“With a guy that size, you can’t collide with him. I was moving a lot, using my footwork and my speed; my boxing skills. I did everything I could to avoid his power. I [kept] […]
Another Freire brother has gotten a short notice opponent change for this month, as Bellator revealed on Monday that Patricky will now face UFC vet Kevin Souza this weekend in Turin, Italy, at Bellator 152. […]
With no clear standout fights on the UFC Fight Night 86 card on Sunday, the UFC opted to give “Performance of the Night” bonuses to four fighters instead: Derrick Lewis, Alejandro Perez, Mairbek Taisumov, and […]
Patricio “Pitbull” Freire has a new opponent for this month’s Bellator 153 event, as MMAFighting.com reports that Henry Corrales has stepped in for the bout on short notice. Corrales entered Bellator in 2015 as an […]
In what was easily his best performance since 2012, Junior dos Santos out-worked Ben Rothwell for five rounds to win a clean sweep decision at UFC Fight Night 86 on Sunday from Zagreb, Croatia. Dos […]
UFC FIGHT NIGHT 86 APRIL 10, 2016 LIVE FROM ZAGREB, CROATIA The UFC makes their first ever trip to Croatia on Sunday with a 13-fight card from the Arena Zagreb. The preliminary card kicks off […]
“This fight was never offered. I asked the UFC ‘whoever you think is the next toughest fight for me, whatever you guys think’ and they came back and said ‘we’d like to open up the […]
Patricio “Pitbull” Freire is in need of a new opponent for his return to the Bellator cage later this month, as John Teixeira has been forced out of their Bellator 153 matchup due to injury, […]
“I think I’m the only one that deserves this in the division right now. I’m putting work in the cage and showing good fights and finishes. This is the best way to show everybody the […]
Weigh-ins took place early today for tomorrow’s UFC Fight Night 86 event from Zagreb, Croatia, with all competitors hitting their marks to make the event official. Full weigh-in results are below: Fox Sports 1 Main […]
Frank Mir is denying having taken any banned substances, releasing a statement in reaction to the USADA notification of a violation regarding a sample submitted for testing on March 20, the day of his UFC […]
Former UFC Heavyweight Champion Frank Mir has been flagged for a potential anti-doping violation in a test taken the day of his fight with Mark Hunt in Brisbane, Australia last month at UFC Fight Night […]
The initial prognosis for Daniel Cormier’s injury recovery was four to six weeks, and it was expected he’d be out until August or September. However, the current UFC Light Heavyweight Champion himself said this week […]
After a two-fight stint in Bellator’s featherweight division, Jordan Parsons is heading back to lightweight next month at Bellator 154. The organization announced Friday that Parsons will meet Adam Piccolotti on the card, coming to […]
“It makes it harder for ‘DC’ to sell that he’s not at least nervous. ‘DC’ can say, ‘I’m not scared. I’m not nervous.’ But when you offer to pay and fly Ovince St. Preux out […]
A fight between John Makdessi and Mehdi Baghdad is the latest addition to the UFC 199 lineup in June, with the UFC officially announcing the fight this week. Makdessi’s fought 11 times over a five […]
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“Is that true? Well look at that. That’s interesting. Oh wow. That’s crazy. That’s super weird. So the winner would face the champion. Joseph [Benavidez] should enter the contest! That’s super crazy. That’s super odd. […]
Two women’s bantamweight fighters attempting to re-establish themselves will be squaring off this summer, as the UFC confirmed Thursday that Cat Zingano will face Julianna Pena at UFC 200. Zingano returns for the first time […]
While the UFC characterized the UFC 200 booking between Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz at 170 lbs. as being something McGregor himself insisted upon, the Irishman’s manager Audie Attar said this week that the Featherweight […]
Khabib Nurmagomedov will remain on next week’s UFC on Fox 19 card in Tampa, though no longer in the main event after the injury to Tony Ferguson. The Russian lightweight contender wanted to fight given […]
“There’s usually a ‘WTF’ moment at the end of my fights. If you go back and watch the fights I’ve had in the UFC, at the end, it’s almost like, WTF? And moments like that […]
Three new fights were casually added to July’s Ultimate Fighter 23 Finale on Wednesday night, with Scott Askham vs. Anthony Smith, James Krause vs. Ross Pearson, and Anton Zafir vs. Li Jingliang revealed during the […]
Welcome to MMATorch’s 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 you […]
The cast for the 23rd season of The Ultimate Fighter has been revealed, featuring 16 light heavyweights and 16 women’s strawweights fighting to get into the house and to compete in tournaments under coaches Joanna […]
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