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Featherweight Title Fight Between Patricio ‘Pitbull’ & Emmanuel Sanchez Headlines Bellator’s Return to Tel Aviv
By Press Release
LOS ANGELES – Bellator returns to Tel Aviv, Israel for the third-consecutive year on Thursday, Nov. 15 with a featherweight world title clash pitting Patricio “Pitbull” Freire (27-4) against Emmanuel Sanchez (17-3) set to anchor Bellator 209… Read More
Jimmie Rivera Calls Out Cody Garbrandt
By FCF Staff
After having two bouts fall through for UFC 219 last weekend, Jimmie Rivera is calling for a scrap with former bantamweight champ, Cody Garbrandt.
Initially, Rivera was supposed to fight Dominick Cruz on December 30th, but the… Read More
UFC 219: John Lineker Reportedly Has Withdrawn From Jimmie Rivera Bout
By FCF Staff
UFC 219 will no longer feature a pivotal bantamweight fight between Jimmie Rivera and John Lineker, as the latter has reportedly withdrawn from the bout.
The two were supposed to fight on the main card of the… Read More
Bellator 195: Darrion Caldwell to Defend Bantamweight Title Against Leandro Higo
By Press Release
LOS ANGELES – The Bellator bantamweight championship will be up for grabs Friday, March 2 when Darrion Caldwell (11-1) makes his first title defense against Leandro Higo (18-3) at Bellator 195 inside WinStar World Casino and… Read More
Best UFC Fighters to Look out for in 2018
Conor McGregor dominated the headlines in 2017, but not always for his exploits inside the Octagon, and with his money-spinning, boxing match against Floyd Mayweather now consigned to history, the Dubliner can get back to doing what he does… Read More
John Lineker’s Been Tapped to Fight Jimmie Rivera
By FCF Staff
Jimmie Rivera will fight at UFC 219 after all, as the promotion’s announced that John Lineker will battle the rising bantamweight at the December 30th card.
Rivera was scheduled to fight Dominick Cruz at the upcoming event,… Read More
Urijah Faber Would “Have to Consider” Taking Fight With T.J. Dillashaw
By FCF Staff
It’s been nearly a year since Urijah Faber hung up the gloves, but the Team Alpha Male leader says he would pick up the phone, if the UFC came calling about a fight with T.J. Dillashaw.
Dillashaw… Read More
Cody Garbrandt’s Coach Say Demetrious Johnson is a Fight “We Would Love to Have”
By FCF Staff
Cody Garbrandt has to face TJ Dillashaw at UFC 217, but after that, his head coach says they’d be interested in facing flyweight champ, Demetrious Johnson.
Garbrandt will battle his rival and former teammate on November 4th,… Read More
Cody Garbrandt Reports He’s “Feeling a Lot Better”, Has Return Date Targeted
By FCF Staff
Cody Garbrandt has yet to compete in 2017, but the UFC bantamweight champ has a card targeted for his first title defense.
“No Love” hasn’t fought since last December, when he earned a decision win over Dominick… Read More
Cody Garbrandt Says TJ Dillashaw is “Trying to Play The Victim” on TUF 25
By FCF Staff
Cody Garbrandt has made it quite clear in recent months he’s not a big fan of TJ Dillashaw, and it looks like that’s not going to change on the set of TUF 25.
The bantamweights and ex-teammates… Read More
Cody Garbrandt Says He’ll Show How Sparring “Really Went Down” With TJ Dillashaw
By FCF Staff
Cody Garbrandt’s first title defense will be against TJ Dillashaw later this year, and the bantamweight champ says he’ll prove he bested the latter, when they used to spar.
Recently the UFC announced that Garbrandt and Dillashaw… Read More
Cody Garbrandt & TJ Dillashaw Named Coaches For TUF 25
By FCF Staff
Cody Garbrandt’s first opponent as the UFC’s new bantamweight champ will be former teammate and champ, TJ Dillashaw.
The promotion has announced that Garbrandt and Dillashaw will be the coaches for the 25th Season of “The Ultimate… Read More
Report: UFC 207 & Ronda Rousey’s Return Drew Over One Million PPV Buys
By FCF Staff
Ronda Rousey’s long awaited return did not set a new pay-per-view record for the UFC, but the recent UFC 207 card reportedly drew over one million PPV buys.
The star faced bantamweight champ Amanda Nunes at the… Read More
UFC Rankings: Cody Garbrandt Enters P4P Ranks, Ronda Rousey Drops Multiple Spots
By FCF Staff
Following Cody Garbrandt’s impressive, championship win at UFC 207, the bantamweight has jumped way up into the promotion’s pound-for-pound rankings.
Garbrandt worked his way to a decision win over Dominick Cruz on December 30th, who hadn’t lost… Read More
WSOF Champ Marlon Moraes Believes Cody Garbrandt is “a Little Bit Better” Than TJ Dillashaw
By FCF Staff
Cody Garbrandt bested Dominick Cruz at UFC 207 to become the bantamweight champ, and his counterpart with World Series of Fighting, believes “No Love’s” also better than TJ Dillashaw.
Marlon Moraes scored a win over Josenaldo Silva this… Read More
UFC 207 Fighters Purses: Ronda Rousey Leads Way With $3 Million Payout
By FCF Staff
UFC 207 featured the long awaited return of Ronda Rousey, and the star reportedly earned $3 million dollars, for what turned out to be a short and devastating night.
Rousey was quickly taken out by bantamweight champ… Read More
UFC 207 Weigh-In Results: Nunes & Rousey Set For Headliner, Hendricks Misses Weight Again
By FCF Staff
All of the competitors for Friday’s UFC 207 card in Las Vegas have weighed in, and both Johny Hendricks and Ray Borg have reportedly missed weight.
The December 30th event will be headlined by a bantamweight fight… Read More
UFC on FOX 22: Urijah Faber Says “Focus is to Hang it up”, But Won’t Rule Out Future Fights
By FCF Staff
Urijah Faber has already announced that this Saturday’s scrap with Brad Pickett will be his last, but the Sacramento star concedes a comeback bout isn’t impossible.
Several weeks ago, the 37 year-old reported that he had decided… Read More
Cody Garbrandt Says a Win at UFC 207 Makes Him “FOTY”
By FCF Staff
If Cody Garbrandt closes out the year by defeating Dominick Cruz, the heavy handed bantamweight believes he should receive “Fighter of the Year” honors.
Garbrandt will take on the renowned champ at UFC 207, which will take… Read More
Report: TJ Dillashaw – John Lineker Expected For UFC 207
By FCF Staff
It looks like UFC 207 will pick up another compelling bantamweight bout, as TJ Dillashaw and John Lineker have reportedly agreed to fight at the December 3oth event.
Although the bout has not been officially signed, ESPN.com… Read More