“Frankie Edgar, I heard you were asking for a title shot. I respect you as a fighter, but let’s check the facts: you lost twice to Ben Henderson before coming to the 145 division and […]
Holly Holm was on her way to retaining the UFC Women’s Bantamweight Championship in the fifth round against Miesha Tate at UFC 196 when things took a sharp turn. Tate exploded with a takedown, got […]
Though Jon Jones got in a dig at Conor McGregor’s pound for pound status after the Irishman was defeated at UFC 196 on Saturday night, he sent out a much more positive message in reaction […]
Jose Aldo wasted little time Saturday on calling out Conor McGregor after the Irishman lost to Nate Diaz at UFC 196, but McGregor wasn’t having it at the post-fight press conference. “He had an opportunity […]
Nate Diaz’s win over Conor McGregor at UFC 196 opened up a bunch of new options for him, including the potential for title fights that McGregor himself was seeking. While a rematch with Rafael dos […]
MMATorch contributors give their reactions to Saturday’s UFC 196 event in this evening’s new roundtable DAYNE FOX, MMATORCH CONTRIBUTOR It’s events like UFC 196 that make MMA a sport that you must tune into at […]
Conor McGregor continues to handle his loss to Nate Diaz well, and in a post to Instagram on Sunday after UFC 196, the UFC Featherweight Champion remained unhindered moving forward. Here’s what he had to […]
Despite his loss to Nate Diaz at UFC 196, Conor McGregor still became the first fighter to receive a seven-figure disclosed payout on a UFC event. The Nevada Athletic Commission released payroll figures into the […]
“I know there’s a lot of people celebrating this [loss] in the featherweight division. There are many people celebrating another man’s victory. It’s something that I can’t understand. How someone not involved can celebrate another […]
In a new hour long discussion, MMATorch Editor Jamie Penick is joined once again by Torch audio contributor and LA Times MMA columnist Todd Martin to break down Saturday’s UFC 196 event. They go in […]
The age of Mystic Mac is over. I’m not saying that the Conor McGregor era is over, but he can no longer claim that he hasn’t been wrong yet, as Nate Diaz pulled off the […]
Nate Diaz’s already career-high payday got a little bit higher on Saturday night, as his main event win over Conor McGregor at UFC 196 earned him a double bonus to the tune of $100,000. Diaz […]
Holly Holm took a massive risk in fighting Miesha Tate at UFC 196, as it potentially put her massive money rematch with Ronda Rousey in jeopardy. It was an admirable risk on her part, but […]
Jose Aldo’s staking his claim for his rematch with Conor McGregor in the wake of McGregor’s loss to Nate Diaz on Saturday at UFC 196. In a post to Twitter, Aldo called out McGregor for […]
In this brand new UFC 196 podcast, Torch Editor Jamie Penick and Torch Columnist Rich Hansen give quick reactions to the insane results of the co-headliners, with both Conor McGregor and Holly Holm getting upset […]
Prior to UFC 196, Conor McGregor proclaimed himself the top 1-9 man in the pound for pound rankings. Well, Jon Jones and Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson had a reaction to that after McGregor’s loss to […]
The UFC 196 main event between Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz wound up being every bit as insane as it could have been, and whether or not it was good, bad, amazing, or terrible for […]
After Miesha Tate choked out Holly Holm in the co-main event, UFC 196 ended in similarly shocking fashion, as Nate Diaz forced Conor McGregor to submit to a rear naked choke in an insane second […]
Miesha Tate is the new UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion. In an incredible finish at UFC 196 on Saturday night, Tate choked Holly Holm unconscious in the fifth round to capture the title for the first […]
UFC 196 MARCH 5, 2016 LIVE FROM LAS VEGAS, NEVADA Featherweight Champion Conor McGregor steps into the cage for a welterweight fight tonight with Nate Diaz, while Women’s Bantamweight Champ Holly Holm puts her belt […]
In today’s new roundtable, Torch contributors give their predictions on tonight’s top two fights at UFC 196 in Conor McGregor vs. Nate Diaz and Holly Holm vs. Miesha Tate. MICHAEL BANE, MMATORCH CONTRIBUTOR In […]
The following are the MMATorch staff rankings as of March 1, 2016. POUND FOR POUND 1 Jon Jones 2 Demetrious Johnson 3 Conor McGregor 4 Dominick Cruz 5 Luke Rockhold 6 Jose Aldo 7 T.J. […]
“I’ll tell you this, to be brutally honest with you, as a fan, I love her attitude and I love that. As the business side, I absolutely hate it. Holly vs. Ronda is the biggest […]
Though yet another big main event fell out for tonight’s UFC 196 event, the replacement fight between Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz has become in some ways even bigger in its own right, and the […]
It was a breakout night for Darrion Caldwell Friday at Bellator 151, as the highly touted former NCAA standout picked up his biggest career win to date. Taking on former multi-division champ – and former […]
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