Most of the talk heading into this Saturday night’s UFC 144 card seems to center around whether or not the UFC can successfully reignite Japanese interest in mixed martial arts. While the UFC’s international expansion […]
UFC President Dana White went off on boxing superstar Floyd Mayweather on Tuesday, ripping into him for being a racist in light of recent comments made on Twitter about NBA player Jeremy Lin. Here’s a […]
Five years ago, Gina Carano, once the face of the emerging Women’s MMA division, spoke to MMAWeekly about the hot prospect on the rise, Ronda Rousey. The following is our story with Jamie Penick’s analysis… […]
In the last five years, Women’s MMA has travelled quite a distance. Five years ago today, MMATorch columnist Brad Walker ranked the top five women poised to become the face of Women’s MMA. Ronda Rousey […]
Ten years ago this week, the news broke that Nick Diaz tested positive for marijuana and was thus removed from his highly anticipated fight against Carlos Condit at UFC 143. The following are several stories […]
Sometimes the more things change, the more they stay the same. Four years ago today, the MMATorch team provided their opinions on whether Damien Maia was closer to a UFC Welterweight Title fight because of his […]
Five years ago today, MMATorch published an article featuring Greg Jackson responding to critics of the excitement level of the Carlos Condit vs. Nick Diaz fight with some pointed reaction by MMATorch editor-in-chief Jamie Penick… […]
Five years ago this week, Daniel Cormier was engaged in a war of words with Jon Jones already, even before his official UFC Octagon debut two months later. Five years ago, an unforeseen serious of incidents […]
The ratings for last weekend’s UFC on Fox 2 event were down from the organization’s November debut, but were still rather good for an MMA event in North America, coming in amongst the most watched […]
After outgrowing the Spike TV partnership that helped put the them on the map seven years ago, watching the UFC traverse new waters on the Fox family of networks is certainly interesting. Thus far, the […]
UFC ON FOX 2 JANUARY 28, 2012 LIVE FROM CHICAGO, ILL. AT UNITED CENTER REPORT BY MATT PELKEY, MMATORCH COLUMNIST Stay with us tonight as I’ll have coverage of the three-fight main card on Fox […]
Five years ago, Dan Henderson fired back at Victor Belfort’s allegation against him. The following story was published here at MMATorch five years ago today… Vitor Belfort has come out this week saying he took […]
Five years ago today, Alistair Overeem talked about his victory over Brock Lesnar, btu the respect he has for Lesnar as an opponent. The following are interview highlights and Jamie Penick’s analysis… Alistair Overeem made […]
Five years ago today, ratings came in for UFC’s debut on FX (they would later move their live events to Fox’s new sports channel, FS1). The following details the viewership and how it compared to […]
Five years ago today, Mihael Bisping began taking shots at Chael Sonnen – who lost to Tito Ortiz last night at Bellator 170 – once he was booked to face him as a replacement opponent […]
In putting together a story regarding fighter pay in the UFC, ESPN conducted an interview with UFC owner Lorenzo Fertitta. As they had spoken with several fighters on the UFC’s roster who would not allow […]
One of the many reasons the UFC’s pay-per-view business was down in 2011 was a series of injuries and illnesses that took out some highly anticipated fights throughout the year. That and other factors kept […]
Five years ago this week, Tito Ortiz was preparing for his last fight. Five years later, he’s preparing for his last fight. The following MMATorch article, published Jan. 3, 2011, details what the circumstances were when he was […]
The past month or so has been a busy time for Zuffa, the parent company of the UFC. They’ve made some great moves in this time, buying out the WFA, picking up Mirko Filipovic, and […]
There were two fights this year that I gave the elusive five-star rating. They actually complement each other very well, and were the best examples of the two basic categories for MMA matches — striking […]
The following is my report on UFC 66 posted ten years ago this week… UFC 66: LIDDELL VS. ORTIZ 2 DECEMBER 30, 2006 AIRED LIVE ON PPV -The pregame show was disappointing, with a repeating […]
Craig Asks: Am I the only person a little unimpressed with how Jon Jones dropped Lyoto Machida to the floor when the ref stopped the fight? He said after that he knew he was out […]
By now we’ve all heard the news that the UFC has bought “select assets” of the WFA, and that the promotion will basically cease to exist. And if you’ve read John Taylor’s “Truth and Opinion,” […]
The following is MMATorch columnist Shawn Ennis’s in-depth review of the Bantamweight Division published five years ago this week… This will be the first of two parts breaking down the UFC’s bantamweight division. We’re a […]
Five years ago today Jamie Penick took issue with an insult that Rashad Evans threw at Phil Davis during their UFC on Fox 2 press conference. Check it out below… The UFC on Fox 2 […]
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