The following are the MMATorch Rankings as of Jan. 10, 2016. These rankings are a composite of MMATorch contributors’ rankings in each division. Thanks to MMATorch contributor Michael Hiscoe for compiling the ratings votes from […]
With the latest headlines surrounding the prospect of a Mayweather vs. McGregor match, it seems the MMA World has all but forgotten about the future of longtime Women’s Bantamweight Champion Ronda Rousey. After suffering her […]
UFC Fight Night 103 is live on Sunday night from the Talking Stick Arena in Phoenix, Arizona. After being out for more than two years, BJ Penn makes his return against Yair Rodriguez in the […]
Dana White fired back at Floyd Mayweather for offering to pay McGregor $15 million to fight in a boxing match. Appearing on FS1’s “The Herd” with Colin Cowherd, White blasted Mayweather for not contacting him […]
UFC bolstered the UFC 208 lineup with a strong number two fight featuring former Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva taking on Derek Brunson. UFC officially announced the fight on their website and social media channels Friday […]
QUESTION: Court McGee faces Ben Saunders this weekend and comes off a win back in August. McGee has been unable to build any momentum recently, going 2-2 in his last four fight. However, before entering the […]
The Feb. 19 UFC Fight Night event scheduled to Nova Scotia, Canada needs a new main event, as Stefan Struve has withdrawn from his fight against Junior dos Santos due to a shoulder injury according […]
One of the many reasons the UFC’s pay-per-view business was down in 2011 was a series of injuries and illnesses that took out some highly anticipated fights throughout the year. That and other factors kept […]
QUESTION: Yair Rodriguez faces UFC legend B.J. Penn this weekend in Phoenix, Arizona at UFC Fight Night 103. Rodriguez is undefeated during his time in the UFC with five wins so far. He is also a […]
The first UFC card of 2017 is a fight night featuring a returning B.J. Penn taking on the prospect Yair Rodriguez. The majority of the fight card takes place on Fox Sports 1 with a […]
Retired boxing great Floyd Mayweather Jr. is willing to put his money where Conor McGregor’s mouth is. While most of the talk of a Mayweather-McGregor boxing match has come from McGregor’s end, Mayweather went on […]
QUESTION: Ben Saunders faces Court McGee this weekend at UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs Penn. Saunders is coming off a TKO loss last year and looks to get back to winning ways again. Saunders was the […]
Mark Hunt may have been willing to accept a UFC fight with Alistair Overeem, but his true feelings towards the company were made known in a lawsuit filed Tuesday. The civil suit filed in U.S. […]
WHAT’S BEHIND UFC CANCELLING AN EVENT AND OTHER RECENT CHANGES? An occurrence that used to be very rare for UFC now appears to be commonplace under the company’s new ownership with the cancellation of a […]
QUESTION: Marcin Held faces Joe Lauzon this weekend at UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Penn. Held was a longtime fighter in Bellator and had some good success during his five year run there. His biggest achievement […]
Bellator sent the following press release to MMATorch this afternoon with details of their fight announcement that Liam McGeary vs. Chris Fields will headline Bellator 173 in Belfast, Northern Ireland on Feb. 24… SANTA MONICA, CALIF. […]
There were no events this past week to run down, and the NFL playoffs have started, so I’ll just do some quick hits this week. •Tony Ferguson vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov: This fight has been discussed […]
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Five years ago this week, Tito Ortiz was preparing for his last fight. Five years later, he’s preparing for his last fight. The following MMATorch article, published Jan. 3, 2011, details what the circumstances were when he was […]
Given that Jon Jones has said he’ll be a changed man when returns next summer, how skeptical are you that he has matured (on a 1-5 scale, 5 being very very skeptical, 1 being you […]
QUESTION: UFC Legend and Hall Of Famer B.J. Penn finally makes his return to the Octagon this weekend against Yair Rodriguez. Penn last fought in a losing effort in 2014. Who beat him in this last […]
Meryl Streep may have won the hearts of Hollywood and many Americans with her Golden Globes acceptance speech deriding President-elect Donald Trump, but she managed to upset many die-hard MMA fans at the same time. […]
MMA “hot takes” are annoying, but not necessarily a problem The afterglow of UFC 207 has drawn the increasingly familiar chorus of mainstream sports media pundits giving their “hot take” on the current state of […]
Tyron Woodley says his next fight will be a title defense rematch against Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson at UFC 209 on March 4 in Las Vegas, Nev. He announced the fight on his podcast, “The Morning […]
QUESTION: Joe Lauzon faces Marcin Held this weekend at UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs Penn. Lauzon is known for exciting fights and finishes. He is tied with another fighter for most post-fight bonuses at 15. Who is […]
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