for Rematch
By Michael Hatamoto
Former UFC middleweight contender Patrick Cote believes Cung Le is the first step towards earning another title shot.
During the UFC 148 main card on Saturday, Cote returns to the UFC after winning four fights outside of… Read More
UFC 148 Media Call: Anderson Silva Tells Chael Sonnen: “I’m Going to Break His Face”
UFC’s Dana White Adds “I’ve Never Heard Anderson Talk This Way”
By FCF Staff
Nobody on today’s UFC 148 medial call was likely terribly surprised to hear some fiery and headline making rhetoric, however, the source of the comments… Read More
Rich Franklin Enjoyed His Time In Brazil
By Michael Hatamoto
Rich Franklin and Wanderlei Silva battled it out for 25 minutes over five rounds at UFC 147 last night, with the American fighter picking up a unanimous decision.
The former UFC middleweight champion plans on watching… Read More
UFC 147: Main Event Preview and Prediction
By Tom Taylor
Just a day after UFC on FX 4, UFC 147 goes down from Belo Horizonte, Brazil, this Saturday. While the card has received criticism for its lack of big names, it certainly still has the potential… Read More
Broken Hand Takes Vitor Belfort Out Of UFC 147
By FCF Staff
UFC President Dana White confirmed after UFC 146 Saturday that middleweight Vitor Belfort broke his hand while preparing for his upcoming, June 23rd bout with Wanderlei Silva, and has been pulled from the card.
According to a… Read More
Report: Melvin Guillard Fighting Fabricio Camoes at UFC 148
By FCF Staff
Melvin Guillard will look to end his two fight losing streak and against the surging Fabricio Camoes at UFC 148. According to multiple reports the fight will take place on the July 7th card, which will be… Read More
Demian Maia to Make Welterweight Debut Versus Dong Hyun Kim
Riki Fukuda to Face Costa Philippou at UFC 148
By FCF Staff
Demian Maia will face a stiff test in the decorated grappler’s welterweight debut, as today the UFC announced that the former middleweight will take on the resilient Dong… Read More
Report: Tito Ortiz Says Rubber Match With Forrest Griffin Booked For UFC 148
By FCF Staff
Tito Ortiz’s professional career could come to a close, July 7th, at UFC 148. The former light-heavyweight champion is reporting via his official Twitter account that he will face Forrest Griffin for a third time at the… Read More
Michael Bisping Fighting Tim Boetsch at UFC 148
Jeff Hougland Versus Renan Barao Also Confirmed For July 7th Card
By FCF Staff
Following his dramatic, highlight reel finish of Yushin Okami at UFC 144 in February, Tim Boetsch has been given his wish, a… Read More
Report: With Showtime Deal Imminent, Strikeforce to Continue
By FCF Staff
In stark contrast to how it might have appeared a couple of months ago, word has come today that Strikeforce will continue operating beyond its recently confirmed January 7th card. While speaking at today’s UFC 140 press… Read More