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Report: Francisco Rivera Stepping in to Fight Takeya Mizugaki at UFC 173
By FCF Staff
Takeya Mizugaki has been booked a new fight for UFC 173, now that his original opponent TJ Dillashaw is fighting Renan Barao, and its reportedly Francisco Rivera.
Recently the UFC announced that Dillashaw will fight the bantamweight… Read More
Report: Eddie Wineland to Fight Johnny Eduardo May 10th
By FCF Staff
According to reports, Eddie Wineland has his next opponent, as the bantamweight contender will face Johnny Eduardo, May 10th. The bout will reportedly be part of the UFC’s upcoming Fight Night card in Cincinnati, which will be… Read More
Report: UFC Signs Pedro Munhoz, RFA Champ to Battle Raphael Assuncao Feb. 22nd
By FCF Staff
Despite the withdrawal of Francisco Rivera, Raphael Assuncao will still fight at UFC 170 on February 22nd, as the promotion has reportedly signed Pedro Munhoz to fight the bantamweight contender.
Rivera recently dropped out of the bout… Read More
UFC 169: Dana White Says Referee Herb Dean “Blew it”, Alistair Overeem “Kept His Job”
Overeem Felt “Comfortable” in Win Over Mir
By FCF Staff
Renan Barao may have had Urijah Faber in a ton… Read More
(Updated) UFC 169 Weigh-In Results: Title Fights Set, Lineker Misses Weight on First Attempt
By FCF Staff
UFC 169 will feature not one, but two title fights tomorrow night in Newark, and all four of the bouts’ competitors made weight this afternoon.
Featherweight champion Jose Aldo came in at 145 pounds for his title… Read More
Watch The UFC 169 Weigh-Ins Beginning at 4 PM/ET-1 PM/PT
By FCF Staff
You can watch the official weigh-ins for tomorrow’s UFC 169 card right here at Full Contact Fighter beginning at 4 PM/ET-1 PM/PT.
Saturday’s event will feature two title fights, as bantamweight champ Renan Barao will take… Read More
UFC 169’s John Makdessi: “When I do Reach my Full Potential It’s Going to be a Great Thing to Witness”
By Kelsey Mowatt
Although John Makdessi may not be capturing as many headlines lately as other surging lightweights, like say, Khabib Nurmagomedov, the Tristar fighter could narrow that gap if he scores another big win Saturday. Heading… Read More
UFC 169: Green Withdraws, Varner Steps In
By FCF Staff
Bobby Green will not fight three times in a four month span, as the lightweight has been forced to withdraw from a bout with Abel Trujillo, which was scheduled for February 1st at UFC 169. The promotion… Read More
Report: Clint Hester Fighting Andy Enz at UFC 169
By FCF Staff
The UFC 169 card has received it’s 12th fight, as middleweight Clint Hester will reportedly fight fellow TUF 17 vet Andy Enz at the February 1st event. The upcoming card will be hosted by the Prudential Center… Read More
UFC 169 Receives Bobby Green-Abel Trujillo Fight
By FCF Staff
After the UFC confirmed several other bouts for its upcoming schedule Thursday, the promotion has announced that UFC on FOX 9 winners Bobby Green and Abel Trujillo have agreed to fight February 1st. The lightweight bout will… Read More
UFC 169: Ali Bagautinov to Battle John Lineker
By FCF Staff
UFC 169 has picked up a bout between two of the promotion’s top flyweights, as Ali Bagautinov and John Lineker have agreed to fight at the February 1st bout.
Bagautinov (12-2) has scored wins over Marcos Vinicius Borges… Read More
UFC 169: Martin-Magomedov, Magny-Umalatov Added to Line-Up
By FCF Staff
The Ultimate Fighting Championship continues to build the card for its upcoming, February 1st card in Newark, New Jersey, which will be hosted by the city’s Prudential Center.
The latest match-ups that have been booked for the… Read More
UFC 169: John Makdessi and Alan Patrick to Battle February 1st
By FCF Staff
The February 1st, UFC 169 card in Newark, New Jersey has a new lightweight bout, as John Makdessi and Alan Patrick have agreed to fight at the upcoming event.
The fight, which will go down at the… Read More
UFC on FOX 10: Eddie Wineland to Battle Yves Jabouin
By FCF Staff
Eddie Wineland has his next assignment, as the bantamweight contender has reportedly agreed to fight Yves Jabouin at UFC on FOX 10, January 25th in Chicago. The card will be hosted by the city’s United Center, and… Read More
Tom Watson and Nick Catone Have Agreed to UFC 169 Bout
By FCF Staff
It looks as though Nick Catone will get to fight in his home state next, as the UFC has announced that he and Tom Watson have verbally agreed to fight on February 1st in Newark, New Jersey.… Read More
RFA 11: Tyler Toner to Battle Raoni Barcelos in New Co-Headliner
By FCF Staff
Resurrection Fighting Alliance has announced a late change to its card this Friday, November 22nd in Denver, as Alvin Robinson has withdrawn from the event due to the fact his wife recently gave birth to triplets.… Read More
Report: UFC Signs Shooto Champ Hernani Perpetuo
By FCF Staff
Not long after it was relayed that highly regarded vet Tatsuya Kawajiri is heading to the UFC, news has surfaced that Shooto welterweight champ Hernani Perpetuo has signed with the promotion.
According to a report from MMA… Read More
Opinion: Dominick Cruz Needs To Prove His Worth
By Michael Hatamoto
UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz expects to be ready sometime in early 2014, and a unification fight with interim champion Renan Barao is possible.
Cruz hasn’t fought inside the cage since a unanimous decision… Read More
UFC 165: Wineland Says Stoppage Was Premature, “I Wasn’t Close to Out”
By FCF Staff
One of the key wins that was recorded at last night’s UFC 165 was by Renan Barao, who defended the interim bantamweight title for a second time by stopping Eddie Wineland. With the victory, Barao is expected… Read More
UFC 165: Jon Jones Survives Stiff Test From Alexander Gustafsson
By FCF Staff
The pundits and fans that predicted Alexander Gustafsson would be the stiffest test to date for Jon Jones were proven right tonight at UFC 165, as the light-heavyweight champ narrowly got by the… Read More