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By FCF Staff

UFC 180 will take place tomorrow in Mexico City, and you can watch the official weigh-ins for the event right here at Full Contact Fighter, beginning at 5:00 PM / ET.

Saturday’s card will feature a heavyweight … Read More

By Kelsey Mowatt

For understandable reasons, the ‘comeback story’ has dominated the pre-UFC 180 narrative, since it was announced that Mark Hunt will face Fabricio Werdum for the promotion’s interim heavyweight title. While it’s made for compelling headlines and a … Read More

By FCF Staff

Not long after it was revealed that Cain Velasquez will no longer compete at UFC 180, reports have surfaced that Joe Lauzon has also withdrawn from the card.

Lauzon was scheduld to fight lightweight Diego Sanchez at … Read More

By FCF Staff

With the MMA world still buzzing about the news that Mark Hunt will challenge Fabricio Werdum for an interim heavyweight title at UFC 180, the latter’s coach, Rafael Cordeiro, has weighed in on the new match-up.

Werdum … Read More

By FCF Staff

The line-up for UFC 180 has undergone a major change, as the promotion has announced that heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez is withdrawing from the November 15th card due to a knee injury.

As a result, Mark Hunt … Read More

By FCF Staff

As a result of Norman Parke bowing out of UFC 180 due to a knee injury, the promotion has enlisted the services of veteran lightweight Joe Lauzon, who has agreed to fight Diego Sanchez at the November … Read More

By FCF Staff

The Ultimate Fighting Championship continues to build the line-up for its November 15th debut in Mexico, as the promotion has announced that bantamweights Leslie Smith and Jessica Eye have verbally agreed to fight.

The card will be … Read More

Spanish language MMA reality series beats Mark Burnett’s The Voice for “Best Variety or Reality Show” at 29th annual Imagen Awards

By Press Release

Combate Americas, the first U.S. Hispanic Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) sports franchise created by Ultimate Fighting … Read More

By Kelsey Mowatt

Although Jason High has lost just one fight since 2010, and is coming off consecutive wins over welterweights James Head and Anthony Lapsley, “The Kansas City Bandit” is dropping to 155. While it’s a decision that may … Read More

By FCF Staff

Donald Cerrone made it clear he’s eager to get back into the cage, after submitting Edson Barboza at UFC on FOX 11, and the promotion has booked him to fight Jim Miller, July 16th.

The lightweight bout … Read More

By FCF Staff

Amidst speculation as to when Cain Velasquez will fight again, after undergoing shoulder surgery, the UFC has announced that the heavyweight champ will battle Fabricio Werdum, November 15th. The title fight will headline the promotion’s first event … Read More

By FCF Staff

Benson Henderson has his next fight, as the former UFC lightweight champ will battle Rustam Khabilov, June 7th in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

The lightweight fight will headline the upcoming event, which will be hosted by the city’s … Read More

Velasquez Says “The Fighter in Me” Reason Why He Fought dos Santos Injured

By FCF Staff

With UFC 155 just ten days away, the promotion held a media call today to continue hyping the card, which will feature heavyweight champion … Read More

By Tom Taylor

This Saturday, the UFC will return to “The Mile High City,” Denver, Colorado, for UFC 150. Despite being a milestone card, UFC 150 will not boast the same wealth of star-power that other milestone shows, such as … Read More

By Michael Hatamoto

UFC fighter Matt Grice is looking forward to building momentum in the UFC featherweight division, after a long layoff following a TKO loss last year.

Grice will step into the cage opposite of Leonard Garcia, an experienced … Read More

By FCF Staff

After their first bout at UFC Mexico City was declared a no-contest, Yair Rodriguez questioned whether Jeremy Stephens could have continued. But, following the featherweight contender’s thrilling battle at UFC Boston, Rodriguez has acknowledged “Lil’ Heathen’s” a … Read More

By FCF Staff

After their bout Saturday night at UFC Mexico City concluded under very unfortunate circumstances, a new video has surfaced of Yair Rodriguez and Jeremy Stephens nearly coming to blows in a hotel lobby.

The fighters met in … Read More