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Nate Diaz – Conor McGregor II Official, Jose Aldo to Face Frankie Edgar For Interim FW Title
By FCF Staff
As reported would be the case, the Ultimate Fighting Championship has officially announced that Nate Diaz and Conor McGregor will battle again on July 9th. The bout will headline UFC 200 which will be hosted by the T-Mobile… Read More
Renzo Gracie Says Georges St-Pierre is “Coming Back For Sure”
By FCF Staff
Georges St-Pierre’s head coach Firas Zahabi believes the former champ will return to the Octagon, and now the star’s jiu-jitsu coach, Renzo Gracie, is relaying the same opinion.
In recent weeks, there’s been plenty of talk, in… Read More
GSP’s Coach Says Nate Diaz Missed Opportunity by Not Calling Out Former Champ
By FCF Staff
Georges St-Pierre’s coach, Firas Zahabi, has repeatedly said he believes the former welterweight champ wants to compete once again, and he also believes Nate Diaz missed an opportunity to make that happen.
Since GSP announced he was… Read More
UFC FN 89: Stepen Thompson Says He’ll be Friends With Rory MacDonald “Before And After The Fight”
By FCF Staff
Stephen Thompson won’t be fighting welterweight champ Robbie Lawler next like he wanted, in fact, he’ll be taking on his friend.
Following Thompson’s impressive, first round stoppage win over Johny Hendricks in February, he campaigned for a… Read More
Donald Cerrone is up For UFC 200 Bout With Georges St-Pierre
By FCF Staff
Georges St-Pierre has yet to commit to a comeback, but as UFC 200 nears, talk about the former welterweight champ returning is reaching new heights.Well, Donald Cerrone is apparently interested in facing the star at the July 9th… Read More
Dana White: Bout Between Robbie Lawler And Nate Diaz “Makes a Lot of Sense”
By FCF Staff
Robbie Lawler doesn’t have his next title defense booked just yet, but following UFC 196, Dana White’s relayed that a fight with Nate Diaz could be next.
Diaz submitted featherweight champion Conor McGregor at Saturday’s event, in… Read More
Robbie Lawler Says He’ll be “Professional” if He’s Booked to Fight Teammate Tyron Woodley
By FCF Staff
It remains to be seen who the UFC will book Robbie Lawler to face next, but the welterweight champ says he’ll make things work, if it is his teammate Tyron Woodley.
Woodley was reportedly told he’d challenge… Read More
Albert Tumenov Calls For Fight With Stephen Thompson, Battle of “Best Strikers” in WW Division
By FCF Staff
Stephen Thompson has called for a title shot, after taking out Johny Hendricks last weekend, but Albert Tumenov has asked if he might be interested in facing him.
Thompson stopped Hendricks in the opening around at UFC… Read More
UFC FN 82: Roy Nelson Leads Way in Salaries
By FCF Staff
The Nevada State Athletic Commission has released the payroll figures for UFC Fight Night 82, and heavyweight contender Roy Nelson led the way.
Nelson was paid $125,000 for his decision win over Jared Rosholt, which included a… Read More
UFC FN 82: Stephen Thompson Says He’s Earned Title Shot Thanks to Stoppage Win
By FCF Staff
Heading into UFC Fight Night 82 Stephen Thompson said he planned to take out Johny Hendricks and jump right into the title shot mix, and “Wonderboy” says he’s done just that.
Thompson finished… Read More
UFC FN 82: Watch The Weigh-Ins Live Starting at 7 PM/ET
By FCF Staff
UFC Fight Night 82 will take place tomorrow in Las Vegas, and the weigh-ins for the card will go down today beginning at 7 PM/ET. You can catch them live right here at Full Contact Fighter.… Read More
Georges St-Pierre And Manager Say Report of Pending Comeback Not True
By FCF Staff
Georges St-Pierre could return to the cage at some point, but the fighter has shot down a recent report that said he would announce his comeback soon.
St-Pierre hasn’t fought since November, 2013, when he earned a… Read More
Report: UFC 196 Moved From PPV to FOX Sports 1 After Werdum – Velasquez II Falls Through
By FCF Staff
After both Cain Velasquez and Fabricio Werdum announced they’re withdrawing from UFC 196 due to injuries, the card will reportedly air on FOX Sport 1, instead of being a pay-per-view event.
On Sunday, Velasquez announced he would… Read More
Dana White Still Unsure if Robbie Lawler – Carlos Condit II is Next
By FCF Staff
There’s been no shortage of discussion and debate as to whether the UFC will book an immediate rematch between Robbie Lawler and Carlos Condit, and according to Dana White, the promotion doesn’t know what’s next for the… Read More
UFC 195: Tyron Woodley Outlines Why he Should Fight Robbie Lawler Next, Not Carlos Condit
By FCF Staff
Although Robbie Lawler and Carlos Condit went to war at UFC 195 and put on an instant classic, Tyron Woodley has outlined why an immediate rematch should not be booked.
Since Saturday’s bout was so competitive and… Read More
UFC 195: Carlos Condit Knows Robbie Lawler Has “Dangerous Tools”, But Says “This is my Time”
By FCF Staff
Carlos Condit understands he has a big and dangerous challenge ahead of him in Robbie Lawler, but the welterweight is confident he’s about to finally secure the UFC’s welterweight title.
Condit has been one of the promotions… Read More
TUF 22 Finale: Mike Pierce is “Going Right For The Top”, After Spending Two Years on The Sidelines
By FCF Staff
Mike Pierce will step into the Octagon for the first time in over two years on Friday night, and the rugged wrestler is eager to score a win and get back into the title shot mix.
The… Read More
Report: GSP Argues “There Are Different Ways of Being Hungry” in Response to Dana White
By FCF Staff
Dana White has gone on record saying he doesn’t think Georges St-Pierre is hungry to fight again, and now the former welterweight champ has responded.
Recently St-Pierre announced that he intends to hold a six week, test… Read More
UFC FN 79: John Crouch Discusses Benson Henderson’s Decision to Leave 155 Division
By Kelsey Mowatt
As 2015 kicked off, if you had predicted that Benson Henderson would fight Jorge Masvidal at some point, most people would have agreed it was possible. If you said the fight would go down… Read More
Report: Boxing Trainer Freddie Roach Says GSP is Planning Six Week Test Camp
By FCF Staff
Last month Georges St-Pierre said he’s thinking about returning to the Octagon “more and more”, and now one of his coaches is reporting that the star is planning to do a test training camp.
St-Pierre hasn’t fought… Read More