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UFC FN 50: Joe Lauzon, Michael Chiesa, “Jacare” Souza and Ben Rothwell Collect Bonuses
By FCF Staff
Lightweight Joe Lauzon added yet another bonus to his resume at UFC Fight Night 50, and in doing, surpassed Anderson Silva to become the promotion’s leader in that respect.
Lauzon and opponent Michael Chiesa picked up “Fight… Read More
Report: “The Korean Zombie” Withdrawing From UFC FN 53
By FCF Staff
It looks like Chan Sung Jung’s Octagon return has been pushed back even further, as “The Korean Zombie” has reportedly pulled out of his UFC Fight Night 53 bout with Akira Corassani.
Jung was scheduled to fight… Read More
UFC Admits to Breach of Protocol in Removing Judge From Duties at UFC FN 48
By FCF Staff
More than a few eyebrows were raised when UFC President Dana White announced that he had a judge removed from his duties this weekend, and now the organization is apologizing for its actions.
Following UFC Fight Night… Read More
UFC’s Alistair Overeem Responds to Allegations he Hurts Training Partners, Says Media Twisting Facts
By FCF Staff
The training habits of Alistair Overeem have been called into question recently, but the heavyweight has fired back and says the media is spinning the facts.
Not long after reports surfaced that Jon Jones injured his knee… Read More
UFC FN 48: Michael Bisping, Tyron Woodley, Alberto Mina and Yuta Sasaki Earn Bonuses
By FCF Staff
Following UFC Fight Night 48 in Macao, China, the promotion elected to hand out four “Performance of the Night” awards, but no “Fight of the Night” honor.
In the main event, Michael Bisping took out Cung Le… Read More
UFC FN 48: Michael Bisping Takes Out Cung Le
By FCF Staff
Michael Bisping made sure he remained a top ten ranked middleweight today at UFC Fight Night 48, by stopping renowned vet, Cung Le.
Bisping caught Le early on with a hard left jab, which quickly closed up… Read More
UFC FN 49: Lee Mein on Son Jordan’s Third Opponent Change, “It Doesn’t Really Bother Us”
By Kelsey Mowatt
Jordan Mein has been booked to fight at UFC Fight Night 49 for sometime now, the only thing is, however, that he’s been scheduled to fight three different opponents.
Initially, Mein was set to… Read More
UFC FN 49: Max Holloway to Fight Clay Collard After Mirsad Bektic’s Late Withdrawal
By FCF Staff
Just days out from UFC Fight Night 49 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the promotion has announced that Mirsad Bektic has been forced to withdraw from the event due to injury.
The featherweight had been booked to take on… Read More
UFC FN 54: Nordine Taleb to Battle Jingliang Li
By FCF Staff
The line-up for UFC Fight Night 54 has received another bout, as the promotion has announced that Nordine Taleb will battle Jingliang Li. The upcoming event will be hosted by Halifax, Nova Scotia on October 4th.
Taleb (9-2)… Read More
UFC FN 53: Chan Sung Jung Returns, Fighting Akira Corassani
By FCF Staff
After spending over a year on the sidelines due to injury, Chan Sung Jung finally has his next fight booked.
The UFC has announced that the featherweight contender will take on Akira Corassani at its October 4th,… Read More
UFC FN 49: Brandon Thatch Out of Bout With Jordan Mein, Posts Graphic Picture of Fractured Toe
By FCF Staff
UFC Fight Night 49 has lost a compelling, welterweight bout, as Brandon Thatch has announced he’s pulling out of the August 23rd card due to a foot injury. The 11-1 fighter was scheduled to fight Jordan Mein.… Read More
UFC FN 51: Gleison Tibau to Take on Piotr Hallman
By FCF Staff
Following Gleison Tibau’s decision win over Pat Healy at UFC Fight Night 45, the lightweight vet has been booked to face Piotr Hallman.
The two will square off at UFC Fight Night 51, which will go down… Read More
Khabib Nurmagomedov “Wants Five Rounds” With Donald Cerrone, After Latter’s UFC FN 45 Win
By FCF Staff
Following Donald Cerrone’s stoppage win over Jim Miller at UFC FN 45, the lightweight said he’s willing to fight “anybody”, and Khabib Nurmagomedov is clearly interested.
The undefeated Nurmagomedov, and #4 ranked lightweight, posted the following tweets… Read More
UFC FN 50: Alistair Overeem to Fight Ben Rothwell
By FCF Staff
On the same day the UFC announced that the fight between Gegard Mousasi and “Jacare” Souza was moving to September 5th, the promotion has confirmed Alistair Overeem will battle Ben Rothwell at the event.
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Report: Antonio Silva-Andrei Arlovski to Fight at UFC FN 51
By FCF Staff
Although Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva has been calling for a bout with Josh Barnett, it looks like he’ll face another decorated, heavyweight vet.
According to reports, Silva and UFC heavyweight champ Andrei Arlovski have verbally agreed to square… Read More
Report: UFC FN 43’s Nate Marquardt Says “Training Was Suffering” as Welterweight
By FCF Staff
While some fighters enjoy success after dropping down to a new weight class, Nate Marquardt had to learn the hard way that competing at welterweight wasn’t right for him.
In 2011, Marquardt left the middleweight division to… Read More
UFC FN 48: Tyron Woodley Replacing Hector Lombard Versus Dong Hyun Kim
By FCF Staff
It won’t be long before Tyron Woodley will have a chance to get back on the winning track, as the UFC has announced that the welterweight will fight Dong Hyun Kim on August 23rd.
Woodley, who was… Read More
UFC on FOX 12: Kyle Kingsbury to Face Patrick Cummins
By FCF Staff
Kyle Kingsbury will step into the Octagon, for the first time in nearly two years on July 26th, when he takes on Patrick Cummins.
The light-heavyweight fight will be part of UFC on FOX 12, which will… Read More
UFC FN 42: Benson Henderson Says he Cares About “Good Performances”, Not Finishes
By FCF Staff
Although Benson Henderson is a former UFC lightweight champ, and is regarded as one of the planet’s best fighters, “Smooth” has received plenty of criticism in recent years for not finishing fights. Henderson likely silenced some of… Read More
Report: Myles Jury Out of UFC FN 44, Joe Ellenberger And Abel Trujillo Booked New Opponents
By FCF Staff
The line-up for UFC Fight Night 44 has reportedly received several changes, as a result of the withdrawal of lightweight Myles Jury. The June 28th event is scheduled to go down at the AT&T Center in San… Read More