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Jon Jones Reaches Plea Deal Following Latest Driving Incident
By FCF Staff
Following his arrest for violating the terms of his probation, Jon Jones has reached a plea deal with New Mexico authorities, and will fight at UFC 197 as scheduled.
Jones was arrested earlier this week after he… Read More
Michael Bisping Weighs-In on Jon Jones’ Most Recent Legal Issues
By FCF Staff
Jon Jones is scheduled to rematch Daniel Cormier on April 23rd, in an highly anticipated fight, but the former champ has been making headlines this week due to other reasons.
Earlier in the week, it was reported… Read More
WSOF 31: Blagoy Ivanov vs. Josh Copeland Set
By Press Release
LAS VEGAS (March 29, 2016) –World Series of Fighting (WSOF.com) announced today that it will return to Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Conn. with a stacked lineup of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fights led by a… Read More
Police Video Shows Fired up Jon Jones After Being Pulled Over, Former Champ Denies he Was Drag Racing
By FCF Staff
Jon Jones is in the news again for another incident involving the police, less than a month away from when he’ll face Daniel Cormier at UFC 197.
Recently various media outlets released a video which shows Jones… Read More
Combate Americas Announces Return to NBC Universo For “Road to the Championship” Series
By Press Release
NEW YORK – March 28, 2015 – Combate Americas, the first-ever U.S. Hispanic Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) sports franchise founded by Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) co-creator Campbell McLaren, today announced the return of its epic, action-packed… Read More
Renan Barao Says he Was “Not Able to Recover 100%” After Cutting to 135
By FCF Staff
In advance of his May 29th bout with featherweight contender Jeremy Stephens, former bantamweight champ Renan Barao has acknowledged the cut to 135 pounds had become too much.
Barao has elected to move up to 145 pounds,… Read More
Michael Mersch Joins World Series of Fighting
By Press Release
LAS VEGAS (March 22, 2016) –World Series of Fighting has appointed distinguished Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) industry veteran and sports attorney Michael Mersch, its new Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel, effective immediately.
Mersch brings to the… Read More
GSP’s Coach Says Nate Diaz Missed Opportunity by Not Calling Out Former Champ
By FCF Staff
Georges St-Pierre’s coach, Firas Zahabi, has repeatedly said he believes the former welterweight champ wants to compete once again, and he also believes Nate Diaz missed an opportunity to make that happen.
Since GSP announced he was… Read More
RFA 37 to Feature Two Title Fights
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LAS VEGAS, Nevada – Resurrection Fighting Alliance (RFA) president Ed Soares announced today that the RFA will be returning to South Dakota in April and is set to crown its first light-heavyweight champion and a new… Read More
Anderson Silva’s Manager Calls For Rematch With Michael Bisping in Brazil
By FCF Staff
Following his loss to Michael Bisping at UFC Fight Night 84, Anderson Silva compared the loss to the “corruption” in his native Brazil, and now his manager is calling for a rematch with “The Count”.
Bisping was… Read More
WSOF 29: Josh Copeland vs. Mike Hayes Among Threw New Additions
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LAS VEGAS (February 3, 2016) –World Series of Fighting (WSOF.com) announced today the addition of three main card matchups, including a heavyweight co-main event contest between Josh “Cuddly Bear” Copeland(11-3) and Mike “300” Hayes (19-10-2), to… Read More
Cain Velasquez Releases Statement, Says Not Addressing Injury Could Have Had “Longer Term Consequences”
By FCF Staff
After it was revealed that Cain Velasquez will no longer fight Fabricio Werdum at UFC 196 due to a back injury, the heavyweight has provided more details regarding his latest setback.
Velasquez, who has fought just once… Read More
Frankie Edgar Believes Conor McGregor’s in Tough Against Rafael dos Anjos
By FCF Staff
Since it was reported that Conor McGregor will face Rafael dos Anjos at UFC 197, several oddsmakers have listed the latter as the favorite, and Frankie Edgar understands why.
McGregor is expected to challenge the lightweight champion… Read More
RFA 34 Full TV Card Announced
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LAS VEGAS, Nevada – Resurrection Fighting Alliance (RFA) president Ed Soares announced earlier this month that the promotion will return to Colorado with RFA 34 – Velickovic vs. Smith in January to kick off… Read More
WSOF Global Championship Announces Signing of Michihiro Omigawa And Hisae Watanabe
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LAS VEGAS, NV December 17, 2015 World Series of Fighting – Global Championship (WSOF-GC) has added two more legends of Japanese MMA to their ever-growing roster. Both Michihiro Omigawa and Hisae Watanabe have agreed to compete… Read More
Report: Luke Rockhold Weighs-In on Souza-Romero, Says Latter is “Sloppy” But Dangerous
By FCF Staff
If Luke Rockhold ends the reign of Chris Weidman tonight at UFC 194, then chances are, he’ll face the winner of “Jacare” Souza – Yoel Romero, which is also scheduled for tonight. The two have been scheduled… Read More
Report: Jose Aldo’s Trainer Say’s They’re “Calm And Confident” Champ Won’t Have Issues as a Result of IV Ban
By FCF Staff
Jose Aldo is scheduled to weigh-in this afternoon for his bout tomorrow with Conor McGregor, and although he’ll recover from the cut without the benefits of an IV, his trainer says that won’t be an issue.
Earlier… Read More
TUF 22 Finale Weigh-In Results: Frankie Edgar And Chad Mendes Are Ready to Battle
By FCF Staff
The UFC held weigh-ins for the second day in a row, and once again, all of the scheduled competitors made weight for the event.
The TUF 22 Finale will take place tomorrow night in Las Vegas, and… Read More
RFA 34: Bojan Velickovic to Battle Former Champ Benjamin Smith For Vacant WW Title
By Press Release
LAS VEGAS, Nevada – Resurrection Fighting Alliance (RFA) president Ed Soares announced today that the promotion will return to Colorado with RFA 34 – Velickovic vs. Smith in January to kick off the new year.… Read More
RFA 33: Adam Townsend to Battle E.J. Chavez
By Press Release
LAS VEGAS, Nevada – Resurrection Fighting Alliance (RFA) president Ed Soares announced today that the promotion will return to Orange County with RFA 33 – Townsend vs. Chavez in December for the promotion’s year-end event.… Read More