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By Joshua Molina

UFC President Dana White should stop promising title shots to winners of fights.  As we know, he doesn’t always follow through. It also distracts from the fight.

Alexander Gustafsson will get a UFC light heavyweight shot if… Read More

By Joshua Molina

Something’s fishy about Anderson Silva.

His manager, according to media reports, said Silva doesn’t want to fight the undefeated Chris Weidman because no one knows who Weidman is and that it would cost the UFC a lot… Read More

By FCF Staff

With Vitor Belfort having set Michael Bisping’s title shot aspirations back, courtesy a stunning head kick earlier this month, Chris Weidman is campaigning once again for a bout with UFC middleweight champ Anderson Silva.

After Weidman blasted… Read More

By Joshua Molina

Anderson Silva is regarded as the best pound-for-pound fighter in MMA.

And he just might be. He’s clearly dominant in most of his fights.

But he needs to fight more. And if he can’t find any qualified… Read More

By FCF Staff

The search for Anderson Silva’s next opponent continues, as a result of Michael Bisping’s stoppage loss to Vitor Belfort earlier this month, but the UFC could reportedly have something for the middleweight champion soon.

While speaking after… Read More

By Joshua Molina

CNN has an excellent sports journalism story today that is a good lesson for MMA reporters.

The story outlines how sports journalists failed in their coverage of the Manti Te’o-fake girlfriend scandal that has rocked the sports… Read More

By Michael Hatamoto

Vitor Belfort used a swift high kick to Michael Bisping’s dome to end the British fighter’s chance (again) of a shot at the UFC middleweight title.

With Bisping out of the running, it’s going to be fascinating… Read More

By Joshua Molina

Let’s get real. Nobody believes Michael Bisping will be the guy to dethrone Anderson Silva.

It’s just not likely to  happen.

Unfortunately, UFC President Dana White said Bisping is in line for a title shot if he… Read More

By Joshua Molina

Nearly seven years ago, 18,265 people packed San Jose’s Shark Tank, not to watch hockey, figure skating or a live concert.

They came to watch “cage fighting.” The legendary Frank Shamrock, a San Jose resident, battled… Read More

By Joshua Molina

Yes, the outcomes in pro wrestling are scripted, but a lot of what wrestlers do on live TV every week is very real.

And every MMA fighter could learn a lot from watching last night’s historic microphone… Read More

By Joshua Molina

The last time Tyron Woodley was inside a cage, he was experiencing his first taste of defeat – in the form of punches to the face and a wicked 4th round KO.

Nate Marquardt blasted the then-undefeated… Read More

By Joshua Molina

The UFC’s incredible popularity surge slowed this year, but the company remained atop the mixed martial world. Still, despite the ups and downs of 2012, the UFC appears poised for a huge year in 2013.

Six years… Read More

By Joshua Molina

Frank Shamrock has no love for UFC President Dana White, but he is softening a bit when it comes to the UFC.

“They are unstoppable,” Shamrock told Full Contact Fighter in a recent interview.

And although he… Read More

By Joshua Molina

After a mid-year slump, the UFC appears poised for a huge 2013.

The UFC is setting up for some blockbuster fights: Ronda Rousey vs. Liz Carmouche, Dan Henderson vs. Lyoto Machida, Georges St. Pierre vs. Nick Diaz,… Read More

By Joshua Molina

The UFC botched the acquisition of Strikeforce for what amounted to political reasons.

But there’s still a chance to salvage a grain of Strikeforce’s potential.

If Strikeforce does fold after Jan. 12, the UFC should allow the… Read More

By Joshua Molina

Canadian singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette turned the word “ironic” into a big hit song in the 1990s, and her anthem chronicling life’s weirdness could be the soundtrack for what will likely be Strikeforce’s final mixed martial arts show… Read More

Promotion Confirms Jorge Gurgel vs. Adriano Martins

By FCF Staff

Although Lorenz Larkin will not fight for a title on January 12^th, Strikeforce has announced that the undefeated middleweight will take on former champion Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza at the upcoming… Read More

By FCF Staff

Although Strikeforce’s upcoming “Champions” card has lost big names like Luke Rockhold and Gilbert Melendez due to injury, the promotion has announced that former UFC champ Josh Barnett will compete at the January 12th event.

According to… Read More

By FCF Staff

In the latest edition of Full Contact Fighter Radio, UFC vets Seth Baczynski and Nam Phan join the show to discuss their upcoming bouts. Baczynski is set to take on welterweight Mike Pierce on December 14th while… Read More

By Joshua Molina

Whoever’s running Strikeforce these days is making New York Jets head coach Rex Ryan look like a genius.

The company is literally imploding in front of the world and we haven’t heard the slightest peep from Scott… Read More