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UFC on FOX 5: Ben Henderson Retains Lightweight Title With Unanimous Decision Win Over Nate Diaz
By FCF Staff
Here are the results from tonight’s UFC on FOX 5 card in Seattle, Washington, which saw lightweight champion Benson Henderson defend his belt with a unanimous decision win over Nate Diaz.
Benson Henderson def. Nate Diaz via… Read More
UFC on FOX 5 Weigh-In Results: Nate Diaz Makes Weight After Three Attempts
By FCF Staff
It may have taken some extra time to make it official, but Saturday’s UFC on FOX 5 card will still feature a title fight between lightweight champ Benson Henderson and Nate Diaz in the main event.
Diaz… Read More
UFC on FOX 5: Official Preview and Predictions
By Tom Taylor
This weekend, the UFC stops in Seattle for UFC on FOX 5, one of the most stacked cards of the year. In the main event, Benson Henderson will defend his lightweight title against Nate Diaz. Beyond… Read More
Opinion: UFC on FOX 5 and the Target Audience Shift
By Jesse Heitz
This Saturday, December 8th, UFC on FOX 5 is set to take place, and barring any last-minute catastrophic injuries the card should be significantly more than entertaining. The card, as many readers are already well-aware, features four… Read More
UFC on FOX 5 Media Call: Nate Diaz Says Title Fight With Benson Henderson “Biggest Thing Going on Right Now”
By FCF Staff
The UFC held another media call today in advance of the promotion’s upcoming FOX broadcast and event, which will go down December 8th at the Key Arena in Seattle. The card will be headlined by a lightweight… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” Injury Bug Rewriting UFC history
By Joshua Molina
The injury bug continues to curse the UFC and the sport of mixed martial arts.
Chris Weidman, who has been running his mouth for months calling out Anderson Silva, injured his shoulder training and is out of… Read More
Gegard Mousasi Says He’s Headed to the UFC and “Can Beat Anybody”
By Joshua Molina
The Armenian Assassin Gegard Mousasi said his return to the cage is imminent and that he expects he will soon fight in the UFC.
“If everything goes well, I will be headed to the UFC,” Mousasi told… Read More
Opinion: Stephan Bonnar’s Top 5 Career Moments
By Tom Taylor
At UFC 153, Stephan Bonnar made a valiant attempt at conquering the pound-for-pound king, Anderson Silva. While he was unsuccessful in this bid, losing by first-round knockout, there is no questioning the resolve it took to step… 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
Opinion: Zuffa Treating Fans to the UFC on FOX: Henderson vs. Diaz
By Jesse Heitz
The past few months, as I’ve droned on and on about, have been forgetful at best for Zuffa. It’s string of cancelled and subpar UFC and Strikeforce cards have placed the MMA giant in a position it… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” Time For Jones to Shut the Critics Up
By Joshua Molina
We’re here.
Finally.
Jon Jones once again steps into the cage.
His opponent is an outmatched Vitor Belfort, but hey, his opponent doesn’t really matter at this point.
Jon Jones is the star here and it is… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” Chael Sonnen Looks to Forrest Griffin; UFC on FOX; What Will UFC Look Like in Five Years?
By Joshua Molina
The UFC’s Dana White is looking to pop a big rating on FOX to end the year.
He’s booking the man who headlined his last Pay-Per-View fight to defend the title on FOX, Dec. 8.
The show… Read More
Opinion: Brandon Vera and the Cold, Hard Truth
By Jesse Heitz
Like many prominent UFC cards, the UFC on FOX: Shogun vs. Vera card, which aired just this past weekend on August 4, 2012, has given us cause to reflect on the future of another of the sport’s… Read More
Opinion: The UFC and Team-Based Rivalries
By Jesse Heitz
The other day I happened across an article by Fox Sports writer A.J. Perez, entitled “Team Concepts for a Solo Sport”. The article highlighted that the recent UFC on Fox: “Shogun” vs. Vera, featured a plethora of… Read More
Report: Despite Contending For Title Shot, Former Light-Heavyweight Champ Lyoto Machida Open to Middleweight
By FCF Staff
As Lyoto Machida prepares to battle Ryan Bader tonight in Los Angeles, in a fight which UFC President Dana White has said could determine the next challenger at 205 pounds, the former champ has relayed he’s open… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” UFC’s Dana White Hops on the Bandwagon, Likes Invicta FC, Women’s MMA and Ronda Rousey
By Joshua Molina
What do you know? Ronda Rousey actually showed a female mixed martial artist and an Olympian some respect. She wrote, “Huge congrats to @judo_kayla winning gold in women’s judo today!!!!.”
Kayla Harrison, 22, won the Olympic gold… Read More
UFC on FOX 4: Preview and Predictions
By Tom Taylor
This Saturday, the UFC will broadcast on FOX for a fourth time. The event will take place in Los Angeles, California, and will, according to UFC president Dana White, provide us with an opponent for the winner… Read More
Former Champs Randy Couture, Tito Ortiz and Chuck Liddell Make Their Picks For UFC on FOX 4
By FCF Staff
Saturday night’s UFC on FOX 4 card in Los Angeles will determine who will challenge for the promotion’s light-heavyweight belt next, and former champs Tito Ortiz, Chuck Liddell and Randy Couture have weighed in.
In a press… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” Will Gimmicks Fuel Ratings for UFC on FOX? With Strikeforce’s Ronda Rousey, Less is More
By Joshua Molina
We are two days away from UFC on FOX, an event with a lot on the line for four fighters and the UFC.
Mauricio “Shogun” Rua battles Brandon Vera and Lyoto Machida takes on Ryan Bader.… Read More
After Two Year Plus Absence, UFC’s Mike Swick Says “It’s Great to be Back”
Recovered TUF 1 Vet Fighting DaMarques Johnson
By FCF Staff
While heading into this Saturday’s UFC on FOX 4 card, much of the spotlight has been focused on the light-heavyweight title shot implications that will be riding on the event,… Read More