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By FCF Staff

Although Chan Sung Jung has made it clear he’d love to have a grudge match with Brian Ortega, “The Korean Zombie’s” still hoping to fight for the UFC’s featherweight belt next.

Jung was supposed to fight Ortega … Read More

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In less than two years since joining ONE Championship, Thailand’s Stamp Fairtex has shot to superstardom, not just in her home country, but around the world. The former two-sport ONE World Champion is now without question a … Read More

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Even though many jurisdictions have temporarily banning large gatherings and enacting travel restrictions on account of the coronavirus, Dana White says only a government shutdown will cancel the promotion’s upcoming events.

Recently White reported that the UFC … Read More

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The largest global sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), today announces that it will immediately move to closed-door, audience-free events. All scheduled events with live audiences for ONE Championship will be suspended until at … Read More

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Bellator 241 is taking place Friday in Uncasville, Connecticut, and following the official weigh-ins, all of the main card bouts are proceeding.

In the main event, featherweight champion Patricio “Pitbull” Freire will take on Pedro Carvalho, in … Read More

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Mixed-martial-arts fighter Kastriot “Slaughterhouse” Xhema, fighting out of Greenwich, Connecticut, will make his pro boxing debut against another MMA fighter, Brazil-native Saul “The Spider” Almeida (0-10-3, 20-11 in MMA), Friday night, March 20, on the “Fight Night … Read More

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Combate Americas today announced a proactive plan that it has developed, in collaboration with its media partners, to produce a series of live television Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) events from a closed set television studio, as well … Read More

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Bellator is in Uncasville, Connecticut for its latest card this week, which will feature two, quarterfinal bouts for its featherweight grand prix.

In the headliner, lightweight and featherweight champ Patricio “Pitbull” Freire will take on Pedro Carvalho, … Read More

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Countries like Japan, China, Thailand, and even the Philippines have established themselves as hotbeds for mixed martial arts talent in Asia, all having produced multiple World Champions.

Now, another Asian nation is slowly being recognized as another … Read More

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The 2020 IMMAF Oceania Open Championships concluded on Australia’s Gold Coast today with the Tournament Finals and Medals Ceremony.

See below for the list of 2020 Oceania Medallists and Official Finals Results.

The International Mixed Martial Arts … Read More

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Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson had several heated exchanges at a press conference on Friday, including words over street fighting. After the memorable presser, Nurmagomedov outlined why Ferguson’s comments about street fighting, in particular, fired him up.… Read More

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The 2020 IMMAF Oceania Open Championships is underway on Australia’s Gold Coast with its second day of matches having taken place today.

See below the Official Results for Day 2 – the Semi Finals, and for tomorrow’s … Read More

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Here are the official weigh-in results for UFC 248, which will take place tomorrow in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Both of the card’s title fights are official. Middleweight champ Israel Adesanya came in at 184.5 for the card’s … Read More

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The 2020 IMMAF Oceania Open Championships kicked off today on Australia’s Gold Coast with its first day of matches.

See below the Official Results for Day 1 – the Quarter Finals, and for tomorrow’s Fight Card for … Read More

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Athletes for the 2020 IMMAF Oceania Open Championships arrived earlier today in Australia’s Gold Coast, and the Tournament Draw has now been completed ahead of tomorrow’s first day of matches.

See below for the matches schedule for … Read More

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Former middleweight world champion Rich “Ace” Franklin began his career outside the cage, he came on as Vice President for martial arts giant ONE Championship.

Now, just a few years since making the jump from competing professionally … Read More

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Officially, the UFC currently has no male flyweight champion. But, following his stoppage win at UFC Norfolk, Deiveson Figueiredo has proclaimed he’s the 125 champ.

Figueiredo faced Joseph Benavidez in the headliner of Saturday’s card, in a … Read More

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The International Mixed Martial Arts Federation (IMMAF) has announced that the 2020 IMMAF World and Junior World Championships and the 2020 IMMAF Asian and Junior Asian Open Championships will both take place in Nur Sultan, Kazakhstan.

The … Read More

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Not everyone believes that Dan Hooker should have been handed the win at UFC Auckland. But, the lightweight contenders says he’s “comfortable” he in fact, beat Paul Felder.

Hooker battled Felder in the main event of the … Read More

A few months ago, all signs pointed to Israel Adesanya fighting Paul Costa next, and not Yoel Romero. But, after Costa was sent to the sidelines with a bicep injury, the new middleweight champ drove hard for a showdown with … Read More