UFC 221 Live Report
Early Prelims (UFC Fight Pass) Welterweight Luke Jumeau(12-4) vs. Daichi Abe(6-0) Round 1 The odds are close tonight, but Abe is a slight favorite in what will be his second UFC appearance. Jumeau is entering the […]
Luke Rockhold
ROUNDTABLE: Who wins between Luke Rockhold and Yoel Romero
FRANK HYDEN, MMATorch Columnist I’m going with Luke Rockhold here. Yoel Romero is a physical specimen, but I think Rockhold will be able to do just enough to get the win. I think the fight […]
UFC 221 Full Card with Current Odds (Saturday Update)
UFC 221 will take place on Feb. 10 from the Perth Arena, in Perth Australia. The card will be headlined by an interim middleweight title fight between Yoel Romero and Luke Rockhold. UFC 221 will […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC Fight Night 124 and why I hate interim titles
UFC Fight Night 124 was this past weekend. It lost a few fights, including Vitor Belfort’s possible retirement fight, but hopefully it was still a good show. Let’s get to the rundown before I talk […]
The UFC TONIGHT crew interview Luke Rockhold and Joanna Jedrzejczyk
The UFC TONIGHT crew interviewed Luke Rockhold after his big win over David Branch and strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk. UFC TONIGHT is the official weekly news and information show of the Ultimate Fighting Championship on […]
HYDEN’S TAKE: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly from UFC Fight Night 116
UFC Fight Night 116 was this past weekend. Let’s get right to the rundown. UFC Fight Night 116 BAD- Justin Ledet vs. Zu Anyanwu There was a little action but not enough. Ledet won […]
UFC FIGHT NIGHT 116 PREDICTIONS 9/16: Grocke’s updated odds and predictions for every fight
The UFC comes to the PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for UFC Fight Night 116 tonight. The main event features a middleweight bout between the returning Luke Rockhold and David Branch. Rockhold makes his […]
HARRIS’S TAKE: The Return of Luke Rockhold and why the middleweight divison better be on notice
On June 4, 2016 the UFC middlweight division was completely changed as Michael Bisping pulled off a stunning upset over Luke Rockhold to capture the 185 lb title. Rockhold appeared to be on his way […]
ROUNDTABLE: Who wins the Luke Rockhold vs. David Branch fight, and why?
Who wins the Luke Rockhold vs. David Branch fight, and why? JOHN HARRIS, MMATorch Contributor I’m going with Luke Rockhold by 4th round submission. Rockhold has been out of action for over a year now […]
THE UFC TONIGHT hosts interview Luke Rockhold and David Branch
UFC TONIGHT was hosted by Kenny Florian and Daniel Cormier, with Karyn Bryant adding reports. The crew interviewed UFC middleweights Luke Rockhold and David Branch before their UFC FIGHT NIGHT headliner. Luke Rockhold: On […]
MONDAY NEWS UPDATE 8/14: Matt Hughes recovery update, Rockhold comments on Weidman rematch (w/Analysis)
Matt Hughes update A friend of Matt Hughes has announced that the former UFC Welterweight Champion is recovering and was actually allowed out of the hospital to go eat dinner. A picture of Hughes was […]
TUESDAY NEWS DIGEST 7/25: Jones wins the day as he shares Anderson Silva’s thoughts on Cormier (w/Hiscoe’s Analysis)
With UFC 214 fight week upon us, it appears as if the long awaited Daniel Cormier vs. Jon Jones rematch is actually going to happen. With several start and stop promotional pushes for this fight, […]
MONDAY NEWS DIGEST 7/24: Roger Gracie submits Buchecha and plans MMA return, Gastelum’s next move, UFC Fight Night 116
Roger Gracie submits Marcus “Buchecha” in BJJ, plans MMA return Two of the greatest BJJ competitors ever competed on Sunday, and Roger Gracie proved to be the better fighter in his rematch with Marcus “Buchecha.” […]
TUESDAY NEWS DIGEST 5/16: Dana White responds to Rockhold’s criticism of Middleweight Division booking (w/Hiscoe’s Analysis)
Luke Rockhold might have put his foot in his mouth and Dana White isn’t letting him get away with it. The former UFC Middleweight Champion Rockhold, was critical of current UFC matchmaking during an appearance […]
MONDAY NEWS DIGEST 5/8: UFC official responds to Iaquinta’s social media rants, Anderson Silva UFC 212 update (w/Hiscoe’s Analysis)
UFC has anonymously offered a defense of allegations of mistreatment from disgruntled UFC lightweight, Al Iaquinta. Speaking to MMA Junkie, an unnamed “UFC Official” commented. “The stories he’s telling are not true,” the official said. […]
TUESDAY NEWS DIGEST 4/11: Dominic Mazzotta talks to MMATorch about next Bellator fight, Cormier controversy, Rockhold vs. Silva (w/Hiscoe’s Analysis)
Newly signed Bellator fighter Dominic Mazzotta adopted the “Honey Badger” nickname after showing the infamous YouTube video to other members of this gym. But while the honey badger in the video “doesn’t give a f—,” […]
MONDAY NEWS DIGEST 4/10: Rumble Johnson’s corner exasperated during fight with his strategy, Conor-Floyd latest (w/Hiscoe’s Analysis)
Many UFC fans expected Anthony “Rumble” Johnson to deliver a stunning performance on Saturday night against Daniel Cormier at UFC 210. So much, in fact, that Johnson was the betting favorite heading into the fight. […]
HYDEN’S TAKE: More and more big name hypothetical fights – how likely are they and should they happen at all?
There’s been a lot of potential fights being discussed here lately. They all have varying degrees of probability, ranging from inevitable to virtually impossible. UFC Lightweight Champion Conor McGregor boxing Floyd Mayweather is inevitable at […]
ROUNDTABLE (pt. 1): Predict who will be the Middleweight Champion one year from now and play out how we get there
Q: Predict who will be the Middleweight Champion one year from now and play out how we get there. NOTE: We sat on these answers on this topic from our team for a couple weeks […]
SATURDAY NEWS DIGEST 2/25: Sonnen says Tito acknowledged he verbally tapped and the ref missed it in their fight (w/Cervantes Analysis)
One month removed from their bout at Bellator 170, Chael Sonnen is claiming Tito Ortiz verbally tapped to a submission before recovering and submitting Sonnen to win the fight. On a recent episode of his […]
SATURDAY NEWS DIGEST 2/18: Holloway will finally have chance to unify Featherweight Titles against Jose Aldo at UFC 212 (w/Cervantes Analysis)
After months of patiently waiting for the chance to unify the two UFC titles representing Featherweight Division right now, Max Holloway will finally have the opportunity this summer when he meets Jose Aldo at UFC 212. […]
THURSDAY TRIVIA: Which current UFC Middleweight dealt Derek Brunson his only loss since entering UFC? Rockhold? Hall? Souza? Romero?
QUESTION: Derek Brunson hopes to continue a five fight win streak against Robert Whittaker this weekend in Australia. Brunson has only lost one fight since entering the UFC. Which current UFC Middleweight defeated him in […]
MONDAY NEWS DIGEST 11/21: TUF finalist Manny Gamburyan announces retirement after weekend loss (w/Hiscoe’s Analysis)
Similar to Miesha Tate a week ago, Manny Gamburyan announced his retirement from MMA after his TKO loss to Johnny Eduardo at the UFC Fight Night event from Sao Paulo Saturday night. The Ultimate Fighter […]
WEDNESDAY TRIVIA: Uriah Hall faces Gegard Mousasi on Saturday in Belfast; who handed him his first pro loss in 2010?
QUESTION: Uriah Hall faces Gegard Mousasi once again this weekend in Belfast, Northern Ireland, hoping to make it 2-0 against the Middleweight contender. Uriah Hall is coming off two losses, with his last win coming […]
MMATorch Rankings – November 2016
The following are the MMATorch Rankings as of Nov. 1, 2016. These rankings are a composite of nine MMATorch contributors’ rankings in each division. Thanks to MMATorch contributor Michael Hiscoe for compiling the ratings votes from each […]