Search Results for: A NEW era
United Kingdom’s Made4TheCage Joins MMA World Cup
By Press Release
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA March 7, 2017 With last month’s official announcement of The MMA World Cup, organizations from around the world have been scrambling to put together their teams to participate in this highly anticipated event. Made4TheCage … Read More
Russia’s MFP Joins WSOF Global in The MMA World Cup
By Press Release
The landscape is changing in MMA on an international level with announcement of the highly anticipated MMA World Cup. MFP is now joined by 19 other World Cup Teams, including WSOF Global, represented in sixteen countries on … 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
CFFC 43: Instant Replay Will be Available During November 1st Card
By CFFC (via press release)
NEW YORK, NY (Oct. 29, 2014) – Cage Fury Fighting Championships (www.cffc.tv), the first Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) promotion in history to adopt instant replay in New Jersey State seven years ago, will also be … Read More
BattleGrounds MMA: Cody McKenzie, Dennis Hallman and Luigi Fioravanti Among Six Fighters Booked for One Night Tourney
By Battlegrounds MMA (via press release)
TULSA, OK (May 1, 2014) – BattleGrounds MMA (www.battlegroundsone.com), the upstart Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) promotion headed by Olympic wrestling legend Kenny Monday, announced today that it has signed the first six competitors for … Read More
Bellator 117: Douglas Lima Plans to Get Title And “Defend it Forever”, Says he “Can’t Hate” on Ben Askren
By Kelsey Mowatt
When Douglas Lima battles Rick Hawn on April 18th, just over two years will have gone by since “The Phenom” challenged Ben Askren for the Bellator welterweight title in 2012. Although Lima was unable to hand the … Read More
Bellator: “Rampage” Jackson-Tito Ortiz to Headline PPV Event
By FCF Staff
Bellator has announced during it’s latest event tonight in New Mexico, that former UFC light-heavyweight champ Tito Ortiz is coming out of retirement, and will fight “Rampage” Jackson on November 2nd. The news comes as a pretty … Read More
Cortez Coleman Believes There Will Be “Fireworks” When He Meets Keith Berry at Bellator 96
By Tony Kamps
Growing up it looked as though Cortez Coleman was destined to be just another statistic. All three of his brothers have spent time in jail. Coleman decided that route was not going to be his destiny. He … Read More
Tim Sylvia vs. Tony Johnson Among Latest Additions to ONE FC: Rise to Power
By ONE FC (via press release)
08 April 2013 – Singapore: ONE Fighting Championship™ (ONE FC), presented by Casino Filipino and in association with Universal Reality Combat Championship (URCC), announced today three undercard bouts for ONE FC: RISE TO POWER. … Read More
Filho Challenges Shogun, Wanderlei Calls Him Chicken
Filho Challenges Shogun, Wanderlei Calls Him Chicken
The dispute between Rogerio and Arona for the right to face Wanderlei Silva, took another spicy and controversial turn after the final of the PrideFC 83kg Grand Prix. After the event, Paulo Filho… Read More
Vitor Belfort Wants Couture For The Title!
Vitor Belfort Wants Couture for the Title!
By Eduardo Alonso
With the sudden and unfortunate injury that Tito Ortiz suffered this week, the main event of UFC 36 between Belfort and Ortiz is once again at least… Read More
Is Tito Ortiz Ready To Takemixed Martial Arts Into The Mainstream?
Is Tito Ortiz Ready to Take
Mixed Martial Arts into the Mainstream?
By Josh Gross
Huntington Beach, Calif. native Tito Ortiz defends his Light-Heavyweight Title for the third time Friday night, June 29th, in the… Read More
Vanderlei Silva
Part 1 of
Vanderlei Silva
By Eduardo Alonso
Originally published in the
May 2001 issue of Full Contact Fighter
March 25th, at the Saitama Super Arena. That night in Japan, Vanderlei Silva stunned the world… Read More
Henry Cejudo vs. Song Yadong, Dominick Cruz vs. Rob Font Among Fights Announced for UFC Seattle
By FCF Staff
The UFC is heading back to Seattle for a February 22nd show, and the promotion’s announced that a bantamweight bout between Henry Cejudo and Song Yadong will headline.
The former flyweight and … Read More
Jamal Ben Saddik Faces Uku Jurjendal at GLORY 98
By press release
It was announced earlier this week that fan favourite Jamal Ben Saddik (36-9, 29 KO) would make his much-anticipated return to the ring at an upcoming GLORY event early next year.
Now it is confirmed that he … Read More
UFC Tampa Weigh-in Results
By FCF Staff
The fighters have weighed in for the final event of the UFC’s 2024 campaign, and all of the bouts are proceeding.
In the main event, rising welterweight Joaquin Buckley will … Read More
UFC Announces Jan Blachowicz – Carlos Ulberg Bout
By FCF Staff
After going throughout 2024 without competing, Jan Blachowicz has his next fight booked.
Recently, the UFC announced that the former light-heavyweight champ will battle rising contender, Carlos Ulberg, at the promotion’s March … Read More
UFC 310 Results: Alexandre Pantoja Defends Title With Impressive Win
By FCF Staff
The UFC closed out its 2024 pay-per-view schedule on Saturday, and the card saw Alexandre Pantoja extend his reign as the flyweight champ.
The Brazilian fighter faced former RIZIN bantamweight … Read More
Urijah Faber Says Song Yadong vs. Umar Nurmagomedov Bout More Likely For January, Not December
By FCF Staff
Recently it was reported that Umar Nurmagomedov is fighting Song Yadong in December, but the latter’s coach, Urijah Faber, has thrown cold water on that rumor.
After weeks of speculation … Read More
DWCS Results: Four More UFC Contracts Awarded
By FCF Staff
Here are the results from the final card of the latest season of the Dana White Contender Series, which saw four more UFC contracts awarded.
Nick Klein, Jonathan Micallef, Luis … Read More