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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
Combate Americas First World Title Fight to Take Place in NY, October 14
By Press Release
NEW YORK – Sept. 8, 2016 – Combate Americas today announced that red-hot, streaking bantamweight (135 pounds) stars John “Sexy Mexy” Castaneda (11-2) and Gustavo Lopez (6-1) will face off in the first world championship… Read More
UFC 203: Stipe Miocic Says Alistair Overeem “Hasn’t Seen Anything Like me Yet”
By FCF Staff
Alistair Overeem may be one of the most experienced and decorated heavyweights in all of MMA, but Stipe Miocic says the “Reem” hasn’t faced an opponent like him yet.
Miocic will fight Overeem this Saturday night in… Read More
Bellator Announces Andrey Koreshkov – Douglas Lima II to Take Place in Tel Aviv
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SANTA MONICA, CALIF (Sept. 7, 2016) – Bellator MMA Welterweight Champion Andrey Koreshkov (19-1) will make the second defense of his belt against the man he took it from more than a year… Read More
ONE State of Warriors: Yoshitaka Naito to Defend Title Against Joshua Pacio
By Press Release
06 September 2016 – Yangon, Myanmar: The largest sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), returns to Myanmar for another exciting evening of world-class mixed martial arts action. ONE: STATE OF WARRIORS is… Read More
World Series of Fighting Announces Seven Bout Undercard For October 7
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LAS VEGAS (Sept. 1, 2016) – World Series of Fighting (www.WSOF.com) has announced a stellar and complete, seven-fight preliminary bout card, headlined by a much-anticipated rematch between rival bantamweight (135 pounds) starsChris “El Guapo” Gutierrez (9-1-1)… Read More
Report: UFC Matchmaker Joe Silva Leaving Promotion
By FCF Staff
One of the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s longstanding, and top executives, Joe Silva, is reportedly leaving the promotion.
Silva has been a matchmaker for the UFC for over two decades, but according to a new report from MMA… Read More
WSOF 33 Main Card Complete with Six Fights
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LAS VEGAS (August 30, 2016) – World Series of Fighting (www.WSOF.com) today announced the completion of a stacked, six-fight main card for the unprecedented, three-hour, live NBCSN (11 p.m. ET/8 p.m. PT) telecast of the… Read More
WSOF Signs UFC Vet Ramsey Nijem
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LAS VEGAS (August 29, 2016) – World Series of Fighting (www.WSOF.com) announced today that it has bolstered its roster of world-class athletes yet again with the signing of lightweight (155 pounds) star and former The Ultimate… Read More
UFC on FOX 21: Carlos Condit is “So Proud of my Performance”, Despite Losing to Robbie Lawler in Title Fight
By FCF Staff
At UFC on FOX 21 tonight, Carlos Condit will be fighting for the first time since he faced Robbie Lawler in January, and the welterweight contender is still proud of what he showcased that evening.
Condit took… Read More
UFC on FOX 21: Adam Hunter Discusses UFC Call-Up, Says KO of UFC Vet Chris Dempsey Showed “I’m The Real Deal”
By Kelsey Mowatt
After putting away UFC veteran Chris Dempsey in June, it wasn’t long before Adam Hunter received an invitation to fight Ryan Janes at UFC on FOX 21. Although the victory was Hunter’s seventh straight, the… Read More
UFC 202: Glover Teixeira Says he Didn’t Want to Disrespect Anthony Johnson by Trying to “Jump The Line”
By FCF Staff
After Glover Teixeira quickly took out Rashad Evans in April, the heavy handed fighter called for a bout with Anthony Johnson, because he didn’t want to be “disrespectful” to the light-heavyweight contender.
The win over Evans was… Read More
UFC 202: Conor McGregor Says UFC 200 “Bombed” Without Him Fighting
By FCF Staff
UFC 200 may have set attendance and attendance records for a UFC card in Las Vegas, but according to Conor McGregor, the July 9th card “bombed”.
Originally, McGregor was scheduled to rematch Nate Diaz at the event,… Read More
RIZIN FF Announces Three Women’s Matchups, Five Tourney Fighters For Sept.
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TOKYO – August 16, 2016 – RIZIN FF, the combat sports federation headed by former PRIDE Fighting Championships boss Nobuyuki Sakakibara, today revealed at a press conference the matchups for the three women’s Mixed Martial Arts… Read More
Ireland’s First UFC Fighter Says Success of Conor McGregor “Compliments Me”
By FCF Staff
Since Tom Egan became the first Irish fighter to compete in the Octagon, Conor McGregor has gone on to become the face of Irish MMA, and the veteran is happy to see it.
Egan made his way… Read More
UFC 202: Conor McGregor Discusses Fighter Union, Says It’s Important “to Support Each Other”
By FCF Staff
Many have argued that the UFC’s stars wouldn’t be interested in helping form a fighter union. But, Conor McGregor says he would be interesting in aiding such a movement, sometime in the future.
Following the announcement that the… Read More
GLORY 33: Hesdy Gerges – Guto Inocente to Co-Headline, FW Tourney Match-Ups Announced
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New York, NY – GLORY, the world’s premier kickboxing league, today announced the co-headline bout and one-night, four-man Featherweight Contender Tournament match-ups for GLORY 33 New Jersey, hosted by Sun National Bank Center in… Read More
ONE: Unbreakable Warriors – Ev Ting to Face Rob Lisita in Headliner
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10 August 2016 – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: The largest sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), will return to the iconic Stadium Negara in Kuala Lumpur for another stacked fight card. ONE: UNBREAKABLE WARRIORS… Read More
Dhiego Lima: “It’s Going to be a Whole Different Story” When Douglas Lima Rematches Andrey Koreshkov
By Kelsey Mowatt
Douglas Lima worked his way to an impressive win over Paul Daley last month, and the fighter’s brother says “The Phenom” is ready to make another title run.
Lima was competing for the first time since… Read More