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 […]
Should UFC book a Germaine de Randamie vs. Holly Holm rematch in light of the late punches, or should the priority be for Holly to get another win first and trying to book de Germaine […]
The following are the MMATorch Rankings as of Feb. 19, 2016 taking into account all events through UFC 208. These rankings are a composite of MMATorch contributors’ rankings in each division. Thanks to MMATorch contributor Michael […]
After years of estrangement and many months of rumors and negotiations, this week it was reported that Georges St. Pierre will finally be making his to the UFC and MMA in general this year after […]
UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Browne February 19, 2017 Halifax, Nova Scotia from Scotiabank Centre Live on UFC Fight Pass (6:30 PM ET) and Fox Sports 1 (7:00 PM ET) Fight Pass Prelim (1) Gerald […]
San Jose and Fedor Emelianenko haven’t had the best of relationships. In June of 2010, Emelianenko suffered what was really the first true loss of his career in San Jose, a shocking submission loss to […]
QUESTION: Randa Markos faces former UFC Strawweight Champion Carla Esparza tonight at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Browne. Markos competed in the same season of The Ultimate Fighter which Esparza won to become inaugural UFC Strawweight Champion. […]
Bellator notified MMATorch.com via press release this afternoon that Matt Mitrione is unable to complete at Bellator 172 tonight night due to kidney stones. As a result, his main event fight against Fedor Emelianenko has been […]
BELLATOR 172 LIVE REPORT FEBRUARY 18, 2017 SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA AT THE SAP CENTER LIVE ON BELLATOR.COM AND SPIKE TV BREAKING: Tonight’s main event of Fedor Emelianenko vs. Matt Mitrione has been canceled due to […]
Do you want to see the McGregor vs. Mayweather fight happen? If it happens, how do you think it will play out once the bell rings? MICHAEL GROCKE, MMATORCH CONTRIBUTOR Despite the recent news of […]
After months of patiently waiting for the chance to unify the two UFC titles representing Featherweight Division right now, Max Holloway will finally have the opportunity this summer when he meets Jose Aldo at UFC 212. […]
QUESTION: Carla Esparza returns for only her second fight since losing the UFC Strawweight Title back in 2015 against Randa Markos this weekend. Esparza was both the inaugural UFC and Invicta FC Strawweight Champion. Which […]
Which fights would you prioritize for Anderson Silva if he only has two or three more fights left? ROBERT VALLEJOS, MMATORCH CONTRIBUTOR Being that Anderson Silva seems to have a little bit left in the […]
The UFC travels north of the border for UFC Fight Night 105. The event takes place at the ScotiaBank Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. The main event takes us to the heavyweight division where […]
Dana White went on record confirming reports that George St. Pierre had reached terms to return to UFC with a multi-fight agreement. “He’s back. I’m excited,” White told the Los Angeles Times. “We worked at […]
QUESTION: Sara McMann is looks to continue a decent run by winning three straight, this weekend taking on Gina Mazany at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Browne. McMann won her first Performance of the Night bonus […]
QUESTION: Hector Lombard takes on former UFC Welterweight Champion Johny Hendricks this weekend at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Browne. Lombard is coming off two losses and one No Contest and looks to move back up […]
Jacare Souza made quick work of Tim Boetsch, defeating him in the first round via a kimura submission. Speaking with the press after the fight, Souza said he refuses to wait around for a title […]
The New York State Athletic Commission (NYSAC) has sanctioned three UFC events since MMA was legalized in the state last year. Short for the error in tabulating the scores of the Tyron Woodley-Stephen Thompson fight […]
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