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Alex Volkanovski wants to beat Max Holloway to become a ‘featherweight great’
By James Averis on May 25, 2019
‘Filthy’ That’s the word Alex Volkanovski used to describe his initial reaction to the news that Frankie Edgar would be getting the next shot at...
Heavyweights Justin Tafa and David Taumoepeau meet at XFC 41
By Chris Post on May 23, 2019
Under new management, Queensland promotion XFC returns on Friday night with their heavyweight champion Justin Tafa making his first title defence against David Taumoepeau. The...
Brentin Munford vs David Martinez clash for lightweight title at Eternal 45
By Chris Post on May 23, 2019
Undefeated Sunshine Coast lightweight David Martinez gets a shot at the vacant Eternal lightweight title when he meets the experienced Brentin Mumford. The bout headlines...
Muay Thai champion Chelsea Hackett set for MMA debut at Eternal 45
By Oliver Marincic on May 22, 2019
Mixed martial arts have netted another champion Muay Thai fighter from its ranks with Chelsea ‘Hammer’ Hackett set to make her MMA debut at Eternal...
Felicia Spencer submits Megan Anderson in the first round at UFC Rochester
By FNA Staff on May 19, 2019
Megan Anderson has come up short at UFC Rochester. Taking on the Invicta FC featherweight champion Felicia Spencer, Anderson tapped to a rear-naked choke at...
Alex Volkanovski on title challenge against Max Holloway ‘It’s a no brainer’
By Oliver Marincic on May 14, 2019
After the biggest win of his career defeating Brazilian icon Jose Aldo in his hometown of Rio De Janeiro, Alex Volkanovski has cemented himself as...
Steven Kennedy submits Ben Alloway at Eternal 44
By FNA Staff on May 13, 2019
Two former UFC fighters clashed in the main event of Eternal MMA 44 on Saturday night with Western Australian Steven Kennedy coming out victorious, submitting...
Alex Volkanovski defeats Jose Aldo at UFC 237 by unanimous decision
By James Averis on May 12, 2019
Aussies Alex Volkanovski has defeated arguably the greatest UFC featherweight fighter of all time. Taking on Jose Aldo at UFC 237 in Brazil, Volkanovski scored...
Mark Abelardo & Adrian Pang stopped at ONE: Warriors of Light
By FNA Staff on May 11, 2019
Kiwi Mark Abelardo and Australian veteran Adrian Pang both suffered TKO losses at ONE Championship: Warriors of Light on Friday night. Born and raised in...
Alex Volkanovski ready to become number 1 contender with win over Jose Aldo at UFC 237
By Oliver Marincic on May 10, 2019
Coming off the biggest win of his career against Chad Mendes, Australian featherweight contender Alex Volkanovski gets his chance to take on arguably the greatest...
Rose Namajunas ready to defy the odds again at UFC 237 against Jessica Andrade
By James Averis on May 9, 2019
Rose Namajunas is not your typical UFC champion. In a sport where the biggest bark earns the fattest cheque, Namajunas simply wants her martial arts...
Donald Cerrone recounts ‘wild’ time in Australia ahead of Al Iaquinta fight at UFC Ottawa
By James Averis on May 3, 2019
Donald Cerrone loves a beer. Tai Tuivasa and Tyson Pedro are quite fond of a cold one as well. Put the three of them together?...
Joblin, Alchin, Kim and Obst all victorious in One Warrior Series 5 in Singapore
By FNA Staff on April 27, 2019
It was a good night for the local fighters competing in the One Warriors Series in Singapore this week. One Warrior Series gives up and...
Damien Brown victorious; Ben Nguyen loses at Rizin FF 15
By FNA Staff on April 21, 2019
It was mixed results for our Brisbane based fighters at Rizin FF 15 earlier today with Damien Brown defeating Koji Takeda but his training partner...
Adrian Pang and Mark Abelardo have fights scheduled at ONE Championship: Warrors of Light
By FNA Staff on April 20, 2019
Brisbane based Adrian Pang and Thailand based Kiwi Mark Abelardo have both had match-ups announced for the upcoming ONE Championship card scheduled for Bangkok, Thailand...
Whittaker fires back at Adesanya : “If I’m a fake New Zealander, then what is he?”
By Oliver Marincic on April 16, 2019
The stars have aligned and Rob Whittaker and Israel Adesanya are set to clash. Both fighters appeared on Ariel Helwani’s MMA Hour today and had...
Israel Adesanya wins interim-middleweight title in instant classic at UFC 236
By FNA Staff on April 14, 2019
Israel Adesanya is the interim-middleweight champion. But it was not easy. The Nigerian-born Kiwi had to dig deep on his way to a unanimous decision...
Martin Nguyen retains One featherweight title with highlight-reel KO in Manila
By David Lewellin on April 13, 2019
Australia’s Martin Nguyen retained his featherweight title in spectacular fashion over Mongolian vet and former One featherweight champion Narantungalag Jadambaa at One: Roots of Honor...