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Dillon Danis Responds to Nate Diaz’s Comments, Says He’s up For MMA Bout
By FCF Staff
Nate Diaz made it clear that he doesn’t care for Dillon Danis, following UFC 202, and the jiu-jitsu competitor says he’s willing to fight the Stockton fighter.
During Diaz’s post-fight press conference, he relayed that Danis is… Read More
Eddie Alvarez: Conor McGregor “Never Will be” a Five Round, Championship Fighter
By FCF Staff
Eddie Alvarez has argued that Conor McGregor doesn’t have what it takes to compete for five rounds, at the highest levels of the sport, and UFC 202 hasn’t changed his mind.
McGregor worked his way to a… Read More
Legacy 61: Steven Peterson to Defend 135 Belt Versus Mark De La Rosa
By Press Release
Legacy brings two title fights to Dallas!
Houston, TX – August 21, 2016 – Legacy Fighting Championships goes back to the Bomb Factory in Dallas, TX on October 14, 2016 for Legacy Fighting Championship… Read More
RFA 43: Brian Camozzi vs. Nick Barnes – Full TV Card Announced
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LAS VEGAS, Nevada – Resurrection Fighting Alliance (RFA) president Ed Soares announced last month that the RFA is returning to Colorado in September. The main event of RFA 43 will feature a
RIZIN Adds “Krazy Horse” vs. Kimura To Sept. 25 Grand Prix Event
By Press Release
TOKYO – August 18, 2016 – RIZIN FF, the combat sports federation headed by former PRIDE Fighting Championships boss Nobuyuki Sakakibara, announced today the addition of a featherweight (145 pounds) Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) matchup between… Read More
Khabib Nurmagomedov Continues Campaign For Title Shot, Claims Eddie Alvarez Turned Down August Bout
By FCF Staff
Eddie Alvarez has said he wants to face the winner of Nate Diaz – Conor McGregor II next, but Khabib Nurmagomedov is doing his best to prevent that from happening.
The vaunted grappler, and the #1 ranked… Read More
Dana White Says “It Could Look Good” For Jon Jones Regarding USADA Flag
By FCF Staff
Recently Jon Jones reported that he’s “expecting” to be back fighting a lot sooner than people thought, and now UFC President Dana White has also relayed similar statements.
Jones was flagged by USADA, just days before he… Read More
Conor McGregor Says Floyd Mayweather Needs to “Come up With $100 Million”
By FCF Staff
Although the consensus is that a boxing match between Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor will never happen, the latter says it could, provided the boxing star comes up with $100 million…
Earlier this year, rumors regarding a… Read More
Jon Jones is “Expecting to be Back in The Octagon Really Soon”
By FCF Staff
Jon Jones has denied knowingly taking performance enhancing drugs, since USADA pulled him from UFC 200, and now he’s reporting he’ll be competing again “soon”.
Jone was scheduled to rematch Daniel Cormier last month, but the former… Read More
Derrick Lewis Reports He’s Fighting Marcin Tybura Next
By FCF Staff
Following Marcin Tybura’s electrifying, KO win over Viktor Pesta earlier this month, it looks like the heavyweight is going to face Derrick Lewis next.
Recently Lewis posted the picture and comments below on his Instagram account. Lewis… Read More
RFA 44: LW Champ Thiago Moisés to Battle Zach Freeman
By Press Release
LAS VEGAS, Nevada – Resurrection Fighting Alliance (RFA) president Ed Soares announced today that the RFA will be returning to the St. Louis area at the end of September. The main event of RFA 44… Read More
Tyron Woodley Says he Hasn’t “Spoken to Anyone” Regarding Bout With Stephen Thompson
By FCF Staff
Recently Dana White announced that Stephen Thompson will be the next man to face Tyron Woodley, but the newly crowned, welterweight champ says he hasn’t spoken to anyone about the match-up.
Woodley KO’d Robbie Lawler last month… Read More
Dana White Still “Fully” Expects Conor McGregor to Defend 145 Title, Says Stephen Thompson Will Face Tyron Woodley
By FCF Staff
Conor McGregor hasn’t outright said he intends to defend the 145 title following UFC 202, but Dana White still believes the Irish star will.
McGregor is scheduled to fight Nate Diaz in a welterweight contest on August… Read More
GLORY 33: Hesdy Gerges – Guto Inocente to Co-Headline, FW Tourney Match-Ups Announced
By Press Release
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
Report: New Group Backed by Various Player Associations is Pushing For Fighter Union
By FCF Staff
There has been considerable talk and speculation in recents weeks if MMA will finally see the creation of a fighter union, and another group has stepped forward in this effort.
The Professional Fighters Association (PFA) has… Read More
Georges St-Pierre Says he Would Beat Nick Diaz “Way Worse” in Rematch
By FCF Staff
Recently there’s been talk about a rematch between Nick Diaz and Georges St-Pierre materializing at some juncture, but according to the latter, he would easily defeat his former rival.
Although there’s been no comments from UFC officials… Read More
Bellator 161: Joe Warren-Sirwan Kakai Set for Co-Main Event
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SANTA MONICA, CALIF (August 10, 2016) – A bantamweight showdown pitting Joe Warren (13-5) against Sirwan Kakai (12-4) has been added to the main card of “Bellator 161: Kongo vs. Johnson,” which takes place on September… 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
Cody Garbrandt Responds to Dominick Cruz Over Concussion Comments
By FCF Staff
The beef between Dominick Cruz and Cody Garbrandt continues to grow, as the latter’s fired back at the 135 champ, over recent comments he made about giving “No Love” another concussion.
Cruz recently said he would provide… Read More
Jiu-Jitsu Coach Says GSP Was up All Night “Vomiting” Prior to Nick Diaz Fight
By FCF Staff
It’s been over three years now since Georges St-Pierre fought Nick Diaz, but recently one of the former champ’s coaches reported that GSP was ill before the fight.
St-Pierre faced Diaz at UFC 158 in March, 2013,… Read More