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Yves Edwards Outlines Why Tony Ferguson Was The Best Fighter he Fought
By FCF Staff
Yves Edwards fought over 60 times during his memorable career, and took on many the planet’s best lightweights, but the UFC vet says Tony Ferguson is the best fighter he ever faced.
Recently Edwards spoke with UFC.com … Read More
Bellator 158: Douglas Lima to Face Paul Daley, Evangelista “Cyborg” to Battle Michael Page
By Press Release
LONDON (June 9, 2016) – Arguably England’s two top welterweights, Paul “Semtex” Daley(38-13-2) and Michael “Venom” Page (10-0) have each been assigned new opponents for the upcoming “Bellator 158: London” event. Former welterweight world champion Douglas Lima(26-6) … Read More
UFC 199: Tom Breese Says he Dealt With a Lot of “Trolls And a Lot of Haters” Following Last Victory
By FCF Staff
Tom Breese defeated Keita Nakamura in February, just as the experts said he would, but the undefeated fighter says he took plenty of heat for his performance, nonetheless.
Since the 24 year-old Breese is widely regarded to … Read More
GLORY 31 to Feature Promotional Debut of Legend Saenchai PKSaenchaiMuayThaiGym
By Press Release
New York, NY – GLORY, the world’s premier kickboxing league, today announced a roster addition and injury replacement, as well as an interim title bout taking place when RAI Amsterdam hosts GLORY 31 SuperFight Series on Saturday, … Read More
Bellator 159: Darrion Caldwell – Joe Taimanglo, David Rickels – Melvin Guillard Booked
By Press Release
SANTA MONICA, Calif. (June 1, 2016) – Bellator MMA returns to Kansas with a pivotal matchup between undefeated phenom, Darrion “The Wolf” Caldwell (9-0) and Joe Taimanglo (22-6-1) to determine the No. 1 contender for the Bantamweight … Read More
UFC 199: Cole Miller on Why he Has “an Enormous Amount of Respect” For Michael Bisping
By Kelsey Mowatt
Cole Miller will take on Alex Caceres at UFC 199 this Saturday, but after his fight’s done, it sounds like “Magrinho” will be paying close attention to the main event.
In the card’s headliner, Michael Bisping will … Read More
GLORY 32: Chi Lewis-Parry and Maurice Greene Headline SuperFight Series
By Press Release
New York, NY – GLORY, the world’s premier kickboxing league, today announced the full SuperFight Series card for its return to The Old Dominion, as Ted Constant Convocation Center in Norfolk, Va. hosts GLORY 32 SuperFight Series … Read More
Chris van Heerden Discusses Sparring Sessions With Conor McGregor, “I Was in Control Every Round”
By FCF Staff
Recently Chris van Heerden sparred with Conor McGregor, and the former IBO champ says the sessions demonstrated who is the pro-boxer, and who is not.
Earlier this month, footage of van Heerden and McGregor sparring quickly made … Read More
Report: UFC’s Valentina Shevchenko Present at Robbery Shootout in Peru, Coach Shot And Injured
By FCF Staff
According to a report, UFC bantamweight Valentina Shevchenko was recently caught in the middle of a robbery shootout in Peru. The decorated Muay Thai competitor was reportedly uninjured, however, her coach Pavel Fedotov was shot in the … Read More
Lion Fight 29: Regian Eersel Takes Out Jo Nattawut
By Press Release
Lion Fight 29 provided a night of hellacious knockouts from Foxwoods Resort & Casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut and live on AXS TV Fights.
Most notable amongst the stirring finishes was the result in the main event as … Read More
Bellator 156: Chris Honeycutt – Mikkel Parlo Among Latest Additions
By Press Release
SANTA MONICA, Calif. (May 26, 2016) – Three contests have been added to “Bellator 156: Galvao vs. Dantas 2” on June 17 at Save Mart Center in Fresno, Calif., with the news that Chris Honeycutt (7-1) will … Read More
UFC 199: Alex Caceres Steps in to Face Cole Miller
By FCF Staff
Following the recent withdrawal of BJ Penn, Alex Caceres has agreed to step-in and fight Cole Miller at the June 4th, UFC 199 card.
Penn was originally scheduled to fight Miller at the event, but after he … Read More
Jame Te Huna Announces Retirement
By FCF Staff
One of Australia’s most accomplished fighters, James Te Huna, has announced he’s hanging up the gloves at the age of 34.
The UFC veteran, who was KO’d by Steve Bosse in his last bout this past March, … Read More
Kenny Florian Says Most Memorable Moment Was Clash With Sean Sherk
By FCF Staff
Kenny Florian competed in several, all-star and compelling fights during his career, but the retired fighter says his most memorable came against Sean Sherk.
Recently the UFC posted an extensive interview with Florian, and in it, he … Read More
Bellator: Dynamite 2 – Ilima Macfarlane vs. Rebecca Ruth Latest Addition
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SANTA MONICA, CALIF. (May, 20) – A women’s flyweight showdown between Ilima Macfarlane (3-0) and Rebecca Ruth (6-1) has been added to the main card of “Bellator: Dynamite 2” on June 24, at Scottrade Center in St. … Read More
GLORY 31: Zack Mwekassa – Mourad Bouzidi to Headline SuperFight Series
By Press Release
New York, NY – GLORY, the world’s premier kickboxing league, today announced two replacements and one new bout for GLORY 31 SuperFight Series in Amsterdam on Saturday, June 25.
Due to injury, GLORY Light Heavyweight World Champion … Read More
Bellator 158 Receives Mark Godbeer – James Mulheron
By Press Release
LONDON (May 17, 2016) – A heavyweight match-up between Mark ‘The hand of’ Godbeer(11-2) and James Mulheron (8-1) will kick off the televised portion of the highly anticipated “Bellator: London” card when the promotion arrives at the … Read More
M-1 Challenge 68: Vyacheslav Vasilevsky to Face Alexander Shlemenko After Ramazan Emeev’s Withdrawal
By Press Release
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (May 17, 2016) – Former M-1 Challenge light heavyweight and middleweight champion Vyacheslav Vasilevsky (28-4-0, M-1: 10-2-0) has stepped up to replace injured Ramazan Emeev against Alexander “Storm” Shlemenko (52-9-0, M-1: 3-0-0) in the … Read More
Caros Fodor: “It’s Awesome” Teammate Demetrious Johnson is “Finally Getting The Credit he Deserves”
By Kelsey Mowatt
For some time, the widespread credit and fame that should come with being one of the greatest fighters on the planet has avoided Demetrious Johnson. But, following his impressive stoppage win over Henry Cejudo at UFC 197, … Read More
Bellator Announces Jordan Parsons Scholarship Fund
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On May 4, the world lost an incredibly talented mixed martial artist and an even better human being with the passing of Jordan Parsons. Today, Bellator MMA has committed to ensuring that his legacy lives on in … Read More