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The other guy who lost to Mickey Gall this year wants Punk next, VanZant says she’d like to see Punk fight again (w/Keller’s Analysis)
UFC 203 drew enough PPV buys to more than pay for C.M. Punk’s $500,000 paycheck, and he’s expressed he wants to fight again. Mike Jackson, who lost to Mickey Gall, says he’d like to take […]
ECOCHARD’S PREVIEW & PREDICTIONS: Saturday’s UFC Fight Night on FS1: Cyborg vs. Lansberg, Barao vs. Nover, Roy Nelson vs. Bigfoot Silva
UFC Fight Night: Cyborg vs. Lansberg – Matt Ecochard Saturday’s fights should be some quality fight night entertainment from Brazil. The following are previews and predictions of the fights for the entirety of the card. […]
FRIDAY NEWS DIGEST 9/23: Rousey reportedly offered title rematch at UFC 207, Alvarez update, Punk, Jedrzejczyk, more (w/ Cervantes Analysis)
SCENARIO FOR A ROUSEY RETURN BEFORE END OF YEAR Ronda Rousey may return to the octagon before the end of the year. According to sources close to Fox Sports, Rousey has been offered an immediate title shot […]
5 YRS AGO: Rashad Evans predicts Jones vs. Rampage outcome at UFC 135 – did he get it right?
Five years ago this week, Rashad Evans made a prediction of how the UFC 135 Jon Jones vs. Rashad Evans fight would go. The fight would end up differently, with Jones winning in the fourth […]
FRIDAY TRIVIA: Lina Lansberg faces Cris Cyborg tomorrow night, but which current UFC Bantamweight already beat her in Muay Thai competition?
QUESTION: UFC Newcomer Lina Lansberg makes her debut this weekend against the dominant Cris “Cyborg” Justino. Lansberg only has a few fights in MMA under her belt. However, she was a Muay Thai World Champion with […]
THURSDAY TOP FIVE: The Five Best Fighters of 2016 – Who made the cut? Who didn’t? Nate Diaz? Stipe Miocic? Conor McGregor?
(5) Tyron Woodley I’ll be honest; I hadn’t bought in on Tyron Woodley going into his fight with Robbie Lawler. He seemed like a smaller version of Anthony Johnson with some power taken away, and […]
10 YRS AGO: An introduction to a lot of new faces scheduled for Saturday’s UFC 63 PPV – Lauzon, Tyson, Huerta, more
10 years ago this week, MMATorch senior columnist Shawn Ennis wrote about some new names appearing on Saturday’s UFC 63. Read on to see what he had to say about a few who would go […]
UPON FURTHER REVIEW: Did the judges get it right? Evan Dunham vs. Sean Sherk at UFC 119
This past weekend Evan Dunham fought at UFC Fight Night 94 and put forth a fairly dominant performance. Dunham is now on a four fight win streak and that’s exactly how many UFC fights he […]
THURSDAY TRIVIA: Which former UFC Champion holds two wins over Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva in his career?
QUESTION: Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva faces off with Roy Nelson this weekend in Brazil. Silva has lost four out of his preview five fights. Which former UFC Champion holds two wins over Silva in his career? OPTIONS: (a) Daniel […]
THURSDAY NEWS DIGEST 9/22: Is McGregor injured or not? Did Alvarez miss a contract deadline? Is UFC 205 in trouble? Is GSP an option? Is this all P.R.?
UFC 205 DRAMA FUELED, NOT SETTLED, BY “UFC TONIGHT” ON FS1 There are lots of moving pieces in the puzzle that is the UFC 205 main event, and depending on whom you believe, Conor McGregor either […]
THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER REPORT 9/21 – Benavidez vs. Cejudo, episode 4: Sherbatov (#2) vs. Shelton (#15) plus some Demetrious bashing
Welcome back to yet another edition of TUF Recap. We are headed in to Episode 4. Last week saw number 13 seed and Tachi Palace Flyweight champ Adam Antolin (11-3) defeat veteran flyweight and former […]
WEDNESDAY NEWS DIGEST 9/21: Dana White indicates on Twitter that McGregor vs. Alvarez not the plan for UFC 205 in NYC, Cyborg, Mickey Gall, more (w/Hiscoe Analysis)
DANA WHITE SAYS ALVAREZ TO FACE MURMAGOMEDOV, NOT MCGREGOR It just wouldn’t be a Conor McGregor fight if there wasn’t a tense contract negotiation to build it up. The rumored and practically assumed main event for […]
WEDNESDAY TRIVIA: Roy Nelson, who fights Bigfoot on Saturday, was coached by whom during his stint in the IFL?
QUESTION: Roy Nelson faces Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva this weekend in a big heavyweight clash in Brazil. Nelson has beaten some of the best the UFC Heavyweight Division has to offer and is was the last ever […]
WEDNESDAY TOP FIVE: Top Five Fights So Far in 2016 from Diaz vs. McGregor I to Aldo vs. Edgar II and more
(5) Dan Henderson vs. Hector Lombard, UFC 199 While this card was headlined with possibly the biggest upset in UFC history, with Michael Bisping knocking out then UFC Middleweight Champion Luke Rockhold, this fight was […]
TUESDAY NEWS DIGEST 9/20: UFC’s new matchmaker, AXS TV developments, Ronda Rousey, Dana White, Nate Diaz (w/Hiscoe’s Analysis)
NEW MATCH-MAKER AT UFC, AXS TV NEWS Some major shakeups are happening at the top level of UFC and working their way all the way down to two of the top independent MMA promotions in the […]
UFC hires matchmaker to replace Joe Silva, Legacy Fighting Championship VP of Talent Relations Mick Maynard (w/Keller’s Analysis)
In a hire that could shape the future of UFC as much as any, Mick Maynard has been hired to replace Joe Silva as head match-maker. Maynard comes from the Legacy Fighting Championship organization where […]
KING: The enduring charm of the UFC Heavyweight division and why it’s still a gateway for many casual fans to hardcore fandom
The consensus pound-for-pound best fighter in the UFC as of this moment is Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson. He is a dominant champion who has produced outstanding skills, exciting finishes, and is widely regarded as the most […]
GRINUPS: The Top Ten Fighters who have never competed in UFC, from Ben Askren to Lance Palmer to Michael Chandler
This is a top ten list for fighters that have never competed in the UFC. 1. Ben Askren – Welterweight – (15-0) – ONE FC – age: 32 The 32 year old former freestyle wrestling […]
HYDEN: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC Fight Night 94 and Bellator 161 including the very ugly Kongo-Johnson main event
Bellator 161 and UFC Fight Night 94 were this past weekend. Let’s get right to the rundown. BELLATOR 161 GOOD: Derek Campos vs. Djamil Chan: Campos battled and got the decision win here. It was nothing […]
5 YRS AGO: AMADI – The Benefits of Hyping Your Fight, B.J. Penn, Nick Diaz should learn from Floyd Mayweather
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 […]
TUESDAY TRIVIA: How many wins did Renan Barao, who fights this Saturday night on FS1, rack up before losing to T.J. Dillashaw in May 2014?
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. […]
SPORTS SCIENCE: Resistance training programming for the professional MMA fighter, how to prepare to fight rather than just “look good”
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 […]
Brunson, with his fifth straight win at UFC Fight Night, says he’s starting to feel like it’s just business now and he’s finding his way (w/Cervantes Analysis)
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 […]
5 YRS AGO: Middleweight Division In-Depth Lay of the Land – Anderson Silva, Stann, Sonnen, Bisping, Weidman, more
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 […]