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UFC FN 58: Lyoto Machida Quickly Takes Out CB Dollaway
By FCF Staff
Lyoto Machida got back on the winning track in impressive fashion at UFC FN 58, as the renowned fighter quickly stopped fellow middleweight contender, CB Dollaway.
Machida put Dollaway down with a vicious kick to the liver… Read More
UFC FN 58 Weigh-In Results: Lyoto Machida And CB Dollaway Hit Their Marks
By FCF Staff
UFC Fight Night 58 will go down tomorrow night in Barueri, Brazil, and headliners Lyoto Machida and CB Dollaway both made weight this afternoon.
Machida came in at 185 for the five round, middleweight contest, while Dollaway… Read More
UFC FN 58: Watch the Official Weigh-Ins Beginning at 1 PM/ET
By FCF Staff
UFC Fight Night 58 will take place tomorrow night in Barueri, Brazil, and you can watch the weigh-ins for the event, right here, beginning at 1:00 PM/ET.
The event will feature Lyoto Machida taking on fellow,… Read More
WSOF’s Lance Palmer Weighs in on Jose Aldo-Chad Mendes II, Credits Latter for Putting a “Beating” on UFC Champ
By Kelsey Mowatt
Chad Mendes may not have brought home another UFC championship to Team Alpha Male last month, but according to his teammate Lance Palmer, the squad was extremely proud of what took place.
Although Mendes… Read More
UFC 179: Jose Aldo Was Pushed to Most Memorable and Important Victory Yet
By Kelsey Mowatt
It’s been a couple of days now since UFC 179 went down in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and the MMA world is still buzzing about one of Jose Aldo’s most thrilling performances yet. Not… Read More
UFC 179: Jose Aldo’s Powers Remain at Their Peak According to the Numbers
By Kelsey Mowatt
Jose Aldo may be heading into UFC 179 engaged in one of the sport’s most impressive runs, but a narrative filled with questions is also following the renowned, featherweight champ.
Aldo will rematch Chad… Read More
Urijah Faber Set to Battle Francisco Rivera Next
By FCF Staff
Urijah Faber is the latest big name to be added to the line-up for UFC 181, as the promotion has announced that the accomplished fighter has agreed to face Francisco Rivera at the event.
The December 6th… Read More
UFC FN 54: Raphael Assuncao Plans to Stay “Humble”, Despite Seven Fight Winning Streak and Contender Status
By FCF Staff
If not for Dominick Cruz’s triumphant return to the Octagon last month, Raphael Assuncao may have locked up a title shot last night at UFC Fight Night 54, but instead, the surging bantamweight isn’t sure what’s next.… Read More
Report: UFC 177 Believed to Have Drawn 125,000 PPV Buys
By FCF Staff
After losing one of its title fights a few weeks prior, and then headliner Renan Barao the day before, UFC 177 reportedly struggled in pay-per-view buys as many expected would be the case.
The August 30th card… Read More
UFC 178’s Dominick Cruz Tells Urijah Faber to “Keep Coaching”, Says Rival Hasn’t “Gotten Any Better”
By FCF Staff
Following Dominick Cruz’s quick win over Takeya Mizugaki at UFC 178 on Saturday night, it hasn’t taken the former bantamweight champ long to get back into it with rival Urijah Faber.
In Cruz’s post-fight interview, he… Read More
Report: “Big” John McCarthy Says Weight Cutting a “Huge Problem” in MMA
By FCF Staff
“Big” John McCarthy has spent much of the last two decades studying mixed-martial-arts, and following UFC 177, the renowned referee has weighed in on the issue of weight cutting.
UFC 177 saw both Renan Barao and Henry… Read More
UFC Rankings Update: Ronda Rousey Rises up Pound-for-Pound Rankings, Joe Soto Cracks Top 15
By FCF Staff
Although Ronda Rousey wasn’t in action this weekend at UFC 177, the bantamweight champ has seen her position in the pound-for-pound rankings improve.
Following Saturday’s event, which was preceded by the withdrawal of Renan Barao, Rousey has… Read More
Report: Dana White Weighs in on Likelihood of Urijah Faber Fighting Teammate TJ Dillashaw
By FCF Staff
Dana White has frequently argued that if the price is right, teammates will fight each other, and the latest pairing he’s been asked to weigh-in on is TJ Dillashaw and Urijah Faber.
Dillashaw and Faber are teammates… Read More
UFC 177: TJ Dillashaw Defends Title With Fifth Round Stoppage Win
By FCF Staff
TJ Dillashaw may have needed over four rounds to do it, but the bantamweight champ defended the title tonight at UFC 177, by stopping Joe Soto in round five.
Soto was a last minute replacement for former… Read More
(Updated) UFC 177: Henry Cejudo Withdrawing From Octagon Debut Due to Medical Reasons
By FCF Staff
UFC 177 won’t feature the Octagon debut of Henry Cejudo after all, as the promotion has announced that the Olympic Gold Medalist wrestler has withdrawn due to “medical reasons”.
The official announcement did not include any specific… Read More
UFC 177: Damon Jackson to Make Octagon Debut vs. Yancy Medeiros
By FCF Staff
Just one week out from when UFC 177 will take place in Sacramento, the promotion has announced that Damon Jackson has stepped up on short notice, and will face Yancy Medeiros.
The Legacy FC featherweight champ, who… Read More
UFC 177: Cain Carrizosa Versus Chris Wade Late Addition
By FCF Staff
UFC 177 has received a new bout, less than two weeks away from the August 30th event, as Cain Carrizosa will face fellow UFC newcomer Chris Wade.
Carrizosa (6-0) joins the promotion having knocked out Chris Quitiquit… Read More
UFC 177: Anthony Birchak-Joe Soto Fight Rounds Out Card
By FCF Staff
The line-up for UFC 177 has been completed with a bantamweight fight between two UFC newcomers, as the promotion has announced Anthony Birchak will face Joe Soto.
UFC 177 will go down August 30th at the Sleep… Read More
Report: Urijah Faber to Fight Masanori Kanehara at UFC FN 52
By FCF Staff
It looks as though Urijah Faber’s next fight will take place overseas, as the perennial contender will reportedly fight Masanori Kanehara at the Japan bound, UFC Fight Night 52.
The upcoming card is scheduled to take place… Read More
UFC 177: Ruslan Magomedov to Fight Newcomer Richard Odoms
By FCF Staff
The line-up for UFC 177 continues to fill out, as a heavyweight fight between Ruslan Magomedov and newcomer Richard Odoms has been added to the August 30th event.
Magomedov (12-1) is coming off a successful Octagon debut,… Read More