“I will be defending the light heavyweight championship on April 8 at UFC 210. I get to go in there and fold up Rumble Johnson like a nice load of laundry. No wrestling. I’m standing […]
Five years ago, Dan Henderson fired back at Victor Belfort’s allegation against him. The following story was published here at MMATorch five years ago today… Vitor Belfort has come out this week saying he took […]
QUESTION: Andrei Arlovski looks to break a three fight losing streak against up and coming Heavyweight Francis Ngannou this weekend. Upon his return to the UFC in 2014, he went on a four fight win […]
Bellator 171 comes to the Kansas Star Arena in Mulvane, Kansas on Fridat night. The main event features rising welterweight Chidi Njokuani taking on UFC veteran Melvin Guillard. The co-main takes place in the lightweight […]
UFC on Fox is headlined by two female fighters for the second time in a row with the top two contenders in the bantamweight division. Valentina Shevchenko looks to cement her claim to a rematch […]
UFC announced another main event Wednesday night, making official that Daniel Cormier will defend his UFC Light Heavyweight Championship against Anthony Johnson at the UFC 210 pay-per-view on April 8. UFC released the news on their […]
QUESTION: Julianna Peña faces Valentina Shevchenko in the main event of the latest UFC on Fox card this weekend. Peña has won all four of her fights in the UFC and has only lost two […]
An injury to opponent Stefan Struve may have worked in Junior dos Santos’s favor, as reports indicate he will be fighting of the UFC Heavyweight Championship very soon. Combate out of Brazil is reporting that […]
Five years ago today, Alistair Overeem talked about his victory over Brock Lesnar, btu the respect he has for Lesnar as an opponent. The following are interview highlights and Jamie Penick’s analysis… Alistair Overeem made […]
Cody Garbrandt, who will be coaching the next season of The Ultimate Fighter opposite of T.J. Dillashaw, says he’s excited for the chance to coach aspiring fighters. “I’m excited and honored to come in here […]
QUESTION: Donald Cerrone just fought in December but is back already, continuing his quick turnaround for fights as he faces Jorge Masvidal this weekend in Denver at UFC on Fox: Shevchenko vs. Peña. Cerrone has only […]
Mike Goldberg spoke out for the first time regarding his abrupt departure from UFC on Monday. In an interview with Ariel Helwani on “The MMA Hour,” the longtime UFC play-by-play man called the decision not […]
Bellator 170 was this past weekend and was MMA legend Tito Ortiz’s final match. Let’s get right to the rundown. GOOD: Derek Campos vs. Derek Anderson This one was all about the pace and the […]
Despite having a rocky relationship over the years, Tito Ortiz received a nice gesture from his former manager and promoter Dana White. Following his Bellator 170 submission victory over Chael Sonnen on Saturday night, Ortiz […]
Where does Tito Ortiz place in MMA history? Overrated – Didn’t succeed once competition improved Mid-Level Legacy Star – Influential, success, not all-time great High-End Pioneer – Helped advance popularity of sport, not top tier […]
Five years ago today, ratings came in for UFC’s debut on FX (they would later move their live events to Fox’s new sports channel, FS1). The following details the viewership and how it compared to […]
Among deeper issues, Tyron Woodley is talking about market expansion When UFC Welterweight Champion Tyron Woodley goes on ESPN and discusses his perspective on race in mixed martial arts, many are quick to discredit his […]
QUESTION: Valentina Shevchenko headlines the next UFC on Fox card this weekend against fellow Bantamweight contender, Julianna Peña. Coming off a win against former champion Holly Holm, she looks to build momentum towards getting a […]
Last night we witnessed the last fight in the career of UFC Hall Of Famer and former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion, Tito Ortiz, and the return of one of the sport’s biggest talkers and fellow […]
Tito Ortiz finished his career on talk with a submission victory over a returning trash-talking Chael Sonnen. Ortiz won the fight that saw him go in as a slight underdog. It was evident from the […]
Five years ago today, Mihael Bisping began taking shots at Chael Sonnen – who lost to Tito Ortiz last night at Bellator 170 – once he was booked to face him as a replacement opponent […]
QUESTION: Francis Ngannou takes on the biggest fight of his young career this weekend against former UFC Heavyweight Champion, Andrei Arlovski. Ngannou is 9-1 in his career and is undefeated in the UFC. A win over […]
Tyron Woodley will face Stephen Thompson in a rematch at UFC 209 on March 4. In their first fight, Woodley retained his title by the narrowest of decisions – a majority draw. Woodley had talked […]
Ahead of Bellator’s main event tonight, Chael Sonnen has taken yet another last minute shot at Tito Ortiz’s legacy. Speaking with MMA Fighting, Sonnen criticized the quality of fighters Ortiz fought in the early days […]
BELLATOR 170 LIVE REPORT JANUARY 21, 2017 INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA AT THE FORUM LIVE ON BELLATOR.COM AND SPIKE TV Bellator 170 will be live from The Forum in Inglewood, California. The main event features two legendary […]
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