D. FOX: Post-fight reactions to UFC 196 “McGregor vs. Diaz”
The age of Mystic Mac is over. I’m not saying that the Conor McGregor era is over, but he can no longer claim that he hasn’t been wrong yet, as Nate Diaz pulled off the […]
March 2016
UFC 196 Bonuses: Nate Diaz scores double bonus in stunning main event win over Conor McGregor
Nate Diaz’s already career-high payday got a little bit higher on Saturday night, as his main event win over Conor McGregor at UFC 196 earned him a double bonus to the tune of $100,000. Diaz […]
Dana White says Ronda Rousey-Miesha Tate III will be next after Tate’s UFC 196 win
Holly Holm took a massive risk in fighting Miesha Tate at UFC 196, as it potentially put her massive money rematch with Ronda Rousey in jeopardy. It was an admirable risk on her part, but […]
Jose Aldo to Conor McGregor after UFC 196 loss: “Your fairy tale is over. You got nowhere to run now.”
Jose Aldo’s staking his claim for his rematch with Conor McGregor in the wake of McGregor’s loss to Nate Diaz on Saturday at UFC 196. In a post to Twitter, Aldo called out McGregor for […]
UFC 196 Reaction Podcast: Penick and Hansen review crazy Las Vegas headliners
In this brand new UFC 196 podcast, Torch Editor Jamie Penick and Torch Columnist Rich Hansen give quick reactions to the insane results of the co-headliners, with both Conor McGregor and Holly Holm getting upset […]
Quick Pic: Jon Jones, Demetrious Johnson react to Conor McGregor’s UFC 196 loss with pound for pound dig
Prior to UFC 196, Conor McGregor proclaimed himself the top 1-9 man in the pound for pound rankings. Well, Jon Jones and Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson had a reaction to that after McGregor’s loss to […]
UFC 196 Video: Highlights of Nate Diaz’s stunning submission over Conor McGregor
The UFC 196 main event between Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz wound up being every bit as insane as it could have been, and whether or not it was good, bad, amazing, or terrible for […]
UFC 196 Results: Nate Diaz takes beating, returns fire, submits Conor McGregor in second round
After Miesha Tate choked out Holly Holm in the co-main event, UFC 196 ended in similarly shocking fashion, as Nate Diaz forced Conor McGregor to submit to a rear naked choke in an insane second […]
UFC 196 Results: Miesha Tate chokes out Holly Holm, captures UFC Women’s Bantamweight Title
Miesha Tate is the new UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion. In an incredible finish at UFC 196 on Saturday night, Tate choked Holly Holm unconscious in the fifth round to capture the title for the first […]
UFC 196 LIVE RESULTS: Penick’s round by round report for “McGregor vs. Diaz” event
UFC 196 MARCH 5, 2016 LIVE FROM LAS VEGAS, NEVADA Featherweight Champion Conor McGregor steps into the cage for a welterweight fight tonight with Nate Diaz, while Women’s Bantamweight Champ Holly Holm puts her belt […]
UFC 196 ROUNDTABLE: Predictions for Conor McGregor vs. Nate Diaz and Holly Holm vs. Miesha Tate
In today’s new roundtable, Torch contributors give their predictions on tonight’s top two fights at UFC 196 in Conor McGregor vs. Nate Diaz and Holly Holm vs. Miesha Tate. MICHAEL BANE, MMATORCH CONTRIBUTOR In […]
MMA Torch Rankings – March 2016
The following are the MMATorch staff rankings as of March 1, 2016. POUND FOR POUND 1 Jon Jones 2 Demetrious Johnson 3 Conor McGregor 4 Dominick Cruz 5 Luke Rockhold 6 Jose Aldo 7 T.J. […]
Dana White on UFC 196’s Holly Holm-Miesha Tate bout: “Business side, I absolutely hate it”
“I’ll tell you this, to be brutally honest with you, as a fan, I love her attitude and I love that. As the business side, I absolutely hate it. Holly vs. Ronda is the biggest […]
UFC 196 PREVIEW: Penick’s main card breakdown and predictions for “McGregor vs. Diaz” event
Though yet another big main event fell out for tonight’s UFC 196 event, the replacement fight between Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz has become in some ways even bigger in its own right, and the […]
Bellator 151 Results: Darrion Caldwell chokes out former champ Joe Warren on Spike
It was a breakout night for Darrion Caldwell Friday at Bellator 151, as the highly touted former NCAA standout picked up his biggest career win to date. Taking on former multi-division champ – and former […]
RFA 36 LIVE RESULTS: Penick’s on-site coverage of AXS TV event from Minnesota
RFA 36 MARCH 4, 2016 LIVE FROM PRIOR LAKE, MINNESOTA Resurrection Fighting Alliance is back in Minnesota tonight with a five fight main card set for AXS TV. The planned main event was scrapped on […]
UFC Fight Night 89 in Ottawa to be headlined by Rory MacDonald vs. Stephen Thompson [UPDATED]
The UFC will make their first ever trip to Ottawa this June, as the Ottawa Citizen reports that a UFC Fight Night event is coming to the city on June 18. The event was officially […]
Weigh-in results for UFC 196 “McGregor vs. Diaz”
Weigh-ins toak place this afternoon for tomorrow’s UFC 196 event. Watch the proceedings below, with full results: Pay-Per-View Main Card (10PM ET) Conor McGregor (168) vs. Nate Diaz (169) Holly Holm (134.5) vs. Miesha Tate […]
UFC 199 set for LA on June 4 with Luke Rockhold vs. Chris Weidman II, Dominick Cruz vs. Urijah Faber III
UFC 199 is now official for June, as it was announced on Friday that the event will hit Los Angeles on June 4. The card will be headlined VT two title fight rematches, with Luke […]
Live Video – Watch UFC’s “Unstoppable” event launch press conference at 5PM ET/2PM PT
The UFC launches their next series of events this afternoon with their “Unstoppable” branded press conference. The event gathers the top stars for events on the schedule from April through June leading into the historic […]
Conor McGregor on expected pay for UFC 196: “I’m going to breeze past the $10 million mark”
After setting a Las Vegas UFC gate record and taking out Jose Aldo after the Brazilian’s decade of dominance, Conor McGregor set himself up to become perhaps the highest paid fighter in UFC history. If […]
Video – DMX narrates must-see video for UFC 196 “McGregor vs. Diaz” cold open
Saturday’s UFC 196 pay-per-view broadcast will be opening with a video package narrated by rapper DMX. It’s been released online, and if you weren’t already heavily anticipating the fight between Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz, […]
Conor McGregor quips at “broke” Nate Diaz: “I could put you back on that 20 and 20 if you want”
Conor McGregor had responses for just about anything Nate Diaz had to say on Thursday at the final UFC 196 pre-fight press conference, and he got in a few choice lines when it came to […]
Video – Conor McGregor enjoys lack of weight cut in “UFC 196 Embedded” episode four
Conor McGregor’s certainly enjoying the welterweight aspect of his fight with Nate Diaz, and in the latest episode of “UFC 196 Embedded” he’s seen enjoying the meals that come with no weight cut, while also […]
Fabricio Werdum vs. Stipe Miocic officially headlines UFC 198 in 42,000-seat stadium in Curitiba, Brazil
The injury delays that pulled Fabricio Werdum’s first title defense out of February wound up benefiting him, as he’s gotten his wish of a stadium event in Curitiba, Brazil. The UFC officially announced on Friday […]