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GLORY 59: Champions Rico Verhoeven & Robin van Roosmalen to Compete
By Press Release
AMSTERDAM – GLORY, the world’s premier stand-up combat league, today finalized a 13-fight card for the promotion’s visit to Johan Cruijff ArenA in Amsterdam on Saturday, Sept. 29.
Heavyweight world champion Rico “The King of Kickboxing” Verhoeven… Read More
Iran Diaz Enlists Ex-Champ Juan Francisco Estrada as Training Partner, Ahead of Srisaket Sor Rungvisai Bout
By Press Release
21 August 2018, Bangkok Thailand : Mexican contender Iran Diaz’s training camp for the first world title bout of his professional boxing career is already in high gear.
The 28-year-old native of Sonora, Mexico made no… Read More
GLORY 58: Richard Abraham and Malik Watson-Smith Join Welterweight-Heavy Fight Card
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DENVER – GLORY, the world’s premier stand-up combat league, today announced six bouts – four in the stacked welterweight division – to take place when the promotion returns to Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates, Ill., on… Read More
Lion Fight Returns to Foxwoods & Heads to Ireland This Fall
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Lion Fight 46: Saturday, September 15th – Foxwoods Resort Casino – Mashantucket, CT, USA
Steve Walker vs. Marcus Sursa – Lion Fight North American Super Cruiserweight Title
Lion Fight 47: Saturday, October 6th – Foxwoods Resort Casino… Read More
LFA 48 to Feature Raufeon Stots vs. Ryan Lilley
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LAS VEGAS, Nevada – LFA CEO Ed Soares announced today that the promotion will retrace its roots and return to the birthplace of RFA with a bantamweight showdown when the promotion heads to Kearney, Nebraska in… Read More
First Round Matchups Official for Bellator Welterweight World Grand Prix
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LOS ANGELES – The bracket for the Bellator Welterweight World Grand Prix on DAZN has been set.
Streaming exclusively on DAZN, the world’s first truly dedicated LIVE sports streaming service, the first round includes a highly… Read More
Legendary 3x All-Pro NFL Linebacker Shawne Merriman Signs to Fight in World Bare Knuckle Fighting Federation
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CHICAGO (August 1, 20-18) – Retired National Football League 3x All-Pro linebacker and 3x Pro Bowl fan-favorite Shawne “Lights Out” Merriman has signed to fight on World Bare Knuckle Fighting Federation’s (WBKFF) inaugural event, “Rise of the… Read More
Anderson Silva Believes he Can Still Hang With UFC’s Elite
By FCF Staff
Although Anderson Silva is now 43 year’s old, and has just one official win on his record in his last 5 bouts, the legendary fighter remains confident he can compete with the UFC’s best.
Recently USADA announced that… Read More
M-1 Challenge 95: Nate Landwehr Captures Featherweight Title
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NGUSHETIA, Russia (July 22, 2018) – American featherweight Nate “The Train” Landwehr (pictured to left) kept rollin’, as he stopped Khamzat Dalgiev to capture the M-1 Challenge featherweight title, in last night’s M-1 Challenge 95: Battle in… Read More
LFA Returns to Dallas With Interim Featherweight Title Bout
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LAS VEGAS, Nevada – LFA CEO Ed Soares announced today that the promotion will crown an interim featherweight champion when the promotion returns to Dallas in August.
The main event of LFA 47 will feature an interim… Read More
GLORY 56: Anissa Meksen Meets Jady Menezes
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DENVER – GLORY, the world’s premier stand-up combat league, today announced multiple bouts for GLORY 56 Denver, GLORY 56 SuperFight Series and the GLORY 56 prelims, scheduled to take place at 1STBANK Center in Broomfield, Colo.… Read More
UFC 226 Fighter Payouts: Stipe Miocic & Daniel Cormier Lead The Way
By FCF Staff
The Nevada State Athletic Commission has released the fighter purses for UFC 226, and now former heavyweight champ, Stipe Miocic, led the way.
According to the figures that were disclosed to the commission, Miocic earned $750,000 for… Read More
Robert Whittaker & Kelvin Gastelum to Coach TUF 28, Fight Later in 2018
By FCF Staff
The Ultimate Fighting Championship has announced that Kelvin Gastelum will be the next man to challenge Robert Whittaker, as he and the middleweight champ are going to coach opposite one another on TUF 28.
The upcoming season… Read More
Report: UFC 1 & Legendary Cutman Leon Tabbs Has Passed Away at 86
By FCF Staff
The cutman for the first ever Ultimate Fighting Championship event back in 1993, Leon Tabbs, has reportedly passed away at 86.
In addition to his work with the UFC, Tabbs worked as a cutman in boxing, and… Read More
M-1 Challenge 94 Results: Damir Ismagulov Defeats Artem Damkovsky to Win LW Title
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ORENBURG, Russia (June 15, 2018) – M-1 Challenge lightweight champion Damir Ismagulov defeated the original title-holder in their weight class, Artem Damkowsky, to retain his title in this evening’s M-1 Challenge 94: Battle in the Heart of… Read More
GLORY Returns to Denver With Light-Heavyweight Title Fight
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DENVER – This summer, the world’s premier stand-up combat league returns to the Mile High City.
On Friday, Aug. 10, 1STBANK Center in Broomfield, Colo. – the second stop during the promotion’s five-city Summer of GLORY 2018 campaign – plays host to… Read More
Robert Whittaker’s Not Interested in Fighting Yoel Romero “Forever”
By FCF Staff
Following Saturday’s tightly contested bout between Robert Whittaker and Yoel Romero, there’s been debate about whether the UFC should book a third fight between them. Based off comments Whittaker has made, however, it doesn’t sound like the… Read More
UFC 225: Dana White Discusses Yoel Romero’s Future, Following Latest Weight Cut Miss
By FCF Staff
If Yoel Romero does defeat Robert Whittaker tonight at UFC 225, Dana White believes the powerful wrestler’s future should be at 205, rather than 185.
Romero is facing the middleweight champ in the headliner of the Chicago… Read More
UFC 225 Weigh-In Results: Yoel Romero Misses Weight on Second Attempt
By FCF Staff
Weight cutting has once again impacted a UFC card, as Yoel Romero missed weight today in Chicago, Illinois, for a scheduled title fight with middleweight champ, Robert Whittaker.
The decorated wrestler came in at 186 pounds on… Read More
UFC to Hold Inaugural Event in Moncton, New Brunswick
By FCF Staff
The Ultimate Fighting Championship is heading back to Canada this fall, but the promotion won’t be holding an event in one of the nation’s largest cities.
On Thursday, the UFC announced it is holding a card… Read More