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Former Royce Gracie Student Vanessa Mariscal To Replace Shana Nelson Against Sarah D’Alelio At Inaugural Invicta All-Women’s Event April 28
Cat Zingano withdraws from matchup with Anita Rodriguez
By FCF Staff
A spinal injury sustained during training has forced Shana Nelson to withdraw from her scheduled bantamweight (135 pounds) matchup with Sarah D’Alelio (4-2) of San Jose, Calif. on the … Read More
Eight-Man Teams Chosen For The Ultimate Fighter Live On FX
Vick KO’s Cruickshank in night’s lone fight
The Ultimate Fighter Live coaches and bitter rivals Dominick Cruz and Urijah Faber picked their teams this past week from the field of 16 finalists who won their elimination bouts to enter The … Read More
Alessio Defeats Healy By Unanimous Decision At The Score Fighting Series
By FCF Staff
Before a capacity crowd at Hamilton Place Theatre in Hamilton, Ontario, The Score Fighting Series lightweight (155 pounds) main event fighters John “The Natural” Alessio (34-14) of Las Vegas, Nev. via British Columbia, Canada and “Diamond” Ryan … Read More
The Ultimate Fighter Live On FX – 16 First-Round Fight Winners Headed To TUF House
By FCF Staff
Sixteen unsigned fighters in the world took their first step towards glory Friday night as they won their first round tournament fights in the fast-paced premiere of The Ultimate Fighter Live on FX.
The 32 UFC hopefuls … Read More
Dominick Cruz To Serve As Honorary Pace Car Driver In Phoenix Sunday
By FCF Staff
UFC Bantamweight (135 pound) Champion and The Ultimate Fighter Live coach Dominick Cruz will serve as Honorary Pace Car Driver for the Subway Fresh Fit 500 race on Sunday, March 4 at Phoenix International Raceway.
Cruz will … Read More
Field Of 32 Fighters Finalized For Premiere Of The Ultimate Fighter On FX
By FCF Staff
An international field of 32 fighters has been set for THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER LIVE on FX that begins on Friday, March 9, with a special two-and-a-half-hour LIVE premiere airing at 9 PM ET/8 PM CT (tape-delayed on
Bristol Marunde To Face “Jacare” Souza At Strikeforce March 3
By FCF Staff
Bristol Marunde (15-6) will replace Derek Brunson in the Strikeforce middleweight (185 pounds) matchup with “Jacare” Souza (14-3) at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio on Sat., March 3.
Brunson was pulled from the card on Tuesday after … Read More
GSP: “I Am Very Nervous Carlos Condit Will Win On Saturday Night”
UFC superstar Georges St-Pierre will be a ringside observer to the UFC 143 main event on Saturday. “GSP” has been the undisputed welterweight king since the spring of 2008, but knee injuries have forced him to withdraw from scheduled bouts … Read More
Heavyweight Mike Whitehead Sentenced To Prison For Attempted Sexual Assault
By FCF Staff
Thirty-year old UFC and Strikeforce veteran “Iron” Mike Whitehead was sentenced to a prison term of one to four years on Thursday, Jan. 19, for attempted sexual assault of a woman in April 2010.
Whitehead, a resident … Read More
Rockhold Blasts Through Jardine to Defend Strikeforce Belt
By FCF Staff
Here are the results from Strikeforce’s latest event in Las Vegas, Nevada, which saw the promotion’s middleweight champ Luke Rockhold stop UFC vet Keith Jardine in the first round.
Other winners from the main card included former … Read More
Strikeforce Confirms Bobby Green Fighting Alonzo Martinez
By FCF Staff
Strikeforce has added another bout to its upcoming January 7th event in Las Vegas, as the promotion has confirmed that Bobby Green will take on lightweight Alonzo Martinez on the preliminary card.
Green (17-5) has scored back-to-back … Read More
Kendall Grove Fighting Jay Silva at Superior Cage Combat 4
John Gunderson Taking on Fellow UFC Vet Justin Buchholz
By FCF Staff
Las Vegas based promotion Superior Cage Combat continues to enlist the services of established and UFC veterans, as today it announced that former TUF winner Kendall Grove will … Read More
TUF 14 Finale Weigh-In Results: Bisping Tells Booing Crowd Off
By FCF Staff
All of the competitors for tomorrow night’s “Ultimate Fighter” Finale in Las Vegas made weight this afternoon, except for the season’s coach Michael Bisping, who reportedly came in a quarter of a pound over.
Bisping will be … Read More
Yves Edwards: “I Don’t Look Past People; I Just Try to Run Right Through Them”
Veteran Expects “Legit Fight” With TUF 13 Winner Tony Ferguson
By Kelsey Mowatt
While Tony Ferguson has impressed during his brief tenure in the UFC, by winning the thirteenth season of “The Ultimate Fighter” and more recently by stopping Aaron … Read More
Josh Koscheck Says Fight With Carlos Condit is Next
By FCF Staff
According to Josh Koscheck, the veteran welterweight has been tapped to fight Carlos Condit next, after the latter was pulled from an upcoming bout with champion Georges St. Pierre and replaced by Nick Diaz.
Koscheck announced the … Read More
Former K-1 USA Exec: FEG “Committed Homicide” On K-1
By Michael Steczkowski
Since 1993, K-1, founded in Japan by Master Kazuyoshi Ishii, has held events in 38 countries, matching the best stand-up fighters from various parts of the globe against each other to determine the baddest striker on the … Read More
Diaz Retires Penn, Secures Bout With GSP; “Cro Cop” Calls it Quits
The highly decorated BJ Penn gave Nick Diaz pause for thought in the opening round of tonight’s UFC 137 main event, but in the end, the former Strikeforce champ battered Penn with strikes en route to a
Cesar Gracie On BJ Penn’s Call Out: “I Think He Was Trolling A Little Bit”
By Kelsey Mowatt
Heading into tomorrow night’s UFC 137 card in Las Vegas, there has been no shortage of noteworthy storylines, from Nick Diaz being removed from his scheduled title shot against Georges St. Pierre, the champion’s eventual withdrawal due … Read More
TUF Winner Tony Ferguson Fighting “Thugjitsu” Founder Yves Edwards Next
By FCF Staff
Former “Ultimate Fighter” winner Tony Ferguson will face one of the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s most experienced fighters next, as the promotion has announced today that the lightweight will fight Yves Edwards, December 3rd at the TUF … Read More
GSP Brings in Former Foe to Prepare for Carlos Condit
By FCF Staff
Georges St. Pierre has enlisted the services of a former opponent to help him prepare for his upcoming, October 29th bout with Carlos Condit, as ex-challenger Dan Hardy has reportedly headed out to train with the … Read More