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TUESDAY 4/29 MORNING NEWS UPDATE
Check out the big update on the App's home page for new notes and information on the changes made to the new mobile site at MMATorch.com in your mobile browser. Our tech team has been working on even more tweaks based on your feedback, and have optimized the site for Safari and the default Android browser. They're continuing to work on the same for both Chrome and Opera as well. Keep sending your thoughts in to mmatorch@gmail.com so we can make the mobile site the best experience for you! We truly appreciate the feedback, and we're making changes as necessary. Here's a quick look at what hit the site this morning:
-Jon Jones received a lot of trash talk from Phil Davis, and some from Chuck Liddell, among others, into his bout with Glover Teixeira last Saturday at UFC 172. As he dominated his main event fight – and Davis himself got beat handily by Anthony Johnson – Jones had some room to gloat, and he did just that on Instagram, taking a few probably deserved shots at both Liddell and Davis. See the posts with further commentary in the main listing.
-UFC Flyweight Champ Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson has been picking up his wins and successfully defending his title, but now he's looking forward to the other benefits of being a top fighter in the sport. In a recent interview, Johnson said he's focusing on making money and trying to become a superstar in 2014, both things I think he deserves at this stage. Get his comments with analysis at MMATorch.com in your mobile browser now!
-Joe Ellenberger's UFC debut will now come at UFC Fight Night 44 in San Antonio in June, after two different opponents fell out for last weekend's UFC 172 card. He'll now meet undefeated lightweight Francisco “Frank” Trevino. Get info on both fighters in the main listing.
-Continuing on our theme of the week, we asked readers this morning which of the top light heavyweight contenders will be the one to beat Jon Jones: Alexander Gustafsson, Daniel Cormier, Dan Henderson, Anthony Johnson, Rashad Evans, or none of them at all. 34% went with “none of the above,” while 32% think Gustafsson's the man. Another 21% pin it on Cormier right now, with Anthony Johnson receiving 11% of the vote. Add your votes in now!
We thank all of our readers for their feedback and patience as we continue making improvements on the new mobile site. We're an independent voice in the MMA space with no corporate backing, and as such we stay afloat on ad revenue. This shift to the full listing on mobile web brings us a better chance to keep ourselves going and to bring our readers everything we have for the last five years and more, as the mobile advertising market is simply stronger than that on the app. Continue sending us your feedback to mmatorch@gmail.com and let us know how the new features with the Disqus comments section and more are working for you on mobile web!
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