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By Greg Boasberg

Last week, it was announced that AXS TV will bring full-rules Muay Thai to its network with “Lion Fight 8” on January 25 at “The Joint” inside the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nev. … Read More

By FCF Staff

Just a day after DREAM announced the first two fights for it’s New Year’s Eve event at Saitama Super Arena in Tokyo, the promotion has announced today that it has added a lightweight contest between Shinya Aoki … Read More

By Greg Boasberg

Giorgio Petrosyan, recently crowned the GLORY 3 Rome ‘Final 8’ tournament champion and widely regarded as the best pound for pound stand-up fighter on the planet, is scheduled to fight veteran Muay Thai champ Ole “Thundercat” Laursen … Read More

By Tom Taylor

Despite a rocky few years as a UFC middleweight, Italian striker Alessio Sakara (15-10) has announced that he has signed a new five-fight deal with the world’s premier MMA organization. Sakara made this announcement in Italian on … Read More

By FCF Staff

The fallout has begun from the news that Strikeforce middleweight champ Luke Rockhold has been forced to withdraw from another title defense in January due to injury, and the man who’s had another title shot cancelled, apparently … Read More

By Greg Boasberg

What is it like when you have to fight your friend? Opening round match-ups were announced earlier this week for the GLORY 4 New Years Eve Heavyweight Grand Slam 16-man tournament taking place in Tokyo, Japan.

Tournament … Read More

Courtesy of GLORY

The opening round matches for the highly-anticipated GLORY 4 TOKYO – Heavyweight Grand Slam, one-night, 16-man kickboxing tournament at Saitama Super Arena on New Year’s Eve, were determined via a random draw in the Japanese capital today.… Read More

By Greg Boasberg

Muay Thai in America is back December 1st, 2012 at Raliegh Studios in Playa Del Rey, CA. The event entitled “In Honor of the King of Thailand’s 85th Birthday” will feature 18 of some of the best … Read More

By Glory Sports International / Via Press Release

TOKYO, Japan (Nov 14, 2011) – On the heels of last week’s press conference announcing a historic night of world-class DREAM MMA and GLORY kickboxing action at Saitama Super Arena on New … Read More

By Kelsey Mowatt

Although for several years the name Kultar “Black Mamba” Gill may have been tied to a sentence that also included “what ever happened to”, the K-1 Hero’s and DREAM veteran is back and making an impact with … Read More

By FCF Staff

With 2012 coming to a close the Ultimate Fighting Championship has confirmed several more events, and has released the 2013 schedule for cards that will be broadcast by FOX.

As expected, the first card that will be … Read More

By FCF Staff

Anthony Pettis has become one of the sport’s top lightweights thanks in large part to the coaching and training he’s received with the Roufusport team, and now the renowned Wisconsin gym has announced he is one of … Read More

By Press Release / New Jersey Office of the Attorney General

TRENTON – Attorney General Jeffrey S. Chiesa announced that a man who trains fighters for Amateur Mixed Martial Arts contests in New Jersey was sentenced today for submitting false … Read More

By FCF Staff

Surging lightweight TJ Grant has announced via Twitter that he’s signed a new, four fight deal with the UFC. The contract signing comes approximately one month after the 28 year-old fighter worked his way to a unanimous … Read More

By FCF Staff

The latest episode of Full Contact Fighter Radio is now available, which features conversations with UFC welterweight contender Johny Hendricks and accomplished featherweight Mark Hominick. Hendricks continues to prepare for a November 17th bout with Martin Kampmann, … Read More

By Joshua Molina

Former pro wrestler Ric Flair, after surviving a submission attempt and turning the tables on his opponent, used to scream to the crowd during his matches, “Now, we go to school!”

If Jon Fitch were Chael Sonnen, … Read More

By FCF Staff

For months the MMA world has been waiting for the curtain to drop on the Japanese promotion DREAM, and with the reported closure of its parent company Real Entertainment, it appears that’s finally happened.

News of Real … Read More

By Kelsey Mowatt

It’s come with more drama and frustration than he would have liked, but at the end of the day, Roger Hollett is back on track to make his Octagon debut at UFC 152. In what’s turned out … Read More

By Joshua Molina

Mixed martial arts needs a new star, and Nike deal or not, Jon Jones is not it, thanks to Dana White.

It doesn’t matter if the sport has great fighters, smart promoters or, hundreds of … Read More

By FCF Staff

Six new matchups, including a heavyweight collision between Gokhan Saki (76-15, 53 KO’s), who is of Turkish origin fighting for the Netherlands, and Mourad Bouzidi (65-18-2, 33 KO’s) of Tunisia have been confirmed for the GLORY 2 … Read More