Nate Diaz is playing along for now after Conor McGregor Tweeted on Tuesday that he was going to retire young, posting a quick comment of his own on Twitter. I guess my work here is […]
A 13-word tweet from Conor McGregor on Tuesday afternoon has exploded into frenzied speculation, as the UFC Featherweight Champion – and currently scheduled UFC 200 headliner – said he was retiring without any further follow […]
Nine fighters received medical suspensions from the Florida State Boxing Commission out of Saturday’s UFC on Fox 19 event from Tampa, though only two will be out more than 60 days. Undercard fighter Oluwale Bamgbose […]
Next month’s UFC 198 event is the biggest UFC event ever in Brazil, featuring many of the most well known Brazilian fighters, and taking place in the largest venue the UFC’s yet run in the […]
“Yeah, I am a little bit [skeptical]. To this day no one’s really positive what his actual injury is. I’ve heard some people say that he’s hurt and not actually injured. Supposedly a doctor told […]
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 […]
Despite the UFC’s “third party,” “independent” investigation into B.J. Penn finding no reason to keep him off their schedule, the situation isn’t as closed as that might lead some to believe. According to a report […]
The first episode of “UFC 197 Embedded” is now online, following Jon Jones, Ovince Saint Preux, Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson, and Henry Cejudo into Saturday’s pay-per-view event in Las Vegas. Check it out below: [Jon […]
Rashad Evans, despite losing Saturday’s UFC on Fox 19 main event in under two minutes, came out as the top earner on the card. The Florida State Boxing Commission released disclosed payroll figures for the […]
Khabib Nurmagomedov was supposed to fight Tony Ferguson in his return to the cage Saturday at UFC on Fox 19, but he doesn’t care whether or not that fight comes together after Ferguson was forced […]
“If I feel good, I’ll give the thumbs up to my manager. They’ve been talking with UFC, but now they’re going to talk more seriously to see what’s gonna happen… [The Reebok deal] changed a […]
Rose Namajunas’ victory over Tecia Torres on Saturday at UFC on Fox 19 has her sitting as one of the top contenders in the UFC’s strawweight division, but a title shot may not be up […]
Frankie Edgar is still holding out hope that a fight with Conor McGregor comes together, and he said this week he’s gunning for that fight at Madison Square Garden after he beats Jose Aldo at […]
Ronda Rousey’s being targeted for the UFC’s November debut in New York City, but just whom she’ll meet on that card will depend on what happens with the UFC Women’s Bantamweight Championship. Miesha Tate will […]
“This one, I’d say was probably the toughest fight in just build-up, and training camp was the toughest I’ve ever had. There’s been many times I wanted to quit and not show up for my […]
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 […]
Kimbo Slice received just a 90 day suspension from the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation for his failed drug test for steroids in February, and Bellator is now all too happy to put him […]
“I don’t want to lose hope, I don’t want to lose heart in fighting because it’s what I like to do and I’m at a low right now. But at the end of the day […]
Glover Teixeira, Michael Chiesa, Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos, and Omari Akhmedov each earned $50,000 bonuses out of Saturday’s UFC on Fox 19 event from Tampa, Fla., the UFC announced after the event. Teixeira took out […]
Saturday’s UFC on Fox 19 event drew the night’s top rating in the key demographic of adults 18-49, but it was the second lowest overnight viewership overall for a second quarter Fox event for the […]
Bellator’s first event in Italy took place on Saturday, with a tape delayed broadcast for Bellator 152 airing on Spike. In the MMA main event of the dual MMA and kickboxing card, Patricky “Pitbull” Freire […]
Fedor Emelianenko has his next fight set, and it comes against recently released UFC vet Fabio Maldonado on June 17 in Russia. The bout will take place under the “Fight Nights” banner in Emelianenko’s home […]
I have to think that the UFC is a bit disappointed with the way Saturday night played out at UFC on Fox 19. They are always hoping to have some of the best action bouts […]
Glover Teixeira took his fight with Rashad Evans on fairly short notice, but he made it three straight stoppage wins when he put Evans out cold with a huge two punch sequence in the first […]
The UFC will run four events in seven days this July, as a report from South Dakota’s Argus Leader publication, with confirmation from the UFC themselves, revealed on Saturday that the UFC will head to […]
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