MCGRATH: In-person thoughts from Bellator 222
Bellator felt big! This Bellator card felt like the biggest card in the history of the promotion. Everybody who is anybody in the MMA media was there to cover the event. Which is not typical […]
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WATCH: Adam Borics KO’s Aaron Pico w/flying knee.
Adam Borics, may have the lesser-know competitor when he faced Aaron Pico at Bellator 222, but he certainly left his mark. The undefeated Borics improved to 9-0 with his KO over the highly-touted Aaron Pico. […]
BELLATOR 222 PREVIEW & PREDICTIONS 6/14: Grocke’s updated odds and predictions for every fight
Bellator MMA brings one of their best cards of the year to date to Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York on Friday night. The main event of Bellator 222 takes place in […]
How to Halt a Prospect with Max Humphrey and Adam Borics
Ahead of Bellator 222, MMATorch’s Dylan Bowker spoke to Max Humphrey and Adam Borics, about being the “other guy” facing a touted prospect. Bellator 222 is going to showcase some big MMA bouts on Friday, June […]
NEW PODCAST: MMA Fight Picks w/ Aaron Weinbaum picking Bellator 222
I pick the fights for Bellator 222: MacDonald vs. Gracie. Bellator 222 is scheduled to take place on June 14, 2019 at Madison Square Garden in New York, New York. The event will air exclusively […]
Watch Bellator 222 weigh-ins
Bellator returns to Madison Square Garden on Friday night with a card full of familiar faces to UFC fans but also some top-notch fighters that casual viewers may not know but will certainly want to […]
MORNING VIDEO: Aaron Pico gets reckless
On Friday, mega-prospect Aaron Pico will continue his young MMA journey when he faces Adam Borics at Bellator 222. The fight will mark Pico’s first chance at redemption since getting quickly KO’d by Henry Corrales […]
FREE PODCAST 6/10 – MMA Talk for Pro Wrestling Fans: Vallejos and Monsey review UFC 238, preview Bellator 222, discuss Dana White’s recent comments about Lesnar, react to the booking of Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Dustin Poirier (67 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: On this week’s edition of MMA Talk for Pro Wrestling Fans, MMATorch.com’s Robert Vallejos and Rick Monsey review UFC 238 and preview Bellator 222. The guys also discuss Dana White’s recent comments about Brock […]
ROUNDTABLE: Staff predictions for James Gallagher vs. Steven Graham
Who will win Saturday’s Bellator main event between James Gallagher and Steven Graham? Frank Hyden, Columnist – The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly I’ll go with Graham by decision, but I’m not super confident. […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly from Bellator 214
Bellator 214 was this past weekend, it featured the finals of the Bellator Heavyweight Grand Prix. Let’s get right to the rundown. Bellator 214 GOOD- Adel Altamimi submits Brandon McMahan McMahan got an early takedown […]
MCGRATH: Don’t be so quick to jump off the Aaron Pico bandwagon
The MMA gods don’t care about your hype. Never has this been more evident than Saturday night at Bellator 214. Aaron Pico, featherweight prospect du jour hit another roadblock in his destiny to be the […]
SUNDAY NEWS DIGEST 1/27: Fedor gives an update on his status post-Bader loss, more Bellator 214 post-fight notes
‘I feel good’ Fedor Emelianenko suffered what may be the most devastating loss of his storied career Saturday night. Ryan Bader only needed one punch and 35 seconds to put away “The Last Emperor” and […]
BELLATOR 214 PREDICTIONS: Grocke’s updated odds and predictions for every fight
Bellator MMA returns to The Forum in Inglewood, California for Bellator 214. Bellator will finally have a heavyweight champion when Bellator Light Heavyweight Champion Ryan Bader takes on MMA legend, Fedor Emelianenko in the main […]
TUESDAY NEWS DIGEST 1/22: TJ Dillashaw’s manager open to Cejudo rematch at bantamweight, and more
Follow @mikehiscoe Run it back Immediately after losing in 32 seconds to Henry Cejudo on Saturday night, TJ Dillashaw felt that the fight was ‘stolen’ from him by an early stoppage and that if there […]
ROUNDTABLE: Three fights we’d like to see in 2019 (UPDATED)
What are the top 3 fights you would like to see in 2019? Sean Covington, Columnist – Covington’s Corner I’d like to see fighters fight more at their natural weight instead of cutting down so […]
HENRY: 5 more trades UFC could make
Create a mobile home screen button on your phone now for one-click access to MMATorch’s newly ramped up MMA coverage with the return of Mike Hiscoe, who is now managing editor of MMATorch. ANDROID USERS […]
Bellator 206 LIVE REPORT Bellator 206 LIVE REPORT
Bellator Preliminary Card (DAZN) Anthony Figueroa def. Samuel Romero via Unanimous Decision Chuck Campbell def. Joseph Ramirez via Unanimous Decision Josh San Diego def. Joe Neal via Split Decision Jeremiah Labiano def. Justin Smitley via […]
FIGHTS TO MAKE NEXT: Bellator 199 edition
With Bellator 199 in the books, it is time to look ahead at what is next for every fighter on the card. Ryan Bader def. Muhammad “King Mo” Lawal (Heavyweight Grand Prix Quarter-Final) Ryan Bader […]
Bellator 199 Results
Bellator 199 will take place on Saturday May 12, emanating from San Jose, California, airing on the Paramount Network. Lightweight Adam Piccolotti(7-0) vs. Carrington Banks(9-2) Result: Piccolotti via submission (Rear-Naked Choke) at 4:41 of round 3 […]
UFC 224 vs. Bellator 199 head-2-head
With both UFC 224 and Bellator 199 occurring on the same night, the fight fan might need to chose between the two events. Being that both main cards will feature five fights, here is a […]
Nightly MMA News Tap 4/3/2016: Covington-RDA, Ferguson Responds, More. (W/video analysis)
-After two weeks of speculation and analysis, the interim welterweight title fight between Colby Covington and former lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos is scheduled for UFC 224 on May 12 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. […]
Bellator 192 LIVE RESULTS
Joey Davis def. Ian Butler via KO (spinning back kick) at :39 of Round 1 And THIS is how we "kick off" #Bellator192 Prelims. Dance it off @Joeyblackice! Tune in now on our mobile app! […]
MMATORCH INTERVIEW: Aaron Pico talks preparation, expectations, and boxing aspirations
On Jan. 20, touted MMA prospect Aaron Pico will take on veteran fighter Shane Kruchten at Bellator 192. Our own Robert Vallejos conducted a phone interview with Pico prior his fight against Kruchten. Pico discusses his […]
HYDEN’S TAKE: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly from UFC Fight Night 117 and Bellator 183
UFC Fight Night 117 and Bellator 183 were both this past weekend, let’s get straight to the rundown. UFC Fight Night 117 GOOD- Jussier Formiga submits Ulka Sasaki Formiga got the fight on the […]
BELLATOR 183 PREDICTIONS 9/23: Grocke’s updated odds and predictions for the Henderson vs. Freire headlined main card
Bellator MMA returns to the SAP Center in San Jose, California for Bellator 183. The main features former UFC champion Benson Henderson taking on Patricky “Pitbull” Freire. Although Henderson is 1-2 in his Bellator run, […]