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Recovered TUF 1 Vet Fighting DaMarques Johnson

By FCF Staff

While heading into this Saturday’s UFC on FOX 4 card, much of the spotlight has been focused on the light-heavyweight title shot implications that will be riding on the event, … Read More

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K-1 has announced the opening round match-ups for the kickboxing organization’s upcoming U.S. Grand-Prix, which will include a bout between newly signed heavyweights Jarrell Miller and Jack May.

The, 6’4 tall, 23 year-old Miller joins K-1 armed … Read More

By Kelsey Mowatt

Now that Nate Marquardt has laid claim to the Strikeforce welterweight belt, which Nick Diaz left behind when he moved over to the UFC, the debate as to who will face the new champ is underway. Front … Read More

By Joshua Molina

The UFC is big, but, apparently, not that big. The kings of pay-per-view, the young male demographic, and Bud Light, met their match in the form of real kings, as in the Los Angeles … Read More

By Michael Hatamoto

Did Mauricio “Shogun” Rua, a former PRIDE superstar and one-time UFC light heavyweight champion, duck Glover Teixeira in favor of fighting Brandon Vera?

Some MMA fans and writers believe he did, while others said there is no … Read More

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After an ankle injury forced Travis Browne to withdraw from his scheduled bout with Ben Rothwell next Saturday, the UFC has announced that the rising heavyweight will fight veteran Antonio Silva, October 5^th in Minneapolis.

The … Read More

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Just a couple of weeks removed from the news that Jimi Manuwa has signed with the UFC, the promotion has confirmed that the British fighter will take on Kyle Kinsbury at its upcoming, September 29^th event … Read More

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Less than two weeks away from the upcoming August 4^th, UFC on FOX 4 card in Los Angeles, the UFC has confirmed that flyweight Ian McCall has been forced to withdraw from the event due … Read More

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According to reports, former Tachi Palace Fights flyweight champion and current bantamweight champ Ulysses Gomez will make his UFC debut against John Moraga, at UFC on FOX 4.

The news comes just days after Moraga’s original opponent, … Read More

By FCF Staff

Karl Amoussou quickly entrenched a title fight with Bellator champion Ben Askren tonight in Tampa, Florida, as the veteran made short work of Bryan Baker to win the promotion’s welterweight tourney.

Shortly into the Bellator 72 bout, … Read More

By Michael Hatamoto

UFC middleweight contender Alan Belcher is tired of sitting around and waiting for an opponent, saying he wants a tough fight.

After several potential matchups fell through, Belcher welcomes a fight against Chris Weidman.  Weidman most recently … Read More

From Invicta FC

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (July 19, 2012) – Twenty-four year old Lacey “The Ladie” Schuckman (7-4) of Lakewood, Colo. will replace Jasminka Cive in a flyweight (115 pounds) matchup with undefeated Ayaka Hamasaki (7-0) of Yamaguchi, Japan at … Read More

By Kelsey Mowatt

Earlier this year, Cole Miller finally made the drop featherweight, after competing for years in the UFC as an undersized lightweight. Despite the fact Miller compiled an Octagon record of 7-3 at 155 pounds, which included a … Read More

By Michael Hatamoto

Following UFC 148 earlier in the month, it was discovered that Forrest Griffin is the latest fighter to enjoy the legal benefits of testosterone replacement therapy (TRT).

Tito Ortiz, Griffin’s opponent for the fight, has been extremely … Read More

By Kelsey Mowatt

For the last three years, Travis Wiuff has been doing his part to reassert his presence in the MMA world, and along the way, the 80 plus fight veteran has been warning critics and opponents that he’s … Read More

By FCF Staff

Following Lyman Good’s 13 second knockout of Levon Maynard this April, Bellator has announced that the former champion will compete in the promotion’s upcoming Season 7 welterweight tourney. The competition will get underway on September 28th at … Read More

By Kelsey Mowatt

As Dhiego Lima headed into 2012, the rising prospect appeared to be on the verge of fighting for the same belt his older brother Douglas once held, the Maximum Fighting Championship’s welterweight title. While that day may … Read More

By Michael Hatamoto

Former UFC interim heavyweight champion Shane Carwin looks forward to a teaching stint on The Ultimate Fighter, which will also lead to a fight with Roy Nelson.

In his latest blog post, Carwin discussed how his team … Read More

By Joshua Molina

There’s a common name in wresting for a big guy with a lot of muscles who can’t move very fast inside the squared circle. They call him a “broomstick.”

The idea is for the broomstick to flex … Read More

By Joshua Molina

Ronda Rousey has a good thing going. The Olympic Judo bronze medalist has essentially become the new face of women’s MMA.

She’s undefeated and has submitted all five of her opponents by wicked armbar in the first … Read More