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By FCF Staff

Although UFC on FOX 30 appeared to be highly anticipated throughout the MMA world, it’s being reported that Saturday’s card was the least watched event of the series.

The Calgary event featured a rematch between lightweight contenders… Read More

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Following the announcement that Kelvin Gastelum is going to challenge middleweight champ, Robert Whittaker next, the latter’s confirmed he will be sidelined for the remainder of 2018.

Gastelum and Whittaker are going to coach opposite one another… Read More

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The Ultimate Fighting Championship has announced that Kelvin Gastelum will be the next man to challenge Robert Whittaker, as he and the middleweight champ are going to coach opposite one another on TUF 28.

The upcoming season… Read More

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Following UFC 225, both Chris Weidman and Kelvin Gastelum have been campaigning for a bout with middleweight champ, Robert Whittaker next. Now the former opponents have traded verbal shots via social media.

Weidman and Gastelum fought last… Read More

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Although Kelvin Gastelum narrowly got by “Jacare” Souza at UFC 224, the surging middleweight plans to wait for a title shot.

Gastelum faced the #2 ranked middleweight on Saturday, and emerged with a split decision win. After… Read More

By FCF Staff

Although Kelvin Gastelum could take a big step towards a middleweight title shot this Saturday, the fighter still hopes to return to welterweight at some juncture, and rematch Tyron Woodley.

Gastelum will face the “Jacare” Souza this… Read More

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Amanda Nunes will indeed fight Raquel Pennington next, and not Cris “Cyborg”, as the UFC ‘s announced the two will battle on May 12th.

The bout will be part of UFC 224, which will take place in… Read More

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Yushin Okami is returning to the UFC, but he’ll do so, on one week’s notice.

The former middleweight contender has agreed to step in and replace “Shogun” Rua, who has withdrawn from a September 23rd bout with… Read More

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Yoel Romero will not fight middleweight champ Michael Bisping next, but he will face Robert Whittaker for an interim belt.

The UFC has announced that Romero and Whittaker will battle on July 8th, at UFC 213, for… Read More

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Recently Michael Bisping reported that a knee injury might prevent him from fighting anytime soon, and as a result, the UFC could book an interim title fight between Robert Whittkar and Yoel Romero.

After Georges St-Pierre relayed… Read More

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The UFC has announced that it is holding an event in Oklahoma City on June 25th and that the card will feature BJ Penn versus Dennis Siver, and Tim Boetsch taking on Johny Hendricks. In addition, the… Read More

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Luke Rockhold has made it clear he doesn’t agree with the UFC’s decision to book Michael Bisping versus Georges St-Pierre, and the former middleweight champ doubled down on that opinion during the latest “UFC Tonight“.

St-Pierre will… Read More

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As Michael Bisping prepares to undergo knee surgery, Vitor Belfort is accusing the middleweight champ of ducking the division’s top contenders.

Recently Bisping reported that he’s having minor knee surgery soon, and that he’ll likely be sidelined… Read More

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It looks like the UFC won’t wait to see how Luke Rockhold and “Jacare” Souza perform in their next bouts, in terms of determining the next challenger for Michael Bisping.

Following Yoel Romero’s electrifying, flying knee stoppage… Read More

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Yoel Romero may be a former world champion and Olympic Silver Medalist in freestyle wrestling, but Chris Weidman is confident he’ll win any wrestling exchanges they have.

Weidman will take on Romero tonight at UFC 205, which… Read More

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Chris Weidman holds two wins over the legendary Anderson Silva, and is a former middleweight champ, but the “All-American” believes he has a lot more to prove, as he gets set to fight Yoel Romero.

Weidman will… Read More

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It remains to be seen who Michael Bisping will face in his second title defense as middleweight champ, but the British star has admitted he’d prefer to face Chris Weidman next.

Bisping is coming off a hard… Read More

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Following an Instagram post from Vitor Belfort, which referenced ending “this chapter of my life”, the Brazilian star has clarified he’s not retiring from MMA.

Belfort is coming off consecutive, one sided losses to “Jacare” Souza and… Read More

By FCF Staff

Yoel Romero has won seven straight fights, and is coming off a win over middleweight contender “Jacare” Souza, but Michael Bisping says the decorated wrestler doesn’t deserve a title shot.

Bisping is preparing to face Dan Henderson… Read More

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Recently Luke Rockhold became the latest fighter to speak out on fighter pay, and the former UFC champ believes it’s all part of a “transition period”.

Since the UFC sold for reportedly $4.2 billion, several fighters have… Read More