Jimi Manuwa announces retirement
In what has become a trend this week, UFC light heavyweight Jimi Manuwa announced his retirement from MMA. In an Instagram post, Manuwa explained that, “Ive had a great martial arts career and the last […]
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ROUNDTABLE: What is Alexander Gustafsson’s legacy?
David McGrath MMATorch Contributor He’s not a top 5 light heavyweight as me and Cole Henry argued about this week. I can’t put him ahead of Jones, Cormier, Rumble, Ortiz and certainly not Liddell. But […]
MORNING VIDEO: Marlon Moraes turns out the lights
On Saturday, Marlon Moraes will have the biggest fight of his career when he takes on Henry Cejudo for vacant UFC bantamweight title at UFC 238. Moraes will enter the fight having won his last […]
MMATorch Cast (6/3) Nate Diaz Speaks
MMATorch.com managing editor Robert Vallejos beaks down Nate Diaz’s recent comments to ESPN. King Mo retires, MMA media shakeup. Nate Diaz: I’m just done with the 155 thing SUBSCRIBE TO THE MMA TORCH RSS FEED: […]
FREE PODCAST 6/3 – PWTorch Dailycast – MMA Talk for Pro Wrestling Fans: Vallejos and Monsey review UFC Stockholm and preview UFC 238, Rick breaks down Anthony Joshua vs. Andy Ruiz, more (104 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: On this week’s edition of MMA Talk for Pro Wrestling Fans, MMATorch.com’s Robert Vallejos and Rick Monsey review UFC Stockholm. They give a detailed preview of UFC 238. Rick breaks down Anthony Joshua vs. […]
WATCH: UFC 238 Embedded EP 1
UFC 238 takes place on Saturday from the United Center in Chicago. The card will be headlined by two title fights. Men’s Flyweight champion Henry Cejudo will face Marlon Moraes for the vacant bantamweight title. […]
Nate Diaz: I’m just done with the 155 thing
Nate Diaz has opinions! One of those takes, is that he is done fighting in the UFC’s lightweight division, because he “did everything, beat everybody.” In an appearance on “Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show” Diaz proclaimed […]
King Mo announces retirement
One of the most accomplished careers in MMA history has come to an end. On Monday, Muhammed Lawal better known as “King Mo” announced his retirement from MMA. Lawal cited numerous injuries that brought him […]
MORNING VIDEO: Chuck Liddell vs Tito Ortiz 1
The UFC’s official YouTube channel has released several classic fights. To start off the week, lets relive the first meeting between Tito Ortiz and Chuck Liddell’s first fight from UFC 47, in April 2004. UFC […]
MMATorch Cast (6/2) Khabib vs. Dustin?
MMATorch managing editor Robert Vallejos is joined by Rick Monsey to discuss the potential UFC lightweight title fight between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Dustin Poirier. https://www.instagram.com/p/ByNgiIWBh9g/?utm_source=ig_embed Listen to “MMATorch Cast (6/1)” on Spreaker. MCGRATH-Sunday thoughts from […]
MCGRATH-Sunday thoughts from the week in MMA: Gustafsson retires, Anthony Smith’s next fight, McGregor, Andy Ruiz, more
News and notes from the week in combat sports Gustaffson retires. Alexander Gustaffson allegedly retired from MMA yesterday after another defeat in front of his home country. Gus should reset and look for greener pastures. […]
HISCOE: The agony of defeat was finally too much for Alexander Gustafsson
Alexander Gustafsson, to the surprise of pretty much everybody, called it quits on Saturday in Stockholm, telling us “The show is over.” After a very strong career at light heavyweight, the pain of losing another […]
MMATorch Cast (6/1) UFC Stockholm recap, Gustafsson retires, “Bet the Bookie” results
On this edition of the “MMATorch Cast” MMATorch.com managing editor Robert Vallejos recaps UFC Stockholm. Robert examines Alexander Gustafsson’s sudden retirement, recaps his game of “Bet the Bookie” and gives a brief rundown of the […]
Alexander Gustafsson announces retirement after submission loss to Anthony Smith
UFC Stockholm did not go as planned for Alexander Gustafsson. After being submitted by Anthony Smith in the main event of UFC Stockholm, Gustafsson announced that he would retire from MMA. In his post-fight interview […]
WATCH: Leonardo Santos’ Brutal KO of Stevie Ray at UFC Stockholm
After a lebgthy hiatus from the UFC, Leonardo Santos reintroduced himself to the UFC with a fierce KO over Stevie Ray at UFC Stockholm. Live Ongoing report by Cole Henry Stevie Ray vs. Leonardo Santos […]
LIVE UFC STOCKHOLM REPORT: Real-time results & analysis of Gustafsson vs. Smith
UFC Stockholm Live Event Report Preliminary Card (ESPN) Joel Alvarez def. Danilo Belluardo via TKO (Punches and Elbows) Round 2, 2:22 Devin Clark def. Darko Stosic via Unanimous Decision Bea Malecki def. Duda Santana via […]
LIVE RIZIN 16 REPORT Full results & analysis of Tenshin Nasukawa vs. Martin Blanco, Ayaka Hamasaki vs Jinh Yu Frey
Rizin 16 (Full Report) War Memorial Hall Kobe, Japan *Any bouts without detailed results were contested under Kickboxing rules. Takaki Soya def Namiki Kawahara via first-round KO (punch) (129LBS)* Kan Nakamura def ITTO via first-round […]
MMATorch Cast (5/31) Vallejos discusses Gustafasson, Newell, UFC Stockholm, more
MMATorch.com managing editor Robert Vallejos is back with the second edition of the “MMATorch Cast” Robert looks back at the UFC Stockholm weigh-ins, Nick Newell’s MMA return, Andrea Lee’s estranged husband being apprehended. Robert also […]
MCGRATH: The last chance for Alexander Gustafsson
Imagine you had one amazing day on your job. Imagine you’re on a sales team, and your team went up against the best team in the country. You hung in there, you were scrappy, hell […]
UFC STOCKHOLM PREVIEW & PREDICTIONS 6/01: Grocke’s updated odds & predictions for every fight
The UFC travels to the Ericsson Globe in Stockholm, Sweden for UFC on ESPN+ 11 on Saturday. The main event takes place in the light heavyweight division where Alexander Gustafsson takes on Anthony Smith. The […]
UFC Fight Night 153 Preview and Start Time
The UFC returns to Stockholm, Sweden for UFC Fight Night 153, which features a home country hero, Alexander Gustafsson taking on recent title challenger, Anthony “Lionheart” Smith. This will be the first fight back for […]
ROUNDTABLE: Staff predictions for Alexander Gustafsson vs. Anthony Smith
Aaron Weinbaum, Aaronsayswhat.com Gus wins. He’s going to show he is the perennial top 3 guy. Aaron Crider-MMATorch Contributor Anthony Smith is looking for redemption after losing to Jon Jones at UFC 235, but it […]
Creating an NBA starting 5 with MMA Fighters
With the NBA Finals starting this week I have decided to create the perfect NBA starting five, using only MMA fighters. This list doesn’t really have any rules, I’m pretty much just making it up […]
DEBUT PODCAST: MMATORCH CAST, Vallejos discusses co-main withdraw from UFC Stockholm, Andrade getting robbed, UFC Sacramento, Cyborg-Spencer, Losing streaks at UFC Stockholm
On the pilot edition of “MMATorch Cast” MMATorch.com managing editor Robert Vallejos reacts to the MMA news of the the day (5/30) News discussed: Ilir Latifi vs. Volkan Oezdemir off of UFC StockholmUFC ,Strawweight champ […]
UFC strawweight champ Jessica Andrade robbed at gunpoint
UFC strawweight champion Jessica Andrade was robbed at gunpoint in Niteroi, Brazil, on Thursday morning. Thankfully, Andrade and her wife Fernanda Gomes were unharmed during the incident. As originally reported by mmafighting, Andrade and Gomes […]