HYDEN BLOG: Eagle FC Fights and Jake Paul Talk
By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch Senior Columnist Another week of no events so another week of checking out some news. Get ready for a lot of Jake Paul. But first… Eagle FC, the promotion founded by […]
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HYDEN BLOG: Conor McGregor’s Special Treatment and Jon Jones Twitter Beef With Dan Hooker
By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch Senior Columnist With it being Christmas there aren’t any events this week so I’ll just talk about some MMA news. Dana White appeared on the DC Check-In YouTube show with Daniel […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus and Paul-Woodley II results
UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus was last night and featured a record-setting performance by Derrick Lewis. Let’s get to the rundown. UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus GOOD- Cub Swanson stops Darren Elkins They […]
3 Fights To Watch 12/18/21
Jake Paul vs Tyron Woodley II Come ooooon! No matter how you feel about it we all gotta watch this, it’s entertainment. I think Tyron Woodley might actually knock Jake Paul out this time. I […]
WHAT IF? – CHARLES OLIVERIA VS KHABIB NURMAGOMEDOV
Fresh from his title defence against Dustin Poirier at UFC 270, Charles “Do Bronx” Oliveria has cemented himself as the best UFC Lightweight in the world. But how would he have fared versus one of […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC 269
By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch Senior Columnist UFC 269 was yesterday and it featured a massive upset in one title fight and a really good fight in the other title fight. Let’s get to the rundown. […]
3 Fights To Watch UFC 269
Kai Kara-France vs Cody Garbrandt The one punch knockout power alone makes this a fight to watch. This fight is all about Garbrandt and whether or not he can become relevant again. “Don’t Blink” should […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from Bellator 272 and UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Aldo
By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch Senior Columnist Bellator 272 and UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Aldo was this weekend and there were some big comeback wins. Let’s get to the rundown. Bellator 272 GOOD- Johnny Eblen […]
HYDEN BLOG: Talking MMA Guys in Triller’s Triad Combat
By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch Senior Columnist There were no MMA events this weekend so I’ll just talk about the Triller Triad Combat event. The triangle ring was really weird. I’m not sure how I truly […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC Fight Night: Vieira vs. Tate
By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch Senior Columnist UFC Fight Night: Vieira vs. Tate was yesterday. Let’s get to the rundown. UFC Fight Night: Vieira vs. Tate GOOD- Davey Grant vs. Adrian Yanez Grant was throwing and […]
HYDEN BLOG: Talking Triller Fight Club: Legends 2 before and after the event
By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch Senior Columnist There’s no MMA events or big news to discuss so this entire column will be about the Triller Fight Club: Legends 2 event, which is strictly boxing. I’m not […]
UFC Rankings 9/7/21
Heavyweight Rankings Francis Ngannou – UFC Heavyweight Champion Stipe Miocic Cyril Gane – Interim UFC Heavyweight Champion Derrick Lewis Curtis Blaydes Alexander Volkov Jairzinho Rozenstruik Marcin Tybura Chris Daukaus Cheick Kongo Valentin Moldavsky Phillip De […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from Bellator 264
By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch Senior Columnist Bellator 264 was last night and featured Bellator Middleweight Champion Gegard Mousasi defending his title against John Salter. Let’s get to the rundown. Bellator 264 GOOD- Ty Gwerder vs. […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC 264
By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch Senior Columnist UFC 264 was this past weekend and it featured the highly anticipated rubber match between Dustin Poirier and Conor McGregor. The fight ended in disappointing fashion, which was deflating […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from from Bellator 261 and UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Volkov
By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch Senior Columnist Bellator 261 and UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Volkov were this weekend. Let’s get right to the rundown. Bellator 261 GOOD/BAD- Christian Edwards vs. Simon Biyong Biyong got a […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad
By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch Senior Columnist UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad was last night and it featured a horribly tainted main event. Let’s get to the rundown. UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad BAD- […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC 258, plus Jon Jones to challenge for the UFC Heavyweight Title
By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch Senior Columnist UFC 258 was this past weekend and it featured a big title fight in the welterweight division. Let’s get to the rundown. UFC 258 GOOD- Julian Marquez submits Maki […]
UFC 258 Review
Maki Pitolo vs. Julian Marquez Middleweight Fight This fight certainly made a big turn in the 2nd round. The first was all Pitolo, he nearly got a finish with a submission. The 2nd picked up […]
UFC Fight Night 174 Predictions
Robert Whittaker vs Darren Till I’m giving the nod to Whittaker on this one. Till needs the win really badly but I don’t see him being able to put together a game plan that doesn’t […]
Dana White changes his tune on Tyson Fury fighting in UFC
Dana White appears to have changed his mind regarding Tyson Fury joining the UFC. Videos of the Lineal Heavyweight Champion training with fellow British fighter Darren Till surfaced last month, with the “Gypsy King” stating […]
Nate Diaz vs. Jorge Masvidal set to headline UFC 244 at MSG
Nate Diaz vs. Jorge Masvidal set for Nov. 2 at Madison Square Garden. Nate Diaz vs. Jorge Masvidal headlining UFC 244. After a week of uncertainty, the UFC has a main event for UFC 244, […]
Dana White on BJ Penn: He won’t fight again
According to UFC President Dana White, the UFC will no longer book BJ Penn. In an interview with ESPN, White stated the UFC has informed Penn that they would no longer give Penn fights. While […]
Cris Cyborg signs with Bellator
Bellator has won the Cris Cyborg sweepstakes. Bellator president Scott Coker announced via Twitter that Cyborg has signed the biggest contract in the history of women’s MMA. I am proud to announce that @BellatorMMA has […]
MMATorch Cast (8/22) Breaking down Conor McGregor’s apologetic interview
On the (8/22) edition of the MMATorch cast, MMATorch.com managing editor Robert Vallejos breaks down Conor McGregor’s interview with ESPN. He breaks down McGregor’s apolpgetic tone, his future possible opponents, and why McGregor is doing […]
ROUNDTABLE: Where will Cyborg end up?
With Dana White declaring that the UFC is, “out of the Cyborg business” the question remains: Where does Cyborg end up? Frank Hyden MMATorch Columnist I think she goes to Bellator for sure. It just […]