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By Brad Walker MMATorch Columnist I am here, I have returned, I am back and I am going to absolutely enrage a ton of you wonderful MMATorch readers with this column, and I’m pretty ok […]
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MMA’s Odd Tie to Pro Wrestling
By Brad Walker MMATorch Columnist There is no denying the deep ties to professional wrestling that lies within mixed martial arts. Collectively they make stars, share stars and now are oddly tied together in a […]
UFC Rankings 9/7/21
Heavyweight Rankings Francis Ngannou – UFC Heavyweight Champion Stipe Miocic Cyril Gane – Interim UFC Heavyweight Champion Derrick Lewis Curtis Blaydes Alexander Volkov Jairzinho Rozenstruik Marcin Tybura Chris Daukaus Cheick Kongo Valentin Moldavsky Phillip De […]
MMA Rankings
Notes: (1)Jon Jones is not ranked due to his impending move to the heavyweight division. (2) Yoel Romero is not ranked due to his impending move to the light-heavyweight division Heavyweight Francis Ngannou -UFC Heavyweight […]
MMA Rankings (Womens)
Featherweight Amanda Nunes -UFC Champion Cris Cybrog -Bellator Champion Julia Budd Felicia Spencer Kayla Harrison Megan Anderson Arlene Blencowe Leslie Smith Pam Sorenson Kaitlyn Young Bantamweight Amanda Nunes -UFC Champion Germaine de Randamie Holly Holm […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from Bellator 246 and UFC Fight Night: Waterson vs. Hill
By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch Senior Columnist Bellator 246 and UFC Fight Night: Waterson vs. Hill were this past weekend. Let’s get to the rundown. Bellator 246 GOOD- Keoni Diggs submits Derek Campos Diggs got some […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Rakic
By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch Senior Columnist UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Rakic was this past weekend. Let’s get to the rundown, then hit on some quick pieces of news UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. RakicGOOD- […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC Fight Night: Munhoz vs. Edgar and Bellator 244
By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch Senior Columnist The UFC ran another event in this super busy time for sports. It featured a legend who’s not quite ready to give it up yet, and he’s fighting like […]
Bellator 244 Press Conference Highlights
By Gil Kuta Jr. Vadim Nemkov Nemkov spoke of having to change his camp because of the pandemic, but continually stressed he was ready for a 5-round fight. When asked if Fedor’s recent loss was […]
MMATorch MMA Rankings
Heavyweight: Stipe Miocic (UFC Heavyweight Champion) Francis Ngannou Curtis Blaydes Jairzinho Rozenstruik Derrick Lewis Alistair Overeem Junior Dos Santos Cheick Kongo Alexander Volkov Alexei Oleynek Light-heavyweight: Jon Jones (UFC Light-heavyweight Champion) Thiago Santos Ryan Bader […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the current MMA and sports scene
By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch contributor Well, I’m back. Before the pandemic shut everything down, I had written a blog for the Torch here for many years. I had written my view on MMA and MMA […]
UFC Fight Night 174 Predictions
Robert Whittaker vs Darren Till I’m giving the nod to Whittaker on this one. Till needs the win really badly but I don’t see him being able to put together a game plan that doesn’t […]
Who wins between Paul Felder and Dan Hooker?
Frank Hyden MMATorch Columnist I’ll go with Hooker by TKO in the 2nd round. I wouldn’t be surprised by a Felder win but I think Hooker will have a slight edge with his striking and […]
WATCH: Kalinn Williams obliterates Alex Morono in UFC debut
Kalinn Willams arrived in the UFC with a spectacular KO of Alex Morono at UFC 247. Kalinn Williams obliterates Alex Morono in UFC debut WATCH THE FINISH RIGHT HERE THAT’S WHY THEY CALL HIM KHAOS! […]
WATCH: Mario Bautista stops Miles Johns
After a close first round, Mario Bautista unloaded on Miles Johns to secure a TKO victory at UFC 247. Mario Bautista stops Miles Johns WATCH THE FINISH HERE THAT’S IT! 🔥@Bautista_MMA finishes it with a […]
WATCH: Journey Newson finishes Domingo Pilarte
It only took Journey Newson 38 seconds to TKO Domingo Pilarte and earn the first finish of UFC 247. Journey Newson finishes Domingo Pilarte Watch the finish here: LIGHTS. OUT. 😤@NewsonJourney with the KO out […]
Who wins between Derrick Lewis and Ilir Latifi?
On Saturday night Derrick Lewis and Ilir Latifi will fight in a heavyweight showdown at UFC 247. Who wins? Who wins between Derrick Lewis and Ilir Latifi? Frank Hyden MMATorch Columnist I think Lewis is […]
Who wins between Valentina Shevchenko and Katlyn Chookagian?
On Saturday night Valentina Shevchenko will defend her flyweight title against Katlyn Chookagian in the main event of UFC 247. Who wins? Who wins between Valentina Shevchenko and Katlyn Chookagian? Frank Hyden MMATorch Columnist I […]
Who wins between Jon Jones and Dominick Reyes?
On Saturday night Jon Jones will defend his light heavyweight title against Dominick Reyes in the main event of UFC 247. Who wins? Who wins between Jon Jones and Dominick Reyes? Frank Hyden MMATorch Columnist […]
HISCOE: Four fighters we’d love to see back in 2020, and one we’d rather not
Follow @mikehiscoe With Conor McGregor returning to the cage last month, it has created a feeling of excitement around UFC that may have been missing in 2019. McGregor was only out of action for about […]
Who wins between Holly Holm and Raquel Pennington?
Tonight, Holly Holm and Raquel Pennington will fight in the co-main event of UFC 246. Who wins? Who wins between Holly Holm and Raquel Pennington? Frank Hyden MMATorch Columnist I’ll go with Holm by a […]
Who wins between Conor McGregor and Donald Cerrone?
Tonight, Conor McGregor will fight Donald Cerrone in the main event of UFC 246. Who wins? Who wins between Conor McGregor and Donald Cerrone? Frank Hyden MMATorch Columnist I’ll go with McGregor by TKO in […]
U.K. Cage Warriors fighters who could cross over to the UFC, Part 1
U.K. Cage Warriors fighters who could cross over to the UFC, Part 1 Cage Warriors is well-renowned for developing top talents within the MMA game, with many of their former fighters’ crossing over to the […]
Does UFC 246 feel like a major card?
Despite Conor McGregor facing Donald Cerrone at UFC 246, there seems to be a feeling that the card does not measure up to other cards that McGregor has been a part of. Is UFC 246 […]
READER POLL Who wins: Conor or Cowboy?
On Saturday night, Conor McGregor will fight Donald Cerrone in the main event of UFC 236. Who wins? READER POLL Who wins: Conor or Cowboy? Who wins between Conor McGregor and Donald Cerrone? McGregor via […]