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Yushin Okami to Headline August 2nd WSOF Card in Japan
Branch and Taylor to Battle for Middleweight Title in June
By FCF Staff
Yushin Okami appeared to have little difficulty in scoring a victory in his WSOF debut last night, and the powerful Judoka has been… Read More
WSOF Proposes PPV Showdown With Bellator
By FCF Staff
World Series of Fighting and Bellator MMA are widely considered to be next in line to the Ultimate Fighting Championship, and in an effort to determine North America’s number two promotion, WSOF has proposed a pay-per-view showdown… Read More
UFC Veteran Din Thomas Retires From Fighting
By FCF Staff
After 15 years of professional fighting, UFC veteran Din Thomas has announced that he’s hanging up the gloves at the age of 37. The American Top Team fighter, who began competing in 1998, announced his decision today… Read More
Fast Rising Lance Palmer “Enjoying Every Second” as WSOF Title Fight Nears
Training With Team Alpha Male Leaves Him “Humbled” Everyday
By Kelsey Mowatt
As mixed-martial-arts continues to grow and evolve, there’s no shortage of ‘prospects’ in the sport. Most would agree, however, that the term is probably… Read More
WSOF 7: Jesse Taylor Plans to Show Fans “How Good I’ve Gotten” After Busy Overseas Schedule
By Kelsey Mowatt
When Jesse Taylor throws down with Elvis Mutapcic at World Series of Fighting’s upcoming December 7th show in Vancouver, B.C., the veteran will be competing on North American soil for the just the third… Read More
WSOF 7: Ryan Dickson Replacing Injured Ryan Chiappe
By FCF Staff
World Series of Fighting has announced another late change to the promotion’s December 7th card, as Ryan Dickson will replace the injured Ryan Chiappe versus Marcus Vinicius.
The welterweight bout will be part of the WSOF… Read More
WSOF 7: Final Card Finalized
By World Series of Fighting (via press release)
The 11-bout lineup for World Series of Fighting’s first-ever Canadian fight card is complete with the addition of four new preliminary bouts, including middleweights David “Showtime” Perron (5-2) vs. Matt “The… Read More
WSOF 7: Lance Palmer Replacing Injured Rick Glenn
By FCF Staff
Just a few weeks out from its December 7th event in Vancouver, British Columbia, World Series of Fighting has announced that Rick Glenn will not fight for the promotion’s inaugural featherweight title. As a result, undefeated prospect… Read More
WEC Vet Chris Horodecki “Excited to be Part” of WSOF
WSOF Canada’s COO Confirms Addition of Ryan Ford
By Kelsey Mowatt
As World Series of Canada continues to prepare for the promotion’s December 7th debut in Vancouver, British Columbia, details continue to emerge about the notable vets that are under… Read More
WSOF 7: UFC Vet Kalib Starnes Versus Dwayne Lewis Amongst Latest Additions
By FCF Staff
World Series of Fighting has announced three more preliminary bouts for the promotion’s upcoming Canadian debut, which will go down December 7th in Vancouver, British Columbia.
At light-heavyweight, UFC veteran Kalib Starnes will take on former MFC… Read More
WSOF 5: Arlovski Gets by Kyle, Commission Cuts Mutapcic From Card
By FCF Staff
Andrei Arlovski may have silenced some of his critics who argue he has a weak chin at WSOF 5 tonight, as the former UFC champ survived two knockdowns to score a unanimous decision win… Read More
WSOF 5 Weigh-In Results: Arlovski and Kyle set for Headliner
By FCF Staff
Here are the official weigh-in results for the latest World Series of Fighting event, which will take place at the Revel Resort and Casino tomorrow night in Atlantic City.
In the main event, former UFC heavyweight champ… Read More
WSOF 5 Media Call Quotes: Andrei Arlovski Says Mike Kyle Has “Big Mouth”
By FCF Staff
World Series of Fighting will head to Atlantic City this Saturday for the promotion’s latest event, which will be hosted by the Revel Resort and Casino.
The card will be headlined by a heavyweight tilt between Andrei… Read More
Opinion: PETA and MMA, an Unlikely Combination
By Jesse Heitz
Just this past week, an interesting bit of mixed martial arts news was released to the public. It was an announcement that undoubtedly drew a mixed, and surely puzzled, response. People for the Ethical… Read More
DREAM 18: Tatsuya Kawajiri Outscores Michihiro Omigawa, Shinya Aoki Takes Out Antonio McKee, Melvin Manhoef KO’s Denis Kang
By FCF Staff
There was another DREAM New Year’s Eve card today in Tokyo, Japan, thanks to the backing of Glory Sports International, which featured several well established fighters and UFC vets. Japanese stars Tatsuya Kawajiri, Shinya Aoki and Hayato… Read More
Weigh In Results: DREAM 18
Courtesy of DREAM/GLORY
Shinya Aoki (31-6) and Antonio McKee (28-4-2) both made weight on the first attempt at today’s official weigh-ins at the Sunroute Plaza Hotel in Tokyo, Japan for the DREAM 18 portion of the New Year’s Eve historic… Read More
GLORY CEO Says New Year’s Eve Show Will Launch Glory Kickboxing Into The American Mainstream
Says GLORY is in discussion with Showtime about a future TV deal in The U.S.
“These are the biggest, baddest guys in the world in stand-up fighting.”
By Joshua Molina
Monday’s big New Year’s Eve show from Saitama Super Arena… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” DREAM Glory New Year’s Eve Show a True Mega Event
By Joshua Molina
If you love fighting, suspense and drama, there’s only one place to be on New Year’s Eve.
Watching DREAM 18 and Glory 4 live on Internet Pay Per View, or, for the first time ever, on the… Read More
Marloes Coenen vs. Fiona Muxlow Added To DREAM 18 New Year’s Eve MMA Event
By Glory Sports International (via Press Release)
TOKYO, Japan (Dec. 26, 2011) – Women’s superstar Marloes Coenen (20-5) of the Netherlands has been added to the stacked DREAM 18 MMA card at Saitama Super Arena in Tokyo, Japan on New… Read More
DREAM 18: Tatsuya Kawajiri Set To Face Michihiro Omigawa On New Year’s Eve
By FCF Staff
Tatsuya ‘Crusher’ Kawajiri (31-7-2) formerly the world’s No. 1 lightweight, will enter the ring riding a four-fight win streak and face Judo specialist Michihiro Omigawa (13-12-1) in a featherweight (145 pounds/66 kilograms) bout on the DREAM 18… Read More