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 […]
QUESTION: Andrei Arlovski looks to break a three fight losing streak against up and coming Heavyweight Francis Ngannou this weekend. Upon his return to the UFC in 2014, he went on a four fight win […]
Bellator 171 comes to the Kansas Star Arena in Mulvane, Kansas on Fridat night. The main event features rising welterweight Chidi Njokuani taking on UFC veteran Melvin Guillard. The co-main takes place in the lightweight […]
UFC on Fox is headlined by two female fighters for the second time in a row with the top two contenders in the bantamweight division. Valentina Shevchenko looks to cement her claim to a rematch […]
QUESTION: Julianna Peña faces Valentina Shevchenko in the main event of the latest UFC on Fox card this weekend. Peña has won all four of her fights in the UFC and has only lost two […]
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 […]
QUESTION: Donald Cerrone just fought in December but is back already, continuing his quick turnaround for fights as he faces Jorge Masvidal this weekend in Denver at UFC on Fox: Shevchenko vs. Peña. Cerrone has only […]
Where does Tito Ortiz place in MMA history? Overrated – Didn’t succeed once competition improved Mid-Level Legacy Star – Influential, success, not all-time great High-End Pioneer – Helped advance popularity of sport, not top tier […]
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 […]
QUESTION: Valentina Shevchenko headlines the next UFC on Fox card this weekend against fellow Bantamweight contender, Julianna Peña. Coming off a win against former champion Holly Holm, she looks to build momentum towards getting a […]
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 […]
QUESTION: Francis Ngannou takes on the biggest fight of his young career this weekend against former UFC Heavyweight Champion, Andrei Arlovski. Ngannou is 9-1 in his career and is undefeated in the UFC. A win over […]
How much influence do you think the MMA Athletes Association can have in the short and long term? Do you think UFC will fight against this hard or cooperate and work with fighters to meet […]
QUESTION: Ralek Gracie returns to MMA at Bellator 170 after a 7 year absence to face Hisaki Kato. Gracie has only fought three times in his career. Which MMA legend did he beat in his […]
Bellator’s first card of the new year features some of the organization’s better fighters and is being headlined by a pair of ex-UFC trash talkers. The event will also mark the end of Tito Ortiz’s […]
Bellator 170 will be live from The Forum in Inglewood, California on Saturday night. The main event features two legendary MMA veterans as Chael Sonnen takes on the “Huntington Beach Bad Boy” Tito Ortiz. The […]
QUESTION: Hisaki Kato faces a returning Ralek Gracie this weekend at Bellator 170. Kato is 7-2 in MMA and has also dabbled in Kickboxing, making his debut at Bellator Kickboxing 2 last year, but which […]
QUESTION: Brennan Ward takes on Paul Daley at Bellator 170 this weekend. Ward has won five of his last six and is in good form going into the fight. The highlight of Ward’s career so far […]
QUESTION: Paul Daley faces Brennan Ward this weekend at Bellator 170. Daley is coming off a loss after a five fight win streak and is looking to get back in the Welterweight Title hunt. He […]
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 […]
QUESTION: At Bellator 170 this weekend, Tito Ortiz will face Chael Sonnen in what will possibly be Ortiz’s last fight. Ortiz will be ending his career in Bellator. However, he is most well-known for his time in the […]
QUESTION: Chael Sonnen makes his return to MMA and also his Bellator debut next weekend at Bellator 170 against fellow UFC legend, Tito Ortiz. Sonnen’s last fight was back in November 2013. Who beat him via […]
The following are the MMATorch Rankings as of Jan. 10, 2016. These rankings are a composite of MMATorch contributors’ rankings in each division. Thanks to MMATorch contributor Michael Hiscoe for compiling the ratings votes from […]
UFC Fight Night 103 is live on Sunday night from the Talking Stick Arena in Phoenix, Arizona. After being out for more than two years, BJ Penn makes his return against Yair Rodriguez in the […]
QUESTION: Court McGee faces Ben Saunders this weekend and comes off a win back in August. McGee has been unable to build any momentum recently, going 2-2 in his last four fight. However, before entering the […]
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