Carla Esparza became the UFC’s first ever Women’s Strawweight Champion in December of 2014 by winning the Ultimate Fighter 20 tournament, but hasn’t been seen since losing that title against Joanna Jedrzejczyk one year ago. […]
Ronda Rousey’s still mentally working through the knockout loss she suffered to Holly Holm in November, but the former long-reigning champ spoke this week about moving forward. “Every single setback, it’s not the end of […]
“There’s a lot of overwhelming feeling right now where it’s excitement, it’s nervousness. It’s like, ‘Oh my god, I’m fighting this dude. I’m so excited.’ Then it’s like, ‘Oh my god. I’m fighting this dude. […]
Former UFC Bantamweight Champion Renan Barao is moving up to featherweight this May, and understandably the move comes entirely due to weight-cutting concerns. “The weight cutting was too wearing,” Barao said in an interview with […]
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“For me to wait and take my name out of relevancy for so long would be silly on my part. I’d rather get it in now and come out of the fight hopefully not too […]
Mark Hunt’s KO over Frank Mir has him back on a winning streak in the UFC’s heavyweight division, which in itself is enough to put him in the “mix.” Though he talked about several rematches […]
“My life is exactly the same, just with a little more press so far. It’s only been a few weeks, but it’s pretty much [the same]. I don’t let it take a hold of me […]
The May 20 Bellator 155 event has added a couple of new main card fights, with the organization announcing Thursday that Marcin Held will take on Dave Jansen in a rematch, while Chase Gormley meets […]
Herb Dean will be the referee for UFC 197’s main event last month, but current UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Daniel Cormier attempted to get someone else assigned during Wednesday’s Nevada Athletic Commission meeting, leading to […]
Miesha Tate wants to be a fighting champ, and she’s making it more than clear she’s open to defend the title against anyone put in front of her. In an interview with UFC Tonight on […]
Michael “Venom” Page will be back on action on April 22, as Bellator announced on Thursday that he’ll take on the 7-1 Jeremie Holloway at Bellator 153 at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. […]
Nate Diaz beat Conor McGregor earlier this month at UFC 196 after taking the fight on 11 days notice. Out of fighting shape and competing at 170 lbs., Diaz took McGregor’s best through a round […]
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 a brand new episode of the MMATorch podcast, Torch Editor Jamie Penick is joined by Torch Senior Columnist Shawn Ennis and Torch Columnist Rich Hansen to discuss last week’s UFC Fight Night 85, and […]
John Lineker didn’t wind up getting re-booked against Cody Garbrandt after Dengue fever took him out of their planned fight last month, but he’s now got his next fight on the docket. The UFC announced […]
A fight between Sara McMann and Jessica Eye has been added to the recently announced UFC Fight Night 88 event in Las Vegas. The organization announced the fight on Wednesday, which will hit the Fox […]
Former UFC Featherweight Title challenger Chan Sung Jung has been out of the sport for the last two and a half years due to mandatory military service in his home country of South Korea, but […]
Next month’s UFC on Fox 19 event in Tampa, Fla., will feature eight fights on network television, as the two-hour televised broadcast will air on Fox rather than Fox Sports 1. The event will be […]
The UFC is planning on a significant and major fight card for when they make their eventual debut at Madison Square Garden, and UFC owner Lorenzo Fertitta talked it up during a conference call Tuesday […]
UFC Fight Night 85 took place last weekend from Australia. Let’s get right to it. UFC Fight Night 85 BAD/GOOD: Bec Rawlings vs. Seohee Ham This was a solid enough fight, but I just wasn’t […]
Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 85 broadcast on Fox Sports 1 drew an average of 1,149,000 viewers, according to Sports TV Ratings. The broadcast from Australia was headlined by Mark Hunt’s first round KO over Mark […]
One-time UFC Flyweight Title challenger Kyoji Horiguchi is getting back to the cage on May 8, with the UFC announcing Wednesday that he’ll take on Neil Seery at UFC Fight Night 87. Horiguchi started out […]
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 […]
The UFC isn’t the only organization that will benefit from MMA’s legalization in the state of New York, and to that end Bellator MMA released a statement from President Scott Coker in reaction to Tuesday’s […]
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