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 […]
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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 […]
MORNING VIDEO: Aaron Pico gets reckless
On Friday, mega-prospect Aaron Pico will continue his young MMA journey when he faces Adam Borics at Bellator 222. The fight will mark Pico’s first chance at redemption since getting quickly KO’d by Henry Corrales […]
FREE PODCAST 6/10 – MMA Talk for Pro Wrestling Fans: Vallejos and Monsey review UFC 238, preview Bellator 222, discuss Dana White’s recent comments about Lesnar, react to the booking of Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Dustin Poirier (67 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: On this week’s edition of MMA Talk for Pro Wrestling Fans, MMATorch.com’s Robert Vallejos and Rick Monsey review UFC 238 and preview Bellator 222. The guys also discuss Dana White’s recent comments about Brock […]
MMATorch Cast (6/10) Cyborg free agency, next fights for Johnson and Alvarez, Bellator 222 lineup, Wonderboy talks future
MMATorch managing editor Robert Vallejos reacts to Cris Cyborg’s impending free agency, the next fights for Demetrious Johnson and Eddie Alvarez, the finalized lineup for Bellator 222, and the future of Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson. Ranking […]
Ranking every ‘Champ-Champ’ victory
At UFC 238, Henry Cejudo proved that the era of the double-champion is still alive and well in the UFC. By holding the men’s flyweight and bantamweight titles simultaneously, Cejudo joins an elite club. Only […]
MORNING WATCH: That time Lyoto Machida fought BJ Penn in Japan
On Friday, Lyoto Machida will face fellow MMA veteran Chael Sonnen at Bellator 222. Machida’s upcoming Bellator bout will not be the first time he faced a high-profile former UFC fighter outside of the UFC. […]