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By FCF Staff

Rustam Khabilov relayed after his win at UFC 206 that he wants to test the wrestling game of Kevin Lee, and the lightweight contender is up for the challenge.

Khabilov used his takedowns and top game to… Read More

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UFC on FOX 16 has undergone a change, approximately one month out from the event, as the promotion has announced that Rustam Khabilov is being replaced by Jim Miller.

According to the promotion’s official announcement, Khabilov has… Read More

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After his six fight win streak was halted by Benson Henderson last summer, Rustam Khabilov plans to get back on track at UFC Fight Night 61, and continue his climb up the lightweight rankings.

The #14th ranked… Read More

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Benson Henderson ended his lengthy run of decision wins tonight in Albuquerque, as the former lightweight champ took out Rustam Khabilov with a fourth round, rear-naked-choke.

The bout headlined UFC Fight Night 42, which was hosted by… Read More

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Here are the official weigh-in results for UFC Fight Night 42, which will see former lightweight champ Benson Henderson take on Rustam Khabilov in the main event.

In the co-headliner, Ross Pearson will take on lightweight contender… Read More

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Rustam Khabilov may not be a top ten ranked lightweight, and will be the underdog at UFC Fight Night 42 on Saturday, but it sounds like Benson Henderson is taking the Russian fighter very seriously.

The former… Read More

By Kelsey Mowatt

After Benson Henderson handed Josh Thomson a split decision loss at UFC on FOX 10 in January, few people likely predicted at the time, that the former champ would face Rustam Khabilov next. While the… Read More

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Benson Henderson has his next fight, as the former UFC lightweight champ will battle Rustam Khabilov, June 7th in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

The lightweight fight will headline the upcoming event, which will be hosted by the city’s Tingley… Read More

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It looks as though the UFC’s #6 ranked lightweight Rafael dos Anjos has his next assignment, as the vet will reportedly battle the rising Rustam Khabilov at UFC 170.

According to a report from MMA Boxing.ru, and… Read More

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The UFC gave Tim Kennedy a huge opportunity at tonight’s “Fight for the Troops” event, and he made the most of his main event booking by knocking out Rafael Natal.

The Army Ranger blasted Natal with a… Read More

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LOS ANGELES – Chicago’s Cinderella Man, Daniel James (15-6-1) is set to return to the BELLATOR cage in a main card matchup against No. 10-ranked Gokhan Saricam (8-2) when the promotion returns to The Windy City for BELLATOR 297: Nemkov vs. Romero on Friday, June 16… Read More

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Here are the weigh-in results for Bellator 292, which will take place Friday in Temecula, California.

In the main event, Marcelo Golm will take on fellow, heavyweight contender, Daniel James.

The event was supposed to featuer a… Read More

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The slate of action for BELLATOR 293: Golm vs. James, the promotion’s Friday, March 31 return to Pechanga Resort Casino in Temecula, Calif. is complete, with four main card bouts and 12 preliminary fights.

The… Read More

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LOS ANGELES – Today, BELLATOR officials announced that a pivotal heavyweight bout between No. 7-ranked Marcelo Golm (10-3) and No. 8-ranked Daniel James (14-6-1) has been booked to headline the promotion’s Friday, March 31 return to Pechanga Resort Casino in… Read More

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Bellator continues to build the line-up for the promotion’s October 23rd card in Moscow, as brothers Anatoly and Vladimir Tokov have been added to the card.

Recently, Bellator announced that Anatoly Tokov (29-2) will battle middleweight Sharaf… Read More

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Bellator has added two more bouts to the promotion’s upcoming card in Moscow, Russia, which include Russian fighters Usman Nurmagomedov and Vitaly Minakov.

The undefeated Nurmagomedov (13-0) will take on Patrik Pietila (11-8) in a 160 pound,… Read More

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Here are the results from UFC Moscow, which saw Zabit Magomedsharipov and Alexander Volkov record wins in the main and co-main events respectively.

Magomedsharipov outscored the rugged Calvin Kattar for the decision win, as did Volkov in his… Read More

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Here are the weigh-in results for Saturday’s UFC Moscow card.

In the main event, Zabit Magomedsharipov will take on fellow, rising featherweight, Calvin Kattar. In the co-main, Greg Hardy will battle heavyweight contender Alexander Volkov.

Main Card… Read More

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In a continuing trend that started last summer when the Russian-Chinese investment fund, Mubadala Investment Company, and Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), jointly announced the foundation of UFC Russia, undefeated Russian fighter

Movsar Evloev has abdicated his M-1… Read More