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By FCF Staff

“King Mo” Lawal has a new opponent for Rizin Fighting Federation’s upcoming, heavyweight tournament, as the promotion has announced he’ll face Brett McDermott.

Lawal had been scheduled to fight Mark Godbeer in the tourney’s quarterfinals, but the … Read More

By FCF Staff

The new promotion Rizin Fighting Federation has announced the opening round match-ups for its heavyweight tourney, which will begin on December 29th.

The quarterfinal bouts include Satoshi Ishii vs. Jiri Prochazka,  Goran Reljic vs. Vadim Nemkov, and … Read More

By FCF Staff

It looks as though Fedor Emelianenko will not face Tsuyoshi Kosaka for a second time at Rizin Fighting Federation’s December 31st card as reported.

Emelianenko and Kosaka battled back in 2000, and the latter won the bout … Read More

By FCF Staff

BAMMA has announced that the promotion’s heavyweight champion, Mark Godbeer, will compete in Rizin Fighting Federation’s 100 kilogram Grand Prix tournament, which will get underway on December 29th. The competition will conclude on New Year’s Eve in … Read More

By FCF Staff

Fedor Emelianenko was on hand today in Tokyo for a press conference announcing former PRIDE boss Nobuyui Sakakibara’s new organization, but the opponent for his next bout reportedly wasn’t announced.

Recently it was reported that Emelianenko will … Read More

By Kelsey Mowatt

In recent years, Nick Diaz has gone on to become one of mixed-martial-arts most fascinating and polarizing personalities, and since the former Strikeforce champ returned to the UFC in 2011, there’s been no shortage of controversy. Not … Read More

By Michael Hatamoto

Originally scheduled to serve as the UFC 152 main event later this month, Joseph Benavidez and Demetrious Johnson will now meet in a co-main event flyweight title fight. The winner will become the UFC’s first flyweight champion, … Read More

By FCF Staff

It didn’t take long at last night’s UFC on FOX 4 post-fight presser for the promotion’s president Dana White to start explaining why he has decided to grant Lyoto Machida a title shot instead of “Shogun” Rua.… Read More

By FCF Staff

“King Mo” Lawal’s fighting career isn’t quite done yet, as it’s being reported the former Strikeforce champ is returning for one more bout at Bellator 233.

The 38-year-old fighter announced he was hanging up the gloves earlier … Read More

By FCF Staff

“King Mo” Lawal retired earlier this year, following a stoppage loss to Jiri Prochazka in April, but if the accomplished fighter was to compete in one more bout, it would have to be with Bellator.

The 38-year-old … Read More

By FCF Staff

The fighters have hit the scales ahead of UFC 310, which will feature flyweight champion Alexandre Pantoja taking on former RIZIN bantamweight champ, Kai Asakura.

Brazil’s Pantoja came in at … Read More

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Following the late cancellation of a Eryk Anders – Chris Weidman fight at UFC 309 last weekend, it’s being reported that match-up is being targeted for UFC 310.

The middleweights … Read More

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Conor McGregor has released his first statement, since it was announced he will no longer fight at UFC 303.

The former featherweight and lightweight champ was scheduled to fight Michael Chandler at the June 29th event. But, … Read More

By FCF Staff

Sean Strickland has grown his fanbase considerably over the last couple of years, but it’s clear Luke Rockhold isn’t a fan of what the polarizing middleweight says or how he fights.

In recent years, Strickland has made … Read More

By FCF Staff

After feuding with Colby Covington via social media and interviews for weeks, Ian Machado Garry says he’s agreed to fight the polarizing fighter.

Recently, Garry reported via Instagram that the UFC has offered him a bout with … Read More

By FCF Staff

It’s still not clear if and when Conor McGregor will compete in the Octagon again. But, recently the polarizing star hinted that he’s set to clear one of the hurdles for his return.

Early in 2023, the … Read More

By FCF Staff

Plans are in place for AJ McKee to fight before the year is up, as recently Bellator announced the former featherweight champ will compete at the promotion’s November 17th card.

The 28-year-old McKee (20-1) hasn’t fought since … Read More

By FCF Staff

Conor McGregor has added another accomplishment to his martial arts resume, as the former UFC champ has been awarded his Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt.

The 35-year-old announced the news recently on his Instagram account and shared the … Read More

By FCF Staff

Following Sean Strickland’s stoppage win at UFC Vegas 76, the polarizing fighter says he deserves to fight for the promotion’s middleweight title.

Strickland faced Abus Magomedov in the card’s main event, and after losing the opening round, … Read More

By FCF Staff

It looks like male flyweight fighters will soon have another, big stage option to compete on, as it’s being reported Bellator is going to launch a flyweight division.

Currently, the lowest weight class Bellator promotes for men … Read More