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UFC on FOX 16: Jim Miller Steps in For Rustam Khabilov
By FCF Staff
UFC on FOX 16 has undergone a change, approximately one month out from the event, as the promotion has announced that Rustam Khabilov is being replaced by Jim Miller.
According to the promotion’s official announcement, Khabilov has… Read More
Report: Joe Rogan Questions Whether Kimbo Slice-Ken Shamrock Bout Was a Work
By FCF Staff
Joe Rogan knows that Kimbo Slice stopped Ken Shamrock on Friday night with some booming punches, but the UFC commentator isn’t convinced the rest of the Bellator 138 bout was legit.
Shamrock was able to take Slice… Read More
Odyssey’s Steve Montgomery “Doesn’t Want a Pity Party.” He Just Wants a Fight and a Chance to Prove Himself
By Keith Harmon
The Ultimate Fighter veteran Steve “The Creepy Weasel” Montgomery steps into the ring as part of the co-main event tonight, Saturday, June 20 at Odyssey Round One: Hobbs vs Staley, which will stream as a Video on… Read More
Bellator Announces “Dynamite” Card, Event to Feature McGeary-Ortiz, LHW Tourney And GLORY Bouts
By FCF Staff
Just hours before Bellator 138 takes place in St. Louis, Missouri, the promotion has announced it is holding a “three tiered” event in San Jose, on September 19th.
The card, titled “Dynamite”, will be headlined by a… Read More
UFC FN 69: Tatsuya Kawajiri Says Becoming Planet’s Best Featherweight is Still “my Motivation”
By FCF Staff
Tatsuya Kawajiri may be 37 years-old and has over 40 bouts under his belt, but the renowned Japanese fighter still has his sights set on becoming the sport’s best featherweight.
Kawajiri is scheduled to fight Dennis Siver… Read More
WSOF Returns To NBC With ‘Unstoppable’ On July 11
By WSOF (via press release)
LAS VEGAS (June 17, 2014) –World Series of Fighting (WSOF.com) will return to NBC with an all-new installment of its action-packed ‘Unstoppable’ program showcasing the best, recent world championship action from the Mixed… Read More
UFC FN 73: Sam Alvey to Battle Derek Brunson
By FCF Staff
The line-up for UFC Fight Night 73 continues to grow, as the promotion has announced that a middleweight bout between Sam Alvey and Derek Brunson has been added to the card.
The card will go down on… Read More
Bellator’s David Rickels Talks Ken Shamrock-Kimbo Slice: “Every Damn Person is Going to be Sitting in Front of The TV”
By Kelsey Mowatt
When Bellator announced that it had booked Kimbo Slice to battle Ken Shamrock this Friday night, the news didn’t exactly sit well with many pundits and MMA purists. The argument being that since Shamrock… Read More
UFC Releases Statement After Jose Aldo Drug Test Discarded
By FCF Staff
Following a somewhat bizarre incident earlier this week, whereby a drug test Jose Aldo was asked to take was discarded, the UFC has released a statement supporting both the featherweight champ and the Nevada Commission.
According to… Read More
Reality TV Star and STFC 35 Co-Headliner Ricky Palacios: Adrenaline Junkie with the Heart of a Rooster
By Keith Harmon
Ricky Palacios is aiming for the stars.
A cast member on the first, award-winning season of UFC co-founder Campbell McLaren’s Combate Americas (English translation: The Fighting Americas) reality television series on NBC Universo (formerly mun2), the show,… Read More
Bellator 138: Ken Shamrock vs. Kimbo Slice Conference Call Highlights
By FCF Staff
Bellator 138 will go down on June 19th in St. Louis, Missouri, and in advance of the card, the promotion held a media call featuring headliners Ken Shamrock and Kimbo Slice.
The bout will mark the first… Read More
UFC 188: Eddie Alvarez Plans to Make Gilbert Melendez “Rethink Ever Calling my Name”
By FCF Staff
Gilbert Melendez has been calling for a fight with Eddie Alvarez for several years, and the latter hopes to make the lightweight regret that wish on Saturday night.
Alvarez and Melendez are finally scheduled to fight at… Read More
Bellator Champ Douglas Lima Talks Paul Daley, Says “Semtex” is Still in His Sights
By Kelsey Mowatt
Douglas Lima may be focused on his upcoming scrap with Andrey Koreshkov, but that doesn’t mean the Bellator welterweight champ has forgotten about Paul Daley…
The two were scheduled to fight back on February… Read More
UFC 188: Henry Cejudo Says Chico Camus Will Have to Keep His Hands up, Cut Out The “Showboating”
By FCF Staff
Henry Cejudo will look to continue his climb up the flyweight rankings at UFC 188 this weekend, when the Olympic Gold Medalist wrestler takes on veteran, Chico Camus. It’s a pivotal fight for both men, as Cejudo… Read More
UFC FN 68: Dan Henderson Says Silencing Retirement Talk “Feels Great”
By FCF Staff
Having stopped Tim Boetsch in highlight reel fashion at UFC Fight Night 68 on Saturday, Dan Henderson has effectively silenced all the retirement talk that was tied to the legendary fighter recently.
Since the 44 year-old Henderson… Read More
UFC FN 68: Dan Henderson Stoppage Win Caps Off Night of Finishes
By FCF Staff
Dan Henderson put a violent end to any retirement talk regarding the legendary fighter tonight at UFC Fight Night 68, by taking out Tim Boetsch in under one minute.
Henderson wobbled Boetsch not long into the bout… Read More
UFC FN 68: Ben Rothwell “Can’t Put a Price Tag” on What He’s Gained Through Running His Own Gym
By FCF Staff
Heading into UFC Fight Night 68 tomorrow night, Ben Rothwell has some notable momentum behind him, and the heavyweight credits much of that to what he’s received from owning his own gym.
Rothwell has been booked to… Read More
Oluwale “The Holy War Angel” Bamgbose: God Told me “I Need You to Fight.”
By Taylor Walsh
Oluwale “The Holy War Angel” Bamgbose will put his unblemished professional record (4-0) as well as his Ring of Combat (ROC) middleweight (185 pounds) title on the line against Mike Stewart (9-6) at Ring of Combat (ROC)… Read More
UFC FN 68: Tim Boetsch Will be Looking For Stoppage “From Start to Finish”, Despite Switch to Five Round, Main Event
By Kelsey Mowatt
Tim Boetsch has competed in several memorable and pivotal bouts during in his UFC career, but “The Barbarian” knows his next fight is right up there, in terms of its importance.
At UFC Fight Night… Read More
UFC FN 67: Carlos Condit Wants “Whoever Has The Title” Following Latest Win
By FCF Staff
Having scored an impressive, stoppage win in his Octagon return, perennial welterweight contender Carlos Condit has his sites set on a title fight next.
Condit battled Thiago Alves at UFC Fight Night 67 on Saturday, which marked… Read More