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UFC on FOX 21: Kyle Bochniak Reports “This is my Window; My Opportunity of a Lifetime” as Second UFC Bout Nears
By Kelsey Mowatt
Kyle Bochniak will throw down in his second UFC bout on August 27th, and the Massachusetts fighter will do so, having transitioned into professional fighting, fulltime, for the last six months.
The featherweight is… Read More
Report: Brock Lesnar Also Tested Positive For Estrogen Blocker
By FCF Staff
Following the news that Brock Lesnar also failed an in-competition test, tied to his UFC 200 bout with Mark Hunt, it’s being reported that the heavyweight tested positive for an estrogen blocker.
According to a report from… Read More
USADA Says Brock Lesnar Will Continue to be Tested Following UFC 200
By FCF Staff
Although Brock Lesnar hasn’t definitively said he’ll return to the UFC for another fight, until the heavyweight star says he won’t be, he’ll continue to be drug tested.
Lesnar returned to the Octagon at UFC 200 on… Read More
UFC 200: Brock Lesnar Was Originally Eyeing UFC’s NYC Card For Return
By FCF Staff
The MMA world was delivered quite the surprise, when it was announced that Brock Lesnar was returning to the cage at UFC 200, and will face Mark Hunt. But, the former heavyweight champ’s revealed that initially, he… Read More
UFC 200: Brock Lesnar Says He’s “Never Run Away” From a Fight, Would Have Fought “Anybody” in Return
By FCF Staff
Brock Lesnar fought several of the UFC’s top heavyweights during his initial run with the promotion, and although he hasn’t fought since 2011, the former champ’s clearly willing to fight top tier opponents once again.
Lesnar will… Read More
Brock Lesnar Says he Called Dana White to Initiate UFC Return, Training Camp Plans in Motion
By FCF Staff
Brock Lesnar has done a few interviews since it was announced he’s returning to the UFC next month and will fight Mark Hunt, July 9th, but recently he sat down with his longtime, business associate, Paul Heyman.… Read More
UFC 200: Brock Lesnar Received Exemption on Four Month Notification, Drug Testing Policy
By FCF Staff
Ordinarily, a fighter who is coming out of retirement must notify the UFC and USADA four months in advance of their fight date, but Brock Lesnar has reportedly been granted an exemption.
On Saturday, the UFC announced… Read More
UFC FN 85: Hector Lombard Hopes to Score “Spectacular Win” And Title Shot in Return
By FCF Staff
Although Hector Lombard hasn’t fought in over a year, the heavy handed fighter is hoping to take out Neil Magny at UFC Fight Night 85, and lock up a title shot.
The welterweight contender is returning to… Read More
ECC 24 – 10th Anniversary Show: JP Shortfall Stops Shane Daley
Report by Peter Parsons, Photos by Paul Wilkins
Halifax, NS – March 11 – Ten years after holding the first sanctioned MMA event in Atlantic Canada, Extreme Cage Combat returned to the Halifax Forum for its 24th show. ECC 24… Read More
UFC Confirms Ross Pearson to Face Abel Trujillo Next
By FCF Staff
The UFC has added another fight to its March 20th card in Brisbane, Australia, as it has announced that lightweight Ross Pearson will take on Abel Trujillo.
Pearson (18-10) is coming off a unanimous decision loss to… Read More
Bellator Books Cheick Kongo vs. Vinicius Queiroz
By Press Release
SANTA MONICA, Calif. (January 15, 2015) – An injury to Augusto Sakai has derailed his previously announced pairing with Cheick Kongo (23-10-2) during “Bellator 150: Galvao vs. Dantas 2” at Kansas Star Arena in Mulvane,… Read More
Report: Fedor Emelianenko Not Fighting Tsuyoshi Kosaka at Rizin FF
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
UFC 193’s Stefan Struve Outlines Why Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is “as Tough as They Come”
By FCF Staff
Stefan Struve will fight Jake Rosholt at UFC 193 this weekend, and he will do so, having defeated one of the greatest heavyweights in his last outing.
In August, Struve took on Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, and handed… Read More
Report: Tim Kennedy Want to “Beat The Brakes” of PED Users Moving Forward
By FCF Staff
Over the last year, Tim Kennedy has expressed reservations about his future in fighting, but now the middleweight evidently has a new mission for his UFC career.
Kennedy hasn’t fought since last September, when he incurred a… Read More
UFC 195: Stipe Miocic Says Andrei Arlovski’s “Just Another Guy” he Needs to “Put Down”
By FCF Staff
Stipe Miocic has been assigned the task of stopping the resurgent Andrei Arlovski, and although he understands it’s a tough assignment, the heavyweight doesn’t seem fazed.
Miocic and Arlovski will battle at UFC 195 on January 2nd,… Read More
UFC FN 65: Watch The Weigh-Ins Live Beginning at 6:30 PM/ET
By FCF Staff
UFC Fight Night 65 will take place tomorrow night in Adelaide, Australia, and you can watch the official weigh-ins for the card, right here, beginning at 6:30 PM/ET.
In the card’s headliner, Stipe Miocic will battle… Read More
UFC 188: Cain Velasquez vs. Fabricio Werdum to Headline
By FCF Staff
As expected, the UFC’s next trip to Mexico will feature heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez taking on interim champ, Fabricio Werdum.
The promotion has announced that the bout will headline UFC 188, which will be hosted by the… Read More
Report: Joe Lauzon no Longer Fighting at UFC 180
By FCF Staff
Not long after it was revealed that Cain Velasquez will no longer compete at UFC 180, reports have surfaced that Joe Lauzon has also withdrawn from the card.
Lauzon was scheduld to fight lightweight Diego Sanchez at… Read More
UFC’s Alistair Overeem and Stefan Struve Have Agreed to Fight
By FCF Staff
Recently Dana White announced that the UFC would give Alistair Overeem at least one more fight, and now the promotion has confirmed he’s verbally agreed to face Stefan Struve.
The two heavyweights will square off at UFC… Read More
Report: Stefan Struve’s Manager Says UFC Vet “Definitely Wants to Fight” Again
By FCF Staff
Following Stefan Struve’s late removal from UFC 175, he assured fans he’s doing well, and now his manager is relaying that the heavyweight wants to fight again.
Struve–who was diagnosed with a rare heart condition last year–was… Read More