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New Sakakibara promotion named Rizin Fighting Federation, Emelianenko’s NYE opponent not yet announced
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 […]
TUF 22 REPORT 10/7: Penick’s thoughts on episode five of “Team McGregor vs. Team Faber” season
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 […]
Luis Palomino, Brian Foster among eight participants named for WSOF 25’s one-night only lightweight tournament
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, […]
Myles Jury’s featherweight debut comes against Charles Oliveira at UFC on Fox 17
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 […]
Cruz on Dillashaw’s preparations: “They study me and think they see flaws, but they are just walking into a trap”
“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 […]
Marcos Galvao pulled from Bellator 144 due to Eduardo Dantas injury, Halsey-Carvalho now set to headline
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 […]
Video – Behind the scenes at UFC 192 in “The Thrill and the Agony”
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:
MMATorch Podcast 10/1/15: Penick and Ennis review UFC Fight Night 75, preview UFC 192, and talk Jon Jones, UFC in NY
MMATorch’s Jamie Penick and Shawn Ennis are back to discuss the latest in the world of MMA in a new Thursday night discussion. On tonight’s episode, they review last weekend’s UFC Fight Night 75 card […]
D. FOX: Post-fight reactions to UFC 192 “Cormier vs. Gustafsson”
No, this card was not on par with UFC 189, but it was probably the second best card top to bottom of the year. The preliminaries were absolutely awesome, and though the first four fights […]
Ronda Rousey on UFC 193 foe Holly Holm: “She’s a nice chick that’s going to lose”
Ronda Rousey made another appearance Tuesday on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, promoting her fight next month with Holly Holm at UFC 193. Fallon set up Rousey’s first comments about Holm with an aside […]
UFC Champ T.J. Dillashaw says he’ll be getting paid to train at new Evolution Fight Team in Colorado
T.J. Dillashaw’s move from Team Alpha Male to what is being called the Elevation Fight Team in Colorado has already led to a small subset of vocal fans accusing Dillashaw of “betraying” his longtime team. […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC 192 “Cormier vs. Gustafsson”
UFC 192 hit Houston on pay-per-view this past weekend. Let’s get right to the rundown. UFC 192 BAD/GOOD: Julianna Pena vs. Jessica Eye It’s probably too harsh to call this a BAD fight, but it […]
Anthony Pettis on Eddie Alvarez bout in January: “I don’t think he’s even a challenge”
Eddie Alvarez made it clear this week that he sees Anthony Pettis as somewhat of a mentally weak opponent, and believes he’s going to dominate their fight in January. Well, Pettis himself doesn’t see Alvarez […]
Eduardo Dantas off Bellator 144 due to injury, organization targeting Joe Warren as replacement against Marcos Galvao
Former Bellator Champ Eduardo Dantas is out of a rematch with Marcos Galvao later this month, as Combate.com reports that he’s suffered an injury that will not allow him to compete on Oct. 23. The […]
“Rampage” Jackson says fight booking could be coming: “UFC just stopped me from retiring”
Quinton “Rampage” Jackson said on Monday that he might retire if his situation with Bellator isn’t resolved to allow him to return to the Octagon. On Tuesday, he said he may be getting a fight […]
Wanderlei Silva back on Nevada Athletic Commission agenda this month after court struck down lifetime ban
The lifetime ban given to Wanderlei Silva by the Nevada Athletic Commission was struck down earlier this year, and later this month the case comes back to the commission for a more defined punishment. According […]
Seo Hee Ham vs. Cortney Casey finalizes UFC Fight Night 79 card in Seoul, South Korea
A fight between Seo Hee Ham and Cortney Casey is the final fight set for UFC Fight Night 79 next month in Seoul, South Korea. The UFC announced the bout on Tuesday, and they will […]
Eddie Alvarez says January opponent Anthony Pettis “quit on himself” in loss to Rafael dos Anjos
“I think fights like what he went through against [Rafael] Dos Anjos force a fighter to be honest with himself. It forces him to find his heart and to be honest. We fighters can lie […]
UFC Champ T.J. Dillashaw leaving Team Alpha Male for new team in Colorado for next training camp
UFC Bantamweight Champion T.J. Dillashaw is leaving Team Alpha Male, and joining a new developing team at the MusclePharm facility in Denver, Colorado. The news was first reported by Combate, with additional details from FoxSports.com. […]
Daniel Cormier says he’s got at least two more fights with Jon Jones before he walks away from MMA
Daniel Cormier had a brutal and physically draining five round fight with Alexander Gustafsson last weekend at UFC 192, and it was the kind of fight that has the 36-year-old wondering how many more times […]
Rousimar Palhares doesn’t feel he did anything wrong in Jake Shields bout, doesn’t want to fight for WSOF again
Rousimar Palhares is facing a disciplinary hearing with the Nevada Athletic Commission this month over his held submission on Jake Shields in their August 1 main event for the World Series of Fighting, and he’s […]
Julianna Pena looking ahead to title fight with Ronda Rousey: “Why not me?”
“Why not look too far ahead? I did not get into this sport to be at the bottom roster. I got into this sport to let the world know that I’m the toughest 135-pound female […]
Fedor Emelianenko’s New Year’s Eve opponent reportedly to be Jaideep Singh, kickboxer with one pro MMA bout
Nobuyuki Sakakibara’s new promotion will debut in Japan on New Year’s Eve, and they may now have an opponent set for Fedor Emelianenko in the main event. According to a report from MMAFighting.com, Emelianenko’s return […]