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By FCF Staff

After initial reports that the Ultimate Fighting Championship was attempting to book a bout between lightweight contenders Gilbert Melendez and Khabib Nurmagomedov, it’s been announced that the fight will not happen.

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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

MacLean Hopes Grant Fights Winner Pettis-Thomson

By Kelsey Mowatt

Since last week’s thrilling fight between Gilbert Melendez and Diego Sanchez at UFC 166, one of the key questions to emerge is whether Melendez has reinserted himself into the title shot … Read More

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While there were several entertaining bouts tonight at UFC 166, lightweights Gilbert Melendez and Diego Sanchez stole the show, and not surprisingly they earned “Fight of the Night”.

Melendez went on earn a unanimous decision win for … Read More

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Here are the results from tonight’s UFC 166 card in Houston, Texas, which saw Cain Velasquez retain the heavyweight championship, by stopping Junior dos Santos in the fifth round.

Although dos Santos was able to defend more … Read More

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Daniel Cormier Reportedly Fighting Dion Staring

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After Strikeforce was forced to cancel its November 3rd card due to injuries, the promotion and Showtime promised a stacked event in January, and according to reports the card will in … Read More

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STRIKEFORCE^® announced this evening that its event planned for Saturday, Sept. 29 at Power Balance Pavilion in Sacramento, Calif. has been cancelled. STRIKEFORCE lightweight champion Gilbert Melendez, who was set to defend his title against Pat … Read More

By Kelsey Mowatt

Due to an impressive run at lightweight and a five fight win streak, it appears as though Pat Healy is finally starting to get the respect, which for quite sometime, he didn’t feel he was getting. Case … Read More

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As most expected would be the case, both Strikeforce Lightweight Champion Gilbert Melendez and women’s Featherweight Champion Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos defended their respective titles tonight in San Diego, California.

In a bout that took place almost entirely … Read More

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Here are the official weigh-in results for Strikeforce’s latest event tomorrow night in San Diego, which will see the promotion’s lightweight champion Gilbert Melendez face Jorge Masvidal in the main event.

The card will be broadcast on … Read More

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The Global Association of Mixed Martial Arts (GAMMA), today announced that Anthony Pettis has joined the Athletes’ Commission under GAMMA USA.

Continuing to add growth to the GAMMA USA leadership team, current PFL Lightweight & former UFC/WEC … Read More

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Arnold Allen recorded his seventh straight win in the Octagon at UFC Raleigh this past weekend. But, due to his continued presence on the prelims and his lacking of a top 15 ranking, the British fighter passed … Read More

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Here are the results for UFC 239, which took place in Las Vegas, Nevada.

In the main event, Jon Jones retained the light-heavyweight title, but one judge scored the bout for Thiago Santos. Although the latter appeared … Read More

By FCF Staff

The early weigh-ins are over in Las Vegas, Nevada for UFC 239, and all of Saturday’s bouts are official.

In the main event, light-heavyweight champ Jon Jones will take on Thiago Santos. In the co-headliner, Amanda Nunes … Read More

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6 November 2018 – Singapore: The largest global sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), has just announced that newly-signed ONE Championship athletes Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson and “The Underground King” Eddie Alvarez will be … Read More

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Jeremy Stephens is set to fight one of the greatest fighters of all time this Saturday, and while “Lil’ Heathen” says he’s not looking past Jose Aldo, he says he’s going to dominate the legend.

The featherweights … Read More

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LOS ANGELES – Bellator has announced completed cards for both Bellator 196 and Bellator Kickboxing 9, which take place this Friday, April 6 at BOK Hall in Budapest, Hungary and air on Paramount Network at 9 p.m. … Read More

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LOS ANGELES – Due to an undisclosed injury, James Gallagher’s highly anticipated return to the Bellator cage will be delayed.

As a result, the new headliner for Bellator’s third event in Budapest, Hungary on Friday, April 6, … Read More