Velasquez Unseats Lesnar as Heavyweight King

Saturday, October 23, 2010

By FCF Staff  Cain Velasquez lived up to his reputation as one of mixed-martial-arts fastest rising stars tonight in Anaheim, California, as the American Kickboxing Academy fighter stopped Brock Lesnar in the first round to become the UFC Heavyweight...
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Strikeforce Challengers: Voelker Stops Bowling

By FCF Staff Photos Courtesy Esther Lin / Strikeforce Freno’s Save Mart Center was again the host venue for Strikeforce’s latest Challenger card, which saw Bobby Voelker stop rising prospect Roger Bowling in the main event. The bout marked the second...
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UFC 121 Weigh-In Results

Friday, October 22, 2010

By FCF Staff  Here are the official weigh-in results for the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s latest event, which will take place tomorrow night at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California. All of the fighters for UFC 121 made weight this afternoon,...
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Video: Rick Hawn vs. Levon Maynard at Bellator 33

Former U.S. Judo Olympic Team member Rick Hawn demonstrating his judo abilities before stopping Levon Maynard at Bellator 33:...
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Alvarez Punishes Huerta; Askren Wins Welterweight Crown

By FCF Staff  Eddie Alvarez added another impressive victory to his growing resume last night in Philadelphia, as the Bellator lightweight champion punished the always game Roger Huerta through two rounds, before the UFC vet was unable to continue...
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Alvarez and Huerta Ready for Bellator 33 Bout

Thursday, October 21, 2010

By FCF Staff Photo Courtesy Bellator Fighting Championship Philadelphia’s Liacouras Center will host what is arguably, Bellator Fighting Championship’s biggest fight to date tonight, as the promotion’s lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez will face renowned...
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Strikeforce Challengers Workout Quotes and Pics

By FCF Staff Pictures courtesy Paul Breski for Strikeforce Strikeforce returns to Fresno, California this Friday night for the promotion’s latest Challengers event. The card will be headlined by a welterweight bout between Roger Bowling (8-0) and “Vicious”...
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Alvarez and Huerta Make Weight for Bellator 33

By FCF Staff  Photos Courtesy Bellator Fighting Championship The MMA world will have its spotlight on Philadelphia tonight, as Bellator Fighting Championship’s 33rd event will feature a notable lightweight tilt between the promotion’s champion...
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New FCF Radio with Martin Kampmann

On this episode of Full Contact Fighter Radio, host Jeff "Wombat" Meszaros and co-host James Kellaris review "UFC 120: Bisping vs. Akiyama", where Michael "The Count" Bisping won a decision over judo expert Yoshihiro Akiyama after nearly being knocked...
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Report: Jason MacDonald Out, Jesse Bongfeldt in for UFC 124

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

By FCF Staff  After breaking his leg this past May at UFC 113, Jason MacDonald will not make his Octagon return, December 11th, at UFC 124, according to posts on the official Dominance MMA Management Facebook page. The management team is reporting...
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Baric Named Zayats' Opponent for Oct. 28th M-1 Challenge

By FCF Staff Photo Courtesy M-1 Global M-1 Global has announced that Matias Baric will face Mikhail Zayats (pictured left) at the promotion’s upcoming October 28th, M-1 Challenge XXI: Guram vs. Garner event in St. Petersburg, Russia. Earlier in the week...
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EA Sports MMA Launch: Fedor, Couture, Lawal and Miller Attend

By FCF Staff  Photo Credit: Susan Goldman EA Sports MMA was released in stores yesterday, and the video game giant invited Fedor Emelianenko, Randy Couture, "King Mo" Lawal and Jason "Mayhem" Miller to the official launch party. (Pictured above:...
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Video: Glory World Series Highlights Round One

Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Here is the highlight package from this past weekend's United Glory event in Holland. The event, which is promoted by the nation's renowned Golden Glory team, was a hybrid card of MMA and kickboxing bouts. (Video courtesy United Glory / Youtube...
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Clint Godfrey vs. Michael McDonald Added to Nov. 11th WEC

By FCF Staff World Extreme Cagefighting has announced that Clint Godfrey will fight fellow bantamweight Michael McDonald, at the promotion’s upcoming November 11th, in Las Vegas, Nevada. The bout was confirmed to the Rapid City Journal by the organization....
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Video: Magomed "The Eagle" Shikshabekov MMA Highlight Reel

Magomed Shikshabekov (12-0) will face British veteran Che Mills (11-4), at the upcoming October 28th, M-1 Challenge event in St. Petersburg, Russia. ...
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Weichel Replaces Injured Reynolds for Oct. 28th M-1 Challenge

By FCF Staff  Photo courtesy M-1 Global M-1 Global has confirmed that lightweight Eric Reynolds will no longer fight Yuri Ivlev at the promotion’s upcoming October 28th, M-1 Challenge XXI in St. Petersburg, Russia, due to a knee injury. German...
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Six Bouts Confirmed for UFC 125

Monday, October 18, 2010

By FCF Staff The Ultimate Fighting Championship has officially confirmed six bouts for the promotion’s upcoming New Year’s Day, 2011 event in Las Vegas, Nevada. The UFC 125 “Resolution” card will be hosted by the MGM Grand Garden Arena. As expected,...
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Mikhail Zayats Added to M-1 Challenge XXI: Guram vs. Garner

By FCF Staff  Photo Courtesy M-1 Global M-1 Global has announced that light-heavyweight Mikhail Zayats will compete on the promotion’s upcoming October 28th event in St. Petersburg, Russia. No opponent has been confirmed for the Red Devil Sport...
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Condit Says KO Victory “Biggest Win” of his Career

Sunday, October 17, 2010

By Kelsey Mowatt   Carlos Condit arrived in the UFC last year with a lot of fanfare, largely due to the fact that the veteran fighter had owned the WEC welterweight division while it existed, going 5-0 in his reign as the promotion’s 170lb....
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Bisping Decisions Akiyama; Condit KO's Hardy

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