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Fabrício Werdum
Fabrício Werdum (Vai Cavalo), Brazilian heavyweight MMA fighter and BJJ black belt born 1977 in Porto Alegre; submitted Fedor Emelianenko in 2010 and unified the UFC heavyweight title against Cain Velasquez at UFC 188 in 2015.
Face (professional wrestling)
Face (babyface) is professional wrestling's heroic character, the scripted "good guy" fans are encouraged to cheer, opposed to the heel. Defined by crowd support, respectful in-ring behavior, turns, and the tweener anti-hero archetype.
Facebuster
The facebuster, also called a faceplant, is a professional wrestling takedown that drives an opponent face-first into the mat without a headlock or facelock; with such a hold it becomes a DDT or bulldog variant.
Fallon Fox
Fallon Fox (born 1975) is a retired American MMA fighter, the first openly transgender athlete in professional mixed martial arts; she came out in March 2013, fought to a 5-1 record, and retired in 2014.
Fandango (wrestler)
Fandango (Curtis Hussey), also Johnny Curtis, Dirty Dango, and JDC, is a retired American wrestler (1999-2026) known for the WWE ballroom-dancer gimmick, beating Chris Jericho at WrestleMania 29, and Breezango.
Farid Basharat
Farid Basharat, "Ferocious", Afghan-born English bantamweight born 1997 in Paktia; undefeated 16-0 pro, 7-0 in the UFC, removed from the UFC roster October 2026 after his contract expired.
Fastlane (2015)
Fastlane (2015): WWE's inaugural Fastlane pay-per-view, Feb 22, 2015, FedExForum Memphis, replacing Elimination Chamber; Roman Reigns beat Daniel Bryan to face Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania 31; 13,263 announced attendance, 46,000 buys.
Fastlane (2016)
Fastlane (2016) was a WWE pay-per-view held February 21, 2016 in Cleveland, Ohio, where Roman Reigns beat Brock Lesnar and Dean Ambrose in a Triple Threat to face Triple H at WrestleMania 32.
Fastlane (2017)
Fastlane (2017), WWE Raw pay-per-view, March 5, 2017, Bradley Center, Milwaukee. Goldberg beat Kevin Owens in 22 seconds for the Universal Championship after Chris Jericho's return; Bayley and Neville retained.
Fastlane (2018)
Fastlane (2018) was WWE's SmackDown-exclusive pay-per-view on March 11, 2018 in Columbus, Ohio, where AJ Styles retained the WWE Championship in a Six-Pack Challenge and Randy Orton won the United States Title.
Fastlane (2019)
Fastlane (2019), WWE pay-per-view, March 10, 2019, Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, on the Road to WrestleMania 35. The Shield reunited in the main event; Daniel Bryan retained the WWE Title vs Kevin Owens and Mustafa Ali; Becky Lynch was added to WrestleMania's Raw Women's title match; no title changes.
Fastlane (2021)
Fastlane (2021) was a WWE pay-per-view held March 21, 2021 at the ThunderDome, Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida, the first WWE PPV on Peacock. Roman Reigns retained the Universal Championship over Daniel Bryan with Edge as enforcer, setting up the WrestleMania 37 triple threat.
Fastlane (2023)
Fastlane (2023) was a WWE Premium Live Event on October 7, 2023 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, the most-watched and highest-grossing Fastlane ever, headlined by Seth Rollins vs Shinsuke Nakamura and featuring John Cena's return.
Fatal Influence
Fatal Influence is a WWE women's wrestling stable formed in NXT in 2024, led by Jacy Jayne with Fallon Henley and Lainey Reid; original member Jazmyn Nyx left in September 2025, and the group now appears on SmackDown.
Fatalities in mixed martial arts contests
Fatalities in mixed martial arts contests: rare deaths of MMA fighters, about eight documented 1993–2013 and roughly fifteen estimated, mostly from subdural hemorrhage, weight cutting, or unregulated bouts; no UFC bout deaths.
Fatima Kline
Fatima "The Archangel" Kline (born 2000) is an American UFC women's strawweight from New York with a 10-1 record, four-fight win streak, ranked #6, eyeing a 2027 title shot.
Fazliddin Gaybnazarov
Fazliddin Gaybnazarov (Gaibnazarov, Gʻoibnazarov), Uzbek boxer born 1991 in Bekobod; 2016 Rio Olympic light-welterweight gold medalist, 2012 Olympian, later professional boxer (11-2-0) and National Guard lecturer.
Fearless (2006 film)
Fearless (霍元甲, Huo Yuanjia), also Jet Li's Fearless, is Ronny Yu's 2006 martial arts biopic starring Jet Li as Huo Yuanjia, with Yuen Woo-ping choreography, a 104/141-minute cut, and a defamation lawsuit by Huo's grandson.
Featherweight
Featherweight: combat sports weight class, 126 lb (57.2 kg) in boxing, 145 lb (65.8 kg) in MMA/UFC; originated in the 1860s London Prize Ring Rules at 118 lb, set at 126 lb in 1909.
Federation internationale d'escrime
Fédération Internationale d'Escrime (FIE), International Fencing Federation: world governing body of fencing, founded Paris 1913, headquartered Lausanne, IOC-recognized, 156 member federations, ASOIF A2 governance rating.
Federation internationale de savate
Federation Internationale de Savate (FISav), International Savate Federation, world governing body for savate and canne de combat. Founded 23 March 1985 in Paris; AIMS member; headquartered in Thiais, France; president Julie Gabriel since 2010.
Fedor Emelianenko (Фёдор Владимирович Емельяненко)
Fedor Emelianenko (Фёдор Емельяненко), known as "The Last Emperor," is a Russian retired mixed martial artist who held PRIDE and RINGS heavyweight titles and fought from 2000 to 2023.
Felice Herrig
Felice Herrig, "Lil Bulldog" (born 1984), American strawweight MMA fighter, Team Curran muay Thai stylist, 14-10 pro record, TUF 20 cast member, UFC 5-5, retired June 2022 after loss to Karolina Kowalkiewicz.
Felicia Spencer
Felicia Spencer 'FeeNom', Canadian women's featherweight MMA fighter born 1990, Invicta FC champion and UFC 250 title challenger against Amanda Nunes; retired 2021 with a 9-3 record.
Felipe Lima (fighter)
Felipe Lima, "Jungle Boy" (born 1998, Coari, Brazil), Brazilian UFC featherweight and former OKTAGON and Fight Club Rush bantamweight champion; 15-2 record, 3-1 in the UFC, debut submission of Muhammad Naimov in 2024.
Felix Savon
Félix Savón Fabré, Cuban amateur heavyweight boxer born 1967 in Guantánamo; won Olympic gold in 1992, 1996, and 2000 and six straight world titles 1986-1997; never turned professional.
Félix Trinidad
Félix "Tito" Trinidad, Puerto Rican boxer born 1973 in Fajardo, three-division world champion (IBF welterweight, WBA junior middleweight and middleweight), 42-3 with 35 KOs, famous for the 1999 De La Hoya win and 2001 Hopkins loss, IBHOF 2014.
Félix Verdejo
Félix Verdejo (El Diamante), Puerto Rican lightweight boxer, 2012 Olympian, 27-2 (17 KOs) pro, WBO Latino champion 2015-17, Top Rank prospect; convicted 2023 of kidnapping and killing Keishla Rodríguez, sentenced to life in prison.
Fencing
Fencing: Olympic combat sport with three weapons, foil, épée, and sabre, differing in target area and right-of-way rules; governed by the FIE (founded 1913) and contested at every modern Games since 1896.
Ferdinando Meglio
Ferdinando Meglio (Dino), born 1959 in Napoli, Italian sabre fencer; three Olympic team sabre medals (gold 1984, silver 1980, bronze 1988) across four Games, 1980–1992.