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UFC on FOX 11: Fabricio Werdum Secures Title Shot With Dominant, Decision Win
By FCF Staff
It looks like Fabricio Werdum will be the next man to challenge UFC heavyweight champ Cain Velasquez, as the Brazilian scored a dominant, decision win over Travis Browne at UFC on FOX 11.
Although Browne was able… Read More
UFC on FOX 11 Weigh-In Results: Fabricio Werdum and Travis Browne set for Title Shot Eliminator
By FCF Staff
Here are the official weigh-in results for Saturday’s UFC on FOX 11 card in Orlando, Florida, which will feature Travis Browne taking on Fabricio Werdum in the main event.
Both heavyweights made weight for the title shot… Read More
UFC on FOX 11: Josh Samman Versus Caio Magalhaes Latest Addition
By FCF Staff
The line-up for UFC on FOX 11 continues to near completion, as the promotion has announced that Josh Samman will take on middleweight Caio Magalhaes at the April 19th event. The card will be hosted by Orlando’s… Read More
UFC on FOX 11: Nurmagomedov-dos Anjos Among Three Additions to April 19th Card
By FCF Staff
After Rafael dos Anjos lost his February 22nd bout with Rustam Khabilov, due to the latter being injured, the lightweight has agreed to face fellow contender Khabib Nurmagomedov on April 19th. The bout will be part of… Read More
UFC FN 35: Luke Rockhold Leads Event’s Payroll
By FCF Staff
The Georgia Athletic and Entertainment Commission has released the salary figures for Wednesday’s UFC FN 35 event in Duluth, and former Strikeforce champ Luke Rockhold was the top earner.
According to the numbers, Rockhold collected $80,000 for… Read More
UFC FN 35: Luke Rockhold Takes Out Costas Philippou
By FCF Staff
Luke Rockhold got back on the winning track in impressive fashion tonight at UFC Fight Night 35 in Duluth, Georgia, as the former Strikeforce champ quickly took out middleweight contender Costas Philippou.
Not long after the fight’s… Read More
UFC FN 35 Weigh-in Results: Rockhold And Philippou Set For Headliner
By FCF Staff
Here are the official weigh-in results for tomorrow night’s UFC FN 35 card in Duluth, Georgia, which will see Luke Rockhold battle Costas Philippou in the main event.
Both of the top ten ranked middleweights weighed in… Read More
UFC FN 35: Watch The Weigh-Ins Live, Beginning at 4 PM EST / 1PM PST
By FCF Staff
You can watch the weigh-ins for Wednesday’s UFC Fight Night 35 card right here at Full Contact Fighter, beginning today at 4:00 PM / EST 1:00PM PST.
The event, which will be hosted by Duluth’s Gwinnett… Read More
UFC FN 31: Kennedy Blasts Natal in “Fight for the Troops” Headliner
By FCF Staff
Tim Kennedy didn’t disappoint all of the military personnel in attendance at “Fight for the Troops III” tonight, as the decorated soldier stopped Rafael Natal in the card’s main event.
Natal was able to land several hard… Read More
UFC FN 31 Weigh-In Results: Kennedy And Natal Cleared For Headliner
By FCF Staff
Here are the official weigh-in results for tomorrow night’s UFC Fight Night 31 card, which will be hosted by Kentucky’s Fort Campbell. The “Fight for the Troops” event will feature decorated solider Tim Kennedy taking on renowned… Read More
UFC FN 31: Brian Houston in as a Replacement, Fighting Derek Brunson
By FCF Staff
Due the reported withdrawal of Antonio Braga Neto from the UFC’s upcoming “Fight for the Troops III” card on November 6th, Brian Houston has been tapped to fight middleweight Derek Brunson. UFC FN 31 will be hosted… Read More
“Fight for the Troops III”:Two More Middleweight Bouts Confirmed
By FCF Staff
The upcoming, November 6th, “Fight for the Troops III” card has received two more middleweight bouts, just days after the UFC announced that Lyoto Machida will fight Tim Kennedy in the headliner. The card will be hosted… Read More
Benson Henderson, Gilbert Melendez and Frank Mir Lead UFC on FOX 7 Payroll
By FCF Staff
The California State Athletic Commission has released the salary figures for Saturday’s UFC on FOX 7 card in San Jose, and as one might expect, headliners Benson Henderson and Gilbert Melendez were among the leaders.… Read More
UFC on FOX 7: Benson Henderson Manages to Retain Lightweight Belt
By FCF Staff
Most fans and pundits were expecting a very close fight, and at the end of the day, Benson Henderson and Gilbert Melendez produce a memorable and extremely competitive “champion vs. champion” bout.
Henderson managed to retain… Read More
UFC on FOX 7 Weigh-Ins: Benson Henderson and Gilbert Melendez Set For Historic Bout
By FCF Staff
All of the competitors for tomorrow night’s UFC on FOX 7 card in San Jose made weight this afternoon, including UFC Lightweight Champion Benson Henderson and former Strikeforce champ Gilbert Melendez.
Henderson came in at 155… Read More
Report: Thiago Silva vs. Rafael “Feijao” Cavalcante Moved To UFC on FUEL TV 10
By FCF Staff
An all Brazilian, light-heavyweight bout between Rafael “Feijao” Cavalcante and Thiago Silva will now reportedly take place on June 8th, rather than July 6th as originally thought.
The fight has been moved to the UFC on FUEL… Read More
Feijao Slapped With One Year Suspension After Testing Positive For Banned Substance In May
By Michael Hatamoto
Strikeforce light heavyweight competitor Rafael “Feijao” Cavalcante tested positive for an undisclosed banned substance after his Strikeforce fight against Mike Kyle in May, effectively terminating a potential title matchup with Gegard Mousasi.
The Feijao vs. Mousasi fight… Read More
Strikeforce Confirms Voelker vs. Burrell, Kyle vs. Cavalcante For May 19th
By FCF Staff
Not long after news surfaced that Josh Thomson will fight lightweight champion Gilbert Melendez for a third time on May 19th, Strikeforce has announced two more bouts for the promotion’s upcoming San Jose card.
In addition to… Read More
Ohio Commission Releases Drug and Steroid Test Results for “Barnett vs. Kharitonov”
By FCF Staff
The Ohio Athletic Commission has released the drug test results following Strikeforce’s recent September 10th “Barnett vs. Kharitonov” card in Cincinnati, which was hosted by the city’s U.S Bank Arena.
The Commission’s Bernie Profato has confirmed… Read More
Barnett, Cormier Advance to GP Finals, Rockhold Dethrones Souza
By FCF Staff
Here are the results from tonight’s Strikeforce “Barnett vs. Kharitonov” event in Cincinnati, which saw Josh Barnett and Daniel Cormier score first round victories to advance to the finals of the promotion’s heavyweight grand-prix final.
In… Read More