Signing a big TV deal with Fox was part one. Part two was putting together a big main event to draw an impressive first audience for UFC on free broadcast TV. Five years ago, Dan […]
QUESTION: Paige VanZant looks to get back on track against Bec Rawlings this weekend. A loss to Rose Namajunas last December interrupted her four fight winning streak. She had only lost once before, that to a […]
QUESTION: Jim Miller meets Joe Lauzon once again tonight at the “UFC on Fox: Maia vs. Condit” event. Miller holds a win over Lauzon from a previous fight, which Lauzon hopes to avenge this weekend. […]
Five years ago this week, Cyborg resigned with Strikeforce. The details on that story are below, along with Jamie Penick’s analysis. This story was first published on MMATorch.com on Aug. 25, 2011… Strikeforce Women’s Featherweight […]
The UFC hopes to follow up the epic card that was UFC 202 with a FOX event stacked with potential barnburners. Carlos Condit vs. Demian Maia was supposed to be the co-main event of UFC […]
Early Prelims (UFC Fight Pass) Ryan Janes (8-1) vs. Adam Hunter (7-1) – Middleweight Bout: A battle between two almost undefeated fights takes place to open the fight card. Janes will be looking for a […]
Bellator MMA 160 is live from the Honda Center in Los Angeles, Calif. tonight. In the main event, Benson Henderson makes his second appearance for Bellator after signing with the organization earlier this year. Henderson’s […]
Predict a winner of Saturday night’s main event on Fox – Carlos Condit vs. Demian Maia Condit early via TKO Condit late via TKO Condit early via tapout Condit late via tapout Condit via judges’ […]
Five years ago, MMATorch columnist Jason Amadi asserted that women’s MMA wasn’t at the level worthy of being featured in UFC yet. Later that week, MMATorch columnist Frank Hyden countered with an argument that it was […]
QUESTION: Anthony Pettis has been on losing streak since losing the UFC Lightweight Title to Rafael dos Anjos at UFC 185 last year, losing an additional two fights coming into his next challenge at “UFC on […]
Cody Walker (7-2) vs. AJ Mckee (4-0) – Featherweight Bout: Walker vs. Mckee is a battle of two very tall featherweights who both love to stand and trade. AJ Mckee has never been out of […]
QUESTION: Charles Oliveira takes on Anthony Pettis at “UFC on Fox: Maia vs. Condit” this Saturday night. He has had a lot of issues when it comes to making weight in his career, including his last fight […]
Ten years ago today, Dana White announced that the second fight between Tito Ortiz and Ken Shamrock was so disappointing, they’d give away a third match on Spike TV as a “make-good,” which turned the […]
This Saturday Carlos Condit steps into the Octagon for what could be a title eliminator against grappling specialist Demian Maia. Condit has fought all over the world since his pro debut in 2002, but many of […]
Benson Henderson vs. Patricio Pitbull – Pick a winner of Friday’s Bellator live event on Spike TV Henderson via KO early Henderson via KO late Henderson via tapout early Henderson via tapout late Henderson via […]
If you are anything like me, you find that your eyes are always drawn to undefeated fighters. The following list contains five undefeated prospects to watch in the upcoming months. They are all currently signed by […]
Five years ago this week, UFC signed a deal with FOX. It was a huge increase in exposure for the sport of MMA, which otherwise had only been on CBS for Strikeforce events. Dana White said […]
QUESTION: Carlos Condit lost to Robbie Lawler in his last fight for the UFC Welterweight Title. Live on Fox this Saturday night he is looking to climb back up the rankings against Demian Maia to […]
QUESTION: Demian Maia goes into his fight with Carlos Condit riding a five fight win streak. Who was the last fighter to beat him at UFC 170? OPTIONS: (a) Rory MacDonald (b) Robert Whittaker (c) Stephen […]
I recently wrote a piece on five things that annoy me in MMA. There are many more than 5, but there are also many more than 5 reasons why I love it. But if I […]
Five years ago this week, MMATorch columnist Jason Amadi argued that women’s MMA wasn’t at a level worthy of being added to UFC yet. Here’s him making his case. The last paragraph is especially poignant in […]
QUESTION: Benson Henderson meets Patricio “Pitbull” Freire this Friday at Bellator 160, seeing him move back down to Lightweight after failing to win the Bellator Welterweight Title at Bellator 153. The last championship he won […]
The following story was published here at MMATorch.com ten years ago this week, on Aug. 20, 2016 regarding Brock Lesnar’s entrance into the world of professional MMA fighting… Brock Lesnar has signed with Japan’s K-1 […]
QUESTION: Neil Magny had racked up three consecutive wins against impressive competition in his recent fights in the UFC Welterweight Division defeating Erick Silva, Kelvin Gastelum, and Hector Lombard before his first round loss at UFC […]
With UFC 202 in the books here are my five most notable things I took away from the event. (5) Donald Cerrone is a beast Donald Cerrone became the fist man to stop Rick Story by strikes. […]
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