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TUF 21 Finale Receives Darrell Montague vs. Willie Gates
By FCF Staff
The UFC continues to sign fights for the July 12th, TUF 21 Finale, as the promotion has announced Willie Gates will take on flyweight Darrell Montague.
Montague (13-4) has gone 0-2 in the UFC to date, as… Read More
WSOF 22: Marlon Moraes Booked to Fight Sheymon Moraes
By FCF Staff
World Series of Fighting’s August 1st event in Las Vegas will feature bantamweight champion Marlon Moraes taking on Sheymon Moraes.
The bout will co-headline the upcoming event, which will see welterweight champ Rousimar Palhares fight fellow UFC… Read More
MMA World Comments on Mayweather-Pacquiao Decision Via Twitter
By FCF Staff
The mega-fight between boxing stars Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather went down last night in Las Vegas, and as many observers thought would be the case, the latter emerged victorious.
The bout featured some memorable exchanges early… Read More
Mike Swick Returning to Octagon, Fighting Alex Garcia Next
By FCF Staff
UFC 189 has received another big name fighter, as the promotion has announced that TUF 1’s Mike Swick will fight Alex Garcia at the July 11th event.
The bout will mark the first time Swick (15-5) has… Read More
Report: Jose Aldo Says It’s His “Right” to Complain About Pay
By FCF Staff
Jose Aldo could be headed for the biggest pay day of his career, when he fights Conor McGregor at UFC 189, but the featherweight champion continues to speak out about the issue of fighter compensation.
Aldo has… Read More
Lion Fight 22 to Feature Kem Sitsongpeenong vs. “Smokin’ Jo” Nattawut
By Lion Fight (via press release)
LAS VEGAS – Lion Fight Promotions CEO Scott Kent today announced that Thai superstar and World Muay Thai Champion Kem Sitsongpeenong is coming to the United States, for the first time ever, to headline… Read More
Kelvin Gastelum and Efrain Escudero to Coach TUF Latin America Season Two
By FCF Staff
The UFC has announced it’s plans for a second season of “The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America”, and that Kelvin Gastelum and Efrain Escudero will be the coaches.
According to the promotion’s official announcement, filming for TUF: Latin… Read More
Anderson Silva no Longer Coaching TUF Brazil
By FCF Staff
Following the news that Anderson Silva has allegedly tested positive for steroids, the decorated fighter will no longer coach the upcoming season of “The Ultimate Fighter Brazil” as scheduled.
Shortly after Silva’s drug tests were revealed, the… Read More
Lion Fight 20: Casey Bohrman Out of Title Fight, Decorated Chantal Ughi to Face Jorina Baars
By Lion Fight (via press release)
Las Vegas, NV – Lion Fight Promotions CEO Scott Kent today announced that Casey Bohrman is injured and was forced to pull out of her scheduled title fight at LION FIGHT… Read More
Report: Jon Jones Says he Didn’t Lie to NSAC While Discussing End of Nike Deal
By FCF Staff
Jon Jones has apologized to Nike for how he told the Nevada State Athletic Commission that his deal with the sporting goods giant ended, but the UFC champion says he didn’t lie to officials either.
Earlier this… Read More
Report: Jon Jones Apologizes to Nike, Says Company Did Not Drop Him After Brawl With Daniel Cormier
By FCF Staff
Jon Jones told the Nevada State Athletic Commission recently that his well documented, brawl with Daniel Cormier cost him his sponsorship deal with Nike, but now the UFC champion has relayed that wasn’t the case.
When the… Read More
TUF 20 Finale Payroll: Carla Esparza Earns $50K For Championship Win
By FCF Staff
The Nevada State Athletic Commission has released the payroll figures for Friday’s TUF 20 Finale, and the numbers reflect that Carla Esparza earned $50,000 while laying claim to the UFC’s strawweight championship.
Esparza secured the title and… Read More
Lion Fight 20: Jorina Baars to Defend Welterweight Title Versus Casey Bohrman
By Lion Fight (via press release)
Las Vegas, NV – Lion Fight Promotions CEO Scott Kent today announced that Lion Fight’s World Welterweight Champion Jorina Baars, the last woman ever to defeat MMA superstar Cris Cyborg, will take on Casey… Read More
RFA 22: Gilbert Smith to Battle Chidi Njokuani for Vacant Welterweight Title
By FCF Staff
Resurrection Fighting Alliance has announced that TUF vet Gilbert Smith will take on Chidi Njokuani for the promotion’s vacant welterweight title on January 9th.
The bout will headline RFA 22, which will be hosted by the… Read More
TUF 20 Finale: Joe Proctor Says Yancy Medeiros May Get Overlooked, But He’s Confident in “Every Area of the Fight”
By Kelsey Mowatt
Although some fans may glance at the UFC record of Yancy Medeiros and question whether he’s cut out for the promotion, the man who will face him tonight at the TUF 20 Finale, clearly… Read More
TUF 20 Finale Weigh-In Results: Rose Namajunas and Carla Esparza set for Title Fight
By FCF Staff
Rose Namajunas and Carla Esparza are ready to determine the UFC’s first strawweight champion, as the TUF 20 Finalists made weight this afternoon.
Both women came in at 115 pounds for their title fight, which will headline… Read More
TUF 20 Finale: Carla Esparza to Battle Rose Namajunas for Inaugural Strawweight Belt
By FCF Staff
The semifinals for TUF 20 aired last night, and Carla Esparza and Rose Namajunas won their respective bouts to advance to this Friday’s championship fight.
TUF 20 featured fighters from the women’s strawweight division, and the competition… Read More
Friday’s Lion Fight 19 Includes Fabio Pinca vs. Sean Kearney Title Fight
By Lion Fight (via press release)
Las Vegas, NV – The world’s premier Muay Thai organization, LION FIGHT, returns to the East coast at Foxwoods Resort Casino this Friday night for LION FIGHT 19: PINCA vs. KEARNEY. Headlining… Read More
Report: Anderson Silva Hospitalized With Back Pain
By FCF Staff
Approximately three months out from a scheduled bout with Nick Diaz, former UFC middleweight champ Anderson Silva, has reportedly been hospitalized due to back pain.
Silva was apparently sent to a hospital in Rio de Janeiro on… Read More
Report: Chris Weidman-Vitor Belfort Likely to Take Place in Los Angeles
By FCF Staf
Although the Nevada State Athletic Commission informed Vitor Belfort that his next fight must take place within its jurisdiction, it looks as though the middleweight will challenge champion Chris Weidman in California.
Belfort and Weidman were originally… Read More