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By FCF Staff

In the season premiere of “The Ultimate Fighter”last week, the opening round winners were assigned to their teams and respective coaches, and began the process of settling in for the competition.

With episode two set to air … Read More

By Kelsey Mowatt

Due to an impressive run at lightweight and a five fight win streak, it appears as though Pat Healy is finally starting to get the respect, which for quite sometime, he didn’t feel he was getting. Case … Read More

By Jesse Heitz

For the UFC, the last portion of 2012 has so far hasn’t been anything but pure disappointment for many MMA fans, as well as the UFC brass themselves who have undoubtedly watched their bottom line suffer significantly … Read More

By FCF Staff

UFC 152 will go down in Toronto, Ontario this Saturday night, and in the wake of the cancellation of UFC 151, the upcoming card will feature several compelling bouts. In addition to the light-heavyweight bout between champion … Read More

By Kelsey Mowatt

Not every fighter who drops down to a new weight division has the success they envisioned ‘reinventing’ themselves, but in the case of TJ Grant, so far so good. After going five hundred as a welterweight in … Read More

By Joshua Molina

Dana White and Bob Sapp are two legends of MMA for entirely different reasons.

Yet, they have so much in common.

And it’s more than just the fact that they are both bald and that people turn … Read More

Says he will put the “old-man strength” on UFC 153 opponent Erick Silva

By Tom Taylor

At UFC 87, in August of 2008, UFC welterweight Jon Fitch almost reached the top of the mountain. Fitch had earned himself a title … Read More

By Tom Taylor

There was nothing but respect between UFC light-heavyweight champion Jon Jones and his upcoming opponent Vitor Belfort during UFC 152’s media conference call yesterday. Any fans who were salivating over the thought of the trash talk that … Read More

By FCF Staff

It appears as though Bellator will need to crown a new heavyweight champion, as according to multiple reports Wednesday, the undefeated, 28 year-old fighter has decided to retire from MMA. Bellator has not made any announcement regarding … Read More

By Kelsey Mowatt

Despite the fact that Gilbert Melendez is set to defend his lightweight title against a surging Pat Healy on September 29th, the longstanding narrative as to what the future holds for the champ and Strikeforce hasn’t gone … Read More

By FCF Staff

India’s Super Fight League promotion has announced that Ken Pavia has stepped down from his position as CEO with the company, effective as of September 1st.

According to a press release sent out from SFL Chairman Raj … Read More

By FCF Staff

Just days removed from fending off muggers in New York City, Renzo Gracie has reportedly been added to the MMA World Series of Fighting broadcasting team, as a result of Kurt Angle’s recent withdrawal. The pro wrestler … Read More

By Michael Hatamoto

It was just a couple of days ago when Full Contact Fighter posted a story regarding Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker’s decision to propel Lorenz Larkin into a title shot ahead of Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza.

I’m sure if … Read More

By Joshua Molina

There’s a lot of talk right now about Brock Lesnar and whether he belongs in the UFC Hall of Fame.

Lesnar will no doubt end up in the UFC Hall of Fame one day, as long as … Read More

By Chris Onzuka

Hawaii has been hit hard by the economy and the legislation regarding MMA.  Recently that law has expanded its reach to include kickboxing. The Hawaii MMA scene has fallen far from its hey day of having the … Read More

By Joshua Molina

Dana White as Steve Jobs?

That’s ridiculous.

Yahoo! sportswriter Kevin Iole made the hilarious comparison in a recent column titled “Sport in transition: UFC’s roster of bright stars dimmed by injuries, retirement.”

Here’s what Iole wrote: … Read More

By Jesse Heitz

Yesterday, the new startup company, World Series of Fighting, held a press conference that announced its official foray into the mixed martial arts business.  The press conference has raised a plethora of questions, mainly the long-term viability … Read More

By FCF Staff

For some time now the MMA community has been monitoring the health issues of Dan Miller’s son Danny Jr., who was diagnosed with polycystic kidney disease (PKD) at birth. The UFC veteran and his family are reporting … Read More

By Tom Taylor

UFC on Fuel TV 5 goes down on September 29, in Nottingham, England. The event, which is now less than a month away, will mark the return of The Ultimate Fighter alumnus Kyle Kingsbury, who will look … Read More

WSOF Has One Year Deal With NBC Sports Network

By FCF Staff

MMA World Series of Fighting held its first press conference this afternoon in Las Vegas, Nevada, to officially kick off the new promotion’s operations. As expected, the organization’s … Read More