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Jared Cannonier Names Kelvin Gastelum & Darren Till in Push For New Opponent, Latter Responds
By FCF Staff
After having a March 7th bout with Robert Whittaker fall through, Jared Cannonier has turned to social media in an effort to line-up a new opponent for UFC 248. More specifically, the powerful middleweight has called out… Read More
Report: Israel Adesanya vs. Yoel Romero Bout Set
By FCF Staff
After Paulo Costa was sidelined with a bicep injury, Israel Adesanya started campaigning for a fight with Yoel Romero and the UFC’s middleweight champ’s got his wish.
Since Romero (13-4) is coming off a unanimous decision loss… Read More
Israel Adesanya Reports Edmen Shahbazyan Has Got His Attention
By FCF Staff
After taking out Brad Tavares at UFC 244, Edmen Shahbazyan has the attention of middleweight champ, Israel Adesanya.
Shahbazyan finished the veteran in the first round with a head kick, and in doing so, the 22 year-old… Read More
Israel Adesanya Calls Out Yoel Romero in Wake of Paulo Costa’s Surgery
By FCF Staff
Recently Dana White confirmed that Paulo Costa has been sidelined due to surgery, and now Israel Adesanya’s calling for a fight with perennial, middleweight contender, Yoel Romero.
Costa was expected to fight the middleweight champ Adesanya next,… Read More
Dana White Confirms Paulo Costa is Sidelined For Months Due to Surgery
By FCF Staff
Paulo Costa was expected to be next for UFC middleweight champ, Israel Adesanya. But, the promotion’s president Dana White has confirmed that likely won’t be the case.
Costa earned a decision win over longtime contender Yoel Romero… Read More
Jon Jones Warns Israel Adesanya Not to Become “Delusional”, Following Latter’s Comments About Future Fight
By FCF Staff
Israel Adesanya continues to talk about fighting Jon Jones at some juncture, and the UFC’s light-heavyweight king has directed another warning shot at the interim, middleweight champ.
Adesanya has been talking about the possibility of fighting Jones… Read More
The Three Best UFC Fights in 2019
There is no doubt that the UFC is always the number one choice for fans that love to watch fighting sports. You have some of the best mixed martial artists sharing the octagon and testing their skills against one another.… Read More
Paulo Costa Calls Israel Adesanya a “Fake Champion”
By FCF Staff
It remains to be seen if Israel Adesanya and Paulo Costa end up fighting in the Octagon. But, Costa has made it very clear he wants to face Adesanya and that he’s certain he’ll defeat the vaunted… Read More
UFC 243 to be Hosted by Melbourne’s Marvel Stadium
By FCF Staff
UFC 243, headlined by a fight between interim middleweight champ Israel Adesanya and champ, Robert Whittaker, finally has an official venue.
The UFC has retweeted a report from The Herald Sun, which states that the October 5th… Read More
Darren Till Says Move to Middleweight Still Needs to be Considered
By FCF Staff
It doesn’t sound like Darren Till is planning to leave welterweight behind him just yet, but the British fighter admits he needs to thinking about moving up to middleweight.
Till cuts a lot of weight to make… Read More
UFC Announces Paulo Costa – Yoel Romero Fight
By FCF Staff
Paulo Costa and Yoel Romero are booked to fight again, as the UFC has announced the middleweight contenders will battle at UFC 241.
Recently the promotion confirmed that the bout has been added to the August 17th… Read More
Anderson Silva Believes Israel Adesanya “Crossed The Line” in Recent Exchange With Jon Jones
By FCF Staff
Following some heated exchanges between Jon Jones and Israel Adesanya, Anderson Silva believes it’s been the latter who crossed the line.
Before Adesanya won the UFC’s interim 185 title this past weekend, by defeating Kelvin Gastelum, the… Read More
UFC 236: Dana White Reports he Has Staff Looking For Stadium in Australia
By FCF Staff
Now that Israel Adesanya and Robert Whittaker are going to fight later this year, Dana White’s reporting he has his staff looking for a stadium in Australia to host the title fight.
Adesanya, who resides in New… Read More
Retirement Will be The Next Step For “Jacare” Souza, if His Next Win Doesn’t Earn Him a UFC Title
The sports world demands nothing but the best from athletes. The athletes who wish to get to the top have to bleed and make a lot of sacrifices to get there. Take the Ultimate Fighting Championship, (UFC), for example. Many… Read More
Israel Adesanya Calls on UFC to Give Him & Anderson Silva PPV Points
By FCF Staff
Israel Adesanya acknowledges the UFC is not contractually obligated to give him or Anderson Silva pay-per-view points from their recent bout. But, the rising star is calling on the UFC to award him and the legend revenue from… Read More
Report: UFC 234 PPV Sales Under 200,000 According to Estimates
By FCF Staff
UFC 234 lost its original headliner hours out from the card, which likely contributed to it reportedly not passing the 200,000 mark in pay-per-view buys.
The February 9th event was supposed to feature Kelvin Gastelum challenging middleweight champ… Read More
Report: Israel Adesanya & Kelvin Gastelum to Battle For Interim 185 Title
By FCF Staff
The fall out from Robert Whittaker’s sudden withdrawal from UFC 234 continues, as now it’s being reported that Israel Adesanya and Kelvin Gastelum are going to fight for an interim 185 title.
Whittaker was supposed to face… Read More
Kelvin Gastelum Argues Israel Adesanya Hasn’t Earned Title Shot
By FCF Staff
Last weekend’s fight between Anderson Silva and Israel Adesanya was billed as a title shot eliminator. But despite the fact the latter won the contest, Kelvin Gastelum doesn’t believe “The Last Style Bender’s” earned a championship bout.… Read More
LFA Alum Bring The Thunder Down Under at UFC 234
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LAS VEGAS, Nevada – Legacy Fighting Alliance (LFA) and the two promotions that merged to create it, RFA and Legacy FC, were well-represented when the UFC traveled down under to Australia over the weekend.
Four former… Read More
UFC 234: Israel Adesanya Insists He’s Fighting For The Belt Next
By FCF Staff
Since Robert Whittaker was forced out of his title defense last night at UFC 234, it’s not clear what’s next for the promotion’s 185 title. But, Israel Adesanya insists he’s going to be fighting for the belt… Read More