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Light-Heavyweight Believes Bout With Lyoto Machida Next

By FCF Staff

After news surfaced that Chael Sonnen would coach opposite Jon Jones on the next season of “The Ultimate Fighter” and would fight the light-heavyweight champ next, contender Dan Henderson was … Read More

By FCF Staff

One of the initial driving forces behind the success of “The Ultimate Fighter” and the subsequent growth of MMA in North America, 35 year-old-veteran Stephan Bonnar, has retired from MMA.

After UFC President Dana White reportedly revealed … Read More

Featherweight Says He Turned Down Spot in Bellator Tourney

By Kelsey Mowatt

It’s been over four years now since Din Thomas exited from the UFC, and while the past few years have had their share of highs and lows, the … Read More

By Tom Taylor

Sure, we’ve never seen a fighter use the skin of his fallen opponents to craft himself a mask, and we haven’t yet seen an unconscious fighter rise again as a zombie, but the UFC’s octagon has still … Read More

By Jesse Heitz

I recently read an article that claimed Dana White has become out of touch with the MMA fan base.  The article was well-crafted and certainly well-argued, yet I’m far from sold on the notion that the long-time … Read More

By Glory Sports International

TOKYO, Japan (Oct. 25, 2012) – TOKYO, Japan (Sept. 24, 2012) – Glory Sports International (GSI), owner and operator of the Glory World Series, announced today that it will be responsible for presenting ‘DREAM … Read More

By FCF Staff

The debut event for World Series of Fighting will take place in less than two weeks on November 3^rd, and in preparation for the card, the promotion held a teleconference today featuring several main card … Read More

By FCF Staff

At a time of reported falling revenues and after the departure of former executive director George Dodd, the California State Athletic Commission has announced that Andy Foster has been hired to revitalize the ailing organization.

The CSAC … Read More

By WSOF

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (Oct. 23, 2012) – Legendary MMA personality and former UFC heavyweight champion, Bas “El Guapo” Rutten, and NBC commentator Todd Harris will call the debut Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) event for World Series of Fighting, … Read More

Believes Martin Kampmann Could Surprise “Little Bit Green” Johny Hendricks

By Kelsey Mowatt

These are interesting times in the UFC welterweight division, and thanks to the recent successes of several fighters, there is no shortage of compelling fights in a … Read More

By Jesse Heitz

Seemingly out of the blue, Chael Sonnen has been thrust into the limelight of the UFC’s light heavyweight division.  After his disappointing and perhaps even controversial loss to Anderson Silva in their second bout at UFC 148, … Read More

By UFC / FX

Las Vegas, Nevada – The first-ever active duty member of the United States Armed Forces claimed his first preliminary round win of the competition, as Staff Sgt. Colton Smith won a majority decision over Eddy Ellis … Read More

By FCF Staff

One had to wonder how the news that Chael Sonnen will fight UFC Light-Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones next would sit with top contender Dan Henderson, and now we know. Henderson, who was scheduled to fight Jones at … Read More

By Kelsey Mowatt

If you had asked Graham Spencer a few years ago if he could envision a time where his days were spent training for a fight, rather than working as an electrician, he likely would have said no. … Read More

Facing TUF Vet Joseph Henle for MFC Belt Oct. 26th

By Kelsey Mowatt

As many veteran fighters will likely tell you, having success on the regional circuit of MMA does not always result in a call-up to a bigger show. … Read More

By Tom Taylor

As MMA fans, we learn more about our sport every time we watch a fight, even if we don’t realize it. We might be reminded of something we had long forgotten, or we might be made aware … Read More

By Jesse Heitz

In previous pieces I’ve written extensively about the injury bug and the near catastrophes that have seemingly plagued the Zuffa brands of Strikeforce and the UFC as of late.  We’ve seen an almost unprecedented level of injuries … Read More

By FCF Staff

For the third time this fall, ZUFFA has been forced to cancel an event due to the substantive impact of injuries, as today Strikeforce has announced that a scheduled November 3rd card in Oklahoma City will not … Read More

By Tom Taylor

This Saturday, UFC light heavyweight Stephan Bonnar will have to chance to pull off one of the biggest upsets in UFC history. When UFC 153’s original main event, a featherweight title fight between champ Jose Aldo and … Read More

By FCF Staff

FCF Radio is back with original host Kelsey Mowatt behind the wheel. In this latest episode of the show, Mowatt talks with newly crowned UFC Flyweight Champion Demetrious Johnson, as well as UFC lightweight Sam Stout, who’s … Read More