UFC Canada announced Wednesday night that Daniel Cormier will defend his Light Heavyweight Championship against Anthony “Rumble” Johnson at UFC 206. Cormier also announced the fight himself on UFC Tonight on FS1. Neither the post nor […]
(March 14, 1988 – October 5, 2016) Like many others, I found about Josh Samman last Thursday through Twitter. Various unconfirmed reports had the Florida-based fighter being found unresponsive at his apartment. His roommate and […]
B.J. PENN’S COMEBACK SETBACK B.J. Penn is facing yet another setback in his comeback bid. According to reports from John Morgan at MMA Junkie, Penn has been forced out of his Oct. 15 fight with […]
UFC fighter Josh Samman has died. He was just 28 years old. He was in a coma since late last week when he was found unresponsive alongside his friend and MMA ring announcer Troy Kirkingburg, […]
This week’s latest Roundtable Topic: Who has more at stake in Saturday’s main event? Dan Henderson, to avoid looking like he stuck around too long? Or Michael Bisping, who risks failing to avenge his most devastating […]
QUESTION: Vitor Belfort is a veteran of the sport of MMA and has fought at the highest level for many years. This weekend he faces Gegard Mousasi in Manchester at UFC 204 and is hoping to […]
Do you ever find your fight predictions coming down to an internal battle between who you hope will win and who you think will really win, even if you don’t fully admit it to yourself until […]
Ten years ago this week, MMATorch launched the “Ask MMATorch” feature with some compelling topics. Check it out below, and if you have questions for our team for a future Ask MMATorch article, send them […]
The UFC’s next PPV is featured out of Manchester, U.K. and is headlined by the current Middleweight Champion Michael Bisping trying to avenge one of the most brutal knockouts suffered in UFC history against Dan Henderson. […]
Ratings for this past Saturday’s UFC Fight Night on FS1 were well down from last week and among the lowest of the year for a Saturday night broadcast. The four fight main card headlined by […]
The hits keep on coming as we enter yet another fight week leading up to UFC 204 in Manchester, England. Who would have thought we would have a Middleweight Title fight in 2016 between Michael […]
This week’s latest Roundtable Topic: Who has more at stake in Saturday’s main event? Dan Henderson, to avoid looking like he stuck around too long? Or Michael Bisping, who risks failing to avenge his most devastating loss […]
QUESTION: Dan Henderson goes into what could be his last fight and the former two-weight Pride Champion and last Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion hopes to finally add a UFC title to cap off his career […]
Dana White tells TMZ today that Conor McGregor isn’t fighting Floyd Mayweather, and they don’t actually want to fight, they just like the idea of making the money associated with that fight. He added that […]
UFC Fight Night 96 was this past weekend. Let’s get to the rundown. UFC FIGHT NIGHT ’96 GOOD: Brandon Moreno submits Louis Smolka I expected Smolka to come out and be impressive in victory, but […]
10 Years ago this week I reviewed an MSNBC “Extreme Fighting” special, which is a window into how the mainstream media saw the rise of UFC and the sport of MMA. As was often the […]
QUESTION: Michael Bisping makes the first defense of his UFC Middleweight Title this weekend in his hometown of Manchester, England, hoping to avenge his UFC 100 loss against rival Dan Henderson. Bisping has been on […]
Today’s new Roundtable Topic: Who has more at stake in Saturday’s main event? Dan Henderson, to avoid looking like he stuck around too long? Or Michael Bisping, who risks failing to avenge his most devastating loss […]
MARKETABILITY OVER MERIT GOING TOO FAR? Demian Maia’s manager is joining the ranks of those who are upset with UFC’s matchmaking these days. The welterweight’s manager, Eduardo Alonso, feels that his client deserves the next […]
Who’s the Boss? UFC Edition The announcement of the “Superrfight” between Conor McGregor and Eddie Alvarez has sparked excitement in the MMA world, mainstream sports attention, and possibly the retirement of one of the sport’s […]
Alex Oliveira defeated Will Brooks via TKO last night, but his actions after the fight have garnered more attention than the victory itself. Immediately following the fight, Oliveira taunted his downed opponent in a sheer act […]
MMATorch columnist Shawn Ennis ten years ago this week looked at the differences between the two MMA powerhouses worldwide – Pride and UFC – and voted for which promotion was better in each category. Look at […]
QUESTION: Louis Smolka lost last night to Brandon Moreno at UFC Fight Night 96. Smolka had only lost one fight in his entire career before that. Who beat him? OPTIONS: (a) Chris Cariaso (b) Paddy Holohan […]
John Lineker won a close decision over John Dodson last night in Portland, Ore. in the main event of UFC Fight Night 92, which aired live on FS1. In a backstage interview, Lineker discussed his […]
This week’s edition of the Sunday Supplement takes an in depth look at the huge UFC 205 main event between Conor McGregor and Eddie Alvarez as well as a story on Combate Americas. McGregor vs. […]
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