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By FCF Staff

Manel Kape has to record some wins in the Octagon first. But, the former RIZIN champ has no doubts that he can beat newly crown, UFC flyweight champ Deiveson Figueiredo.

Figueiredo secured the vacant title last month … Read More

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Here are the weigh-in results for tomorrow’s UFC Vegas 5 card, which will be hosted by the promotion’s Apex Facility.

In the main event, rising middleweight Edmen Shahbazyan  will battle perennial contender, Derek Brunson.

ESPN+ MAIN CARD, … Read More

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The Professional Fighters League (PFL) has named Loren Mack Vice President of Corporate Communications. Mack, with over 15 years of experience in media and sports, becomes the latest hire to join a growing list of top sports, … Read More

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International Mixed Martial Arts Federation President, Kerrith Brown, has travelled a path of dramatic highs and lows, reaching the Olympian podium as a judoka to suffer a doping ban in 1988 that would change the course of … Read More

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LFA  has a new flyweight champion, as Jimmy Flick needed less than one minute to win the promotion’s vacant title on Friday.

Flick faced Greg Fischer in the main event of LFA 86, and finished the fight … Read More

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Following the news that PFL veteran Timur Valiev has signed with the UFC, Zabit Magomedsharipov was quick to congratulate his friend with a tip of the hat to ‘Home Alone’.

Valiev will fight featherweight  Jamall Emmers at … Read More

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Following Deiveson Figueiredo’s impressive, championship win on Saturday, Dana White’s confirmed the UFC has no plans to close the flyweight division.

In recent years, there’s been considerable speculation about the future of the division. At one juncture, … Read More

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After coming up short in his latest title fight, with his 36th birthday right around the corner, Joseph Benavidez isn’t ready to retire yet.

Benavidez faced Deiveson Figueiredo (19-1) in the headliner of UFC Fight Island 2 … Read More

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Joseph Benavidez has long been regarded as one of the best flyweights on the planet, but UFC President Dana White clearly is an admirer of the veteran fighter’s personality as well.

The 35-year-old is set to face … Read More

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International Mixed Martial Arts Federation judges, Vito Paolillo (Italy) and Clemens Werner (Germany), have made their officiating debut with the premier, professional MMA league of UFC for the series of historic events now taking place at UFC … Read More

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Here are the weigh-in results for UFC Fight Island 1, which will feature a fight between featherweight contenders Calvin Kattar and Dan Ige in the main event.

Kattar came in at 146 pounds for the five-round bout … Read More

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Leading up to UFC 251, particularly after Jorge Masvidal was added to the event, there appeared to be considerable interest in the card. Now it’s being reported that the July 11th card sold well over 1 million, … Read More

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The International Mixed Martial Arts Federation (IMMAF) has successfully registered with WADA ADeL, the anti-doping e-learning platform (ADeL) offering access to all topics related to clean sport and anti-doping.

Through access to the platform, IMMAF can now … Read More

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Referee Leon Roberts has been taking some heat for not stopping the Petr Yan – Jose Aldo bout sooner at UFC 251. But, according to the new bantamweight champ Yan, Roberts made the right call.

Yan battled … Read More

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Bellator is getting set to resume holding events, and it’s being reported the MMA promotion will likely be working with Showtime Boxing in its return.

Showtime Sports executive Stephen Espinoza had talked about the possibility of Bellator … Read More

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The Zambia Mixed Martial Arts Association (ZMMAA) makes a new addition to the IMMAF family from Africa.

The organisation represents the majority of practitioners in Zambia’s MMA community and aims to expand their opportunities through the establishment … Read More

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The largest global sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), and Microsoft Corp. (Microsoft) today announced a strategic partnership to harness the Microsoft cloud, including Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365, to transform digital fan experiences … Read More

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Marc Goddard, one of the best referees in the world of professional MMA, is leading the charge to make IMMAF an outstanding reference in the field of regulatory governance.

Marc has become an icon of the sport … Read More

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The International Mixed Martial Arts Federation (IMMAF) welcomes the Bolivian Mixed Martial Arts Federation (BMMAF) as the latest member nation to join MMA’s world governing body, under the presidency of Florenco Artega Laura

Official sport recognition of … Read More

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The International Mixed Martial Arts Federation (IMMAF) Medical Commission, one of its longest established commissions, has been finalising medical advisory protocols for a return to training and competition for amateur MMA in a new Covid-19 landscape.

The … Read More