UFC Reportedly Cuts Middleweight Francis Carmont After 3 Consecutive Losses

Francis Carmont, a middleweight who became a UFC contender before dropping three straight contests, has been cut by the promotion. That’s according to a post appearing Wednesday morning on Carmont‘s Facebook page. The news was subsequently reported by Bloody Elbow. “I announce that after six wins and three defeats, I am no longer a UFC fighter,” […]

Francis Carmont, a middleweight who became a UFC contender before dropping three straight contests, has been cut by the promotion. That’s according to a post appearing Wednesday morning on Carmont‘s Facebook page. The news was subsequently reported by Bloody Elbow. “I announce that after six wins and three defeats, I am no longer a UFC fighter,” […]

UFC Fight Night 36: What We Learned from Ronaldo Souza vs. Francis Carmont

Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza: welcome to UFC middleweight title contention.  The Brazilian middleweight Souza toppled Tristar sensation Francis Carmont in the co-main event at UFC Fight Night 36 via unanimous decision, and now Jacare finds himself on the short list of contenders for Chris Weidman‘s middleweight strap.  With three wins in three trips to the Octagon, […]

Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza: welcome to UFC middleweight title contention.  The Brazilian middleweight Souza toppled Tristar sensation Francis Carmont in the co-main event at UFC Fight Night 36 via unanimous decision, and now Jacare finds himself on the short list of contenders for Chris Weidman‘s middleweight strap.  With three wins in three trips to the Octagon, […]

UFC Fight Night 36: Jacare Souza vs. Francis Carmont Booked for Co-Main Clash

An intriguing middleweight clash between top divisional contenders Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza (#3) and Francis Carmont (#8) has been booked for a UFC Fight Night event on February 15, 2014. The event—previously announced for February 8—takes place in Jaragua do Sul. It airs on Fox Sports 2, the cable network previously known as Fuel TV. The […]

An intriguing middleweight clash between top divisional contenders Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza (#3) and Francis Carmont (#8) has been booked for a UFC Fight Night event on February 15, 2014. The event—previously announced for February 8—takes place in Jaragua do Sul. It airs on Fox Sports 2, the cable network previously known as Fuel TV. The […]

UFC on Fox 7 Preview: Lorenz Larkin Talks UFC Debut Against Francis Carmont

Being the new guy isn’t always the most comfortable situation. You roll into a new job, a new school or maybe even a new bar and all eyes are immediately cast upon you. The folks that have been there for a while size you up. They want to know what you’re all about. In some […]

Being the new guy isn’t always the most comfortable situation. You roll into a new job, a new school or maybe even a new bar and all eyes are immediately cast upon you. The folks that have been there for a while size you up. They want to know what you’re all about. In some […]

UFC on Fox 7 Gets Francis Carmont vs. Lorenz Larkin

UFC on Fox 7 has a decidedly Strikeforce vs. UFC flavor to it. The event will be headlined by a lightweight title fight between Gilbert Melendez and Ben Henderson, and will feature scraps between Daniel Cormier and Frank Mir and also Josh Thomson and Nate Diaz. And, according to the UFC Canada Twitter account, the card […]

UFC on Fox 7 has a decidedly Strikeforce vs. UFC flavor to it. The event will be headlined by a lightweight title fight between Gilbert Melendez and Ben Henderson, and will feature scraps between Daniel Cormier and Frank Mir and also Josh Thomson and Nate Diaz. And, according to the UFC Canada Twitter account, the card […]

UFC 154: 5 Fights for Francis Carmont to Take Next

It wasn’t pretty, but Francis Carmont earned himself a win at UFC 154. Carmont was on the winning end of an extremely controversial decision against Tom Lawlor, but his performance was unimpressive whether he won or lost. The amount of hype that …

It wasn’t pretty, but Francis Carmont earned himself a win at UFC 154. Carmont was on the winning end of an extremely controversial decision against Tom Lawlor, but his performance was unimpressive whether he won or lost. The amount of hype that surrounded Carmont heading into the bout with Lawlor is likely going to cut […]