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Urijah Faber to Battle Brad Pickett in Hometown of Sacramento
By FCF Staff
Sacramento’s Urijah Faber has been booked for the UFC’s next card in the California city, as the bantamweight contender will take on fellow vet, Brad Pickett.
The UFC recently announced that the fight will be part of… Read More
Report: UFC Laying Off Employees Following Promotion’s Sale
By FCF Staff
Several weeks after it was revealed the UFC was sold for an estimated $4 billion dollars, it’s being reported that the promotion is laying off a significant number of workers. The layoffs are taking place various UFC… Read More
Bellator Kickboxing: Joe Schilling, Kevin Ross & Karim Ghajji Added to Florence Card
By Press Release
SANTA MONICA, CALIF (October 18, 2016) – Bellator Kickboxing has added a trio of fantastic fights highlighted by a lightweight matchup between Kevin Ross (31-9) and Alessio Arduini (26-14-2). A Middleweight bout pitting Joe Schilling (19-9)… Read More
TKO 36: Chris Horodecki vs. Derek Gauthier to Headline, Card Will Air on The Fight Network
By Press Release
Toronto – Fight Network, the world’s premier 24/7 multi-platform channel dedicated to complete coverage of combat sports, today announced the return of the newly resurrected TKO MMA to Canadian airwaves, as TKO 36: Resurrection will air… Read More
Conor McGregor Believes UFC 205 Will Crack 2 Million PPV Buy Mark
By FCF Staff
Conor McGregor has been the driving force behind the UFC’s biggest pay-per-view cards to date, and the Irish star believes his next bout will set a new record for the promotion.
McGregor will take on lightweight champ… Read More
Bellator 166: Adam Piccolotti vs. Brandon Girtz Among Latest Additions
By Press Release
SANTA MONICA, CALIF (October 11, 2016) – A lightweight showdown pitting Adam Piccolotti (8-0) against Brandon Girtz (14-4) and a light heavyweight matchup pitting Linton “The Swarm” Vassell (16-5) versus Francis Carmont (14-4) have been added… Read More
UFC FN 96: Will Brooks Hopes Win Over Alex Oliveira Will Move Him to “Fast Track”
By FCF Staff
If Will Brooks defeats Alex Oliveira tonight at UFC Fight Night 96, the former Bellator champ probably won’t secure a title shot, but he’s hoping it will be a big step in that direction.
Brooks will face… Read More
Victory Fighting Championship Announces Multiple Title Fights
By Press Release
Victory Fighting Championship will round out its 2016 schedule with a firestorm of fights highlighted by five title bouts.
The #3Shows30Days campaign begins on November 23rd in Waterloo, Iowa, and continues on December… Read More
UFC 205: Conor McGregor Makes His “Mystic Mac” Prediction For Eddie Alvarez Bout
By FCF Staff
Now that Conor McGregor is officially booked to face lightweight champ Eddie Alvarez at UFC 205, “Mystic Mac” has made his prediction for the November 12th bout.
On Wednesday, the UFC held a press conference for the… Read More
UFC 205: Conor McGregor to Battle Eddie Alvarez After All
By FCF Staff
Although Dana White recently reported that the UFC was planning to have Khabib Nurmagomedov fight Eddie Alvarez next, and not Conor McGregor, the latter will challenge for the lightweight title after all.
For several weeks there’s been… Read More
Invicta FC 19: Jennifer Maia Retains 125 Title
By FCF Staff
Invicta FC held its latest event on Friday night in Kansas City, and following the card, Jennifer Maia remained the promotion’s undisputed, flyweight champ.
Maia worked her way to a split decision win over veteran Roxanne Modafferi,… Read More
Bellator 163: Liam McGeary to Defend Belt Versus Phil Davis
By Press Release
SANTA MONICA, CALIF (September 23, 2016) – A light heavyweight title fight pitting current belt-holder Liam McGeary (11-0) against Phil “Mr. Wonderful” Davis (16-3) will serve as the main event at “Bellator 163: McGeary vs.… Read More
Bellator Announces MMA-Kickboxing Event for Return to Italy
By Press Release
SANTA MONICA, CALIF (September 21, 2016) – Within days of “Bellator Kickboxing: Budapest,” the Scott Coker-led promotion hosted a press conference yesterday at the historic Palazzo Vecchio in Florence, Italy to announce its next international extravaganza.… Read More
UFC Confirms Joe Silva Set to Retire, Announces Hiring of Former Legacy FC President Mick Maynard
By FCF Staff
Following recent reports that Joe Silva is set to retire at the end of the year, the UFC has confirmed that the matchmaker and executive is indeed retiring.
As a result, the promotion has announced that Legacy… Read More
Bellator 162: Goiti Yamauchi vs. Ryan Couture Among Latest Additions
By Press Release
SANTA MONICA, CALIF. (September 16, 2016) – A middleweight pairing pitting Hisaki Kato (6-2) against A.J. Matthews (8-5) has been added to the main card of “Bellator 162: Shlemenko vs. Grove” at FedExForum in Memphis, Tenn.,… Read More
Dana White Reports UFC Has “no Plans in The Near Future” For More Women’s Divisions
By FCF Staff
Although UFC Fight Night 95 will feature featherweight star Cris “Cyborg” Justino in the main event, Dana White is reporting that the promotion has no short term plans to add more female weight divisions.
Justino will take… Read More
UFC FN 94: Derek Brunson Believes People Still Aren’t “Paying Attention”, Despite Recent Run
By FCF Staff
Although Derek Brunson has won four straight and has moved into the UFC’s top ten at 185, the powerful fighter doesn’t believe his recent run has received much attention.
Brunson is scheduled to fight Uriah Hall at… Read More
Kenny Florian Confirms Death of Younger Brother
By FCF Staff
UFC veteran and commentator Kenny Florian has confirmed that his younger brother Kirk Florian has died at the age of 33.
The retired fighter announced the news on Istagram, not long after he had reported that Kirk… Read More
Bellator Books James Gallagher vs. Kirill Medvedovsky
By Press Release
SANTA MONICA, CALIF (Sept. 12, 2016) – A featherweight contest between budding Irish star James Gallagher (4-0) and Kirill Medvedovsky (6-1) has been added to the main card of the promotion’s first ever card at… Read More
GLORY: Yao Capital and Liberty Global Conclude Strategic Investment
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York, NY – Glory Sports International (GSI), parent company of the world’s premier kickboxing league, today announced that it has completed a Series B financing led by Yao Capital, who has acquired a significant strategic stake… Read More