By FCF Staff Many people were surprised when it was announced Magomed Ankalaev was not going to be next for UFC light-heavyweight champ, Alex Pereira. But, according to the contender’s manager, they’ve been told Ankalaev will earn that fight if they’re both victorious in their upcoming bouts. Due to Ankalaev’s 12 fight undefeated streak, the… Read more »

By Press Release Cage Warriors – Europe’s Leading MMA Organisation – have today confirmed a second world title fight for their upcoming return to Newcastle’s Vertu Motors Arena. Reigning CW flyweight champion Shaj Haque is set to defend his title for the second time, facing off against the dangerous French knockout artist Nicolas Leblond. Haque (16-5)… Read more »

By FCF Staff Over the preceding months, there’s been no shortage of talk about Alex Pereira challenging for yet another title. But, it looks like the UFC’s light-heavyweight champ doesn’t plan to change divisions anytime soon. Pereira has made headlines in recent weeks by stating he’d be willing to drop down to middleweight to challenge… Read more »

By FCF Staff The Dana White Contender Series continues to add fighters to the UFC roster, as five more fighters were awarded contracts following the latest card on Tuesday. All five winners on the night were given contracts by White, including Torrez Finney, who was competing in a DWCS card for the third time. Diyar… Read more »

By FCF Staff It looks like Islam Makhachev will not return to action before the year is up. As his longtime teammate Khabib Nurmagomedov is reporting the UFC’s lightweight champ has accepted a fight for January. Following Makhachev’s submission win over Dustin Poirier in June, the expectation was he would face Arm Tsarukyan this fall,… Read more »

By FCF Staff Renato Moicano certainly appeared to be firing on all cylinders at UFC Paris. But, following his win over Benoit Saint Denis this weekend, the lightweight contender revealed he incurred a serious shoulder injury weeks out from the bout. Moicano faced Saint Denis in the card’s headliner this weekend, and after dominating round… Read more »

By FCF Staff RIZIN 48 took place today in Saitama, Japan, and the card saw Roberto “Satoshi” de Souza quickly defend the lightweight title. De Souza stunned Luiz Gustavo with a hard right not long into the fight and proceeded to prompt the stoppaeg with follow-up shots. In the co-main event, Naoki Inoue secured the… Read more »

By FCF Staff Renato Moicano continued his climb up the UFC’s lightweight rankings today in Paris, France, by recording a TKO win over that nation’s Benoit Saint Denis. Moicano took Saint Denis down not long into the main event, and pounded away at the lightweight with strikes from above. After the first round, Saint Denis… Read more »

By FCF Staff ONE Championship’s latest Friday Fights card is in the books, and it saw , interim featherweight kickboxing champ Superbon quickly finish “Smokin” Jo Nattawut. Superbon ended the Muay Thai contest with a right elbow less than two minutes into the opening round. The card also saw former K-1 champ Takeru Segawa come… Read more »

By FCF Staff The fighters have hit the scales ahead of the UFC’s latest card in Paris, France, tomorrow, and all of the fights are proceeding. In the main event, Renato Moicano will battle fellow lightweight contender, Benoit Saint Denis. The co-headliner will feature a contest between middleweight contenders Brendan Allen and Nassourdine Imavov. Here… Read more »