ROUNDTABLE: What should Jon Jones’ 3 fights for 2019 be? (Part 2)
Jon Jones says he wants to fight three times in 2019. Book those three fights for him today. Frank Hyden, Columnist – The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly The easy one is a fight […]
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SUNDAY NEWS DIGEST 1/6: UFC 235 card comes together with Woodley-Usman and Jones-Smith pending commission approval
Jon Jones vs. Anthony Smith set for UFC 235 After spending quite a bit of time on the shelf it seems as though Jon Jones is doing all that he can to make up for […]
MMA YEAR IN REVIEW: November sees Cormier retain, while Chuck and Tito return
Welcome to the eleventh of twelve installments of the 2018 MMA year in review. In the series, we will look at the biggest stories and fights from each month and reflect on how things played […]
ROUNDTABLE: What should Jon Jones’ 3 fights for 2019 be? (Part 1)
Jon Jones says he wants to fight three times in 2019. Book those three fights for him today. Michael Grocke, MMATorch Fight Handicapper If Jon Jones takes this run as champion as serious as I […]
SATURDAY NEWS DIGEST 1/5: Cormier may change retirement plans, Dillashaw wants to be first triple-champ, Pettis moving up to welterweight
Javier Mendez thinks Daniel Cormier might change his retirement plans Daniel Cormier stated some time ago that he would be retiring from his hugely successful MMA career in the early part of 2019. He laid […]
MMA YEAR IN REVIEW: October has Khabib vs. Conor chaos
Welcome to the tenth of twelve installments of the 2018 MMA year in review. In the series, we will look at the biggest stories and fights from each month and reflect on how things played […]
ROUNDTABLE: MMATorch staff make bold predictions for 2019
Sean Covington, Columnist – Covington’s Corner My bold prediction for this year that an independent investigation from an outside source (government I guess?) will be launched into USADA, its testing process and results. It will […]
NEW PODCAST: MMATorch Today interview with Bruce Buffer
In the latest edition of MMATorch Today, David McGrath is joined by UFC ring announcer Bruce Buffer, talk his martial arts career, how he got into the UFC and how he met his brother Michael. […]
COVINGTON’S CORNER: Let them eat cake! – Jeff Novitsky follows the money
It certainly sounds like Dana White, a cold as ice, business-first-lying-scuff mark on a fresh pair of white boots you bought for your wedding piece of work. Dana White: Jon Jones failed another test but […]
FRIDAY NEWS DIGEST 1/4: Jon Jones backs up Smith fight rumors, Nunes dismisses Cyborg’s power, more
Jones prepping for Smith After yesterday’s report that a Jon Jones-Anthony Smith fight was in the works, Jones seems to have backed up these claims. In an Instagram post, Jones shared a photo of a […]
Forget all the Negativity: Meet Jared Gordon
Have you ever be so down in the depths of life’s problems that you can’t even envision digging yourself out? Whatever it is, the death of a family member, bills piling up or maybe you’re […]
ROUNDTABLE: What is the future of the women’s featherweight division? (Part 2)
What do you think the future of the women’s featherweight division is now that Amanda Nunes is champion? Michael Grocke, MMATorch Fight Handicapper Amanda Nunes’ stunning first-round knockout of Cris Cyborg at UFC 232 helps […]
THURSDAY NEWS DIGEST 1/3: Anthony Smith says Jones fight is in the works, and more
Follow @mikehiscoe ‘Bones’ vs. ‘Lionheart’ UFC light heavyweight Anthony Smith had a brief exchange with champion Jon Jones over on the UFC 232 post-show. It turns out that exchange, along with Jones’ desire to stay […]
WEDNESDAY NEWS DIGEST 1/2: Dana White says Conor-Khabib 2 could happen in 2019, Jones wants to fight three times this year, and more
Dana Says UFC president Dana White ran into TMZ Sports this week and he more or less affirmed that UFC plans to book a Khabib Nurmagomedov-Conor McGregor rematch as soon as they are able to. […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC 232
UFC 232 was this past weekend and it featured some huge title fights. Let’s get right to the rundown. UFC 232 GOOD- Alexander Volkanovski stops Chad Mendes Mendes had some nice moments during this fight, […]
HENRY: Fights to Make Next after UFC 232
Jon Jones def. Alexander Gustafsson for UFC Light-heavyweight Championship Many people will tell you that Jon Jones is the greatest fighter of all time and after UFC 232 that point is hard to argue against. […]
NEW PODCAST: MMATorch Today 1/2 – Matchmaking for UFC 232 winners and losers
In the 1/2 edition of MMATorch Today, David McGrath is joined by Gary Meigs to break down UFC 232. They also do some matchmaking of all of the UFC 232 winners and losers and look […]
ROUNDTABLE: What is the future of the women’s featherweight division? (Part 1)
What do you think the future of the Women’s Featherweight division is now that Amanda Nunes is champion? Cole Henry, Host – MMA Scope Podcast In some ways, I think that Nunes winning may actually […]
NEW PODCAST: MMA Scope 1/2 with Cole and Patrick – UFC 232, RIZIN 14, Chad Mendes, and more
In the latest episode of MMA Scope, Cole Henry and Patrick Shaheen discuss UFC 232, Rizin 14, Chad Mendes retirement, current events at MMATorch, and the Women’s MMA Goat. NEXT: MAYWEATHER BEATS TENSHIN, HORIGUCHI TAPS […]
MCGRATH: Ranking the top ten featherweights in MMA
1. Max Holloway (UFC champion) With an amazing performance against Brian Ortega at UFC 231, Holloway has cemented himself as the greatest featherweight of all time. Holloway has won 13 straight fights including Ortega, Jose […]
FREE PODCAST 12/31 – PWTorch Podcast – MMA Talk for Pro Wrestling Fans: Robert Vallejos reviews top two fights from UFC 232, gives his take on fiasco that resulted in card being moved from Las Vegas to Los Angeles, more (45 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: On this week’s edition of MMA Talk for Pro Wrestling Fans, MMATorch.com’s Robert Vallejos reviews the top two fights from UFC 232. Robert gives his take on the fiasco that resulted in the card […]
TUESDAY NEWS DIGEST 1/1: PFL 11 results – Six tournament winners crowned, while one champion retires. Also, Masvidal vs. Diaz fight off and more
PFL Finals With RIZIN taking place early in the morning on New Year’s Eve for North American fans, PFL had the MMA spotlight to itself as 2018 came to a close. The promotion which evolved […]