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By FCF Staff

After Alexander Gustafsson called out Luke Rockhold via social media, the latter’s longtime friend and teammate, Daniel Cormier, has angrily responded.

Gustafsson made the comments following Rockhold’s KO loss to Yoel Romero at UFC 221. Recently the… Read More

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Luke Rockhold’s arrival at the UFC 221 open workouts likely won’t be forgotten anytime soon, as the former middleweight champ rode a camel to the event.

Rockhold will take on fellow contender, Yoel Romero in the… Read More

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Recently it was announced that former Bellator commentator, Jimmy Smith, had been hired by the UFC, and now the veteran martial artist has announced his commentating debut.

Smith has confirmed that he’ll be manning the broadcast booth… Read More

With UFC 220 now in the books, the MMA world will turn much of its focus to the January 27^th, UFC on FOX 27 card, and its headlining bout between “Jacare” Souza and Derek Brunson. Although no title is on… Read More

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This past weekend, UFC President Dana White reported that Robert Whittaker is battling a serious, internal staph infection, and recently the middleweight champ confirmed he’s “sick as a dog”.

Whittaker was scheduled to fight Luke Rockhold at… Read More

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Robert Whittaker’s first bout as the undisputed, middleweight champ will come against Luke Rockhold on February 10th, and today the fighter’s faced off for media in Australia.

Whittaker won the interim title this past July, by earning… Read More

It’s been a weird kind of year for Michael Bisping. Having entered 2017 following the first successful defence of his surprise Middleweight title, he leaves it with consecutive defeats – but is probably more popular and respected by MMA fans… Read More

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Now that it looks as though Georges St-Pierre will not be defending the UFC’s middleweight title, the promotion is reportedly close to finalizing a February 10th bout between Robert Whittaker and Luke Rockhold.

According to a report… Read More

Conor McGregor dominated the headlines in 2017, but not always for his exploits inside the Octagon, and with his money-spinning, boxing match against Floyd Mayweather now consigned to history, the Dubliner can get back to doing what he does… Read More

When Lyoto Machida returns to the Octagon later this month, for the first time since 2015, “The Dragon” certainly won’t do so with a warm-up fight.

On October 28th, at UFC Fight Night 119, Machida will take on Derek… Read More

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Luke Rockhold has been highly critical of Michael Bisping over the past couple of years, and as the latter’s bout with Georges St-Pierre nears, that isn’t changing.

Following Rockhold’s stoppage win over David Branch at UFC Fight… Read More

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If Georges St-Pierre defeats Michael Bisping in November, and lays claim to the UFC’s middleweight title, he will have to defend it at least once.

Recently the former welterweight champ reported that he’s signed a bout agreement… Read More

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Although Robert Whittaker won the interim middleweight belt in July, it looks like Georges St-Pierre will challenge Michael Bisping next, and recently the fighter weighed-in on the expected contest.

Whittaker worked his way to a decision win… Read More

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Now that Chris Weidman has returned to the win column, the former middleweight champ has turned his sites to the division’s current king, Michael Bisping.

Weidman took on Kelvin Gastelum last night at UFC on FOX 25,… Read More

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Since Chris Weidman has lost three straight fights, some observers have argued that the former middleweight champ’s best years are behind him. But, the “All-American” fighter says his performance in the gym and sparring, is evidence as… Read More

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UFC 213 lost a couple of of its marquee match-ups leading up to the July 8th event, and it looks like the card struggled to draw pay-per-view buys.

The event was originally scheduled to feature TJ Dillshaw… Read More

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The fighter payroll for this past weekend’s UFC 213 card has been released, and decorated heavyweight Alistair Overeem led the way.

According to the figures that the Nevada Commission has released, Overeem earned $800,000 for his decision… Read More

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Following Robert Whittaker’s victory over Yoel Romero, which handed him the interim 185 title, the Australian is being respectful of the reigning champ, Michael Bisping.

Whittaker worked his way to a decision win over the powerful wrestler… Read More

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Here are the results from tonight’s UFC 213 card, which saw Robert Whittaker win the interim middleweight title, by earning a decision win over Yoel Romero.

Bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes did not fight Valentina Shevchenko as scheduled,… Read More

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UFC 213 has undergone a major hit, just hours before the pay-per-view card is set to begin, as the UFC’s announced that Amanda Nunes has withdrawn due to illness.

The bantamweight champ was scheduled to fight Valentina… Read More