Which of this week’s UFC title fights are most intriguing, and why? RICH HANSEN, MMATORCH COLUMNIST For me the clear answer is Jose Aldo vs. Frankie Edgar, despite the fact that nobody could blame either […]
Frank Mir’s under a two-year sanction from USADA following an out of competition drug test, and the former UFC Heavyweight Champion and 15-year UFC vet is now asking for his release from the organization. Mir […]
“There has to be a win. This is do or die for me. This is the ultimate in competitiveness. This is the ultimate top dog. This is it. This is the big one. I can’t […]
Eddie Alvarez gets his first shot at the UFC Lightweight Championship on Thursday night, facing Rafael dos Anjos in the main event of UFC Fight Night 90 in Las Vegas. Alvarez made an appearance on […]
“I’m going to say no, he never fights there again. Every time it comes down to me, he finds a way to avoid me. Don’t get me wrong: he is the champ and that’s why […]
Next week’s Bellator 158 event in London has gotten a late change to the main card, as an injury to Linton Vassell has taken him off the event. England’s Vassell was slated to face UFC […]
Miesha Tate, Amanda Nunes, and Mark Hunt join the “Embedded” fray for UFC 200 in episode two, with each celebrating a holiday weekend with friends as they prep for Saturday’s event. Jon Jones and Daniel […]
Conor McGregor is appearing in this year’s annual “Body Issue” from ESPN The Magazine, and in an interview surrounding the magazine spot, the Irishman blamed a change in his eating habits with the late notice […]
Welcome to MMATorch’s Daily Top Five. Every weekday, tune in for a new Top Five list on a variety of topics; some will be regularly updated, some will be one offs, but we hope you […]
The discussion over best pound for pound MMA fighter in 2016 has surrounded two names: Jon Jones and Demetrious Johnson. The two longest reigning current champs (pushing aside Jones getting stripped of the belt), both […]
Fight week is under way in Las Vegas, and the “UFC Embedded” cameras are running for UFC 200. In episode one, Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier get training in with their teammates and fellow UFC […]
Canadian lightweight Chad Laprise returns to the cage next month, with the UFC announcing on Monday that he’ll take on Thibault Gouti at UFC on Fox 21 in Vancouver. The 29-year-old Ontario native hopes to […]
The UFC’s new major preview for UFC 200, “It’s Time,” aired over the weekend, and the entire 45 minute episode is now available online. It goes in depth setting up the top four fights on […]
“He’s a heavy hitter. I’m preparing to not take one of those shots. To answer that and to win this fight. Is he better than I am at stand up? Of course he is. Is […]
Welcome to MMATorch’s Daily Top Five. Every weekday, tune in for a new Top Five list on a variety of topics; some will be regularly updated, some will be one offs, but we hope you […]
“We catch [Conor McGregor] in the street. No matter how, we will fight. F*** it… No way [will I retire without fighting him again]. Only if he stops fighting. As long as he’s in the […]
“Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 3” competitor Ricardo Abreu has been out of action since June of 2015, and that 13 month layoff is about to get a lot longer. The UFC released a statement on Sunday […]
Quinton “Rampage” Jackson made his return to Bellator just over a week ago in a questionable decision win over Satoshi Ishii, and after his return he called for some more exciting matchups for his next […]
Daniel Cormier and Jon Jones recently sat down to trade verbal shots at one another for an extended period of time for a program the UFC debuted this weekend: Counterpunch. The “UFC 200: Counterpunch” show […]
Five years ago today, UFC 132 hit Las Vegas with one of the more action-packed cards of 2011. Featuring Carlos Condit’s flying knee victory over Dong Hyun Kim, Tito Ortiz upsetting Ryan Bader with a […]
“I f***ed up the whole division. I put Bisping in a place where he feels empowered and he’s trying to pick and choose his fights. I think it’s put a strain on everything, on all […]
WADA controversy involving the heart medication meldonium and its widespread use in Russia has led USADA to lift a provisional suspension on lightweight Islam Makhachev, according to a report from FoxSports.com. The drug was placed […]
Conor McGregor’s teammate Artem Lobov will get another shot at getting a win in the UFC in August, as the organization announced this week that he’ll take on Chris Avila at UFC 202. Lobov has […]
Following a three-fight losing skid in the middleweight division, C.B. Dollaway is making a move up in weight. According to a report from Globo in Brazil, Dollaway will take on Francimar Barroso at UFC 203 […]
Matt Mitrione nearly got knocked out in his Bellator debut last Friday night in St. Louis, but the fight was allowed to continue. He then came back to stop Carl Seumanutafa himself just minutes later, […]
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