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Deiveson Figueiredo Calls For Interim Title Fight With Joseph Benavidez
By FCF Staff
After recording his sixth UFC victory on Saturday, by submitting Tim Elliot, Deiveson Figueiredo is campaigning for an interim flyweight title fight with Joseph Benavidez.
Figueiredo tapped Elliot out at UFC Tampa, by catching the veteran fighter with… Read More
Dana White Says “There’s no Way” Jose Aldo Can Make 135
By FCF Staff
Recently Jose Aldo said he’s thinking about moving to bantamweight in an effort to fight champion, Henry Cejudo. But UFC President Dana White doesn’t see that happening.
Aldo reported that his team believes he could cut down… Read More
Sergio Pettis Planning Return to Flyweight According to Coach
By FCF Staff
After coming up short against bantamweight Rob Font in December, Sergio Pettis is planning to return to the flyweight division, according to his longtime coach, Duke Roufus.
Pettis moved up to 135, following a decision loss… Read More
LFA 72 Receives New Main Event
By Press Release
LAS VEGAS, Nevada – LFA CEO Ed Soares announced today that there will be a new main event when the promotion returns to the Valley of the Sun at LFA 72. The new headliner will feature… Read More
Petr Yan & Manager Make Case For Interim Bantamweight Title Shot
By FCF Staff
Following the news that Henry Cejudo likely won’t fight again in 2019, Petr Yan and his manager are driving for an interim title fight that features the Russian.
Cejudo won the bantamweight title earlier this month at… Read More
UFC 238 Weigh-In Results: All Fights Are Official
By FCF Staff
The early weigh-ins are over in Chicago for UFC 238, and all of the scheduled fights are official.
In Saturday’s headliner, flyweight champ Henry Cejudo will battle Marlon Moraes for the vacant 135 title.
In the co-headliner,… Read More
T.J. Dillashaw Posts Video Statement, Admits he “Messed Up”
By FCF Staff
T.J. Dillashaw had yet to publicly comment on the two year suspension he’s been given by USADA, for testing positive for EPO, but now the former UFC champ has posted a lengthy statement.
Dillashaw, who was flagged… Read More
T.J. Dillashaw Hit With Two Year Suspension From USADA
By FCF Staff
Barring an unforeseen change, T.J. Dillashaw’s fighting career has been put on hold to 2021, as the former UFC champ’s been suspended for two years by USADA.
The former bantamweight champ has accepted a two-year suspension from… Read More
UFC 236: Wilson Reis Campaigns For UFC to Keep 125 Division
By FCF Staff
As Wilson Reis prepares to face fellow flyweight contender Alexandre Pantoja at UFC 236, the accomplished fighter’s campaigning for the promotion to keep the 125 division alive.
For months now there’s been extensive speculation about whether the… Read More
Michael Bisping Believes T.J. Dillashaw’s Decision to Vacate Belt is Like an “Admittance of Guilt”
By FCF Staff
Recently T.J. Dillashaw announced he was vacating the UFC’s bantamweight title, as a result of an “adverse finding” in his drug tests related to UFC Brooklyn. According to Michael Bisping, however, he believes the move looks like… Read More
T.J. Dillashaw Vacates UFC’s BW Belt, Suspended One Year by NY Commission
By FCF Staff
T.J. Dillashaw is no longer the UFC’s bantamweight champion, as the fighter has vacated the title, after reportedly testing positive for some sort of banned substance.
Recently Dillashaw announced on social media that a drug test he… Read More
UFC Brooklyn: Dana White Backs T.J. Dillashaw’s Complaints Regarding Stoppage
By FCF Staff
T.J. Dillashaw vehemently argued that his bout with Henry Cejudo last night was stopped too early, and UFC President Dana White is backing that claim.
Dillashaw was dropped by Cejudo not long into the UFC Brooklyn headliner,… Read More
Report: Gregor Gillespie to Battle Yancy Medeiros Next
By FCF Staff
It’s being reported that Yancy Medeiros is returning to the lightweight division, and that he’ll do so, against one of the UFC’s rising 155’ers.
According to a report from Newsday, Medeiros is going to face Gregor Gillespie… Read More
Report: UFC 233 Has Been Cancelled
By FCF Staff
With January 26th fast approaching and no main event scheduled for UFC 233, it’s being reported that the promotion has decided to cancel the event.
The upcoming card was scheduled to take place in Anaheim, California on… Read More
Report: Donald Cerrone vs. Alex Hernandez Expected For UFC’s ESPN+ Debut
By FCF Staff
It looks like Donald Cerrone will face one of the UFC’s top, rising lightweights in his return to the 155 division.
Cerrone has been saying for some time now that he plans to return to the lightweight division,… Read More
UFC Announces Dominick Cruz – John Lineker Fight
By FCF Staff
The UFC has announced that former bantamweight champ Dominick Cruz will return to the Octagon for the first time in over two years, against John Lineker.
Recently the promotion confirmed that the contenders will fight on January… Read More
Dana White Non-Committal on Future of Men’s Flyweight Division
By FCF Staff
The consensus is that the men’s flyweight division is going to be shuttered by the UFC, but Dana White has yet to outright say that’s going to happen.
For sometime now, there’s been speculation that the UFC… Read More
Global Martial Arts Awards Nominees Announced
By Press Release
6 November 2018 – Singapore: The Global Martial Arts Awards 2018, set to take place at the JW Marriott Hotel, South Beach in Singapore on 8 November, will bestow distinctive recognition onto superstar athletes, gifted coaches, innovative… Read More
Dana White Comments on Departure of Demetrious Johnson, Says Former Champ Didn’t Get “The Respect” he Deserved
By FCF Staff
Recently it was announced that Demetrious Johnson has moved to ONE Championship, and following his UFC exit, Dana White’s argued the former flyweight champ didn’t get the respect he deserved.
Johnson has joined the ONE Championship roster,… Read More
Demetrious Johnson Praises “Values” of ONE Championship, Following Move From UFC
By FCF Staff
Following the official announcement that Demetrious Johnson has moved from the UFC to ONE Championship, the former flyweight champ is praising the values of his new organization.
Recently it was confirmed that the UFC and ONE have… Read More