Five years ago this week Nick Diaz was feeling the fallout of skipping his scheduled press conference for his fight against B.J. Penn, and current MMATorch columnist Jason Amadi wrote a column about the importance […]
QUESTION: Former UFC Bantamweight Champion, Renan Barão faces Phillipe Nover at this weekend’s “UFC Fight Night: Cyborg vs Lansberg.” After two consecutive losses including losing his UFC Title, he looks to get back to winning ways. […]
With the rapid growth of mixed martial arts, many of the newer fighters are playing catch up with techniques that pertain to the various styles of martial arts, as well as strength and conditioning. MMA […]
Derek Brunson (16-3) defeated Uriah Hall (12-7) on Saturday night at UFC Fight Night on FS1, but the referee stoppage was contested immediately by Hall. While Hall was knocked down with a punch, the subsequent punches […]
Five years ago this month MMATorch senior columnist Shawn Ennis presented an in-depth assessment of the Middleweight Division in his ongoing series titled “Lay of the Land.” Check out where things were back in September […]
Michael Johnson upset Dustin Poirier with an impressive first-round TKO, and he made it clear he is looking for a money fight soon, if not next. Anthony Pettis said on Twitter after Johnson’s win that […]
QUESTION: Cristiane “Cyborg” Justino headlines this weekend’s UFC Fight Night card against Lina Lansberg in Brasilia, Brazil. Cyborg still wants to fight Ronda Rousey, of course, and has already taken out one of the Four Horsewomen […]
2014 is a year the UFC is probably happy to have in its rear-view mirror. In the absence of longtime stars such as Anderson Silva and Georges St-Pierre, the industry leader was forced to slap […]
DID DIAZ FELL DOWN ON PURPOSE AGAINST MCGREGOR AS A STRATEGY? Nate Diaz has always been a go against the grain kind of guy, but taking that approach in the cage may have been a […]
Bellator establishes identity, but fails at differentiation The signing of Chael Sonnen by Bellator MMA is a blatant example the brand’s identity; however, it is also a perfect illustration of the struggle of Bellator […]
Michael Johnson scored an upset win last night over Dustin Poirier, who was favored. It may have been case of Poirier going in overconfident, something discussed among the FS1 post-event panel. Was Poirier talking about […]
In this week’s edition of the Sunday Supplement takes an in depth look at Chael Sonnen big return and shock move to Bellator from UFC. Chael Sonnen returns to MMA with Bellator This week saw […]
UFC FIGHT NIGHT BONUSES – WELL-DESERVED Last night’s UFC Fight Night event in Hidalgo, Tex. was a rollercoaster of a card with a variety of quick, flashy finishes mixed in with some long, uneventful decisions. […]
Michael Johnson scored the upset victory over Dustin Poirier last night, and FS1 analysts Dan Hardy and Tyron Woodley believe Johnson’s speed advantage was the difference. “He knew he had the speed advantage; he utilized […]
Michael “The Menance” Johnson scored the upset first round KO victory over the red-hot Daniel Poirier last night in the main event of UFC’s Fight Night on FS1, then turned on some heavy taunting which […]
Five years ago this week, WWE wrestler and executive Triple H (Paul Levesque) commented on comparisons people make between WWE pro wrestling and UFC mixed martial arts. The following is the inflammatory quote and Jamie […]
QUESTION: Derek Brunson extended his win-streak to five fights with a controversy victory over Uriah Hall at “UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs Johnson” last night on FS1. In his first-ever fight in the UFC, he defeated an […]
Five years ago Rampage Jackson was talking up his chances against Jon Jones a week later at UFC 135. Here’s our story on his comments and some analysis… As he attempts to regain the UFC […]
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UFC FIGHT NIGHT: POIRIER VS. JOHNSON SEPTEMBER 17, 2016 HIDALGO, TEXAS AT STATE FARM ARENA LIVE ON UFC FIGHT PASS (7 PM EST)AND FS1 (8PM EST) Tonight’s main event is a crossroads fight of sorts with […]
Now that Tyron Woodley vs. Stephen Thompson has been confirmed for UFC’s debut in New York City, that won’t stop the speculation and dream cards from being assembled for what is expected to be a […]
QUESTION: After Abel Trujillo pulled out of the fight, UFC newcomer and COSCTO employee Rick Glenn will face Evan Dunham at UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs Johnson tonight. Glenn is a former Featherweight Champion in another […]
WOODLEY’S CHALLENGER AT UFC 203: STEPHEN THOMPSON UFC Welterweight Champion Tyron Woodley will make his inaugural defense against Stephen Thompson at UFC 205. Woodley confirmed this match is on during the pre-show for the UFC […]
Five years ago this week, B.J. Penn expressed discontent with how UFC was marketing his fight, exposing that the UFC production team pushed him to give them answers that would help hype the fight and […]
Saturday night, Dustin Poirier (20-4) faces Michael Johnson (16-10) in the main event in a battle of Lightweights. Poirier is new to the Lightweight Division, and he’s not second-guessing the decision to move up. “My […]
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