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UFC on FOX 11: Lee Mein Says Son Jordan “More Focused Than Ever”, After Shortened 2013 Campaign
By Kelsey Mowatt
2013 was somewhat of a mixed bag for Jordan Mein, as although the promising welterweight took out Dan Miller in his UFC debut, he was stopped and injured in his next bout against Matt Brown… Read More
UFC 170: Robert Whittaker “Looking Forward” to Striking Contest With Stephen Thompson
By FCF Staff
One fight that has the potential for some compelling, edge-of-your-seat action at UFC 170, Saturday, is the welterweight scrap between Robert Whittaker and Stephen Thompson.
While Whittaker isn’t a multi, world champion kickboxer like Thompson is, he’s… Read More
UFC on FOX 11: Jordan Mein to Battle Santiago Ponzinibbio
By FCF Staff
After spending nearly a year on the sidelines due to injuries, Jordan Mein will return to the Octagon on April 19th and will face Santiago Ponzinibbio. Dana White recently announced the UFC on FOX 11 match-up via Twitter.… Read More
UFC 172: Jake Ellenberger to Battle Tarec Saffiedine
By FCF Staff
After their UFC Fight Night 34 bout fell through last month, the promotion has re-booked Jake Ellenberger to fight Tarec Saffiedine at UFC 172. The event will take place April 26th at the Baltimore Arena in Maryland.… Read More
UFC on FOX 10: Daron Cruickshank Says Mike Rio is “Cool”, But Believes Fellow TUF 15 Vet is “One Dimensional”
By Kelsey Mowatt
After having an up and down 2013, Daron Cruickshank is looking to start his 2014 campaign off with a bang, when he takes on Mike Rio at UFC on FOX 10 this Saturday. While Cruickshank… Read More
UFC London: Louis Gaudinot to Battle Phil Harris
By FCF Staff
The UFC’s upcoming, March 8th card in London will feature yet another British fighter, as England’s Phil Harris will battle American flyweight Louis Gaudinot. The card will be hosted by the city’s O2 Arena, and will feature… Read More
Report: Hacran Dias Forced to Withdraw From UFC FN 34
By FCF Staff
Not long after the UFC was forced to juggle the line-up for its January 4th Singapore card, due to Jake Ellenberger getting injured, comes word the event has also lost Hacran Dias.
The featherweight has been forced… Read More
Lee Mein: Son Jordan Wants “Top Guy” in UFC Return, Veteran Fighter and Coach Discusses Recent RITC Win
By Kelsey Mowatt
Although Jordan Mein had hoped to return to action before the year is out, following his stoppage loss to Matt Brown in April, the rising welterweight’s 2013 campaign is over. The fighter’s coach and father… Read More
UFC FN 31: Yves Edwards Plans to “Figure Out” Who Yancy Medeiros Is
By Kelsey Mowatt
Yves Edwards has fought in over 60 pro bouts, and has been fighting since 1997, but the veteran admits he has an interesting challenge in front of him at “Fight for the Troops III.” The… Read More
Sonnen and Evans Break Down Their UFC 167 Bout
By FCF Staff
Following Chael Sonnen’s impressive win over “Shogun” Rua at UFC Fight Night 26, most people expected to see “The American Gangster” fight Wanderlei Silva next. Since the latter is unable to fight before the year is out,… Read More
UFC FN 31: Brian Houston in as a Replacement, Fighting Derek Brunson
By FCF Staff
Due the reported withdrawal of Antonio Braga Neto from the UFC’s upcoming “Fight for the Troops III” card on November 6th, Brian Houston has been tapped to fight middleweight Derek Brunson. UFC FN 31 will be hosted… Read More
UFC 165: Wineland Says Stoppage Was Premature, “I Wasn’t Close to Out”
By FCF Staff
One of the key wins that was recorded at last night’s UFC 165 was by Renan Barao, who defended the interim bantamweight title for a second time by stopping Eddie Wineland. With the victory, Barao is expected… Read More
UFC 165: Jones, Gustafsson, Barao and Gagnon Earn Bonuses
By FCF Staff
The headliner at UFC 165 was one of the promotion’s best bouts in recent memory, and not surprisingly, Jon Jones and Alexander Gustafsson were awarded “Fight of the Night” honors for their efforts.
Jones went on to… Read More
UFC 165: Wineland Says Barao “Just Another Man,” “No Reason I Can’t Beat” Interim Champ
By Kelsey Mowatt
Although Eddie Wineland will challenge for the UFC’s interim bantamweight championship on September 21st, it wasn’t long ago when it remained unclear as to whether he, or anyone for that matter, would battle for Renan… Read More
UFC FN 33: “Shogun” Rua Fighting James Te Huna in Co-Main Event
By FCF Staff
Not long after the UFC announced that Mark Hunt versus”Bigfoot” Silva will headline it’s December 7th event in Brisbane, Australia, the promotion has announced that “Shogun” Rua will fight James Te Huna in the co-main event. UFC… Read More
UFC Announces Anthony Pettis to Fight TJ Grant Next
By FCF Staff
It looks like TJ Grant will get a shot at the lightweight title next after all, as the UFC has announced that the former welterweight will be the first to challenge newly crowned champion Anthony Pettis.
UFC… Read More
UFC 165: “Kid” Yamamoto Withdraws, Ivan Menjivar Has New Opponent
By FCF
The line-up for the September 21st, UFC 165 card has received a short notice change, as the promotion has announced that “Kid” Yamamoto will no longer fight Ivan Menjivar as scheduled. Octagon newcomer Wilson Reis will step in… Read More
Report: Hugo Viana Off UFC FN 28 Card
By FCF Staff
It appears as though the September 4th, UFC Fight Night 28 has lost a bantamweight tilt, as Hugo “Wolverine” Viana is reporting that he’s injured his knee and is off the card.
Viana was scheduled to fight… Read More
UFC 164: Frank Mir Still Sees Heavyweight Title Within “Grasp”
By Kelsey Mowatt
Although Frank Mir is coming off back-to-back losses heading into his UFC 164 bout with Josh Barnett, the 34 year-old veteran hasn’t lost sight of the UFC Heavyweight Championship. After all, it wasn’t long… Read More
UFC Releases Lightweight Reza Madadi After Recent Conviction
By FCF Staff
As expected would be the case, the Ultimate Fighting Championship has released lightweight Reza Madadi, due to the fighter’s recent conviction for aggravated theft. The 33 year-old Swedish resident was sentenced to 18 months in jail just… Read More