This Day in MMA History (10/11) 1997: The first Pride Fighting Championships event was held in the Tokyo Dome, headlined by Gracie family champion Rickson facing Japanese wrestling legend Nobuhiko Takada in a bout that […]
Jon Jones is dipping his toes back into social media after the resolution of his hit and run case. The former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion went dark following the incident, and only emerged last weekend […]
Former Bellator Bantamweight Champion Eduardo Dantas was forced out of a rematch with Marcos Galvao this week due to a rib injury suffered in training, and he says he’s hoping to still have that fight […]
“The display of heart Robbie put out there and displayed in that fight [at UFC 195] was amazing. That’s the type of display stories are written about and people tell their grandkids about years later […]
Brendan Schaub has been outspoken about the UFC’s Reebok deal since the pay structure was revealed, and it’s because of that deal that he says he’s taking a hiatus from the sport. It may well […]
Ronda Rousey was featured this week in the New York Times, just the latest in an increasing series of mainstream, out-of-the-MMA-bubble appearances that has showcased her transcendent star power. During the interview, Rousey made some […]
There may be a reason Joe Warren didn’t step in against Marcos Galvao for this month’s Bellator 144 event: he failed a drug test. According to a report from Jason Floyd at TheMMAReport.com, Warren tested […]
As it turns out, Urijah Faber’s not all that pleased with T.J. Dillashaw. Though the UFC Bantamweight Champ’s move to Colorado came with some brief supportive words from Faber earlier this week, the former WEC […]
Anthony “Rumble” Johnson wants a fight with Ryan Bader after the latter defeated Rashad Evans at UFC 192, but Bader isn’t ready to commit to that fight just yet. According to a report from UFC […]
I support this idea [of a salary for fighters], of course. In the NFL, Nike makes the uniforms, but teams still pay their athletes, the same goes for NBA. Life gets hard for fighters who […]
After B.J. Penn called him out last week, Nik Lentz ripped into the UFC Hall of Famer on Instagram. Now, he’s one-upped himself, spitting fire in a poem he unveiled during the latest episode of […]
An intriguing women’s strawweight bout has been added to the UFC on Fox 17 card this December, with the UFC announcing this week that Randa Markos will take on Karolina Kowalkiewicz. Markos made her debut […]
In an all-new podcast conversation between MMATorch editor Jamie Penick, and Torch senior columnist Shawn Ennis, they break down last weekend’s UFC 192 event, with an in depth discussion on the main event between Daniel […]
“I was looking at an October fight too – that’s what I wanted to do. I got a call from Dana and he says he wants me to fight [Fabricio] Werdum again and I said, […]
Following a second loss to UFC Flyweight Champion Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson, John Dodson is heading back to the bantamweight division. According to Dodson’s manager via a report from Fox Sports 1’s UFC Tonight program […]
While the UNITE HERE Culinary Union 226 has long been an opponent of Zuffa owners Frank and Lorenzo Fertitta, and have been behind several campaigns to smear the UFC to keep it out of New […]
With Daniel Cormier retaining the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship against Alexander Gustafsson at UFC 192, he’s got one of two options available for his next title bout: Jon Jones or Ryan Bader. Bader defeated Rashad […]
A press conference was held early Thursday in Japan to officially announce the new promotion from former Pride boss Nobuyuki Sakakibara. The new promotion will be called Rizin Fighting Federation, and though there was a […]
Team Europe finally pulled off a victory last week, and Conor McGregor got to make the fight pick for this week’s episode. He chose Saul Rogers to take on Billy Quarantillo, and we’ll find out […]
The World Series of Fighting is bringing an eight-man, one-night only tournament to Phoenix at WSOF 25, and now we know the participants in that field. The organization announced Wednesday that Luis Palomino, Brian Foster, […]
An intriguing featherweight matchup is heading to the UFC on Fox 17 card this December, as it was announced on Wednesday’s UFC Tonight program on Fox Sports 1 that Myles Jury will take on Charles […]
“What I’ll enjoy most is the shock on their faces after I beat him. They look at me, my fights and they think they’ve figured me out. They think they have emulated me and that […]
A Marcos Galvao-Joe Warren rubber match will not be coming on Oct. 23, as Bellator MMA announced on Wednesday that Galvao has been scrapped from the Bellator 144 event after an injury to challenger Eduardo […]
Fight night emotions are captured once again in the UFC’s behind-the-scenes “The Thrill and the Agony” series, this time for Saturday’s UFC 192 event from Houston. Check out the video below:
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