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By FCF Staff

After Rafael dos Anjos lost his February 22nd bout with Rustam Khabilov, due to the latter being injured, the lightweight has agreed to face fellow contender Khabib Nurmagomedov on April 19th. The bout will be part of… Read More

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The Georgia Athletic and Entertainment Commission has released the salary figures for Wednesday’s UFC FN 35 event in Duluth, and former Strikeforce champ Luke Rockhold was the top earner.

According to the numbers, Rockhold collected $80,000 for… Read More

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Luke Rockhold got back on the winning track in impressive fashion tonight at UFC Fight Night 35 in Duluth, Georgia, as the former Strikeforce champ quickly took out middleweight contender Costas Philippou.

Not long after the fight’s… Read More

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Here are the official weigh-in results for tomorrow night’s UFC FN 35 card in Duluth, Georgia, which will see Luke Rockhold battle Costas Philippou in the main event.

Both of the top ten ranked middleweights weighed in… Read More

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You can watch the weigh-ins for Wednesday’s UFC Fight Night 35 card right here at Full Contact Fighter, beginning today at 4:00 PM / EST 1:00PM PST.

The event, which will be hosted by Duluth’s Gwinnett… Read More

By Kelsey Mowatt

This time last year, Seth Baczynski was not far removed from a knockout win over Simeon Thoresen at UFC 152, which was the Power MMA welterweight’s sixth straight win. As the veteran headed into his… Read More

By Michael Hatamoto

UFC veteran Rousimar Palhares was impressive in his welterweight debut, quickly tapping out veteran Mike Pierce in 31 seconds.

Despite the win, there was a certain level of controversy due to Palhares’ refusing to let go of… Read More

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Despite a strong start from Martin Kampmann at UFC Fight Night 27 tonight in Indianapolis, Carlos Condit came back to score an impressive, fourth round stoppage win over the welterweight contender.

Kampmann came out aggressively in the… Read More

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Here are the official weigh-in results for tomorrow night’s UFC Fight Night 27 card in Indianapolis, which will see Carlos Condit take on Martin Kampmann for a second time in the main event. Condit lost by split… Read More

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Approximately four years after he lost by unanimous decision to middleweight champ Anderson Silva, Thales Leites is heading back to the UFC and will fight Tom Watson on August 3rd. The promotion announced the news via Twitter.… Read More

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Following Riki Fukuda’s recent release from the UFC, and the news the middleweight failed his post UFC on FUEL TV 8 drug test, the veteran is claiming that cold medicine he took his responsible for the… Read More

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According to multiple reports, Riki Fukuda, Alex Caceres and Lavar Johnson have allegedly failed their most recent, post-fight drug tests, and have been suspended or are facing disciplinary action.

Middleweight Riki Fukuda has… Read More

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With the MMA world still buzzing about Wanderlei Silva’s highlight reel knockout of Brian Stann at UFC on FUEL TV 8 Saturday night, British middleweight Tom Watson took to Twitter to call out the legendary fighter.

Watson,… Read More

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Wanderlei Silva made his return to Japan a victorious one tonight, as the former PRIDE champion recorded another knockout victory at UFC on FUEL TV 8,  in the nation where he became a MMA superstar.

After a… Read More

Diego Sanchez Misses Weight on First Attempt

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Here are the official weigh-in results for tomorrow night’s UFC on FUEL TV card in Saitama, Japan, which will feature former PRIDE champ Wanderlei… Read More

By Kelsey Mowatt

While the recent wave of UFC cuts captured headlines throughout the MMA world–particularly the release of Jon Fitch–before that, plenty of heads were turned when it was announced Aaron Simpson had signed with World Series of Fighting.… Read More

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The Ultimate Fighting Championship’s upcoming March 3rd card in Saitama, Japan, will feature a fighter who needs no introduction to that nation’s fans, as the promotion has confirmed former PRIDE champ Wanderlei Silva will take on Brian… Read More

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Despite a determined effort, the reach and size of Stefan Struve was too much for Stipe Miocic today in Nottingham, England, as the 7’0 foot tall Dutch heavyweight stopped the American in the second round. The bout… Read More

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Rising heavyweights Stipe Miocic and Stefan Struve both made weight today in Nottingham, England, in preparation for their UFC on FUEL TV 5 main event tomorrow.

The American Miocic tipped the scales at 239 pounds while Holland’s… Read More

By Kelsey Mowatt

Although Kenny Robertson is coming off a highlight reel, spinning backfist knockout of fellow UFC vet Lucio Linhares, the welterweight is the first to concede that he didn’t expect to be returning… Read More