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UFC 168: Poirier Explains Why Brandao’s “The Enemy”
By FCF Staff
UFC 168 will feature several compelling fights Saturday night, and among that list is a featherweight bout between Dustin Poirier and Diego Brandao.
Poirier is the promotion’s #6 ranked 145’er, while Brandao has been working his way… Read More
UFC FN 36: Charles Oliveira vs. Andy Ogle Set
By FCF Staff
The Ultimate Fighting Championship has announced another bout for the promotion’s February 15th card in Jaragua do Sul, Brazil, as Charles Oliveira will battle Andy Ogle. The featherweight scrap will be part of UFC FN 36, which will… Read More
Report: Tatsuya Kawajiri to Fight Hacran Dias in UFC Debut
By FCF Staff
Tatsuya Kawajiri may have been hoping to fight featherweight contender Cub Swanson in his UFC debut, but the Japanese vet has reportedly landed Nova Uniao’s Hacran Dias instead. The bout is expected to take place at the… Read More
UFC 169 Adds Two Title Fights in Aldo-Lamas, Cruz-Barao
By FCF Staff
The UFC’s return to Newark, New Jersey on February 1st is setting up to be a big night, as the promotion has confirmed two title fights for the card. After a two plus year absence, bantamweight champion… Read More
UFC Confirms Poirier-Brandao, Hall-Leben
By FCF Staff
The Ultimate Fighting Championship has added two more intriguing fights to the line-up of it’s upcoming December 28th card, as Dustin Poirier will fight Diego Brandao and Uriah Hall will square off with Chris Leben. UFC 168… Read More
UFC 166: Charles Oliveira Moved Into Bout With Jeremy Larsen
By FCF Staff
The UFC has been forced to do some shuffling to the line-up for its October 19th card in Houston, and as a result, Jeremy Larsen will now fight featherweight Charles Oliveira at the event.
Larsen was originally… Read More
Opinion: Dustin Poirier Shows The World He’s Legit
By Michael Hatamoto
UFC featherweights Dustin Poirier and Erik Koch met in a battle of two top-10 featherweights at UFC 164, with Poirier winning the decision despite a few tense moments.
Koch clearly had trouble trying to use his footwork… Read More
Jose Aldo “Sorry” UFC 163 Title Defence “Ended That Way”, Admits Slowing Down to Minimize Risk
By Kelsey Mowatt
Although Jose Aldo’s latest stoppage win came as a result of a shoulder injury to Chan Sung Jung, prior to the unfortunate incident, the featherweight champion’s impressive reign didn’t appear to be in trouble.… Read More
Ross Pearson Hoping to Fight Takanori Gomi Next
By FCF Staff’
Ross Pearson doesn’t have his next bout booked, following back-to-back wins over George Sotiropoulos and Ryan Couture, and the British fighter has let it be known he’d like to fight former PRIDE champ Takanori Gomi next.
The… Read More
UFC 162 Bonuses: Chris Weidman Takes “Knockout of the Night”
By FCF Staff
Chris Weidman scored the biggest win of his life at UFC 162, by ending the legendary reign of Anderson Silva, and he also earned “Knockout of the Night” for his efforts.
The All-American wrestler earned the honor… Read More
UFC 162: Silva’s Showboating Costs Him Title, Weidman New Champ
Legendary Fighter Says He Doesn’t Want Rematch With Weidman
By FCF Staff
Anderson Silva looked like he may pull off another electrifying victory tonight at UFC 162, however, the historic… Read More
UFC 162 Weigh-In Results: Anderson Silva and Chris Weidman Make Weight, Have Heated Face Off
By FCF Staff
All of the competitors for tomorrow night’s UFC 162 card in Las Vegas, Nevada made weight this afternoon, including headliners Anderson Silva and Chris Weidman.
The middleweight champ Silva weighed in at 184 pounds for the bout,… Read More
Report: Mike Pierce Fighting David Mitchell at UFC 162
By FCF Staff
Mike Pierce will look to extend his winning streak to four versus David Mitchell, as a welterweight bout between the two is reportedly in the works for UFC 162. The July 6th card is set to take… Read More
UFC on FUEL TV 9 Winner Ross Pearson Provides Update On Injured Foot
By FCF Staff
Although Ross Pearson thought he had broke his foot, while warming up backstage for his bout Saturday with Ryan Couture, the UFC vet is reporting that the injury is not as serious as he feared.… Read More
Report: Ricardo Lamas Fighting “Korean Zombie” at UFC 162
By FCF Staff
UFC 162 has received a significant addition, as according to multiple reports, featherweight contenders Ricardo Lamas and Chan “The Korean Zombie” Sung Jung will battle at the July 6th card. UFC 162 will be hosted by the… Read More
UFC on FUEL TV 7: Renan Barao Retains Interim Bantamweight Belt
By FCF Staff
Here are the results from the latest UFC on FUEL TV event in London, England, which saw interim bantamweight champ Renan Barao submit Michael McDonald in the main event. Barao tapped out the challenger with a fourth… Read More
Isaac Vallie-Flagg On Making UFC Debut vs. Yves Edwards: “I Got One Of The Tougher Dudes I Can Think Of”
By Kelsey Mowatt
With the Strikeforce era now officially over, many fans will begin turning their attention to how the latest veterans that have secured positions in the UFC perform in their Octagon debuts. One of the more recent additions… Read More
Ricardo Lamas on UFC on FOX 6 Bout With Fellow Contender Erik Koch: “I Can Get in There And Hold my Own With Anybody”
By Kelsey Mowatt
After Ricardo Lamas worked his way to an impressive, unanimous decision win over top ranked featherweight Hatsu Hioki last June, there was little doubt that the 30 year old vet would face another of the division’s best… Read More
Clay Guida vs. Hatsu Hioki, Ricardo Lamas vs. Erik Koch Confirmed For UFC on FOX 6
“Rampage” Jackson Fighting Glover Teixeira as Expected
By FCF Staff
The Ultimate Fighting Championship has confirmed two significant featherweight bouts for its upcoming, January 26th FOX card in Chicago, as Clay Guida… Read More
UFC 152: Jon Jones Taps Out Game Vitor Belfort
By FCF Staff
Jon Jones powered his way through a fight threatening, armbar attempt from Vitor Belfort, to score a submission win over the resilient veteran tonight at UFC 152.
Early on, Belfort appeared to extend the right arm of… Read More