Search Results for: michael johnson
Report: UFC Hoping to Book Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Tony Ferguson For April
By FCF Staff
Recently it was announced that Michael Johnson will fight Tony Ferguson at UFC 197, but according to a new report, the latter will likely face Khabib Nurmagomedov next.
Johnson has withdrawn from the March 5th due to… Read More
UFC’s Nate Diaz Hints he Was Fined For Wearing Jeans…
By FCF Staff
Recently it was reported that several UFC fighters have been fined for violating the promotion’s outfitting agreement with Reebok, and it looks like Nate Diaz may have been one of them.
The outspoken fighter took on Michael… Read More
Nick Diaz Says What Brother Nate Gets Paid to Fight “Makes me Sick”
By FCF Staff
Nick Diaz is understandably happy that his brother Nate decisioned Michael Johnson at UFC on FOX 17, but he’s let it be known that he’s very displeased with what his sibling was paid for the bout.
Recently… Read More
UFC on FOX 17 Salaries: Alistair Overeem Tops All Earners
By FCF Staff
Alistair Overeem had a big night on Saturday at UFC on FOX 17, and the decorated heavyweight led all fighters in terms of pay as a result.
Overeem took out former champ Junior dos Santos with punches… Read More
UFC on FOX 17: Daniel Cormier Believes Nate Diaz Can Beat Any LW With His “Mental Game Intact”
By FCF Staff
After outscoring Michael Johnson at UFC on FOX 17, a lot of people are rethinking what Nate Diaz is capable of doing at 155, including Daniel Cormier.
Diaz was the consensus underdog heading into last night’s bout, not… Read More
UFC on FOX 17: Rafael dos Anjos Storms Through Donald Cerrone
By FCF Staff
The first lightweight title defense for Rafael dos Anjos ended very quickly and impressively, as the well rounded fighter needed less than two minutes to stop Donald Cerrone.
Dos Anjos punished Cerrone early on into the UFC… Read More
UFC on FOX 17 Weigh-In Results: dos Anjos And Cerrone Hit Their Marks, Oliveira And Castillo Over on First Attempts
By FCF Staff
The lightweight championship fight for UFC on FOX 17 is official, following today’s weigh-ins, but two fighters came in overweight on their first attempts.
The lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos and Donald Cerrone will fight in Saturday’s… Read More
UFC on FOX 17: Nate Diaz Plans to Get “The Ball Rolling”, Make Run at 155
By FCF Staff
Although Nate Diaz has lost three of his last four bouts, and is coming off a clear cut loss to lightweight champ Rafael dos Anjos, the rugged fighter is confident he can make a run in the… Read More
Nate Diaz Tells Donald Cerrone And Rafael dos Anjos They “Punked Out”
By FCF Staff
After Conor McGregor ridiculed Donald Cerrone and Rafael dos Anjos at the UFC’s “Go Big” presser last Friday, Nate Diaz has told the lightweights they “punked out.”
During the event, McGregor was asked about his plans to… Read More
UFC’s Edson Barboza Would be “Very Happy” to Fight Anthony Pettis or Tony Ferguson Next
By FCF Staff
After returning to the win colum at UFC on FOX 16, Edson Barboza is looking to secure a high profile fight, and make some more moves in the UFC’s lightweight division.
Barboza outscored Paul Felder last month… Read More
UFC FN 73: Glover Teixeira Chokes Out Ovince Saint Preux
By FCF Staff
Glover Teixeira took some heavy shots in the opening round of his main event scrap with Ovince Saint Preux, but the light-heavyweight contender stormed back to score an impressive win at UFC Fight Night 73.
In the… Read More
UFC FN 73 Weigh-In Results: Glover Teixeira And OSP Hit Their Marks
By FCF Staff
Light-heavyweight contenders Glover Teixeira and Ovince Saint Preux have cleared the final hurdle to their main event bout tomorrow at UFC Fight Night 73, which will take place in Nashville, Tennessee.
Saint Preux weighed in at 206… Read More
UFC FN 77: Norman Parke to Face Reza Madadi
By FCF Staff
The UFC’s return to Dublin, Ireland has received another bout, as the promotion has announced that Norman Parke will take on Reza Madadi at the October 24th event.
UFC FN 77 will be hosted by the city’s… Read More
Reza Madadi Reporting He’s Headed Back to UFC After Completing Jail Sentence
By FCF Staff
After completing a 14 month stint in jail, for a conviction on aggravated burglary,Reza Madadi is reporting that he’s re-signed with the UFC.
The 34 year-old fighter, who hasn’t fought since 2013 when he submitted Michael Johnson,… Read More
UFC on FOX 16: Edson Barboza Has New Opponent After Myles Jury Withdraws
By FCF Staff
Myles Jury will have to wait even longer for an opportunity to get back on the winning track, as the UFC has announced that the lightweight contender has withdrawn from UFC on FOX 16 due to injury.… Read More
UFC on FOX 16: Anthony Pettis Withdraws Due to Injury
By FCF Staff
Anthony Pettis has been sidelined with another injury, and as a result, the former lightweight champ will not fight Myles Jury at UFC on FOX 16 as scheduled.
The promotion has announced that Pettis has incurred an… Read More
UFC FN 61: Frank Mir Quickly Takes Out “Bigfoot” Silva
By FCF Staff
Here are the results from tonight’s UFC Fight Night 61 in Porto Alegre, Brazil, which saw Frank Mir quickly knockout out Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva in the main event.
With the win, Mir ended a four fight losing… Read More
UFC FN 61 Weigh-In Results: Frank Mir and “Bigfoot”” Silva set for Main Event
By FCF Staff
Here are the weigh-in results for tomorrow night’s UFC Fight Night 61 card, which will take place in Porto Alegre, Brazil.
In the main event, former heavyweight champ Frank Mir will battle contender Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva.
In… Read More
UFC FN 61: Watch the Weigh-Ins Live Beginning at 1 PM/ET
By FCF Staff
UFC Fight Night 61 will take place tomorrow night in Porto Alegre, Brazil, and you can watch the weigh-ins for the event, right here at Full Contact Fighter, beginning today at 1 PM/ET.
Sunday’s card will… Read More
GLORY 19’s Nieky Holzken: “I’m Back and it Feels Great!”
By FCF Staff
GLORY 19 will go down tomorrow night in Hampton, Virginia, and the card will feature the return of the kickboxing promotion’s #1 welterweight contender, Nieky Holzken.
In December, 2013, Holzken won GLORY’s inaugural,… Read More