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By FCF Staff

The Ultimate Fighting Championship has announced another bout for the promotion’s February 15th card in Jaragua do Sul, Brazil, as Charles Oliveira will battle Andy Ogle. The featherweight scrap will be part of UFC FN 36, which … Read More

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The UFC has been forced to do some shuffling to the line-up for its October 19th card in Houston, and as a result, Jeremy Larsen will now fight featherweight Charles Oliveira at the event.

Larsen was originally … Read More

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Former UFC lightweight champ Frankie Edgar will return to action this July, as the featherweight vet will take on Charles Oliveira at UFC 162. In addition, the promotion has announced that Cub Swanson will battle featherweight Dennis … Read More

By Kelsey Mowatt

Cub Swanson has been doing his best to move past the submission loss he suffered versus Ricardo Lamas last November, as following stoppage wins over George Roop and Ross Pearson, the featherweight is closing in on a … Read More

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Former lightweight prospect Charles Oliveira will drop to featherweight and will face Eric Wisely January 28th at the UFC on FOX 2 card in Chicago. The promotion has added the bout to the line-up of the upcoming … Read More

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After months of speculation regarding the future of the UFC’s lightweight title, it’s been announced the promotion’s planning to have Charles Oliveira and Michael Chandler battle for the now, vacated title.

Following Khabib Nurmagomedov’s retirement in October, … Read More

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The lightweight championship fight for UFC on FOX 17 is official, following today’s weigh-ins, but two fighters came in overweight on their first attempts.

The lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos and Donald Cerrone will fight in Saturday’s … Read More

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The 2015,  Abu Dhabi Combat Club Submission Wrestling World Championship concluded this weekend in Brazil, and the event saw Claudio Calasans win a gold medal in the tournament’s prestigious absolute bracket.

Some of the other competitors to … Read More

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Earlier in the week the UFC announced changes to the promotion’s fight night bonuses, and Erick Silva and Charles Oliveira have become the first “performance of the night” winners.

Silva earned the new award and an extra … Read More

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The Ultimate Fighting Championship has confirmed several bouts that will take place at its upcoming UFC 152 and UFC 154 events in Canada, which will be hosted by Toronto and Montreal respectively.

At the September 22 card … Read More

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As widely expected, the Pennsylvania State Athletic Commission has announced today that it has overturned Charles Oliveira’s controversial submission victory over Nik Lentz Sunday night and declared the bout a no contest.

Oliveira tapped out Lentz with … Read More

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A ruling on whether Charles Oliveira’s submission win over Nik Lentz will still stand has not been made yet, according to Pennsylvania Athletic Commission Executive Director Gregory Sirb. The Director informed FCF today that a  ruling on … Read More

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Anyone who witnessed Cheick Kongo’s stunning come from behind knockout of Pat Barry at last night’s UFC Live on Versus event in Pittsburgh, should not be surprised to learn that the French heavyweight has been awarded an … Read More

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The UFC’s upcoming card in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, has taken a significant hit, as it’s being reported that Rafael Fiziev has been forced off the card.

The lightweight contender was booked to fight former champ, Charles … Read More

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Despite repeated comments from both Ilia Topuria and Dana White regarding Arman Tsarukyan’s title shot prospects, Chael Sonnen says the contender will challenge the new lightweight champ next.

Ever since … Read More

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Arman Tsarukyan has been calling for a fight with Justin Gaethje in recent days. But, the way Dan Hooker sees it, the lightweight contender has no other options but to fight him.… Read More

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Ilia Topuria has repeatedly shot down the possibility of fighting Arman Tsarukyan next, and Michael Bisping is questioning whether that’s a good look for the new lightweight champ.

Since Topuria … Read More

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The war of words between Ilia Topuria and Arman Tsarukyan is heating up, even though it seems unlikely the two will battle in the near future.

Since Topuria won the … Read More

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Max Holloway isn’t far removed from a knockout loss to Ilia Topuria. But, following his latest win at UFC 318, Alexander Volkanovski believes the legend has already earned a rematch … Read More