This week’s big news saw Bellator MMA file a lawsuit against their biggest competition and dominant brand in the MMA industry, the UFC. This past Wednesday, Bellator filed the suit in U.S. District Court (California) […]
MMA fans are going to have to do without one of the sport’s most colorful personalities for about two years. After testing positive for the prohibited substance, ostarine, in October, “Filthy” Tom Lawlor has been […]
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 […]
Tony Ferguson is heating up the trash talk ahead of his bout with Khabib Nurmagomedov next week. During the UFC 209 media call, Ferguson criticized Nurmagomedov’s wrestling and said his own skills are on another […]
BELLATOR 173 REPORT FEBRUARY 24, 2017 BELFAST, NORTHERN IRELAND AT THE SSE ARENA ON SPIKE TV Bellator MMA travels overseas to the SSE Arena in Belfast, Northern Ireland for Bellator 173. Former light heavyweight champion […]
Most of the talk heading into this Saturday night’s UFC 144 card seems to center around whether or not the UFC can successfully reignite Japanese interest in mixed martial arts. While the UFC’s international expansion […]
QUESTION: Norman Parke main events the BAMMA 27 portion of the Bellator/BAMMA crossover event which airs tonight on Spike TV, facing Paul Redmond for the interim BAMMA World Flyweight Title. Parke is a veteran of […]
TOPIC: What was the single key highlight of Brock Lesnar’s MMA career? FRANK HYDEN, MMATORCH COLUMNIST Becoming UFC Heavyweight Champion in his fourth fight by beating Randy Couture. Either that or setting the record (at the […]
QUESTION: Paul Redmond faces fellow former UFC fighter Norman Parke this weekend at BAMMA 28 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Redmond signed with the UFC in 2015 and fought twice losing both times and being released […]
Less than a week after news broke that Georges St-Pierre was finally returning to UFC, he spoke officially for the first time regarding his comeback. In a video posted to the Hayabusa Philippines Instagram account, […]
Bellator MMA travels overseas to the SSE Arena in Belfast, Northern Ireland for Bellator 173. Former light heavyweight champion Liam McGeary takes on Brett McDermott in the main event. McGeary was originally scheduled to face […]
If an MMA fan was cryogenically frozen in 2009 and defrosted in the past week, he or she would feel comfortable knowing that Georges St. Pierre (GSP), Fedor Emelianenko, Anderson Silva, and Brock Lesnar are […]
Q: Among the possible opponents for GSP, which opponent fits these three criteria: (a) The Biggest Money Fight (b) The Most Relevant Fight for GSP and championships in UFC (c) The Most Intriguing among newer […]
UFC President Dana White went off on boxing superstar Floyd Mayweather on Tuesday, ripping into him for being a racist in light of recent comments made on Twitter about NBA player Jeremy Lin. Here’s a […]
The next time you see Ronda Rousey on your TV, it won’t be inside a UFC cage. Rousey will be appearing in a guest role on NBC drama “Blindspot” this spring. The episode is currently […]
QUESTION: The first Bellator/BAMMA crossover happened last December with Bellator 169 & BAMMA 27 taking place at the same event. What was the Bellator main event and last fight of the card on that evening? OPTIONS: […]
QUESTION: Liam McGeary returns to action this weekend at Bellator 173 for the first time since losing the Bellator Light Heavyweight Title. McGeary only managed to successfully defend his Light Heavyweight Title once when he held it. Who […]
Q: Among the possible opponents for GSP, which opponent fits these three criteria: (a) The Biggest Money Fight (b) The Most Relevant Fight for GSP and championships in UFC (c) The Most Intriguing among newer […]
Five years ago, Gina Carano, once the face of the emerging Women’s MMA division, spoke to MMAWeekly about the hot prospect on the rise, Ronda Rousey. The following is our story with Jamie Penick’s analysis… […]
According to Georges St. Pierre’s coach, GSP’s return to fighting will be anywhere but the division he dominated for so many years. Speaking to Ariel Helwani on “The MMA Hour” yesterday, Firas Zahabi said that he […]
Bellator 172 and UFC Fight Night 105 were both this past week. The scheduled main event for Bellator 172 was supposed to be Matt Mitrione vs. Fedor Emelianenko, but that had to be scrapped because […]
Sunday’s UFC Fight Night from Halifax, Nova Scotia marked a significant improvement in entertainment value over UFC 208, eight days prior. The highlight of the night was a Fight of the Year worthy tilt between […]
QUESTION: This weekend marks the second time where Bellator and British-based MMA promotion BAMMA have co-promoted an event. The first-ever Bellator/BAMMA co-promotion took place back in December last year. From which city did the event […]
Johny Hendricks managed to snap a three fight losing skid by defeating Hector Lombard via decision in his first outing as a Middleweight. During the post-fight press conference, Hendricks addressed George St. Pierre’s return to […]
In the last five years, Women’s MMA has travelled quite a distance. Five years ago today, MMATorch columnist Brad Walker ranked the top five women poised to become the face of Women’s MMA. Ronda Rousey […]
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