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Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” Dana White Lets UFC Fans Do His Job, Dan Henderson Lost In All The Title Shot Talk
By Joshua Molina
It looks like Lyoto Machida is in line for the next title shot against Jon “Bones” Jones, unless of course UFC boss Dana White changes his mind again.
White originally said the winner of the Shogun Rua… Read More
UFC on FOX 4: Vera and Rua On Weight For Main Event
By FCF Staff
Here are the official weigh-in results for tomorrow night’s UFC on FOX 4 card in Los Angeles, which will see former light-heavyweight champ Mauricio “Shogun” Rua fight Brandon Vera in the main event.
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Brandon Vera… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” UFC and The Stanley Cup; Tickets Still Available for UFC on FOX; and Dana White Backpedals
By Joshua Molina
The UFC is big, but, apparently, not that big. The kings of pay-per-view, the young male demographic, and Bud Light, met their match in the form of real kings, as in the Los Angeles Kings.
The UFC… Read More
Chriz Camozzi and Buddy Roberts Agree to UFC 150 Bout
By FCF Staff
The Ultimate Fighting Championship continues to build the line-up for its upcoming August 11th card in Denver, Colorado, as it has announced that Chris Camozzi and middleweight Buddy Roberts have agreed to fight at the event.
Camozzi… Read More
Quote Of The Day: UFC President Dana White To Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
By FCF Staff
UFC President Dana White may be polarizing and too outspoken for the taste of some, but its nice to see him stand up and send a message to someone else who makes a downright offending… Read More
Dana White’s Action Against Torres Tweet Latest Sign Of UFC Double-Standard; Is White A Barrier To Mainstream Recognition Of MMA?
By JOSHUA MOLINA
UFC President Dana White wants badly for the UFC to be considered on par with the NFL, NBA and Major League Baseball. Eventually, he wants it to surpass the popularity of these traditional sports.
But even though… Read More
Report: Alexander Gustafsson to Face Anthony Smith Next
By FCF Staff
It looks like the last two men to face light-heavyweight champ Jon Jones are going to battle next, as it’s being reported Alexander Gustafsson and Anthony Smith have agreed to fight.
The contenders have reportedly, verbally agreed to… Read More
Report: Jose Aldo to Battle Alexander Volkanovski Next
By FCF Staff
Both Jose Aldo and Alexander Volkanovski expressed an interest in fighting each other recently, and now it’s being reported the match-up has been signed.
The featherweight fight will reportedly be part of the May 4th, UFC 237… Read More
Alexander Gustafsson’s Manager Calls Jon Jones’ Drug Test Situation an “Absolute Mess”
By FCF Staff
Following the news that Jon Jones has tested positive again for a trace amount of a steroid metabolite, Alexander Gustafsson’s manager has referred to the situation as an “absolute mess”.
Earlier this week it was reported that… Read More
Anthony Smith Responds to News of Jon Jones’ VADA Test
By FCF Staff
Following the news that Jon Jones has tested positive for the long-term, steroid metabolite that caused UFC 232 to be moved, Anthony Smith has let it be known he doesn’t care.
The light-heavyweights are scheduled to fight… Read More
Amanda Nunes Tells Cris “Cyborg” She’s “Done With 145”
By FCF Staff
Cris “Cyborg” and others have been calling for an immediate rematch between the former featherweight champ and Amanda Nunes, but the latter recently reported she won’t be returning to 145.
Nunes took the featherweight title from “Cyborg”… Read More
BJ Penn is Taking Time to Consider Future Following Loss to Ryan Hall
By FCF Staff
After incurring his sixth straight defeat at UFC 232, BJ Penn is going to take some time to consider what’s next for the UFC’s former lightweight and welterweight champ.
Penn took on noted grappler Ryan Hall at… Read More
Alexander Gustafsson’s “Eager” to Fight Again, Calls Out Corey Anderson
By FCF Staff
After being taken out by Jon Jones at UFC 232 last month, Alexander Gustafsson is hoping to land a quick turn-around fight with Corey Anderson.
Gustafsson faced Jones for the then-vacant 205 title on December 29th and was… Read More
Amanda Nunes Wants Cris “Cyborg” to Wait “Two Years” Before Getting Rematch
By FCF Staff
Due to the fact Cris “Cyborg” went nearly 15 years without losing a MMA fight, many people have argued she deserves an immediate rematch with Amanda Nunes. But, the UFC’s new champ-champ wants to make “Cyborg” wait… Read More
Jon Jones Hints Bout With Anthony Smith is on The Horizon
By FCF Staff
Anthony Smith has made it clear he wants to fight Jon Jones next, and recently the UFC’s light-heavyweight champ hinted that could be happening.
Jones, who reclaimed the 205 crown last month by stopping Alexander Gustafsson at… Read More
Jon Jones Posts Statement, Hopes to Address “Hunger” to Fight With Busy Year
By FCF Staff
Jon Jones hasn’t had a multi-fight year since 2013, and the UFC’s light-heavyweight champ is hoping to change that in 2019.
Following Jones’ stoppage win over Alexander Gustafsson at UFC 232 last month, which marked the first… Read More
Corey Anderson Calls Out Jon Jones, Champ Responds
By FCF Staff
Following his victory over Ilir Latifi at UFC 232, Corey Anderson has issued a challenge to Jon Jones and the light-heavyweight champ has responded.
Anderson worked his way to a decision win over the 205 contender, and… Read More
Jon Jones Discusses GOAT Debates, Says Fans Are “Very Quick” to Forget Fighter’s Accomplishments
By FCF Staff
Jon Jones has been mentioned in greatest of all time debates for years now, but the former light-heavyweight champ says he doesn’t focus on whether he’s the GOAT.
Although Jones has been criticized by some for his issues… Read More
Cris “Cyborg” – Amanda Nunes Bout is Official
By FCF Staff
The UFC’s year end card has picked up a massive bout, as it’s being reported that bantamweight champ Amanda Nunes will face featherweight champ Cris “Cyborg”.
The fight will be part of UFC 232, which will take… Read More
DWCS 61 Results: Five Contracts Awarded
By FCF Staff
Here are the results from the latest Dana White’s Contender Series card, which took place Tuesday in Las Vegas.
Following the event, all five of the card’s winners received UFC contracts.
Ramon Taveras, who lost via first-round… Read More