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UFC: Tim Boetsch to Battle Thales Leites Next
By FCF Staff
The January 31st, UFC 183 card has picked up a notable middleweight fight, as Tim Boetsch will battle fellow top 15 ranked Thales Leites.
Boetsch (18-7) will be looking to build on his memorable, stoppage win over… Read More
UFC 178: Tim Kennedy Weighs in on Wrestling Skills of Olympic Silver Medalist Yoel Romero
By FCF Staff
Although Tim Kennedy will face one of MMA’s most decorated wrestlers at UFC 178, the middleweight is more than confident in his own grappling abilities heading into his scrap with Yoel Romero.
The #6th ranked middleweight, who… Read More
UFC’s Lorenz Larkin Says Drop to 170 Coming After Latest Defeat
By FCF Staff
After suffering a unanimous decision loss to Derek Brunson at UFC 177, which marked his third straight defeat, Lorenz Larkin has announced a move to welterweight is likely coming.
The middleweight, who was coming off a KO… Read More
Tim Boetsch on Thrilling UFC FN 47 Victory: “I Had to Win This Fight if I Wanted to Keep my Job”
By Kelsey Mowatt
Tim Boetsch buzzed the MMA world at UFC Fight Night 47 by scoring a come from behind win over Brad Tavares, and the middleweight believes he kept his roster spot in doing so.
Heading into… Read More
New Full Contact Fighter Radio Features UFC’s Tim Boetsch, Post UFC FN 48 and 49 Discussion
By FCF Staff
The latest episode of Full Contact Fighter Radio features talks with UFC middleweight Tim Boetsch, and veteran MMA observer, Brendan Leier.
Boetsch is coming off a memorable, stoppage win over Brad Tavares at UFC Fight Night 47,… Read More
UFC FN 47: Dana White Weighs in on Announced Attendance of 5,329
By FCF Staff
The Ultimate Fighting Championship headed to Maine for the first time on Saturday, and the Fight Night card reportedly drew an attendance of just over 5,000.
Following the event, which was attended by 5,329 people and generated… Read More
UFC FN 47: Ryan Bader Outscores a Game Ovince St. Preux
By FCF Staff
Ryan Bader halted Ovince St. Preux’s rise up the light-heavyweight ranks tonight at UFC FN 47, as he outscored the latter for the unanimous decision win.
A game St. Preux managed to land several telling strikes throughout… Read More
UFC FN 47 Weigh-In Results: Ryan Bader and “OSP” Ready for Headliner
By FCF Staff
Here are the official weigh-in results for Saturday’s UFC Fight Night card, which will be hosted by the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor, Maine.
All of the competitors for the event made weight, including headliners Ryan… Read More
UFC FN 47: Ovince St. Preux Believes Ryan Bader is “Overrated”
By FCF Staff
Although Ovince St. Preux is set to compete, in what most would say, is the biggest fight of his life Saturday, the light-heavyweight believes opponent Ryan Bader is shouldering far more pressure.
The two will… Read More
UFC FN 47: Seth Baczynski Fighting Newcomer Alan Jouban
By FCF Staff
The Ultimate Fighting Championship has announced that RFA veteran Alan Jouban will make his Octagon debut versus Seth Baczynski, August 16th. The welterweight fight will be part of UFC Fight Night 47, which will be hosted by… Read More
UFC 178: Tim Kennedy to Battle Yoel Romero
By FCF Staff
UFC 178 has picked up a compelling, middleweight fight, as the promotion has announced Tim Kennedy will face fellow contender Yoel Romero at the September 27th event.
The upcoming card will go down in Las Vegas, Nevada,… Read More
Report: Ryan Bader to Face Ovince St-Preux at UFC FN 47
By FCF Staff
Following their wins at UFC 174, Ryan Bader and Ovince St-Preux expressed an interest in fighting each other next, and now the bout is reportedly a done deal.
The light-heavyweights will square off in the main event… Read More
Report: Sam Alvey to Face Tom Watson at UFC FN 47
By FCF Staff
After competing on TUF 16, it looks as though MFC champion Sam Alvey is returning to the UFC, and will fight Tom Watson on August 16th.
The bout will reportedly be part of UFC Fight Night 47… Read More
Report: Derek Brunson to Face Lorenz Larkin at UFC 176
By FCF Staff
After it was announced earlier that James Vick will take on Walmir Lazaro at UFC 176, it looks as though a middleweight bout between Lorenz Larkin and Derek Brunson is set for August 2nd.
Larkin and Brunson… Read More
Michael Bisping Says He’s “Happy to Oblige” Luke Rockhold
By FCF Staff
Following Luke Rockhold’s quick submission win over Tim Boetsch at UFC 172, the middleweight repeated his wish to fight Michael Bisping, and the latter is “happy to oblige.”
Bisping, who is coming off a decision loss to… Read More
UFC Rankings Update: Fabricio Werdum, Yoel Romero and Khabib Nurmagomedov Move up the Ladder
By FCF Staff
The Ultimate Fighting Championship has released its new rankings, following the latest FOX card on Saturday night, and Fabricio Werdum is officially the #1 heavyweight contender.
As a result of Werdum’s unanimous decision win over Travis Browne,… Read More
UFC on FOX 11: Fabricio Werdum Secures Title Shot With Dominant, Decision Win
By FCF Staff
It looks like Fabricio Werdum will be the next man to challenge UFC heavyweight champ Cain Velasquez, as the Brazilian scored a dominant, decision win over Travis Browne at UFC on FOX 11.
Although Browne was able… Read More
UFC on FOX 11 Weigh-In Results: Fabricio Werdum and Travis Browne set for Title Shot Eliminator
By FCF Staff
Here are the official weigh-in results for Saturday’s UFC on FOX 11 card in Orlando, Florida, which will feature Travis Browne taking on Fabricio Werdum in the main event.
Both heavyweights made weight for the title shot… Read More
UFC FN 40: Lorenz Larkin and Costa Philippou Agree to Fight
By FCF Staff
The UFC’s May 10th Fight Night card is nearing completion, as the promotion has announced that Lornez Larkin and Costa Philippou have verbally agreed to fight at the Cincinnati bound card.
Larkin (14-2) will be looking to… Read More
UFC on FOX 11: Josh Samman Versus Caio Magalhaes Latest Addition
By FCF Staff
The line-up for UFC on FOX 11 continues to near completion, as the promotion has announced that Josh Samman will take on middleweight Caio Magalhaes at the April 19th event. The card will be hosted by Orlando’s… Read More