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UFC FN 42: Michael Bisping Weighs in on Ross Pearson’s Controversial Loss
By FCF Staff
Diego Sanchez may have delivered a victory last night in his hometown of Albuquerque, but the consensus opinion seems to be that the lightweight was in fact defeated.
Following Sanchez’s controversial, split decision win over Ross Pearson… Read More
UFC FN 42: Benson Henderson Takes Out Rustam Khabilov
By FCF Staff
Benson Henderson ended his lengthy run of decision wins tonight in Albuquerque, as the former lightweight champ took out Rustam Khabilov with a fourth round, rear-naked-choke.
The bout headlined UFC Fight Night 42, which was hosted by… Read More
UFC FN 42 Weigh-In Results: Benson Henderson and Rustam Khabilov Ready for Battle
By FCF Staff
Here are the official weigh-in results for UFC Fight Night 42, which will see former lightweight champ Benson Henderson take on Rustam Khabilov in the main event.
In the co-headliner, Ross Pearson will take on lightweight contender… Read More
UFC FN 44: Myles Jury to Battle Abel Trujillo
By FCF Staff
UFC Fight Night 44 has picked up a notable lightweight clash, as the promotion has announced Myles Jury will take on Abel Trujillo at the June 28th card.
The upcoming event will be hosted by San Antonio’s… Read More
Opinion: Safety in MMA
As I sit and write this piece, the UFC on Fox 11 is a few hours away. With fighter safety being a prominent fixture in the news, it’s a perfect time to hop
UFC 171: Johny Hendricks Takes Welterweight Title in Slugfest With Robbie Lawler
By FCF Staff
Robbie Lawler had Johny Hendricks in trouble on a couple of occasions tonight at UFC 171, but in the end, the latter managed to outscore the punishing striker to lay claim to the vacant welterweight title.
After… Read More
UFC 171 Weigh-in Results: Johny Hendricks Misses Weight on First Attempt
By FCF Staff
Here are the official weigh-in results for UFC 171, which will feature Johny Hendricks taking on Robbie Lawler for the vacant welterweight title. The event will go down at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas.
After… Read More
UFC 172: Takanori Gomi Booked to Fight Isaac Vallie-Flagg
By FCF Staff
Another big name has been added to the UFC 172 line-up, as the promotion has announced that former PRIDE champ Takanori Gomi will fight Isaac Vallie-Flagg at the April 26th card.
The latter was originally scheduled to… Read More
Report: Gilbert Melendez Says UFC is “Where I Wanted to Be”
By FCF Staff
Gilbert Melendez may have been excited about the prospect of heading to Bellator, but the renowned lightweight says his intention was to remain with the Ultimate Fighting Championship all along.
After Bellator reached an agreement with the… Read More
Gilbert Melendez Signs New Deal With UFC, Coaching Opposite Anthony Pettis For TUF 20
By FCF Staff
One of the UFC’s top fighters won’t be heading to Bellator after all, as the promotion has announced that it’s re-signed Gilbert Melendez to a new deal, which will see the lightweight coach opposite Anthony Pettis on… Read More
(Updated) Multi-Fight Deal Between Bellator And Gilbert Melendez in Place, UFC Holds Matching Rights
By FCF Staff
Earlier in the week UFC President Dana White relayed Gilbert Melendez “should start looking elsewhere”, as a result of stalled contract negotiations, and it appears the lightweight was already doing so.
According to a press release sent… Read More
Report: Contract Negotiations Between Gilbert Melendez And UFC Not Going Well
By FCF Staff
Gilbert Melendez may have had two memorable performances in his first UFC campaign, but according to a new report, contract negotiations between the lightweight and the promotion aren’t going well.
The 31 year-old fighter, who is coming… Read More
UFC 170: Proposed Nurmagomedov-Melendez Fight Has Been “Scrapped”
By FCF Staff
After initial reports that the Ultimate Fighting Championship was attempting to book a bout between lightweight contenders Gilbert Melendez and Khabib Nurmagomedov, it’s been announced that the fight will not happen.
The Twitter feed for American Kickboxing… Read More
UFN 34: Despite Injury Setbacks, Tarec Saffiedine Hasn’t Been Sitting at Home, “Crying For Myself” in 2013
By Kelsey Mowatt
Although it may seem like ages ago now, it wasn’t that long ago when many throughout the MMA world were busy discussing how Strikeforce’s best fighters and champions would perform in the UFC. Well, as… Read More
UFC 170: White Says Melendez-Nurmagomedov Not Official Yet
By FCF Staff
Although there have been reports that Gilbert Melendez will fight rising lightweight Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 170 on February 22nd, Dana White has announced the bout’s not in fact official.
The UFC President took to Twitter and… Read More
Opinion: Interesting Challenges Await Nate Diaz in 2014
By Michael Hatamoto
UFC lightweight Nate Diaz stopped a two-fight losing streak Saturday night at the TUF 18 Finale, by finishing longtime rival Gray Maynard, picking up a TKO win in the first round.
Diaz finished the fight with a… Read More
Grant’s Coach Doesn’t Believe Melendez’s Latest Win “Warrants a Title Shot”
MacLean Hopes Grant Fights Winner Pettis-Thomson
By Kelsey Mowatt
Since last week’s thrilling fight between Gilbert Melendez and Diego Sanchez at UFC 166, one of the key… Read More
UFC 166 Weigh-In Results: Velasquez and dos Santos set for Rubber Match
By FCF Staff
The Ultimate Fighting Championship held the official weigh-ins this afternoon in Houston, Texas, in advance of the promotion’s latest event Saturday, which will feature the third fight between heavyweight champ Cain Velasquez and Junior dos Santos.
Velasquez… Read More
Greg Jackson Protege Chuck Pieritz: It Makes No Sense Fighting If You’re Not Trying To Be The Best
By Bryan Levick
When you think of Greg Jackson and Jackson’s MMA your mind automatically centers on the great group of UFC fighters they have in their camp. Beginning with UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones,… Read More
Opinion: Khabib Nurmagomedov Can Help Shake up UFC Lightweight Division
By Michael Hatamoto
Rising lightweight Khabib Nurmagomedov beat MMA veteran Pat Healy and has become an important piece to the current lightweight puzzle.
Nurmagomedov won a unanimous decision after rightfully being awarded all three rounds, though… Read More