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Report: Junior dos Santos – Francis Ngannou Bout to be Moved From UFC 239
By FCF Staff
It looks like the bout between heavyweight contenders Junior dos Santos and Francis Ngannou will no longer take place at the July 6th, UFC 239 card, as it’s being reported the fight’s been moved to UFC Minneapolis.… Read More
UFC 241: Daniel Cormier Outlines What he Expects From Stipe Miocic in Rematch
By FCF Staff
Daniel Cormier will face Stipe Miocic for a second time at UFC 241, and recently the heayweight champ discussed what he’s expecting from the man he defeated last summer.
Recently the UFC confirmed that Miocic will challenge… Read More
Dana White Says Brock Lesnar’s “Retired”, UFC’s Working on Daniel Cormier – Stipe Miocic 2
By FCF Staff
Ever since Stipe Miocic was taken out by Daniel Cormier last July, he’s campaigned for a rematch with the UFC’s heavyweight champ, and it looks like he’s going to get his wish.
Following Miocic’s KO loss to… Read More
Anatomy of a Fight That Might Never Happen (Brock Lesnar vs Daniel Cormier)
Next month, former UFC fighter Brock Lesnar is scheduled to defend his WWE Universal title at WrestleMania 35. After that match, there have been rumblings Lesnar wants to come back to the UFC to settle a score with UFC heavyweight… Read More
UFC Wichita: Junior dos Santos is up For Showdown With Francis Ngannou
By FCF Staff
Now that Junior dos Santos has taken out Derrick Lewis, the former heavyweight champ is clearly interested in facing another of the UFC’s top contenders, Francis Ngannou.
Dos Santos faced Lewis in the main event of UFC Wichita… Read More
UFC Wichita: Blagoy Ivanov Says he Faced Junior dos Santos in UFC Debut Injured
By FCF Staff
Blagoy Ivanov dropped his UFC debut to Junior dos Santos in July, 2018, and the former WSOF heavyweight champ says he did so with pre-fight injuries.
Ivanov faced dos Santos at UFC FN 133 and lost the fight… Read More
UFC Wichita: Junior dos Santos Says Giving Brock Lesnar a Title Shot is “Ridiculous”
By FCF Staff
The expectation continues to be that if Brock Lesnar returns to the UFC, he’ll do so in a title fight with Daniel Cormier, and Junior dos Santos isn’t on board with that plan.
After Cormier won the heavyweight… Read More
Report: UFC Hoping to Book Francis Ngannou vs. Cain Velasquez
By FCF Staff
Cain Velasquez could be returning to the cage in the coming months, as according to a new report, the UFC is hoping to book a bout between the former champ and Francis Ngannou for February.
ESPN’s Ariel Helwani… Read More
Junior dos Santos Calls For Rematch With Alistair Overeem Following Win at UFC Adelaide
By FCF Staff
Following his impressive win over Tai Tuivasa last night at UFC Adelaide, Junior dos Santos is calling for a rematch with Alistair Overeem.
Dos Santos took on Tuivasa in the card’s main event on Saturday and handed… Read More
Francis Ngannou Reports He’s Overcome “my Darkness” Following Crucial Win
By FCF Staff
Francis Ngannou recorded a crucial win at UFC Beijing this weekend, by taking out fellow heavyweight contender Curtis Blaydes, and since then “The Predator” shared out a statement.
Following Ngannou’s quick stoppage win over Blaydes, which marked… Read More
UFC 230 PPV Estimates Reported
By FCF Staff
The estimates of UFC 230’s pay-per-view sales are in, and it looks like the November 3rd card moved a decent amount of purchases.
The New York City card featured heavyweight champ Daniel Cormier submitting the hard-hitting, Derrick… Read More
Global Martial Arts Awards Nominees Announced
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6 November 2018 – Singapore: The Global Martial Arts Awards 2018, set to take place at the JW Marriott Hotel, South Beach in Singapore on 8 November, will bestow distinctive recognition onto superstar athletes, gifted coaches, innovative… Read More
UFC 230: Daniel Cormier Reports he Nearly Had to Pull Out of Saturday’s Bout
By FCF Staff
Daniel Cormier became the first fighter in UFC history on Saturday to defend titles in two different divisions, but as it turns out, “DC” nearly had to drop out of UFC 230.
After Cormier submitted Derrick Lewis… Read More
UFC 230 Weigh-In Results: Sijara Eubanks & Brian Kelleher Miss Weight
By FCF Staff
Here are the weigh-in results for UFC 230, which will take place tomorrow at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
Heavyweight champ Daniel Cormier and challenger Derrick Lewis made weight for the headliner, as the two… Read More
Daniel Cormier Calls For Khabib Nurmagomedov – Georges St-Pierre Bout
By FCF Staff
Khabib Nurmagomedov has said in the past that he wants to fight Georges St-Pierre, and the lightweight champ’s teammate, Daniel Cormier, is also pushing for that bout.
Following Nurmagomedov’s submission win over Conor McGregor at UFC 229… Read More
UFC 232: Daniel Cormier Makes His Call For Jon Jones – Alexander Gustafsson 2
By FCF Staff
Jon Jones has yet to incur a legitimate loss in his MMA career, and Daniel Cormier doesn’t expect that to change at UFC 232.
The former light-heavyweight champ is returning to the Octagon at the December 29th… Read More
UFC 230: Luke Rockhold Reportedly Out of Co-Main Event
By FCF Staff
One of the key fights for UFC 230 has fallen through, as it’s being reported that Luke Rockhold’s withdrawn from his bout with Chris Weidman.
Rockhold was scheduled to fight his fellow, former middleweight champ Chris Weidman… Read More
Report: Jon Jones & Alexander Gustafsson to Battle For 205 Title at UFC’s Year End Card
By FCF Staff
Jon Jones will attempt to reclaim the UFC’s light-heavyweight title before the year is out, but he will not do so against current champ, Daniel Cormier.
Instead, Jones will reportedly battle Alexander Gustafsson for a second time… Read More
Fired up Sijara Eubanks Responds to News of UFC 230 And Title Fight Removal
By FCF Staff
Yesterday it was revealed that Sijara Eubanks will no longer fight Valentina Shevchenko for the vacant flyweight title at UFC 230, and not surprisingly, the 33 year-old isn’t happy about it.
Eubanks was supposed to fight Shevchenko… Read More
UFC 230: Dustin Poirier Off NYC Card
By FCF Staff
UFC 230 has taken a serious hit, following the news that heavyweight champ Daniel Cormier will fight Derrick Lewis at the event, as it’s being reported that Dustin Poirier has withdrawn due to injury.
Poirier was booked… Read More