Next week’s Bellator 158 event in London has gotten a late change to the main card, as an injury to Linton Vassell has taken him off the event. England’s Vassell was slated to face UFC […]
Miesha Tate, Amanda Nunes, and Mark Hunt join the “Embedded” fray for UFC 200 in episode two, with each celebrating a holiday weekend with friends as they prep for Saturday’s event. Jon Jones and Daniel […]
Conor McGregor is appearing in this year’s annual “Body Issue” from ESPN The Magazine, and in an interview surrounding the magazine spot, the Irishman blamed a change in his eating habits with the late notice […]
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The discussion over best pound for pound MMA fighter in 2016 has surrounded two names: Jon Jones and Demetrious Johnson. The two longest reigning current champs (pushing aside Jones getting stripped of the belt), both […]
Fight week is under way in Las Vegas, and the “UFC Embedded” cameras are running for UFC 200. In episode one, Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier get training in with their teammates and fellow UFC […]
Canadian lightweight Chad Laprise returns to the cage next month, with the UFC announcing on Monday that he’ll take on Thibault Gouti at UFC on Fox 21 in Vancouver. The 29-year-old Ontario native hopes to […]
The UFC’s new major preview for UFC 200, “It’s Time,” aired over the weekend, and the entire 45 minute episode is now available online. It goes in depth setting up the top four fights on […]
“He’s a heavy hitter. I’m preparing to not take one of those shots. To answer that and to win this fight. Is he better than I am at stand up? Of course he is. Is […]
Welcome to MMATorch’s Daily Top Five. Every weekday, tune in for a new Top Five list on a variety of topics; some will be regularly updated, some will be one offs, but we hope you […]
“We catch [Conor McGregor] in the street. No matter how, we will fight. F*** it… No way [will I retire without fighting him again]. Only if he stops fighting. As long as he’s in the […]
“Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 3” competitor Ricardo Abreu has been out of action since June of 2015, and that 13 month layoff is about to get a lot longer. The UFC released a statement on Sunday […]
Quinton “Rampage” Jackson made his return to Bellator just over a week ago in a questionable decision win over Satoshi Ishii, and after his return he called for some more exciting matchups for his next […]
Daniel Cormier and Jon Jones recently sat down to trade verbal shots at one another for an extended period of time for a program the UFC debuted this weekend: Counterpunch. The “UFC 200: Counterpunch” show […]
Five years ago today, UFC 132 hit Las Vegas with one of the more action-packed cards of 2011. Featuring Carlos Condit’s flying knee victory over Dong Hyun Kim, Tito Ortiz upsetting Ryan Bader with a […]
“I f***ed up the whole division. I put Bisping in a place where he feels empowered and he’s trying to pick and choose his fights. I think it’s put a strain on everything, on all […]
WADA controversy involving the heart medication meldonium and its widespread use in Russia has led USADA to lift a provisional suspension on lightweight Islam Makhachev, according to a report from FoxSports.com. The drug was placed […]
Conor McGregor’s teammate Artem Lobov will get another shot at getting a win in the UFC in August, as the organization announced this week that he’ll take on Chris Avila at UFC 202. Lobov has […]
Following a three-fight losing skid in the middleweight division, C.B. Dollaway is making a move up in weight. According to a report from Globo in Brazil, Dollaway will take on Francimar Barroso at UFC 203 […]
Matt Mitrione nearly got knocked out in his Bellator debut last Friday night in St. Louis, but the fight was allowed to continue. He then came back to stop Carl Seumanutafa himself just minutes later, […]
Brock Lesnar’s appearance at UFC 200 came about because he got a clause in his WWE contract allowing him to come back to the UFC if it was something he wanted to do. It even […]
Michael Bisping’s first title defense is reportedly coming in October, as Globo in Brazil reports that verbal agreements are in place between Bisping and… Dan Henderson. The 45-year-old Henderson will be receiving a new deal […]
Another day, another back and forth from Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier. While Jones has done his best to downplay Cormier as a legitimate challenger to him at UFC 200, Cormier’s seemingly doing everything he […]
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In a brand new edition of the MMATorch Podcast, Torch Editor Jamie Penick is joined by Torch Senior Columnist Shawn Ennis and Torch Columnist Rich Hansen to break down and preview the UFC’s International Fight […]
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