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By Kelsey Mowatt

While the debate continues as to whether the UFC 170 headliner was stopped too early, and more than a few fans voted yes with a wailing round of boos, Ronda Rousey demonstrated that her arsenal is not … Read More

By Kelsey Mowatt

Although UFC 170 recently lost an all-star bout between Daniel Cormier and Rashad Evans, it certainly hasn’t taken long for the latter’s replacement, Pat Cummins, to create some serious buzz about his Octagon debut. Not long ago, … Read More

By FCF Staff

As “TUF Nations: Canada vs. Austrlia” continues to air, and filming for the latest season of “TUF Brazil” unfolds, the UFC has announced plans for a season featuring Latin American fighters.

According to an announcement from the … Read More

By FCF Staff

The long awaited, Chael Sonnen-Wanderlei Silva will no longer take place on May 24th at UFC 173, as the promotion has announced it will headline a May 31st card.

Silva-Sonnen was initially set to be the co-main … Read More

By FCF Staff

Cody Gibson will make his Octagon debut on very short notice, as the bantamweight has been booked to replace the injured Lucas Martins at UFC 170, which goes down February 22nd. Gibson will take on Aljamain Sterling, … Read More

By FCF Staff

Despite the withdrawal of Francisco Rivera, Raphael Assuncao will still fight at UFC 170 on February 22nd, as the promotion has reportedly signed Pedro Munhoz to fight the bantamweight contender.

Rivera recently dropped out of the bout … Read More

By FCF Staff

Although there have been reports that Gilbert Melendez will fight rising lightweight Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 170 on February 22nd, Dana White has announced the bout’s not in fact official.

The UFC President took to Twitter and … Read More

By FCF Staff

Ronda Rousey not only collected her second win over rival Miesha Tate tonight at UFC 168, but the bantamweight champ earned “Fight of the Night” and “Submission of the Night” for her efforts.

Rousey tapped out Tate … Read More

By FCF Staff

It’s the giving season and Siyar Bahadurzada plans to give back to his native Afghanistan in a substantive way, after the welterweight battles John Howard at UFC 168 this Saturday night.

In a recent interview with UFC.com … Read More

By FCF Staff

The February 22nd, UFC 170 card in Las Vegas has received a compelling bantamweight fight, as Raphael Assuncao and Francisco Rivera have agreed to battle at the upcoming event.

Assuncao (21-4) is currently the promotion’s #4 ranked … Read More

By FCF Staff

Daniel Cormier has consistently relayed that he wants to fight a top 205’er in his light-heavyweight debut, and the former heavyweight will get just that. Former champ Rashad Evans announced during his UFC FN 33 commentating duties … Read More

By FCF Staff

Robbie Lawler continues to have a big comeback year, as the punishing slugger has catapulted up the welterweight ranks as a result of his split decision win over Rory MacDonald at UFC 167.

Lawler was ranked #10 … Read More

By FCF Staff

There’s been no shortage of coverage surrounding Georges St. Pierre’s upcoming, November 16th bout, not only because he will fight dangerous contender Johny Hendricks, but because the welterweight champ has been undergoing WADA certified drug testing.

The … Read More

By FCF Staff

Following Chael Sonnen’s impressive win over “Shogun” Rua at UFC Fight Night 26, most people expected to see “The American Gangster” fight Wanderlei Silva next. Since the latter is unable to fight before the year is out, … Read More

By FCF Staff

After Rafael Natal was recently moved from UFC 167 to “Fight for the Troops III” to face Tim Kennedy in the headliner, Ed Herman was left without an opponent. As a result, Thales Leites will reportedly step … Read More

By FCF Staff

Following their respective wins at UFC on FOX 8 in July, Dana White said he was interested in booking Robbie Lawler versus Rory MacDonald, and the bout appears to be a done deal.

According to a report … Read More

By FCF Staff

Signs continue to point to the fact that Nick Diaz maybe returning to action soon, as after reportedly relaying to Dana White he wants to fight again, comes word that the UFC has sent Diaz an offer.… Read More

By FCF Staff

The Nevada State Athletic Commission has released the payroll figures for Saturday’s UFC 162 card in Las Vegas, and as reported previously, Anderson Silva led the way.

The former middleweight champ collected $600,000 for his main event … Read More

By Kelsey Mowatt

After closing out 2012 with a decision loss to Mike Pierce in December, Seth Baczynski will look to regain the considerable momentum he had prior to his defeat at UFC 162, when he takes on Brian Melancon. … Read More

By FCF Staff

In recent weeks, UFC vets like Jacob Volkmann and John Cholish have been openly critical about the compensation fighters earn from the Ultimate Fighting Championship, and former welterweight contender Jon Fitch has argued that fighter’s need more … Read More