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Tanner Boser “Confident” no Fence Grab Occurred, Before Finishing Ovince Saint Preux
By FCF Staff
The corner for Ovince Saint Preux may still think otherwise, but Tanner Boser believes a fence grab did not play a factor in his stoppage win at UFC Vegas 30.
Boser faced the longtime, light heavyweight contender… Read More
Bellator 259: Cris ‘Cyborg’ vs. Leslie Smith 2 to Headline
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BELLATOR MMA and SHOWTIME Sports today announced BELLATOR MMA 259 on Friday, May 21, will be headlined by a featherweight championship rematch pitting current 145-pound titleholder and the top-ranked women’s pound-for-pound fighter Cris “Cyborg” (23-2, 1 NC)… Read More
Bellator’s Scott Coker is Interested in Fedor Emelianenko Fighting Junior dos Santos or Alistair Overeem
By FCF Staff
Now that Junior dos Santos and Alistair Overeem are both free agents, Scott Coker is reporting he’s interested in seeing either decorated heavyweight fight Fedor Emelianenko.
Following their respective losses under the UFC banner, both Overeem and… Read More
Bellator Confirms Final Card For Showtime Debut
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BELLATOR MMA has today confirmed the full fight card for BELLATOR MMA 255: Pitbull vs. Sanchez 2 this Friday, April 2 inside the “FightSphere” at Mohegan Sun Arena. The first BELLATOR event of 2021 also marks… Read More
Bellator Announces Fight Cards For Light Heavyweight Grand Prix
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BELLATOR MMA, which debuts live on SHOWTIME® next Friday, April 2 with BELLATOR MMA 255: Pitbull vs. Sanchez 2 at 9 p.m. ET, announced today changes to upcoming events including rescheduling of two Light Heavyweight World… Read More
Patricio Freire: Win Over Michael Chandler is “Proof” The “Athlete”, Not The Promotion, Matters
By FCF Staff
The common narrative in MMA is that the UFC is home to the world’s best fighters, and Patricio ‘Pitbull’ Freire is citing his quick win over Michael Chandler, while firing back at that theory.
Freire (31-4) has… Read More
Andrei Arlovski to Fight Tom Aspinall Next
By FCF Staff
Andrei Arlovski has been booked to fight another, rising heavyweight, as the former champ is going to battle Tom Aspinall next.
Recently the UFC announced that the heavyweights will fight at the promotion’s February 20th event, which… Read More
Cage Warriors Announces Plans For U.S. Expansion
By FCF Staff
The European based Cage Warriors promotion has announced that the promotion is planning to expand into the United States in 2021.
Recently the company reported that the California State Athletic Commission has approved Cage Warriors President Graham… Read More
Rafael dos Anjos Calls Out Michael Chandler, Following Islam Makhachev’s Withdrawal
By FCF Staff
Following the news that Islam Makhachev has been forced off UFC Vegas 14, Rafael dos Anjos has challenged Michael Chandler.
Dos Anjos was booked to fight Makhachev in the headliner of next Saturday’s event, but recently it… 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
Conor McGregor Proposes Charity Fight With Dustin Poirier, Latter Says He’s Down
By FCF Staff
In recent days there’s been speculation about whether Conor McGregor could end up boxing Manny Pacquiao next, as the star recently claimed was going to happen. But now the former UFC champ has asked Dustin Poirier is… Read More
CW 115: Nathias Frederick Defends Title Against Jamie Richardson
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Middleweight Champion Nathias Frederick (8-2) will make the first defence of his title against fan favourite Jamie “Young Gun” Richardson (9-5) at Cage Warriors 115.
After winning the belt in dramatic fashion in a grudge rematch with… Read More
Robert Drysdale Defends Refusing to Call Fight, Despite Max Rohskopf’s Pleas
By FCF Staff
Following Robert Drysdale’s refusal to call off Max Rohskopf’s bout at UFC Vegas 3, despite the fighter’s repeated please, the decorated grappler is defending his actions.
Rohskopf was making his Octagon debut, on short notice, against Austin… Read More
Frustrated Francis Ngannou Says he Should Have Interim Belt “Around my Waist”
By FCF Staff
Leading up to UFC 249, Jairzinho Rozenstruik and Francis Ngannou called for the UFC to put an interim title up for their heavyweight clash. Now, not long removed from his KO win on Saturday, Ngannou’s still not happy… Read More
Chris Weidman Believes Dominick Reyes Will Score The Upset, Beat Jon Jones
By FCF Staff
Jon Jones is big favorite to win his fight tonight with Dominick Reyes. But, the last fighter to lose to Reyes, Chris Weidman, believes he’s going to score the upset win.
Jones and Reyes will face off… Read More
Tony Ferguson Calls For “no More Games”, Following Report of Nearly Finalized Bout With Khabib Nurmagomedov
By FCF Staff
Recently it was reported that a fight between Tony Ferguson and Khabib Nurmagomedov is nearly finalized, and the latter’s manager says the champ’s signed the dotted line. But, since then, Ferguson has called for “no more games”.… Read More
Dan Hooker Challenges Al Iaquinta to Get on “a Plane”, Fight Him in Australia
By FCF Staff
Having returned to the win column with an emphatic, KO win at UFC Sacramento, Dan Hooker is hoping to fight another of the UFC’s top lightweights next.
Hooker faced James Vick on Saturday night, and proceeded to… Read More
Khabib Nurmagomedov Tells Tony Ferguson he “Missed” His Chance
By FCF Staff
Following the announcement that the UFC has booked an interim title fight for its April 13th card, which won’t include Tony Ferguson, Khabib Nurmagomedov has told the top contender he missed his chance.
Over the weekend it… Read More
Conor McGregor Responds to NSAC Suspension, Says he Landed The “Final Blow” in Brawl
By FCF Staff
On Tuesday the Nevada State Athletic Commission announced that Conor McGregor has been suspended for six months, and fined $25,000 for his part in the ugly, post-fight brawl at UFC 229. Since then, the outspoken fighter took… Read More
Colby Covington Upset Over Title Shot Snub, Says Dana White Doesn’t Have “The Balls” to Release Him
By FCF Staff
Angered by the fact Kamaru Usman is going to fight Tyron Woodley next, instead of him, Colby Covington has essentially dared Dana White to release him.
For months, Covington has been campaigning hard for a fight with… Read More