When Khabib Nurmagomedov decided against retirement, he thought he’d be able to power through recovery from a rib injury to fight by Super Bowl weekend. Now, he admits that was unrealistic. In an interview with […]
“Maybe he feels that by getting stronger, it’s going to make him a better fighter. The reality is, when I saw him getting so bulky, as a competitor, I thought, ‘Wow, this isn’t bad for […]
The following are the MMATorch staff rankings as of December 1, 2015. POUND FOR POUND 1 Jon Jones 2 Jose Aldo 3 Demetrious Johnson 4 Chris Weidman 5 T.J. Dillashaw 6 Dominick Cruz 7 Fabricio […]
Reebok has been forced to remove yet another shirt from their UFC line and make a public statement after a new ridiculous error was found this week. The latest in a long line of issues […]
Which five fights are you most anticipating on the December 2015 MMA schedule, and why? RICH HANSEN, MMATORCH COLUMNIST The MMA Snob in me desperately wants to find a way to get away with saying […]
“There is going to be a ton of gold coming to this city in the coming months. Holly [Holm] started things off against Ronda [Rousey], and ‘Cowboy’ is up next. He’s looking incredible, and he’s […]
Next month’s UFC 195 event has received a new fight, and a change to a previously scheduled matchup, bringing it to 11 official bouts thus far. The UFC announced this week that Abel Trujillo will […]
Jon Jones dropped a bombshell on his employer in an interview with Ariel Helwani last week, accusing the UFC of putting Vitor Belfort into a title fight against him at UFC 152 with the knowledge […]
The first set of fights have been announced for the UFC’s February return to London, with the big matchup coming at middleweight between Michael Bisping and Gegard Mousasi. The UFC made the announcement early UK […]
John Dodson’s return to the bantamweight division is something he’s had on his mind for a while. The cut to 125 lbs. had been wreaking havoc on his body at times, and two losses to […]
“I’m not going to tell you exactly what was said. But I was very pissed off and I used a lot of F words. … I was very angry, they did not support me because […]
In some disappointing but not all that surprising news, Tyrone Spong is out of another scheduled matchup due to injury. The kickboxer and only sometimes MMA fighter was scheduled to face Jake Heun next month […]
Bethe Correia’s call-out of Miesha Tate this week garnered a lukewarm response from the former Strikeforce Champ, but led to further back and forth between the two on social media this week. It began with […]
Wanderlei Silva’s saga with the Nevada Athletic Commission was delayed once again on Monday, as the NAC tabled the re-hearing for his lifetime ban until their Dec. 17 meeting. According to a report from MMAJunkie.com, […]
“I’ve given [the UFC] a couple dates I’d be willing to look at. Maybe you guys will know something soon. I’m going to make my decision as the champion sooner rather than later. Just put […]
An injury to Michael Graves has taken him out of next week’s UFC Fight Night 80 event in Las Vegas, but has opened a spot for his American Top Team teammate Nathan Coy. The UFC […]
After Holly Holm’s shocking upset over Ronda Rousey at UFC 193, her teammate Jon Jones came out and called her the greatest of all time in women’s combat sports. It’s high praise from an extremely […]
With Benson Henderson now finished with his latest UFC contract, he’s hoping to test his value in the open market, and one of his former opponents thinks that’s the route fighters should be heading if […]
“I’m more like a 170-pounder. I weigh like 192, 193 [pounds] in the morning. I’ve got my weight down really low for this one. I really didn’t get out of shape between fights, and it kept […]
During the course of his hour long interview with Ariel Helwani at MMAFighting.com last week, Jon Jones said, among many other things, that he felt the UFC might not have stripped him of the UFC […]
Miesha Tate would like the UFC to book her against new UFC Champ Holly Holm next, but now she’s got another fighter calling her out: Bethe Correia. The Brazilian, who challenged Ronda Rousey for that […]
“I have up to three years to sue them for what they did to me… I had no right to be doing cocaine, but they had no right to be testing me for street drugs […]
Georges St-Pierre may wind up returning to the UFC, but he said this past week that he would have been back already were it not for the events leading up to his exit in the […]
Ben Henderson’s five round decision win over Jorge Masvidal on Saturday at UFC Fight Night 79 was the final bout on his current UFC deal, and he’s looking to test his worth on the open […]
This morning’s UFC Fight Night 79 event in Seoul, South Korea, was full of action, giving the UFC plenty of options for post-fight bonuses. They decided on Dominique Steele, Doo Ho Choi, Seo Hee Ham, […]
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