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TUF 16 Finale: Roy Nelson Takes Out Matt Mitrione, Colton Smith Wins Season
By FCF Staff
Roy Nelson once again demonstrated the punching power that has made the accomplished grappler famous, as the heavyweight put away Matt Mitrione with strikes in the first round of their TUF 16 Finale headliner.
Mitrione came out… Read More
Report:Jamie Varner Out of TUF 16 Finale Due to Illness, Melvin Guillard Says Withdrawal “Cowardly”
By FCF Staff
The Ultimate Fighting Championship has had another bout cancellation the day of an event, as the promotion announced this afternoon that Jamie Varner will no longer fight Melvin Guillard due to illness. The bout was scheduled to… Read More
TUF 16 Finale Weigh-In Results: Matt Mitrione and Roy Nelson Set for Main Event
By FCF Staff
Here are the official weigh-in results for Saturday’s TUF 16 Finale, which will feature a heavyweight bout between Roy Nelson and Matt Mitrione in the headliner, and this season’s final with Mike Ricci and Colton Smith.
The… Read More
TJ Waldburger on TUF 16 Finale Bout With Nick Catone: “I’m Definitely Coming Out Swinging This Time”
By Kelsey Mowatt
Although TJ Waldburger has been with the UFC for just two years, the Texas welterweight’s Octagon tenure has already been marked by several highs and lows. After being stopped by number one contender Johny Hendricks last March,… Read More
Matt Mitrione Fighting Roy Nelson in Wake of Shane Carwin’s Injury
By FCF Staff
The UFC has moved fast to find a replacement for the injured Shane Carwin, as today the promotion announced that Matt Mitrione has agreed to step in and fight current TUF coach Roy Nelson on December 15th.… Read More
Gray Maynard and Shane Carwin Out of December Bouts Due to Injuries
Jim Miller Stepping Into Face Joe Lauzon
By FCF Staff
The rash of injuries the UFC roster has endured in 2012 isn’t letting up, as the promotion is reporting that both Gray Maynard and Shane Carwin have been forced to… Read More
Dan Henderson Says Bout With Lyoto Machida Likely For February 2nd
By FCF Staff
After losing an opportunity to fight Jon Jones in September due to a knee injury, Dan Henderson is expected to fight Lyoto Machida next, and according to the fighter the bout will likely take place February 2nd.… Read More
Andrei Arlovski and Anthony Johnson Lead WSOF 1 Payroll
By FCF Staff
The World Series of Fighting’s debut Saturday featured UFC veterans Andrei Arlovski and Anthony Johnson, and not surprisingly the two lead the Las Vegas event payroll.
According to figures from the Nevada State Athletic Commission, Arlovski earned… Read More
WSOF 1: Andrei Arlovski Stops Devin Cole, Anthony Johnson KO’s DJ Linderman
By FCF Staff
Former UFC champion Andrei Arlovski extended his undefeated streak to four tonight at the first World Series of Fighting event in Las Vegas, by stopping veteran heavyweight Devin Cole in the first round.
Other winners on the… Read More
RFA 4: Tyson Griffin Earns Decision Win Over Efrain Escudero
By FCF Staff
Tyson Griffin got back on the winning track tonight at the fourth Resurrection Fighting Alliance card in Las Vegas, by working his way to a unanimous decision win over fellow UFC vet Efrain Escudero.
The bout was… Read More
Report: Pat Barry Fighting Shane Del Rosario at TUF 16 Finale
By FCF Staff
The December 15th, “Ultimate Fighter” Finale will feature a heavyweight bout between noted strikers Pat Barry and Shane Del Rosario, according to multiple reports.
Barry (7-5) will be looking to rebound from the stoppage loss he suffered… Read More
Bas Rutten and Todd Harris To Call World Series of Fighting MMA
By WSOF
LAS VEGAS, Nev. (Oct. 23, 2012) – Legendary MMA personality and former UFC heavyweight champion, Bas “El Guapo” Rutten, and NBC commentator Todd Harris will call the debut Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) event for World Series of Fighting,… Read More
Dustin Poirier Fighting Jonathan Brookins at TUF 16 Finale
By FCF Staff
The upcoming, December 15th, “Ultimate Fighter” Finale has received an intriguing featherweight addition, as Dustin Poirier will take on TUF 12 winner Jonathan Brookins at the event.
Poirier (12-2) will be looking to rebound from his loss… Read More
TUF 16: Team Nelson’s Colton Smith Scores Win Over Eddy Ellis
By UFC / FX
Las Vegas, Nevada – The first-ever active duty member of the United States Armed Forces claimed his first preliminary round win of the competition, as Staff Sgt. Colton Smith won a majority decision over Eddy Ellis… Read More
Report: NSAC Taps Shane Carwin and Roy Nelson For Random Drug Tests
By FCF Staff
Current “Ultimate Fighter” coaches Shane Carwin and Roy Nelson, have reportedly been notified by the Nevada State Athletic Commission that they will undergo drug testing before they fight on December 15th in Las Vegas.
The NSAC reportedly… Read More
Report: Dana White Says Alistair Overeem to Face Winner of Junior dos Santos and Cain Velasquez
By FCF Staff
When Alistair Overeem returns to the Octagon early next year, it appears as though the decorated fighter will do so with a championship on the line. Despite having spent all of 2012 on the sidelines, Overeem will… Read More
Travis Browne Says “It’s My Time to Shine”, But “Bigfoot” Silva Predicting Victory “Inside Two Rounds”
Jon Dodson Fighting Jussier Formiga For #1 Flyweight Contender Spot
By FCF Staff
The Ultimate Fighting Championship is returning to Minneapolis, Minnesota, this Friday for it’s latest FX event, and the card will feature several of the promotion’s rising commodities.… Read More
Andrei Arlovski To Face Devin Cole At First World Series of Fighting Event on NBC Sports Network on Nov. 3
By Courtesy of World Series of Fighting
Hard-hitting heavyweight KO artists Andrei “The Pitbull” Arlovski (17-9) of Minsk, Belarus and Devin Cole (20-9) of Medford, Ore. will collide on the highly-anticipated, inaugural World Series of Fighting Mixed Martial Arts (MMA)… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” Bleacher Report is Wrong About Strikeforce
By Joshua Molina
Bleacher Report is a popular sports and pop culture web site, but a recent report illustrates what’s wrong with some members of the MMA media.
In a Sept. 15 article that you can read here, a… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s ‘The Daily Takedown’: Dana White and Bob Sapp Have More In Common Than One Would Think
By Joshua Molina
Dana White and Bob Sapp are two legends of MMA for entirely different reasons.
Yet, they have so much in common.
And it’s more than just the fact that they are both bald and that people turn… Read More