Jon Jones will remain on this month’s UFC 197 card, with UFC President Dana White announcing on ESPN’s SportsCenter Sunday evening that Ovince St. Preux has stepped up for that fight on three weeks notice. […]
With Miesha Tate wanting to fight by this summer, there had been some speculation that perhaps Ronda Rousey might just return early to face her. However, UFC President Dana White said this week the plan […]
Jon Jones isn’t one to stay on cards when his opponent drops out, but the former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion said on Saturday that he’s willing to fight in UFC 197’s main event in three […]
“He’s a good opponent. His game never changes, he does the same thing for 10 years. There’s no surprise about it, but he’s strong at that. There’s the positive and the negative sides about that. […]
On Thursday Jon Jones got clearance to fight at UFC 197 after a traffic stop led to a probation violation. On Friday, Daniel Cormier pulled out of that event. As first reported by BJPenn.com, and […]
Fresh off his tenth win in 11 fights, Neil Magny has secured a new four fight contract with the UFC. News of the new deal was first reported by MMAFighting.com, citing confirmation from Magny himself. […]
The UFC has released a former Ultimate Fighter winner, as Norman Parke revealed on Facebook Friday that he’s lost his spot on the roster. “I just wanna say a huge thanks to the UFC for […]
Given the McGregor-Diaz rematch, Velasquez-Browne, and Mousasi-Brunson fights at UFC 200, which other realistic matchups can the UFC book on that card to make it as big as they want it to be? MICHAEL BANE, […]
“You know as an athlete obviously it’s good because I get to fight, but as a fan it sucks. There’s not much I can say but it really doesn’t have any logic behind it. To […]
There were no big events this week, so I’ll just hit upon some of the news of the week this time around. It’s now official that UFC Featherweight Champion Conor McGregor will fight Nate Diaz […]
Bellator will crown their first Women’s Featherweight Champion this May, as BleacherReport.com reports that Marloes Coenen will take on Julia Budd at Bellator 155. Coenen, a former Strikeforce Champ, failed in her bid to capture […]
Welcome to MMATorch’s new 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 […]
The following are the MMATorch staff rankings as of April 1, 2016. POUND FOR POUND 1 Jon Jones 2 Demetrious Johnson 3 Dominick Cruz 4 Luke Rockhold 5 Rafael dos Anjos 6 T.J. Dillashaw 7 […]
With Torch columnist Shawn Ennis out for the week, Torch editor Jamie Penick is back with a solo audio podcast to break down the latest in the world of MMA. This week brings a rundown […]
Nate Diaz doesn’t feel he’s gotten his just due in the wake of his upset win over Conor McGregor earlier this month at UFC 196, and now that the rematch is set for UFC 200 […]
The May 29 UFC Fight Night 88 event will be headlined by a major bantamweight fight between Thomas Almeida and Cody Garbrandt, and on Thursday the UFC added another highly significant matchup in the 135 […]
“Frankie Edgar is happy about this fight. Frankie will avenge his loss to Aldo and will kill two birds with one stone… After that, Conor will have nowhere to go. He’ll be trapped. He won’t […]
What’s your reaction to the UFC booking Cris Cyborg in a catchweight fight against Leslie Smith at UFC 198? MICHAEL BANE, MMATORCH CONTRIBUTOR The UFC has always tried to straddle a fine line between promoting […]
Keith Berish is out of a fight with Jake Collier at UFC Fight Night 88 in Las Vegas this May, opening the door to undefeated newcomer Alberto Uda, according to a report from MMAFighting.com. Uda […]
The UFC has released a statement on Jon Jones’ arrest this week over last week’s traffic stop, confirming that his UFC 197 fight with Daniel Cormier will go on as planned following his Thursday release. […]
Conor McGregor’s coach John Kavanagh has penned a new column for Irish site The42.ie in the wake of the official announcement of McGregor’s rematch with Nate Diaz for UFC 200. Kavanagh says it was McGregor […]
Sage Northcutt is returning at UFC 200. The hyped up 20-year-old suffered his first career loss in January at UFC on Fox 18, getting submitted by late replacement Bryan Barberena. It was his third fight […]
Jon Jones will be released from jail today, and will be clear to fight at UFC 197. The former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion appeared before Judge Michael E. Martinez on Thursday morning in New Mexico […]
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 […]
Jon Jones could be facing some further restrictions on his freedoms under parole in order to be released on Thursday. According to a report from MMAFighting.com, the Bernalillo County District Attorney’s office is going to […]
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