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Olympians Jordan Burroughs, Ben Askren To Battle For First Time at Beat the Streets
By Press Release
NEW YORK–Two of the most decorated and well-known recent Olympic wrestlers will square off for the first time as 2012 Gold Medalist Jordan Burroughs takes on 2008 Olympian Ben Askren as part of the 10th annual… Read More
Duane Ludwig Comments on T.J. Dillashaw’s Suspension For EPO Use
By FCF Staff
Recently it was reported that T.J. Dillashaw has been suspended for two years, after testing positive for EPO use, and now his longtime coach has commented on the situation.
Following the news that Dillashaw has been suspended… Read More
ONE “For Honor”: Complete Card Announced
By FCF Staff
ONE Championship has announced the complete card for its May 3rd, “For Honor” card, which will take place in Jakarta, Indonesia.
In the main event, Muay Thai flyweight champ, Sam-A Gaiyanghadao, will take on challenger Jonathan Haggerty. “For… Read More
Bellator 222: Chael Sonnen Calls Lyoto Machida “The Wrestler Killer”
By FCF Staff
Chael Sonnen will battle fellow UFC vet Lyoto Machida at Bellator 222, and recently the outspoken fighter outlined why he believes he could be in for a tough night.
Sonnen will face the former UFC champ in… Read More
MSG to Host Bellator 222, Lyoto Machida vs. Chael Sonnen to Headline
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Bellator is returning to the “Big Apple” on Friday, June 14, 2019 for its second event at Madison Square Garden with a stacked card to be streamed exclusively on DAZN.
MSG, “The World’s Most Famous Arena”… Read More
T.J. Dillashaw Hit With Two Year Suspension From USADA
By FCF Staff
Barring an unforeseen change, T.J. Dillashaw’s fighting career has been put on hold to 2021, as the former UFC champ’s been suspended for two years by USADA.
The former bantamweight champ has accepted a two-year suspension from… Read More
Ross Pearson Announces Career as MMA Fighter is Over
By FCF Staff
Longtime, UFC fighter Ross Pearson has announced that he’s decided to retire from professional mixed-martial-arts.
The 34-year-old British slugger, who recently was stopped by Desmond Green at UFC on ESPN 2, announced the news via social… Read More
Scott Coker Says Josh Barnett Could Fight For Title in Bellator Debut
By FCF Staff
Recently Josh Barnett signed with Bellator, and it looks like the former UFC champ will fight for Bellator’s heavyweight crown in his promotional debut,
Bellator President Scott Coker was recently in London, England for a press conference, and… Read More
Andrei Arlovski Outlines Why he Hopes to Fight Well Into His Forties
By FCF Staff
Andrei Arlovski may have turned 40 earlier this year, but the former UFC heavyweight champ doesn’t intend to retire anytime soon.
The veteran fighter is preparing to face Augusto Sakai at the UFC’s upcoming, April 27th card… Read More
BKFC 5: Artem Lobov Gets by Jason Knight, Chris Leben KOs Justin Baesman
By FCF Staff
Here are the results from Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 5, which took place at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum in Biloxi.
In the main event, Artem Lobov received a unanimous decision win over fellow UFC vet, Jason Knight. The card… Read More
Report: Jack Hermansson is Stepping up to Fight “Jacare” Souza
By FCF Staff
After scoring an impressive and pivotal win over David Branch last month, Jack Hermansson has reportedly agreed to fight “Jacare” Souza at UFC on ESPN 3.
Souza was initially booked to fight fellow middleweight contender Yoel Romero at… Read More
Conor McGregor Posts Statement Following Twitter Escalation With Khabib Nurmagomedov
By FCF Staff
After exchanging vicious and controversial tweets with Khabib Nurmagomedov recently, Conor McGregor has posted a statement for his fans, in which he says he’ll return to the Octagon.
Following the social media battle, which prompted Dana White… Read More
Dana White Issues Statement, Calls Escalation in Khabib Nurmagomedov – Conor McGregor Social Media War “Unacceptable”
By FCF Staff
Following the latest round of social media shots between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor, Dana White has issued a statement in which he called the situation “unacceptable”.
Recently it was reported that McGregor posted an image of… Read More
LFA 66: Jon Neal to Face Tyler Diamond in Headliner
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LAS VEGAS, Nevada – LFA CEO Ed Soares announced today that the promotion will make its first trip to Utah in May. The LFA 66 headliner will feature a top-tier showdown between two of the top… Read More
Eddie Alvarez Says He’ll be Back “True to Form”, After Upset Loss in ONE Debut
By FCF Staff
Eddie Alvarez incurred a quick, upset loss in his ONE Championship debut last weekend, but the former UFC and Bellator lightweight champ says he’ll back.
Alvarez took on Timofey Nastyukhin in the quarterfinals of ONE’s lightweight grand prix,… Read More
Dana White Argues There’s “Other Ways” to Make Conor McGregor Happy
By FCF Staff
Conor McGregor has said he wants a stake in the UFC, prior to his recent retirement, but Dana White still insists that’s not going to happen.
McGregor has said in the past that he deserves shares in… Read More
ONE Championship “A New Era”: Shinya Aoki Takes LW Title, Demetrious Johnson Wins Promotional Debut, Eddie Alvarez Loses
By FCF Staff
Here are the results from ONE Championship’s “A New Era”, which took place Sunday in Tokyo, Japan.
The card featured the promotional debuts of former UFC champs, Demetrious Johnson and Eddie Alvarez. Johnson submitted Yuya Wakamatsu in… Read More
Report: Robert Whittaker Medically Cleared to Resume Full Training
By FCF Staff
After being forced out of UFC 234 due to emergency surgery, Robert Whittaker has reportedly been cleared to resume full training.
The middleweight champion was scheduled to fight Kelvin Gastelum last month, but Whittaker was pulled from… Read More
M-1 Challenge 101 Fact Sheet
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WHEN: Saturday, March 30, 2019
WHERE: Almaty, Kazakhstan
PROMOTER: M-1 Global
LIVE STREAM: www.m1global.tv (10.00 a.m. ET / 7:00 a.m. PT in USA). Also available on FITE.TV (preliminary card is free, $7.99 for the main card)… Read More
Michael Bisping Believes T.J. Dillashaw’s Decision to Vacate Belt is Like an “Admittance of Guilt”
By FCF Staff
Recently T.J. Dillashaw announced he was vacating the UFC’s bantamweight title, as a result of an “adverse finding” in his drug tests related to UFC Brooklyn. According to Michael Bisping, however, he believes the move looks like… Read More