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WSOF 22: Clifford Starks Replaces Thiago Silva This Saturday
By WSOF (via press release)
LAS VEGAS (July 28, 2015) – World Series of Fighting (WSOF.com) announced today that, due to a previous suspension in the state of Nevada, Thiago Silva has been declared ineligible to compete at “WSOF… Read More
WSOF 22 Receives 5 More Bouts, Including Jake Heun vs. Davin Clark
By FCF Staff
World Series of Fighting has booked five more bouts for its August 1st card in Las Vegas, including a light-heavyweight fight between Jake Heun and Davin Clark.
Heun (7-4) is looking to get back on track after… Read More
RFA 29 to Feature Team USA vs. Team Brazil, Ricky Musgrave vs. Raoni Barcelos
By FCF Staff
Resurrection Fighting Alliance has announced several bouts for its August 21st card Sioux Falls, South Dakota, including a fight for the vacant featherweight title. The event is billed as Team USA vs. Team Brazil, and Robbie… Read More
Reality TV Star and STFC 35 Co-Headliner Ricky Palacios: Adrenaline Junkie with the Heart of a Rooster
By Keith Harmon
Ricky Palacios is aiming for the stars.
A cast member on the first, award-winning season of UFC co-founder Campbell McLaren’s Combate Americas (English translation: The Fighting Americas) reality television series on NBC Universo (formerly mun2), the show,… Read More
Report: ADCC 2015 Competitors And Superfights Announced
By FCF Staff
The competitors and super fights for this years Abu Dhabi Combat Club Submission Wrestling World Championship have been released, which will take place from August 28th-30th in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
In addition to grappling stars like Kron Gracie,… Read More
Report: Georges St-Pierre Met With UFC, Says New PED Policies Looking “Good”
By FCF Staff
Georges St-Pierre hasn’t announced he plans to fight again, but the former welterweight champ relayed on Friday that he recently met with UFC officials.
In recent weeks, St-Pierre has admitted he’s considering a comeback, and has also… Read More
New FCF Radio Features GLORY Champ Gabriel Varga, Mixed Striking Championship’s Joey Rodriguez
By FCF Staff
The latest episode of Full Contact Fighter Radio features talks with newly crowned, GLORY featherweight champ Gabriel Varga, and Mixed Striking Championship’s Joey Rodriguez.
Varga laid claim to GLORY’s belt on April 3rd, by earning a unanimous… Read More
WSOF 20: Rony Markes Withdraws Due to Dehydration
By WSOF (via press release)
LAS VEGAS (April 9, 2015) – A case of dehydration has rendered Ronny Markes ineligible to compete in the WSOF 20 light heavyweight main event against fellow superstar David Branch tomorrow, Friday, April 10.
Jesse… Read More
UFC FN 63: Chad Mendes Takes Out Ricardo Lamas
By FCF Staff
Chad Mendes remains the UFC’s #1 ranked, featherweight contender, as the powerful wrestler took out Ricardo Lamas in the opening round at UFC Fight Night 63.
Lamas was able to keep Mendes at bay early on with… Read More
UFC FN 63 Weigh-Ins: Chad Mendes And Ricardo Lamas Set For Headliner
By FCF Staff
UFC Fight Night 63 will take place tomorrow in Fairfax, Virginia, and all of the competitors, except for one, made weight on their initial attempts.
Featherweight contenders Ricardo Lamas and Chad Mendes both made weight… Read More
BAMMA 19: Martin Stapleton Stops Jeremy Petley
By FCF Staff
Here are the results from BAMMA 19, which saw Martin Stapleton stop lightweight Jeremy Petley in the main event.
The card was hosted by the Blackpool Winter Gardens in England. With the victory, Stapleton improved his record… Read More
Legacy FC 40: Cody East Remains Heavyweight Champ
By FCF Staff
Here are the main card results from Legacy FC 40, which saw Cody East retain the promotion’s heavyweight title, by taking out Brice Ritani-Coe in the second round.
With the victory, East pushed his record to 10-1,… Read More
Bellator 136: Alexander Volkov vs. Tony Johnson Among Several New Additions
By FCF Staff
Bellator has completed the line-up for its April 1oth event in Irvine, California, and one of the card’s new additions will feature a heavyweight fight between Alexander Volkov and Tony Johnson.
Volkov (24-4) has won five straight… Read More
Clay Guida vs. Robbie Peralta Among Latest UFC Bouts Announced
By FCF Staff
The Ultimate Fighting Championship has announced several more bouts for its upcoming schedule, including a featherweight scrap between Clay Guida and Robbie Peralta.
Guida and Peralta will battle on April 4th at UFC Fight Night 63, which… Read More
Dana White Says Anderson Silva Could Face “Either Vitor or Weidman” if Former Champ Defeats Nick Diaz
By FCF Staff
As Anderson Silva gets set to make his return versus Nick Diaz at UFC 183, Dana White has relayed once again, that the legendary middleweight could lock up a title shot on January 31st.
Although Silva has… Read More
UFC 181: Robbie Lawler Leads The Way in Salaries
By FCF Staff
Robbie Lawler had a big night at UFC 181, as the punishing striker not only laid claim to the promotion’s welterweight belt, he led the way in terms of salaries.
The Nevada State Athletic Commission has released… Read More
UFC 181: Robbie Lawler Grinds Out Razor Thin, Championship Win
By FCF Staff
Robbie Lawler came back from being outscored and outwrestled by Johny Hendricks tonight at UFC 181, to score a razor thin, split decision win.
Lawler came out firing to begin the fight, but Hendricks weathered the storm,… Read More
UFC 181 Weigh-In Results: Card’s Title Fights Clear Final Hurdle
By FCF Staff
UFC 181 will feature two title fights as scheduled, as all of the competitors for the card’s feature attractions made weight today in Las Vegas.
Welterweight champion, and headliner, Johny Hendricks came in at 170 pounds for… Read More
UFC 181: Corey Anderson Weighs-In on Latest Opponent
By FCF Staff
Corey Anderson’s had an interesting road to UFC 181, as the TUF 19 winner has now been booked to fight three different light-heavyweights.
Initially, Anderson was scheduled to fight Gian Villante on December 6th, but after the… Read More
RFA 20 to Feature Jarred Mercado vs. Luke Sanders in Headliner
By Resurrection Fighting Alliance (via press release)
LAS VEGAS, Nevada – Resurrection Fighting Alliance (RFA) president Ed Soares announced today that the promotion will be bringing a world class bantamweight world title fight to Colorado in November.… Read More