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Anderson Silva Doesn’t See Anyone Beating Israel Adesanya at Middleweight
By FCF Staff
Israel Adesanya has gone undefeated to date in MMA, while competing at middleweight, and right now, Anderson Silva doesn’t see that changing.
Up until this past March, the UFC’s middleweight champ had gone 2-0 in pro-MMA. At… Read More
Jared Cannonier Wants to “Get Paid Like an Elite Level Athlete”
By FCF Staff
Jared Cannonier is extremely happy with how his fighting career is going, and says he has no issues with the UFC. But, the middleweight contender has made it clear he believes fighters should be making more money.
The… Read More
Kelvin Gastelum Congratulates Jared Cannonier, But Doesn’t Agree With Judges
By FCF Staff
After dropping the headliner for UFC Vegas 34, Kelvin Gastelum was quick to congratulate opponent Jared Cannonier on the victory. But, the longtime, middleweight contender doesn’t agree the judges got the scoring right.
Cannonier was awarded the… Read More
Kelvin Gastelum Remains Confident he Can “be One of The Best”
By FCF Staff
Although Kelvin Gastelum has dropped four of his last five bouts, the fighter remains confident he is one of the UFC’s top middleweights.
Gastelum agreed to step up as a replacement for Paulo Costa this past weekend at… Read More
UFC Vegas 24 Weigh-in Results: One Bout Canceled
By FCF Staff
The fighters have weighed in for UFC Vegas 24, and all of the bouts are proceeding, except one.
In Saturday’s headliner, former middleweight champ Robert Whittaker will take on Kelvin Gastelum. Whittaker came in at 185.5 pounds… Read More
Who Should Darren Till Face When He’s Back From Injury?
Since moving up to the middleweight division, Darren Till has a record of 1 win and 1 loss. He has so far been unable to position himself as the number one contender and now that he is out injured that… Read More
Report: Darren Till Out of UFC’s April 10th Headliner
By FCF Staff
Darren Till’s return to the Octagon has been pushed back, as it’s being reported the middleweight contender has been forced out of the UFC’s April 10th main event.
The former welterweight was scheduled to fight Marvin Vettori… Read More
Darren Till Knows He’s “Doing Something Right”, on Account of Israel Adesanya’s Callouts
By FCF Staff
Israel Adesanya has made it clear that he wants to fight Darren Till, and the latter sees that as a considerable, compliment.
Since Adesanya joined the UFC, the now, reigning middleweight champ has praised Till’s striking. In… Read More
Kelvin Gastelum: UFC 258 Performance Wasn’t “Anything Special”
By FCF Staff
Kelvin Gastelum understands he recorded a pivotal win at UFC 258. But, the middleweight also believes his winning performance over Ian Heinisch was nothing “special”.
Gastelum was looking to end a three-fight losing skid heading into Saturday’s… Read More
Jared Cannonier Talks Possible Opponents, Following UFC 254 Loss
By FCF Staff
After having his title shot run setback by Robert Whittaker last month, Jared Cannonier hopes to face another top contender next, and get back into the championship mix.
Cannonier faced the former middleweight champ at UFC 254,… Read More
Thiago Santos Was “Upset” After Hearing About Israel Adesanya vs. Jan Blachowicz
By FCF Staff
It looks like Israel Adesanya, and not the winner of today’s bout between Glover Teixeira and Thiago Santos will be next for Jan Blachowicz. While Santos is coping with the development, ‘Marreta’ admits he wasn’t happy when… Read More
Israel Adesanya Clear Favorite in Early Odds For Jan Blachowicz Fight
By FCF Staff
Recently Dana White confirmed that the UFC is planning to have Israel Adesanya fight Jan Blachowicz next, and the middleweight champ is a clear, early favorite on the betting lines.
Adesanya had been targeting a bout with… Read More
Report: UFC 254 PPV Buys Fall Short of Expectations
By FCF Staff
There seemed to be considerable hype for the October 24th, UFC 254 card, and Dana White reported the event was trending to be one of the biggest in the promotion’s history. But, according to a new report,… Read More
UFC 254: Khabib Nurmagomedov Subs Justin Gaethje, Announces Retirement
By FCF Staff
Khabib Nurmagomedov will not attempt to move his record to 30-0, as after defeating Justin Gaethje today at UFC 254, he announced he’s retiring.
Nurmagomedov came out pressuring as expected in the card’s headliner, and although Gaethje… Read More
UFC 254 Weigh-in Results: Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Justin Gaethje is Official
By FCF Staff
Here are the official weigh-in results for UFC 254, which will take place tomorrow in Abu Dhabi.
In the main event, lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov will take on the interim champ, Justin Gaethje.
Main Card (2 PM/ET)… Read More
Herb Dean Defends Controversial Stoppage, Criticizes Dan Hardy
By FCF Staff
Following his confrontation with Dan Hardy at UFC Fight Island 3, over his stoppage of the Francisco Trinaldo – Jai Herbert bout, Herb Dean is defending his decision.
Dean officiated the preliminary bout between Trinaldo and Herbert,… Read More
Report: Umar Nurmagomedov to Battle Nathaniel Wood in Rebooked, UFC Debut
By FCF Staff
Umar Nurmagomedov, the younger cousin of UFC lightweight champ, Khabib Nurmagomedov, reportedly has his Octagon debut reset.
Nurmagomedov was originally scheduled to make his UFC debut against Hunter Azure in April. But, due to the COVID-19 pandemic,… Read More
Dana White Confirms Re-Booking For “Shogun” Rua vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira III
By FCF Staff
The Ultimate Fighting Championship continues to book bouts for its upcoming schedule, and Dana White’s confirmed one of those fights will see “Shogun” Rua and Antonio Rogerio Nogueira fight for a third time.
Recently White appeared on… Read More
UFC 248 Preview: Will Israel Adesanya Silence His Doubters? And Take Out Yoel Romero?
A few months ago, all signs pointed to Israel Adesanya fighting Paul Costa next, and not Yoel Romero. But, after Costa was sent to the sidelines with a bicep injury, the new middleweight champ drove hard for a showdown with… Read More
UFC 248 Preview: Can Yoel Romero Upset Israel Adesanya? And Finally Win UFC Gold?
Yoel Romero has come up short, twice before, in his bid to secure a UFC title, and in order to do so next, he’ll need to hand Israel Adesanya his first, MMA defeat. Can the powerful fighter pull off the… Read More