After being dominated by Max Holloway following a brutal weight cut in which he failed to make weight, Anthony Pettis is officially returning to lightweight. In the the post-fight interview in the octagon Pettis spoke […]
UFC 206 may not have been a pay-per-view blockbuster, but those who choose to put their money down last night were treated to a night of memorable, exciting fights and some highlight-reel-worthy finishes. Most notable […]
UFC 206 December 10, 2016 Toronto, Ontario from Air Canada Centre Live on Pay-Per-View (10:00 PM ET) Well this card has been completely cursed. We’ve gone from a potential return of Georges St-Pierre to half […]
PETTIS’S TEAM PUT HEALTH AHEAD OF MAKING WEIGHT After failing to make weight for the first time in his career, Anthony Pettis has shed some light on the circumstances surrounding his failure. In an interview […]
BELLATOR 168 LIVE REPORT DECEMBER 10, 2016 […]
Anthony Pettis has failed to make weight for his Featherweight Title bout with Max Holloway. Multiple sources reported that Pettis was struggling a few hours before weigh-ins and he ultimately weighed in at 148, making […]
The following is MMATorch columnist Shawn Ennis’s in-depth review of the Bantamweight Division published five years ago this week… This will be the first of two parts breaking down the UFC’s bantamweight division. We’re a […]
What is your favorite fight and favorite MMA event of all time? ABE RUVALCABA, MMATorch contributor Frankie Edgar vs Gray Maynard II UFC 125. Watching Frankie Edgar takedown Maynard in the second round after taking […]
GSP WAS TRAINING TO FIGHT UNTIL A COUPLE WEEKS AGO While it may be sometime until the MMA Athletes Association gets everything they have been asking for, it didn’t take long for the group to […]
Bellator 168 takes place in Florence, Italy at the Nelson Mandela Arena on Saturday afternoon. The original main event was a rematch between Rafael Carvalho and Melvin Manhoef, but an injury to Carvalho forced the […]
QUESTION: Matt Brown comes off two straight losses to face fan favorite Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone this weekend in Canada at UFC 206. Brown has the record for most finishes in the UFC Welterweight Division. How […]
Five years ago today Jamie Penick took issue with an insult that Rashad Evans threw at Phil Davis during their UFC on Fox 2 press conference. Check it out below… The UFC on Fox 2 […]
What is your favorite fight and favorite MMA event of all time? MICHAEL HISCOE, MMATorch contributor My favorite event of all time is UFC 153 from Brazil. It was one of those shows that was […]
UFC 206 Primer – Matt Ecochard The first UFC PPV since the incredible UFC 205 is taking place on Saturday night, airing from Toronto, Ontario and being headlined by Max Holloway vs. Anthony Pettis for […]
Before UFC 206 this Saturday night, we have the UFC’s second trip to New York State this month on Friday night when they come to Albany with a card headlined by Derrick Lewis vs. Shamil […]
DANA WHITE HAS PLANS FOR ROGER WHITTAKER Robert Whittaker is set to see a step up in competition and profile for his next fight. Dana White told Fox Sports that he expects Whittaker’s next fight […]
Bellator 166, Bellator 167, and TUF 24 Finale were all this past weekend. Let’s get right to the rundown. Bellator 166 GOOD – Chris Honeycutt vs. Ben Reiter Honeycutt completely dominated Reiter in every sense […]
The MMAAA has issued what it characterizes as an “Urgent” press release to MMATorch this afternoon. It’s a statement from attorneys, Jim Quinn and Eric Hochstadt, outside counsel for the Mixed Martial Arts Association. MMAAA Statement […]
QUESTION: New MMAAA co-founder Tim Kennedy returns to the Octagon this weekend at UFC 206 against Kelvin Gastelum. Kennedy was last seen in 2014, losing by TKO to which Middleweight contender? OPTIONS: (a) Stephen Thompson […]
Five years ago today, news broke that George St. Pierre suffered an ACL injury and would miss about ten months of action. The following is Jamie Penick’s editorial putting the big news in perspective… The […]
What change do you hope Mick Maynard brings to UFC’s match-making now that he’s been hired to replace Joe Silva? Or what main piece of advice would give you to him? JARED DODDS, MMATorch contributor […]
CYRBORG SAYS SHE CAN’T MAKE 145 WITH EIGHT WEEKS NOTICE After refusing to cut weight to fight Ronda Rousey or anyone else at 145 and after a difficult weight cut to 140 pounds earlier this year, […]
The Importance of two UFC post-fight promos The announcement of the formation of the Mixed Martial Arts Athletes Association (MMAAA) has inadvertently made UFC 206 a much more intriguing card. Sure, the fight lineup is […]
QUESTION: Anthony Pettis gets a chance to join an elite club by winning another UFC belt in a second weight division with the Interim Featherweight Title on the line against Max Holloway at UFC 206. […]
The following installment of Ask MMATorch was published five years ago today. Current MMATorch columnist Jason Amadi helmed the Ask MMATorch column at the time and here are four wide-ranging questions, some timeless, and some […]
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