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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
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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
Report: Gunnar Nelson Doesn’t Expect Conor McGregor to Compete at 145 “Much Longer”
By FCF Staff
Conor McGregor could lay claim to the UFC’s featherweight title in December, but Gunnar Nelson believes the interim champ’s days at 145 are numbered.
McGregor has repeatedly said that he intends to return to the lightweight division… Read More
Chris Weidman Responds to Luke Rockhold’s “Too Slow” Comments
By FCF Staff
After Luke Rockhold recently argued that Chris Weidman is “too slow” and that their upcoming fight won’t be close, the UFC’s middleweight champ has responded to the comments.
Rockhold and Weidman are scheduled to fight in the… Read More
WSOF Global Championship: TUF Vet Jeremy May to Face Evgeny Erokhin For Inaugural Heavyweight Title
By Press Release
LAS VEGAS, NV October 15, 2015 World Series of Fighting – Global Championship (WSOF-GC) has announced a heavyweight championship main event for their inaugural event in Hainan, China on November 21. The match up will pit… Read More
Tom Vaughn Reflects on Tim Mean’s Loss to Matt Brown, Confident “The Dirty Bird” Will Defeat John Howard
By Kelsey Mowatt
Tim Means may have had his four fight winning streak snapped by Matt Brown this past July, but the welterweight’s coach believes there were positives to draw on from the defeat.
Means agreed to… Read More
Henry Cejudo Repeats Fighting in Nevada is Out, Even For Title Shot
By FCF Staff
Recently Henry Cejudo pledged he would not compete in Nevada, as a result of the five year suspension that state’s commission handed Nick Diaz, and the decorated wrestler says that still includes a championship fight.
Diaz was… Read More
Nik Lentz Calls BJ Penn a “Spoiled Little Rich Kid” After Legend Calls Him Out
By FCF Staff
After being called out by BJ Penn, in connection to the legend’s issues with Mike Dolce, Nik Lentz has fired back via Instagram.
Penn appeared on the latest edition of “UFC Tonight“, and during the interview, he… Read More
Jon Jones Releases Statement After Reaching Plea Deal
By FCF Staff
After reaching a plea deal with New Mexico authorities, which will keep him out of jail, former UFC champ Jon Jones has released a statement regarding the development.
According to multiple reports, Jones has been sentenced to… Read More
WSOF to Crown First Flyweight Champion on Oct. 17
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LAS VEGAS (Sept. 29, 2015) –World Series of Fighting (WSOF.com) announced today that it will crown its first flyweight (125 pounds) champion in history – the winner of a matchup between undefeated, surging starsMagomed “Gladiator” Bibulatov… Read More
Report: Jose Aldo’s Coach Says “This is The Real World”, Conor McGregor’s in For a “Beating”
By FCF Staff
Although Conor McGregor stopped one of the UFC’s top featherweights in Chad Mendes, this past July, Jose Aldo’s coach apparently wasn’t overly impressed.
McGregor faced Mendes at UFC 189 on July 11th, and after falling behind on… Read More
Alberto Del Rio Joins Combate Americas And NBC Universo as Announcer
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NEW YORK (September 14, 2015) – Combate Americas (www.CombateAmericas.com), the first U.S. Hispanic Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) sports franchise in history, announced today that it has brought former, four-time WWE champion and MMA star Alberto… Read More
Report: Elias Theodorou to Face Thiago Santos Next
By FCF Staff
The UFC has reportedly added another fight to its December 10th card in Las Vegas, as Elias Theodorou will take on Thiago Santos at the Las Vegas bound event.
UFC FN 80 is the first in a… Read More
TUF 22 Finale Recieves Justin Scoggins vs. Joby Sanchez, Tatsuya Kawajiri vs. Mirsad Bektic
By FCF Staff
The line-up for the TUF 22 Finale continues to grow as the UFC has booked two more bouts for the December 11th card.
In flyweight action, Justin Scoggins (10-2) will take on Joby Sanchez (7-1). Scoggins is… Read More
Chael Sonnen Joins WSOF Broadcast Team
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LAS VEGAS (September 1, 2015) –Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) superstar Chael Sonnen has signed on with World Series of Fighting (WSOF.com) as a color commentator for multiple events, and will call his first action with veteran… Read More
TUF 22 Cast Revealed
By FCF Staff
With the premiere for the 22nd season of “The Ultimate Fighter” set to go down on September 9th, the UFC has revealed the show’s cast.
TUF 22 will feature teams from the United States and Europe,… Read More
Claudia Gadelha Says She’ll be Healthy and Ready to Battle Joanna Jedrzejczyk
By FCF Staff
Following reports that Claudia Gadelha is injured and may not be able to fight strawweight champ Joanna Jedrzejczyk at UFC 195 as expected, the contender has assured fans that she’ll be ready to go.
Recently it was reported… Read More
Chad Mendes Talks Frankie Edgar: “This is a Fight a Lot of People Wanted to See”
By FCF Staff
Chad Mendes has been booked for yet another, high stakes fighter, and the perennial featherweight contender is understandably very excited about it.
Recently the UFC announced that Mendes will battle fellow contender Frankie Edgar on December 11th,… Read More
NBC Universo and Combate Americas Kick Off All-New Live Event Series
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NEW YORK – August 26, 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, and NBC UNIVERSO, the modern sports and… Read More
Report: Chad Mendes to Battle Frankie Edgar at TUF 22 Finale
By FCF Staff
December has received another all-star, featherweight fight, as according to reports, Frankie Edgar will battle Chad Mendes on December 11th. That’s the night before champion Jose Aldo will take on interim champ Conor McGregor at UFC 194.… Read More