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UFC 232: Cris “Cyborg” Criticizes Promotion Over Handling of Card’s Relocation
By FCF Staff
It looks like several fighters scheduled to compete at UFC 232 this Saturday found out about the card’s relocation through the media, and Cris “Cyborg” is criticizing the promotion as a result.
The event has been moved… Read More
Raquel Pennington Says She’s “Proud” of Coaches For Not Agreeing to Stop UFC 224 Fight
By FCF Staff
Since UFC 224, the corner of Raquel Pennington has been under fire for not agreeing with her call to stop her bout with Amanda Nunes. But, the bantamweight contender is defending her coaches decision, following her stoppage… Read More
Tecia Torres Says She & Raquel Pennington Agree With Corner’s Decision to Not Stop UFC 224 Bout
By FCF Staff
There’s been considerable debate and discussion about how Raquel Pennington’s corner encouraged her to continue fighting at UFC 224, but according to her partner, Tecia Torres, the fighters agree with her coaches decision.
Pennington absorbed numerous hard… Read More
UFC 224 Weigh-In Results: Mackenzie Dern Misses Weight by 7 Pounds
By FCF Staff
The fighters hit the scales this morning in Rio de Janeiro, in advance of UFC 224 tomorrow, and all of the competitors made weight except for Mackenzie Dern.
The highly touted prospect, who missed weight earlier in… Read More
Report: John Lineker to Fight Brian Kelleher Next
By FCF Staff
It looks like UFC 224 will feature John Lineker, as it’s being reported that the bantamweight will take on Brian Kelleher at the Rio de Janeiro event.
Kelleher (19-8) called for a bout with the Brazilian contender,… Read More
Ronda Rousey Says UFC Return Could Still Happen, Following News of WWE Deal
By FCF Staff
Although Ronda Rousey hasn’t fought since 2016, and the former UFC champ has signed a new deal with pro-wrestling’s WWE, the star isn’t ruling out a return to the Octagon.
Rousey appeared a WWE event on Saturday,… Read More
Valentina Shevchenko Moves to 125, Fighting Priscila Cachoeira Next
By FCF Staff
Following her second loss to bantamweight champ, Amanda Nunes, the UFC has announced that Valentina Shevchenko will battle undefeated flyweight Priscila Cachoeira next.
The bout will be part of the UFC’s February 3rd card in Belem, Brazil.
Shevchenko… Read More
Bellator 189 to Feature Julia Budd in Women’s Featherweight Title Defense Against Arlene Blencowe
By Press Release
LOS ANGELES – The Bellator women’s featherweight championship will be up for grabs on Friday, Dec. 1 when Julia Budd (10-2) defends her title in a rematch against Arlene Blencowe (10-6) at Bellator 189 inside… Read More
UFC 215: Demetrious Johnson vs. Ray Borg Cancelled
By FCF Staff
One day out from UFC 215 in Edmonton, Alberta, the promotion has announced that the card will no longer feature Demetrious Johnson versus Ray Borg.
The latter was scheduled to fight the flyweight champ in the headliner,… Read More
Summer of LFA
By Press Release
HOUSTON, Texas – Legacy Fighting Alliance (LFA) has had a busy summer. In last month’s newsletter, it was reported that LFA alum accumulated $200,000 in UFC bonus money in the month of June, former RFA… Read More
Report: UFC 213’s Estimated PPV Numbers Quite Low
By FCF Staff
UFC 213 lost a couple of of its marquee match-ups leading up to the July 8th event, and it looks like the card struggled to draw pay-per-view buys.
The event was originally scheduled to feature TJ Dillshaw… Read More
UFC 213: Dana White “Won’t Headline” With Women’s 135 Title Again
By FCF Staff
Following the late withdrawal of Amanda Nunes from UFC 213, Dana White says he will not headline another event with the women’s 135 title.
Nunes was scheduled to fight Valentina Shevchenko in Saturday’s main event. But, just… Read More
UFC 213: Robert Whittaker Takes Interim Middleweight Title
By FCF Staff
Here are the results from tonight’s UFC 213 card, which saw Robert Whittaker win the interim middleweight title, by earning a decision win over Yoel Romero.
Bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes did not fight Valentina Shevchenko as scheduled,… Read More
UFC 213 Receives Two More Bouts
By FCF Staff
The Ultimate Fighting Championship has announced two more bouts for its July 8th card next week in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The promotion has confirmed that Cody Stamann (14-1) will take on featherweight Terrion Ware ( 17-5), and that… Read More
UFC 213: Betting Preview And Form Guide
From a strictly Nevadan perspective, Las Vegas is unrivalled in its ability to whip up a frenzy on fight night. Paradise, an adjacent city, has generally been overlooked when it comes to hosting UFC history in the making. That was… Read More
Joanna Jedrzejczyk Doesn’t Believe Loss of Focus Led to Ronda Rousey’s Defeats
By FCF Staff
Following Ronda Rousey’s defeats to Holly Holm and then Amanda Nunes, many people speculated that the star wasn’t focused enough on her fighting career. But, UFC strawweight champ, Joanna Jedrzejczyk, doesn’t believe that’s the case.
Jedrzejczyk is coming… Read More
Ronda Rousey’s Judo Coach Doesn’t See Star Returning to Octagon
By FCF Staff
Many people, including Dana White, don’t believe Ronda Rousey will return to the Octagon, and the former champ’s Judo coach is one of them.
Rousey hasn’t publicly said if she intends to fight again, following her devastating,… Read More
Ronda Rousey Social Media Post Sparks Speculation Regarding UFC Return
By FCF Staff
Ronda Rousey hasn’t announced yet whether she plans to fight again, but a recent Instagram post from the former 135 champ, has sparked speculation she might be planning a comeback.
Since Rousey was stopped in the opening… Read More
MMA Fighters Find Second Careers
After her shocking loss to Holly Holm at Ultimate Fighting Championship 193 in November 2015, Ronday Rousey returned to the ring a little over a year later and was beaten again. This time she fell to Amanda… Read More
Ronda Rousey to Play Guest Role in NBC’s “Blindspot”
By FCF Staff
It remains to be seen if and when Ronda Rousey will fight again, but in the interim, the star has landed a guest role on NBC’s “Blindspot”.
The former bantamweight champ’s first appearance is expected to air… Read More