QUESTION: Kevin Ferguson Jr. a/k/a “Baby Slice,” the son of Kimbo Slice, the street fight legend and MMA star who recently died. Ferguson makes his debut in Bellator at Bellator 162 this weekend against Rick Bing. Baby […]
TOPIC: Rank the top three relatively big name talkers in MMA today in terms of their effectiveness at boosting the drawing power of their fights and increasing fan interest. Then, on the flip side, who […]
Whom would you most like George St. Pierre to face in his potential return fight? Nick Diaz Nate Diaz Conor McGregor Anderson Silva Carlos Condit Johny Hendricks Woodley-Thompson winner Woodley-Thompson loser Other (tell us… mmatorch@gmail.com) […]
The media reaction to the announcement that Ronda Rousey is returning to fight at UFC 207 has shown there remains interest in her. While the excitement may be high, the wait to see Rousey once […]
QUESTION: Bobby Lashley takes on Josh Appelt at Bellator 162. Lashley is on a seven-fight win streak including four wins in Bellator. He was last defeated in 2012 in the Super Fight League. However, he […]
Five years ago this week, Mirko Cro Cop returned fire at Chael Sonnen and didn’t hold back. Check out the trash-talking we reported on MMATorch.com. One of the many targets for Chael Sonnen’s verbal assaults […]
This week saw the huge announcement that Ronda Rousey will finally make her return to the Octagon after over a year out and, as expected, she will have the chance to regain the UFC Women’s […]
Who should George St. Pierre face if he fights at UFC 206 (or soon thereafter)? JARED DODDS, MMATorch contributor A paper bag, a referee, Bruce Buffer. It doesn’t matter to me, the fight is in […]
CONOR MCGREGOR’S FINE HALF OF WHAT EVERYONE REPORTED In a strange twist of events to an already strange situation, Conor McGregor’s $150,000 fine for his part in the UFC 202 press conference bottle throwing fiasco […]
Ten years ago this week, MMATorch.com published a column by Randy Rowles breaking down what big wins meant to various fighters on the card including, most notably, the rebirth of Anderson Silva with a dominant […]
FIve years ago this week, Dana White said he’d never do something which less than five years later he ended up doing. Here’s our story originally published on MMATorch.com on Oct. 13, 2011. Brock Lesnar recently […]
Earlier this week, Bob Dylan was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature, in recognition of not only his musical achievements, but because of how he blurred the boundaries between folk and rock, music and poetry, […]
WHITE READY TO TALK WITH JOSE TO FIX THINGS UFC President Dana White says Jose Aldo’s request for release from his UFC contract is ridiculous and he plans to sit down and talk with him about the […]
Who should George St. Pierre face if he fights at UFC 206 (or soon thereafter)? ADAM TINDAL, MMATorch contributor GSP should face the winner of Tyrone Woodley and Stephen Thompson. Forget fighting in Toronto or […]
QUESTION: Derrick Lewis was looking to extend his win streak to five wins in a row, which so far included impressive wins against Roy Nelson and Gabriel Gonzaga, at UFC Fight Night 97 against Marcin Tybura […]
Who is the “bigger star,” Ronda Rousey or Conor McGregor? And “by far” or not “by far”? ADAM TINDAL, MMATorch contributor Right here and now, Conor McGregor is the bigger star due simply to the […]
UFC Featherweight Champion Conor McGregor will challenge Eddie Alvarez at UFC 206 and attempt to become just the third person in history to hold two titles in two divisions. However, he may have to choose which […]
On the Fox Sports program “Jason Whitlock 1-on-1,” UFC President Dana White said this week he is open to considering ex-NFL player Greg Hardy for a UFC fight. Hardy, who was convicted of beating his […]
10 years ago today the face of the Middleweight Division changed for years to come. Check out my original MMATorch.com report covering the UFC 64 pay-per-view live as it happened below with full results and […]
QUESTION: Combate Americas presents Empire Rising this weekend in Verona, New York. The company are getting a lot of good press at the moment and is building some fresh hype in the MMA world. Which […]
Although it didn’t take long for the focus to shift to UFC 205 and then also UFC 207 with the Ronda Rousey news, the panel on FS1’s UFC Tonight on Wednesday night discussed the result of […]
Here for another week of The Ultimate Fighter, and we have Tim Elliott fighting Charlie Alaniz from Team Cejudo. Episode starts out with all the guys in the hot tub having a few drinks and […]
One of my favorite misconceptions about the rapidly growing sport of mixed martial arts is that some people think it’s just two crazy guys throwing caution to the wind and slugging it out. This ideology […]
UFC officially announced Wednesday afternoon that Ronda Rousey will return to the cage on Dec. 30 to challenge Amanda Nunes for the Women’s Bantamweight Championship. UFC President Dana White had teased a big announcement that […]
10 Years Ago today MMATorch.com published a detailed preview of UFC 64 by Mike Jarsulik featuring the Middleweight Title fight that would change the course of the Middleweight Division for years to come. There are […]
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