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By FCF Staff

After undergoing emergency surgery last weekend to repair a hernia, it looks like Robert Whittaker won’t be fighting until mid-2019 at the earliest.

The middleweight champion was scheduled to face Kelvin Gastelum at UFC 234, before it… Read More

By FCF Staff

Leading up to UFC 234, Kelvin Gastelum has predicted he’ll take the middleweight title from Robert Whittaker by knocking him out, and recently the challenger described how he sees that happening.

Gastelum will face Whittaker in the… Read More

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After winning three straight fights in the light-heavyweight division, Anthony Smith has been tapped to challenge champion Jon Jones next. But, recently Luke Rockhold explained why he’s confused by the UFC’s decision to go with “Lionheart”.

Following the… Read More

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As Luke Rockhold gets set to compete in the UFC’s light-heavyweight division, the former middleweight champ has delivered a warning to the reigning, 205 king, Jon Jones.

Rockhold confirmed last year that he intends to move up… Read More

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Anthony Smith has won three straight fights since moving up to light-heavyweight, and has worked his way into the top five of the UFC’s rankings as a result. But, evidently, Luke Rockhold is not impressed with what… Read More

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The planned bout between UFC middleweight champ Robert Whittaker and Kelvin Gastelum has officially received a date, as the promotion’s announced the two will fight on February 10th (February 9th in North America).

The fight will headline… Read More

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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

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Darren Till will face Tyron Woodley for the welterweight title at UFC 228, despite missing weight for his last bout, and it looks like Robert Whittaker isn’t a fan of that decision.

Till came in several pounds… Read More

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Following reports that the UFC is hoping to book a rematch between Chris Weidman and Luke Rockhold for November 3rd, but the latter says the promotion hasn’t made the right offer yet.

Rockhold defeated Chris Weidman by… 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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It remains to be seen who Robert Whittaker fights next, but it looks like the middleweight champ is targeting a New York City showdown with Chris Weidman.

Whittaker is coming off a split decision win over Yoel… Read More

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A UFC official recently shot down a report that said UFC 225 sold less than 150,000 buys, and a new report backs that denial.

Recently the L.A. Times cited a source that claimed UFC 225’s pay-view-sales were… Read More

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Recently Stephen Thompson confirmed that he tore his MCL during his fight with Darren Till, and “Wonderboy” is calling for a ban on the strike that he believes caused it.

Thompson faced Till at UFC FN 130… Read More

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Following an initial report that claimed the pay-per-view sales for UFC 225 were quite low, an attorney for the promotion is saying the buy rate was much higher than reported.

The L.A. Times recently ran a… Read More

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UFC 225 was widely viewed as one of the most stacked cards of the year, but according to one report, the June 9th event struggled in the pay-per-view market.

Last weekend’s event, which took place in Chicago,… Read More

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After Robert Whittaker defeated Yoel Romero by split decision at UFC 225, the middleweight champ relayed he had broken his hand not long into the bout.

Following the card, which took place in Chicago, Illinois, Whittaker’s… Read More

By FCF Staff

Now that Michael Bisping has called it quits on his fighting career, Robert Whittaker will never face the former middleweight champ in the cage, and the reigning 185 king is happy about that.

In recent months, Bisping… 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 Michael Bisping has been going to war with Luke Rockhold via social media, and there’s plenty of talk about the rivals fighting for a third time, the star isn’t sure he’s going to fight again.

Following… Read More