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After stellar CFFC debut, Tycen Lynn remains intent on taking toughest fights available

Tycen Lynn made quite the splash in his CFFC debut, choking out a highly-touted bantamweight prospect in Phil Caracappa this past November. But the man known as "Shin to Chin" said he wasn't among those who were surprised with the upset victory…

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Champ Elise Reed changing career expectations following immediate success

A lifelong practitioner of traditional martial arts, CFFC strawweight champion Elise Reed knew she'd one day become a professional fighter.

"I was looking at my journal while I was in college a few years ago, and in 2014, I wrote, 'I'm going to be a pro MMA fighter,'" Reed said. "That was after my first amateur fight."

Reed made good on that promise. What she didn't foresee, though, was how quickly she would achieve success at the professional level, claiming the Cage Fury Fighting Championships title in just her second contest.

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Darrell Horcher believes his comeback will be better the second time around

Darrell Horcher knows a thing or two about comebacks. Once told he would never walk again following a horrific 2016 motorcycle accident, Horcher instead was able to battle back to compete 13 months later in the UFC, even picking up a split-decision win in an emotional return to the sport.

Unfortunately for the 33-year-old, that June 2017 victory was the last time he's had his hand raised inside of the cage.

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From gruesome defeat to scary victories, Pat Sabatini hopes to close wild 2020 in style

It's fair to say that no one on the planet saw their 2020 live out the way they initially envisioned it, and former CFFC featherweight champion Pat Sabatini is no different. But, at least from a professional fighting perspective, Sabatini's year was certainly wilder than most.

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Christien Savoie hopes wild 2020 ends with CFFC title, UFC invite

Christien Savoie has never competed outside of his native Canada, so the opportunity to travel to New Zealand to train with the vaunted City Kickboxing crew was quite an exciting adventure for the undefeated welterweight prospect.

Unfortunately for Savoie, he made the trip just before the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic changed the world.

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CFFC 89 headliner Bassil Hafez refused to let car crash, multiple surgeries derail his MMA dream

Many fighters dream of the opportunity to compete at MMA's highest level, but few have had their resolve tested like Bassil Hafez. The welterweight grappling ace has been chasing that passion but nearly had it all taken away from him.

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CFFC 88 headliner Tycen Lynn only wants toughest fights possible: 'I don't take sure bets'

At 33, Lynn knows he's probably got another four or five years of competing at the sport's highest level. If that run includes a trip to the UFC, he'll take it, but the man known as "Shin to Chin" isn't focused on that goal. Instead, he simply wants to continue taking the toughest fights available and proving his skills in the cage.

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Phil Caracappa hopes 'performance of a lifetime' at CFFC 88 will lead to his ultimate goal

Caracappa hopes a CFFC 88 win will earn him a call to the UFC or a spot on "The Ultimate Fighter," which is set to begin filming this month following a two-year hiatus. The 28-year-old insists he's not looking past the challenge Lynn will present, but his goals ultimately are a little higher up the ladder.

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CFFC returns to Philadelphia for back-to-back November events

Just three weeks after putting on two of the most action-packed cards in company history, CFFC is returning to Philadelphia's historic 2300 Arena for the promotion's next series of back-to-back blockbuster events.

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After frustrating Contender Series bid, Dustin Joynson just looking to create memories at CFFC 87

Joynson knows CFFC has become a top feeder league for the UFC and other big organizations, and he'd still like the chance to be called up to the international stage. But at 33, he says he's not going to put any undue pressure on himself. After all, as he learned on Dana White's Contender Series, things can certainly happen that he simply can't control.

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