ROUNDTABLE: What should be next for Anderson Silva?
What would you like to see Anderson Silva do next? Frank Hyden, Columnist – The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly If he’s happy being the gatekeeper type, so be it. Maybe you stick him […]
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ROUNDTABLE: Staff predictions for MVP vs. Paul Daley
Who will win Saturday’s Bellator main event between Paul Daley and Michael “Venom” Page? Frank Hyden, Columnist – The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly I’m going with MVP. There’s no question that Daley has […]
LIVE BELLATOR 215 REPORT: Real-time results & analysis of Mitrione-Kharitonov
Bellator 215 February 15, 2019 Uncasville, CT from Mohegan Sun Arena Live on Paramount Network and DAZN (9 PM ET) Quick Prelim Results Billy Goff def. Ryan Hardy via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) Zarrukh Adashev […]
NEW PODCAST: MMA Scope with Cole Henry and Patrick Shaheen talking UFC 234, Bellator 215/216 and UFC Phoenix
In this episode of MMA Scope, Cole and Patrick review UFC 234, preview Bellator 215 and 216, as well as the ESPN debut for the UFC. NEXT: MMATORCH TODAY WITH DAVID MCGRATH RECAPPING UFC 234 […]
FRIDAY NEWS DIGEST 2/15: Cain Velasquez says he will walk away if he can’t compete at a high level, Shevchenko doesn’t want to wait for Eye, Cro Cop blows off ‘stupid’ PED accusations
High-Level Cain Cain Velasquez has seen more than his fair share of downtime in his career, with injuries keeping him out of the cage for two years or more twice in his career. Even with […]
BELLATOR 215 PREVIEW & PREDICTIONS 2/15: Grocke’s updated odds & predictions for every fight
Bellator returns to the States for the first of back-to-back events. Friday night starts a busy weekend for the promotion when Matt Mitrione takes on Sergei Kharitonov in the Bellator 215 main event taking place […]
ROUNDTABLE: Staff predictions for Matt Mitrione vs. Sergei Kharitonov
Who will win Friday’s Bellator main event between Matt Mitrione and Sergei Kharitonov? Sean Covington, Columnist – Covington’s Corner Matt Mitrione needs a win to stay relevant, it’s not like he’s a loser or anything […]
MCGRATH: Ranking the top ten female flyweights in MMA
1. Valentina Shevchenko (UFC champion) I get the feeling Valentina could dominate the 125-pound division for as long as she wants. Does Amanda Nunes move down? After a dominating performance over Joanna Jedrzejczyk, Amanda Nunes […]
THURSDAY NEWS DIGEST 2/14: Roy Nelson skeptical of Mirko Cro Cop’s recovery from injury, wants to see drug test results before Saturday fight
Good Doctor Roy Nelson has always been a fighter that likes to see an even playing field. During his season coaching “The Ultimate Fighter” opposite Shane Carwin, Nelson was convinced one of Carwin’s fighters didn’t […]
AUDIO INTERVIEW: Bowks Talking Bouts with Erick Silva
In another installment of Bowks Talking Bouts, Dylan Bowker talks to Bellator’s Erick Silva ahead of his Bellator 216 fight with Yaroslav Amosov. Silva talks about how he prepares to take on an undefeated fighter, […]
Love & MMArriage: Five of the best and worst MMA romances
Love is in the air (along with record-setting artic wind) and Valentine’s Day is upon us so let’s talk about the top 5 couples in MMA history. Ronda Rousey and Travis Browne Though Travis Browne […]
WEDNESDAY NEWS DIGEST 2/13: Daniel Cormier says Stipe needs to take a fight, Frank Mir talks move to pro-wrestling, and more
Follow @mikehiscoe Crazy UFC heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier has had enough of Stipe Miocic. Miocic has been lobbying hard for a rematch with Cormier lately, and DC has been firm in his denials. During an […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly from UFC 234
UFC 234 was this past weekend. There was a last minute fight cancellation involving UFC Middleweight Champion Robert Whittaker, who was supposed to defend against Kelvin Gastelum, but Whittaker had to pull out due to […]
ROUNDTABLE: How should UFC handle the middleweight title picture?
How should UFC handle the middleweight title situation moving forward? Gastelum, Adesanya, or something else? Gary Meigs, MMATorch Contributor Seeing as it’s a relatively small period of time, I believe the title should stay with […]
NEW PODCAST: MMATorch Today with David McGrath talking UFC 234, Bellator double-header, and more
David McGrath returns with an all-new MMATorch Today talking UFC 234 fallout, Bellator weekend double-header, the potential Cowboy Cerrone-Conor McGregor fight, and looks ahead to UFC Phoenix and UFC 235. NEXT: WHO SHOULD GET THE NEXT […]
TUESDAY NEWS DIGEST 2/12: Marlon Moraes will walk away if he doesn’t get next bantamweight title shot, Cain Velasquez says he could be Jon Jones, Marc Goddard owns up to bad stoppage
Marlon Moraes: World Title or bust When Marlon Moraes was competing as a member of the WSOF roster he was a huge fish in a small pond. He was undefeated there, and this led to […]
ROUNDTABLE: Was UFC 234 worth the money? (UPDATED)
With UFC 234 in the books, without the planned main event, was the show still worth the money? Should UFC had handled things differently? Frank Hyden, Columnist – The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly […]
AUDIO INTERVIEW: Bowks Talking Bouts with Invicta flyweight DeAnna Bennett
In the latest installment of Bowks Talking Bouts, Dylan Bowker talks to Invicta flyweight DeAnna Bennett. Bennett talks about her upcoming flyweight tournament semi-final fight with Miranda Maverick at Invicta FC 34 this weekend, her […]
Fights to Make Next after UFC 234
Israel Adesanya def. Anderson Silva (Decision) Israel Adesanya had a golden opportunity to potentially leap-frog Kelvin Gastelum into a title fight with an impressive enough performance against Anderson Silva. And while we did get an […]
MONDAY NEWS DIGEST 2/11: Ryan Bader-Daniel Cormier Superfight talk, DC delays retirement, former UFC fighter arrested on domestic abuse charges
Ryan Bader’s manager comments on a potential super fight with Daniel Cormier Ryan Bader and Daniel Cormier were supposed to fight some years ago in New Orleans, but it wasn’t to be. If they’d fought […]
FREE PODCAST 2/11 – PWTorch Dailycast – MMA Talk for Pro Wrestling Fans: Vallejos and Rick Monsey review UFC 234, preview UFC’s first full card on ESPN, discuss Khabib Nurmagomedov refusing to record a PSA for NSAC, more (89 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 234, including discussion on the cancelled main event. They preview the UFC’s first full card […]
AUDIO INTERVIEW: Bellator’s Mike Kimbel on how you top a six-second win
In an MMATorch Interview, Dylan Bowker speaks with Bellator fighter Mike Kimbel about his upcoming Bellator 215 fight with John Douma, his six-second win last year and more. NEXT: FIGHTS TO MAKE NEXT AFTER UFC […]
SUNDAY NEWS DIGEST 2/10: Dana White shoots down Silva-McGregor talk, many more UFC 234 post-fight notes
Follow @mikehiscoe ‘I don’t like that fight at all’ Anderson Silva came out on the losing end of Saturday’s UFC 234 main event against Israel Adesanya. But in losing, Silva proved that he can still […]
POLL: Who should get the next UFC middleweight title shot?
Kelvin Gastelum lost out on his middleweight title fight with Robert Whittaker at UFC 234 on Saturday. Should he automatically get the next shot once Whittaker is recovered from hernia surgery? Or did Israel Adesanya […]
UFC 234 POST FIGHT NOTES: Whittaker update, Silva talks McGregor fight
First off let’s give everyone the latest update on Robert Whittaker. After constant urging from his family at 5 am Saturday, he made his way to the hospital. Doctors found his colon and intestine had […]