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GLORY 20: Gabriel Varga to Battle Mosab Amrani for Vacant Featherweight Title, Pat Barry to Face Mourad Bouzidi
By GLORY (via press release)
New York, NY – GLORY, the world’s premier kickboxing league, today announced its first international event for 2015, taking the promotion’s non-stop action to the Middle East. In partnership with EMD… Read More
Ring of Combat 50: “American Idol of MMA” to Feature Seven Championship Fights
By Ring of Combat (via press release)
NEW YORK, NY (January 12, 2015) – GoFight Live (www.gfl.tv), the world’s premier online destination for live combat sports, announced today that it has partnered with legendary world champion Lou Neglia’s Ring… Read More
MMA Lab’s John Crouch Talks John Moraga, Says Flyweight Contender is “Growing Leap and Bounds”
By Kelsey Mowatt
John Moraga may have had to overcome a few scary moments at UFC on FOX 13, but the flyweight stormed back to record a victory, and ensure he remains a top ranked, contender.
Moraga scored… Read More
UFC FN 59’s Charles Rosa: “I’m in This to be a Champion”
By FCF Staff
As Charles Rosa prepares to battle at UFC Fight Night 59 this weekend, the featherweight clearly hasn’t lost site of why he started fighting several years ago.
Rosa will take on Sean Soriano on January 18th, after… Read More
Ban of UFC Broadcasts in Germany Ruled Illegitimate by Administrative Court
By FCF Staff
It looks as though MMA fans in Germany will be able to watch televised UFC events once again, as an Administrative Court in Munich has ruled that a broadcast ban of the promotion’s cards is illegitimate.… Read More
MMA Lab’s John Crouch Discusses Bryan Barberena’s “Rewarding” UFC Debut, Lightweight Has Done “Everything Possible” to be Top Tier Fighter
By Kelsey Mowatt
John Crouch has helped guide athletes like Benson Henderson to the highest achievements in MMA, but the renowned coach says watching his fighters score their first UFC victory, remains something uniquely special.
Recently Crouch… Read More
Report: Deputy Attorney to Review Whether Jon Jones Lied at NSAC Hearing
By FCF Staff
Jon Jones has been in the headlines the last couple of days due to the news that he’s tested positive for cocaine metabolites, but his issues regarding a recent hearing with the Nevada Commission aren’t over either.… Read More
UFC 182’s Jon Jones Isn’t Ready to Forgive and Forget: “I Hope He’s Somewhere Crying”
By Kelsey Mowatt
MMA fans are well accustomed to seeing ‘bitter rivals’ end their feud, once they’ve swapped punches and kicks, but it appears as though Jon Jones isn’t ready to do the same with Daniel Cormier.… Read More
UFC 182: Tyson Griffin Posts Videos of More Jon Jones-Daniel Cormier Exchanges
By FCF Staff
Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier will finally battle on Saturday night, and as UFC 182 nears, it looks like things are heating up between the two light-heavyweights once again.
Since Jones and Cormier made headlines several months… Read More
Isaac Vallie-Flagg Announces UFC Release, Asks Bellator’s Scott Coker if Promotion is Interested
By FCF Staff
It looks as though lightweight Isaac Vallie-Flagg’s run with the UFC has come to an end, as the rugged veteran has announced via Twitter that he’s been cut by the promotion.
Vallie-Flagg is coming off a hard… Read More
UFC Releases Statement Regarding Michael Johnson, Layoff Due to “Domestic Dispute”
By FCF Staff
When Michael Johnson fights Edson Barboza on February 22nd, nearly a year will have gone by since he competed last, and the UFC has released a statement explaining why.
Johnson hasn’t fought since March, 2014, when he… Read More
“Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2014” Features Mirko “Cro Cop”-Satoshi Ishii, Shinya Aoki-Yuki Yamamoto
By FCF Staff
The Inoki Genome Federation will hold its annual “Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye” card New Year’s Eve, and the event will feature striking legend Mirko “Cro Cop” taking on decorated Judoka, Satoshi Ishii in the main event.
The card,… Read More
DEEP Dream Impact to Feature 22 Fights, Multiple Champions
By FCF Staff
DEEP has finalized the line-up for its New Year’s Eve card , which will feature 22 fights and several champions. In the main event, the Japanese promotion’s lightweight champ Satoru Kitaoka will… Read More
UFC 182: Jon Jones “OK” With Playing the “Bad Guy”
By FCF Staff
Leading up to Jon Jones’ upcoming fight with Daniel Cormier, there’s certainly been no shortage of coverage regarding the light-heavyweight’s heated rivalry, and the UFC champion believes he’s been portrayed as the “bad guy”.… Read More
Report: M-1 Global President Doubts UFC Can Turn Profit in Russia
By FCF Staff
UFC President Dana White has relayed for sometime now that the promotion plans to hold events in the MMA hotbed of Russia, but according to one of the nation’s top promoters, the American based company will be… Read More
Report: Bellator’s Scott Coker Hopes to Talk to Fedor Emelianeko to Assess Interest in Comeback
By FCF Staff
Recently Bellator President Scott Coker relayed that the promotion has reached out to former UFC champ Brock Lesnar, and now the exec has said he plans to do the same with former PRIDE champ,… Read More
UFC FN 59: Frankie Perez to Make Octagon Debut After Francisco Trevino Withdraws
By FCF Staff
Frankie Perez has found out he’ll be making his UFC debut next month, as the lightweight has been tapped to replace Francisco Trevino, who was scheduled to fight Johnny Case on January 18th.
Trevino has been forced… Read More
Bellator 134: Douglas Lima Says He’s Better Than Ever, Despite “The Most Frustrating Year of my Life”
By Kelsey Mowatt
Douglas Lima may have laid claim to Bellator’s welterweight title in April, but as 2014 draws to a close, the punishing striker says the year’s been an extremely frustrating one overall.
Due to injuries, the 26 year-old… Read More
UFC Signs Broadcast Deal With Canada’s TSN, RDS and Fight Network
By FCF Staff
The Ultimate Fighting Championship has new television partners in Canada, as the promotion has announced that it has signed a multi-year, broadcasting deal with TSN, RDS and The Fight Network.
According to the promotion’s official announcement, TSN… Read More
UFC Vet Cody McKenzie Announces he’s “Done Fighting”
By FCF Staff
Following a knockout loss at M-1 Challenge 54 last weekend, UFC veteran Cody McKenzie has announced he’s calling it quits on his MMA career.
McKenzie, who was stopped by Beslan Isaev in the first round, posted on… Read More