MORNING VIDEO: The Zombie goes legend
On Saturday, Chan Sung Jung (AKA “The Korean Zombie”) will fight Renato Moicano at “UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Korean Zombie.” The fight will mark the Zombie’s 7th fight in the UFC, but his promotional […]
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Fresh Men’s Rankings-How is Bantamweight post-UFC 238
Current UFC Rankings (Week of 6/17/19) Heavyweight Daniel Cormier (UFC Champion) Stipe Miocic Junior Dos Santos Francis Ngannou Curtis Blaydes Alistair Overeem Derrick Lewis Alexander Volkov Alexey Oleinik Ryan Bader (Bellator Champion) Light-Heavyweight Jon […]
MMATorch Cast (6/19) A second look at Sonnen-Silva 1
MMATorch.com managing editor Robert Vallejos, and Rick Monsey rewatch Chael Sonnen vs. Anderson Silva from UFC 117, from August 2010. HISCOE: Chael Sonnen cuts the cord on a fun but flawed career Chael Sonnen announces […]
HISCOE: Chael Sonnen cuts the cord on a fun but flawed career
Chael Sonnen can’t get out of his own way. Things would seem to be going well for “The American Gangster,” and then he would do something to spectacularly screw it up. Unbeknownst to himself, Sonnen […]
MCGRATH: In-person thoughts from Bellator 222
Bellator felt big! This Bellator card felt like the biggest card in the history of the promotion. Everybody who is anybody in the MMA media was there to cover the event. Which is not typical […]
Chael Sonnen announces retirement at Bellator 222
After suffering a TKO loss to Lyoto Machida at Bellator 222, Chael Sonnen announced his retirement from MMA. In his post-fight interview with John McCarthy, Sonnen said, “I had a hell of a lot of […]
WATCH: Adam Borics KO’s Aaron Pico w/flying knee.
Adam Borics, may have the lesser-know competitor when he faced Aaron Pico at Bellator 222, but he certainly left his mark. The undefeated Borics improved to 9-0 with his KO over the highly-touted Aaron Pico. […]
LIVE BELLATOR 222 REPORT: Real-time results & analysis of MacDonald-Gracie, Machida-Sonnen
Bellator returns to Madison Square Garden on Friday night with a card full of familiar faces to UFC fans but also some top-notch fighters that casual viewers may not know but will certainly want to […]
READER POLL: Who wins between Rory MacDonald and Neiman Gracie?
Bellator returns to Madison Square Garden on Friday night with a card full of familiar faces to UFC fans but also some top-notch fighters that casual viewers may not know but will certainly want to […]
ROUNDTABLE: Who wins between Rory Macdonald and Neiman Gracie?
Aaron Weinbaum, Aaronsayswhat.com Rory. Who has Neiman beat at his level? Sean Covington, MMATorch Contributor I think Rory picks Neiman apart the entire fight. Neiman is really good but I think Rory is too much for […]
ROUNDTABLE: Who wins between Lyoto Machida and Chael Sonnen?
Aaron Weinbaum, Aaronsayswhat.com If Chael can close the distance he wins. If Machida maintains ‘fistance’ with punches and kicks to keep him at bay, it’s going to be a tough night for Chael. Sean Covington, […]
BELLATOR 222 PREVIEW & PREDICTIONS 6/14: Grocke’s updated odds and predictions for every fight
Bellator MMA brings one of their best cards of the year to date to Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York on Friday night. The main event of Bellator 222 takes place in […]
How to Halt a Prospect with Max Humphrey and Adam Borics
Ahead of Bellator 222, MMATorch’s Dylan Bowker spoke to Max Humphrey and Adam Borics, about being the “other guy” facing a touted prospect. Bellator 222 is going to showcase some big MMA bouts on Friday, June […]
NEW PODCAST: MMA Fight Picks w/ Aaron Weinbaum picking Bellator 222
I pick the fights for Bellator 222: MacDonald vs. Gracie. Bellator 222 is scheduled to take place on June 14, 2019 at Madison Square Garden in New York, New York. The event will air exclusively […]
Watch Bellator 222 weigh-ins
Bellator returns to Madison Square Garden on Friday night with a card full of familiar faces to UFC fans but also some top-notch fighters that casual viewers may not know but will certainly want to […]
MORNING VIDEO: Dillon’s Debut
On Friday, Dillon Danis will have his second professional MMA fight when he takes on Max Humphrey in a 175 pound catchweight bout, at Bellator 222. While Danis is most known for his role in […]
Nate Diaz will never fight at 155 again, and he’s been telling us for awhile
Nate Diaz recently declared that he was moving on from fighting at lightweight, but Aaron Weinbaum has been declaring this since September 2018. On June 3rd of this year, Nate Diaz made a prominent return […]
Bellator 222 brings a mix of familiar faces and potential stars
Bellator returns to Madison Square Garden on Friday night with a card full of familiar faces to UFC fans but also some top-notch fighters that casual viewers may not know but will certainly want to […]
WATCH: UFC 242 press conference
UFC 242 will take place on September 7, 2019 at du Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The main event will be a lightweight unification fight between champion Khabib Nurmagomedov and interim champion Dustin […]
MORNING VIDEO: Rory finds a new home
On Friday, Rory MacDonald will defend his Bellator Welterweight Title against Neiman Gracie at Bellator 222. Bellator 222 will mark MacDonald’s 5th fight since arriving in the promotion. Back in May of 2017, MacDonald was […]
REPORT: Jessica Andrade vs. Weili Zhang targeted for China
ESPN is reporting that the UFC is close to finalizing a strawweight title fight between champion Jessica Andrade and Weili Zhang for Aug. 31 in China. After a weekend of debating weather Tatiana Suarez or […]
ROUNDTABLE: How soon should Valentina Shevchenko be be rematched with Amanda Nunes?
Aaron Weinbaum, Aaronsayswhat.com As soon as possible. Can Amanda realistically make the weight? Sean Covington, MMATorch Contributor I would hold out as long as I could. A rematch of that caliber would have to be […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC 238
UFC 238 was this past weekend and it featured the fourth double champ in UFC history. Let’s get to the rundown. UFC 238 GOOD- Tai Tuivasa vs. Blagoy Ivanov This was all right for a […]
Donald Cerrone and Ricardo Lamas give injury updates
Two losing fighters from UFC 238 have given updates on facial injuries that they suffered on Saturday night. Donald Cerone, who lost to Tony Ferguson after a doctor stoppage, took to Instagram to explain that […]
ROUNDTABLE: What Should Tony Ferguson do next?
Aaron Weinbaum, Aaronsayswhat.com Fight either Dustin, Khabib, or Conor. Sean Covington, MMATorch Contributor Tony Ferguson should just sit and wait for Dana White to make the fight with Khabib Nurmagomedov. Other than that, I suppose […]