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UFC 189: Conor McGregor Fires Away at Jose Aldo’s Finishing Record
By FCF Staff
The UFC held a “World Tour” event today in Rio de Janeiro, and once again, Conor McGregor fired verbal shots at his next opponent, featherweight champ Jose Aldo.
McGregor and Aldo are touring in advance of their… Read More
UFC FN 63: Clint Hester-Luke Barnatt Pulled From Card
By FCF Staff
The line-up for UFC Fight Night 63 has been reduced by one bout, as the promotion has announced Clint Hester can no long compete due to a broken foot.
Hester was scheduled to fight Luke Barnett, but… Read More
UFC FN 63: Al Iaquinta Tapped to Face Jorge Masvidal
By FCF Staff
Following Al Iaquinta’s impressive, stoppage win over Joe Lauzon at UFC 183, the powerful lightweight has been booked to fight another established vet, Jorge Masvidal.
Masvidal was recently left without an opponent for the April 4th, UFC… Read More
UFC’s Gray Maynard to Face Alexander Yakovlev Next
By FCF Staff
Gray Maynard has been booked for his first fight in 2015, as the veteran lightweight will battle Alexander Yakovlev on April 4th.
The fight will be part of UFC Fight Night 63, which will be hosted by… Read More
Report: Conor McGregor Fires Away at Jose Aldo, Doesn’t Believe There’s “Anything Special” About Champ
By FCF Staff
Chances are if you asked most fans and pundits whether Jose Aldo is a special fighter, you would receive a resounding yes, but according to Conor McGregor, the UFC champ isn’t.
McGregor and Aldo are booked to… Read More
TUF 18 Winner Julianna Pena Booked For Return Bout
By FCF Staff
After suffering an extremely serious, knee injury early last year, Julianna Pena has been booked to fight Milana Dudieva at UFC Fight Night 63 on April 4th.
The upcoming bout will mark the first time Pena has… Read More
UFC FN 63: Luke Barnatt to Face Clint Hester
By FCF Staff
The UFC continues to build the line-up for its April 4th, Fight Night card in Fairfax, as today the promotion has announced that middleweight Luke Barnatt will take on Clint Hester at the event.
Barnett (8-2) will… Read More
UFC FN 63: Benson Henderson Replacing Injured Jorge Masvidal
By FCF Staff
It hasn’t taken Benson Henderson long to get another fight, as following his decision loss to Donald Cerrone last weekend, he’s been tapped to fight Jorge Masvidal on April 4th.
Bobby Green was originally scheduled to fight… Read More
UFC FN 59: Conor McGregor Talks Jose Aldo, Says Champ Looks “Small”, Similar to Diego Brandao
By Kelsey Mowatt
As many expected would be the case, Conor McGregor had little difficulty picking apart Dennis Siver with his diverse strking game last night at UFC Fight Night 59, and as a result, “Notorious” has locked up a… Read More
WSOF 16: Two Matchups Added To Saturday’s NBCSN Live Telecast
By WSOF (via press release)
LAS VEGAS (Dec. 9, 2014) — Already featuring a star-studded lineup with two championship fights, including welterweight kingpin Rousimar Palhares vs. Jon Fitch and featherweight title holder Rick Glenn vs. Lance… Read More
UFC FN 59: Cole Miller Hopes Rival Conor McGregor Kicks Dennis Siver’s “Ass”
By Kelsey Mowatt
Although Cole Miller repeatedly called for a fight with Conor McGregor earlier this year, and referred to the latter as a “show pony”, “Magrinho” says he will be cheering for the brash featherweight at UFC… Read More
UFC FN 60 Receives Thiago Tavares-Nik Lentz II
By FCF Staff
UFC Fight Night 60 has picked up a rematch between two established vets, as the promotion has announced that Thiago Tavares will fight Nik Lentz at the upcoming event.
The featherweight fight will take place on February… Read More
UFC FN 57: Cub Swanson Promises “I’ll be Back” After Submission Loss
By FCF Staff
Cub Swanson lost his short term opportunity to fight for the UFC’s featherweight title last night in Austin, but the rugged vet is reporting he’s okay, following his one sided defeat versus Frankie Edgar.
Early on into… Read More
UFC FN 57: Cub Swanson Says “Belief in Myself” Behind Title Shot Run
By Kelsey Mowatt
A few years ago, many fans likely wrote off the championship prospects of Cub Swanson, but since the vet racked up losses to Jose Aldo, Chad Mendes and Ricardo Lamas in a five fight stretch, the… Read More
Dana White Discusses Title Shot Prospects of Anderson Silva, Conor McGregor and Cub Swanson
By FCF Staff
The UFC’s upcoming schedule is packed with pivotal fights, and the promotion’s president Dana White has confirmed that Anderson Silva, Conor McGregor and Cub Swanson could all lock up title shots in their next bouts.
White appeared… Read More
UFC’s Dana White Says Cub Swanson and Frankie Edgar Should Focus on Fight, Not Conor McGregor
By FCF Staff
Since Dana White argued that awarding Conor McGregor a title shot makes sense, there’s been a general consensus that the rising featherweight will challenge Jose Aldo next, if he gets by Dennis Siver on January 18th. Cub… Read More
Conor McGregor’s Coach Says Fighter is a “Bad Stylistic Match-up” For Jose Aldo
By FCF Staff
Conor McGregor has argued on multiple occasions that he has the skills to end the remarkable reign of Jose Aldo, and following the latter’s memorable win over Chad Mendes, “Notorious” echoed those sentiments.
Recently, the Irish featherweight’s… Read More
UFC 179: Jose Aldo Was Pushed to Most Memorable and Important Victory Yet
By Kelsey Mowatt
It’s been a couple of days now since UFC 179 went down in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and the MMA world is still buzzing about one of Jose Aldo’s most thrilling performances yet. Not… Read More
UFC 179: Pedro Rizzo Posts Pic of Battered Jose Aldo
By FCF Staff
Jose Aldo outscored Chad Mendes for the unanimous decision win at UFC 179, and retained his featherweight title, but the Brazilian star took some incredible punishment while doing so.
Aldo’s left eye was badly cut and bruised… Read More
UFC 179: Jose Aldo Weighs-In on Title Defense, “Joker” Conor McGregor
By FCF Staff
Jose Aldo may have emerged from UFC 179 with a bruised and battered face, but the renowned fighter also took home the featherweight belt he’s held since 2009.
Challenger Chad Mendes managed to stun Aldo on a… Read More