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Report: Chinzo Machida to Make Bellator Debut August 26th
By FCF Staff
After signing with Bellator back in 2014, Chinzo Machida finally has his promotional debut booked, according to a new report.
Machida, who is the older brother of former UFC champ, Lyoto Machida, will fight featherweight Mario Navarro… Read More
John Castaneda, Danny Martinez Step In For Combate Americas on UFC Fight Pass
By Press Release
NEW YORK – August 4, 2016 – Combate Americas, the first-ever U.S. Hispanic Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) sports franchise, today announced new main event and co-main event matchups for its 10-bout fight card that will air… Read More
ONE Grappling Challenge Macao Set For August 13th, Shinya Aoki Scheduled to Compete
By Press Release
05 August 2016 – Macao, China: The largest sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), will be conducting a grappling tournament onSaturday, 13 August in Macao, China. The ONE GRAPPLING CHALLENGE MACAO is set to be held between 10am to 4pm in… Read More
Report: Cris “Cyborg” Likey to Face Lina Akhtar Lansberg in Second UFC Bout
By FCF Staff
Nothing official has been announced, but according to a new report, the UFC is trying to book a bout between Cris “Cyborg” Justino and Lina Akhtar Lansberg.
The bout is targeted for a September 24th, at the Nilson Nelson… Read More
Nick Diaz Says He’s “on Top”, Looking For “The Right Guy to Make The Right Show”
By FCF Staff
Now that Nick Diaz is eligible to fight again there’s been no shortage of speculation about what’s next for the Stockton star, but the veteran’s making it clear he’s only interested in big money fights.
Following Tyron… Read More
UFC 201: Dominick Cruz Believes Tyron Woodley Was in Robbie Lawler’s “Head”
By FCF Staff
Robbie Lawler is no longer the UFC’s 170 champ, and Dominick Cruz believes how “Ruthless” fought Tyron Woodley at UFC 201, indicates the latter was in his head.
Lawler was floored by a big right… Read More
Vadim Finkelchtein: “The Emelianenko-Maldonado Situation is Getting Ridiculous”
By WMMA (via Press Release)
MONTE CARLO, Monaco (July 28, 2016) – World MMA Association (WMMAA) Vadim Finkelchtein has gone public to explain the recent WMMAA decision regarding Team Maldonado’s appeal, which resulted in the change of the official Fedor… Read More
UFC on FOX 20: Holly Holm – Valentina Shevchenko Peaks With Over 4.5 Million Viewers
By FCF Staff
Recently it was revealed that last weekend’s UFC on FOX 20 averaged over 2.4 million viewers (via overnight ratings), and now it’s been reported that the July 23rd card peaked with over 4.5 million watchers.
Saturday’s event… Read More
Bellator 160 Receives Saad Awad vs. Derek Anderson
By Press Release
SANTA MONICA, CALIF (July, 26) – A lightweight bout pitting Saad Awad (19-7) against Derek Anderson (13-2) has been added to the main card of the recently announced “Bellator 160: Henderson vs. Pitbull” event on August… Read More
GLORY Officially Announces Rico Verhoeven vs. Badr Hari,
By Press Release
New York, NY – GLORY once again raises the stakes for its year-end show, set to be one of the most anticipated in company history.
The world’s premier kickboxing league is proud to present… Read More
Bellator 160: A.J. McKee vs. Henry Corrales, Bubba Jenkins vs. Georgi Karakhanyan Added to Line-up
By Press Release
SANTA MONICA, CALIF (July 25, 2016) – Two high-profile featherweight attractions have been added to the main card of the recently announced “Bellator 160: Henderson vs. Pitbull” event on August 26 at Honda Center in Anaheim,… Read More
Bellator’s Daniel Weichel: Eddie Alvarez’s UFC Title Win “Wasn’t Such a Big Surprise”
By FCF Staff
Plenty of fans and observers were pretty surprised when Eddie Alvarez secured the UFC’s lightweight championship earlier this month, but fellow Bellator vet, Daniel Weichel, wasn’t one of them.
Alvarez took out Rafael dos… Read More
WSOF-GC 3: 10 Fight Line-Up for Philippines Event Card Set
By Press Release
QUEZON CITY, MANILA, PHILIPPINES July 24, 2016 World Series of Fighting – Global Championship (WSOF-GC) has officially arrived in Philippines and is bringing 10 exciting fights featuring fighters from 11 countries from 5 continents. The event… Read More
GLORY 33: Rico Verhoeven – Anderson Silva, Simon Marcus – Jason Wilnis Booked
By Press Release
New York, NY – GLORY, the world’s premier kickboxing league, will make its way to the Garden State for the first time as Sun National Bank Center in Trenton, NJ hosts GLORY 33 New Jersey and… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s Joel Gold on Company’s Success, UFC Ban, Dana White, And Search For The Right Business Partner
By FCF Staff
In advance of Full Contact Fighter’s upcoming 20th Anniversary we’ve decided to publish a series of interviews with founder Joel Gold, who was one of the more influential people behind the growth of mixed-martial arts. In the… Read More
Mark Hunt Calls For Fighter Association, Says UFC “Lined Their Pockets With Our Blood”
By FCF Staff
Mark Hunt was outraged by the news that Brock Lesnar has been flagged by USADA for a potential anti-doping violation, and now the feared slugger is calling on his fellow fighters to form an association.
After it… Read More
Bellator 159: Emmanuel Sanchez Discusses Recent Buzz, Believes he Can Beat “Anyone” at 145
By Kelsey Mowatt
After winning three straight fights to push his Bellator record to 5-1, Emmanuel Sanchez has some considerable buzz going. And how does the 25 year-old featherweight feel about it?
Well, recently “El Matador” appeared… Read More
GLORY to Debut Fight Night Bonuses This Friday
By Press Release
New York, NY – GLORY, the world’s premier kickboxing league, today announced a new post-fight bonus structure for its athletes, beginning with GLORY 32 Virginia and GLORY 32 SuperFight Series on July 22.
All fighters competing at… Read More
ONE Championship: Adriano Moraes – Andrew Leone Booked For Inaugural Macau Card
By Press Release
18 July 2016 – Macau, China: The largest sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), has just announced its first event in Macau, China. ONE: HEROES OF THE WORLD is set to take place onSaturday, 13… Read More
Eddie Alvarez is Already Looking Forward, UFC Title Win is “in The Past”
By FCF Staff
It’s been less than two weeks since Eddie Alvarez became the UFC’s lightweight champ, but the decorated fighter isn’t dwelling on his biggest win to date.
Alvarez took Rafael dos Anjos out in the opening round at… Read More