“[Mayweather] needs me. I don’t need him. I’m not taking a pay cut… [Last month] I was in a time where I was like, figuring out something. I didn’t just shut out and say no […]
A flyweight bout between John Moraga and Matheus Nicolau is headed to The Ultimate Fighter 23 Finale, the UFC announced this week. Moraga, a former UFC Flyweight Title challenger, is 3-2 since his loss to […]
Italy’s Venator FC held their third event on Saturday, highlighted by two fights featuring controversial figures in Rousimar Palhares and Jason “Mayhem” Miller. Both fighters were taken out in the fight, with Palhares shockingly losing […]
“[Cruz is] all hurt about that. It’s freaking awesome. You know what’s funny? I never said anything about steroids or anything like that. I said this guy’s coming in looking skinny-fat with love handles and […]
Just weeks after questioning his own fighting future, flyweight Ian McCall now says he’s got a return fight on the docket. In a post to Twitter Friday night, McCall said he’ll be fighting Justin Scoggins […]
After a productive meeting with Conor McGregor earlier this week, UFC owner Lorenzo Fertitta and UFC President Dana White visited Nate Diaz in Stockton, Calif., on Friday to discuss that rematch. According to several accounts, […]
Should Demian Maia get a Welterweight Title fight next after his latest win at UFC 198? If not, why? And what fight would you book him in next instead? RICH HANSEN, MMATORCH COLUMNIST I hate […]
“[I didn’t accept the fight at UFC 198 because] I was just kind of holding on to see if I could get the rematch for the belt. I’m not against fighting Cyborg. It just didn’t […]
Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza underwent a successful surgical procedure on Thursday to repair a meniscus injury suffered before UFC 198. Souza fought threw the injury to take out Vitor Belfort in Brazil on that card last […]
While it’s been generally believed over the last several months that Ronda Rousey would likely make her return at the UFC’s debut in New York City in November, that may not wind up being the […]
“Good conversation like it always is. We have a good relationship. It is what it is. It happens. This is the fight game. Sometimes emotions get into it. But it’s important to recognize that emotions […]
Welcome to MMATorch’s new Daily Top Five. Every weekday, tune in for a new Top Five list on a variety of topics; some will be regularly updated, some will be one offs, but we hope […]
In the return of the MMATorch Podcast, MMATorch editor Jamie Penick and MMATorch columnist Rich Hansen break down the week in MMA news. Tonight’s episode features a full run down on last weekend’s UFC 198 […]
The first pay-per-view buy estimates are in for last month’s UFC 197 event, with Dave Meltzer at MMAFighting.com reporting that the card drew between 375,000 and 450,000 buys. The card was headlined by a late […]
A flyweight bout between Ali Bagautinov and Geane Herrera is a late addition to next month’s UFC Fight Night 89 event in Ottawa. The UFC announced the matchup for the June 18 card on Thursday. […]
What do you think we’ll see next for Cris “Cyborg” Justino in the UFC after her successful debut? Which fights do you think can realistically be put together? MICHAEL BANE, MMATORCH CONTRIBUTOR Cyborg did what […]
Cleveland’s own Stipe Miocic brought a championship to his hometown this week after knocking out Fabricio Werdum at UFC 198, and now he might be bringing a UFC event to the city for the first […]
“That’s kind of crossing the line. He’s put our friendship on blast and put my name out there. He put me and Dominick on blast and looked like a fool. He’s always been a cool […]
Wednesday’s UFC Tonight program on Fox Sports 1 caused a bit of a stir with one Cristiane “Cyborg” Justino, as they announced the UFC was targeting her for a fight at UFC 201 in July […]
“I believe it’s my destiny. I believe this is all going to add to the story. It’s going to make it a much bigger storyline. I’m going to go out there, I’m going to make […]
Welcome to MMATorch’s Daily Top Five. Every weekday, tune in for a new Top Five list on a variety of topics; some will be regularly updated, some will be one offs, but we hope you […]
Another Wednesday, another episode of The Ultimate Fighter 23. This week we get some in-house drama in the form of an outside the house phone call for one Abdel Medjedoub, while Helen Harper and Lanchana […]
While The Ultimate Fighter 24 will crown a challenger for the UFC Flyweight Champion, Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson won’t be waiting until December to defend that belt. It was announced on Wednesday’s UFC Tonight program […]
UFC fans in South Dakota are getting one hell of a co-main event on July 13, as Wednesday’s UFC Tonight program on Fox Sports 1 revealed that bantamweights Michael McDonald and John Lineker will square […]
“I would never shy away from that. I’ve let people know plenty of times and I’ll continue to say that. I believe that I can go out there and beat anybody in the lightweight division […]
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