MMATorch Daily Top Five 7/6: Best Knockouts of 2016 (Thus Far)
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MMATorch Daily Top Five 7/5: Best Submissions of 2016 (Thus Far)
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MMATorch Daily Top Five 7/4: Best UFC Fights of 2016 (Thus Far)
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HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from Bellator 157 “Dynamite 2”
Bellator 157 “Dynamite 2” was this past week. Let’s get right to the rundown. Bellator 157 GOOD/BAD: Matt Mitrione stops Carl Seumanutafa Seumanutafa dropped Mitrione with a power right almost immediately. The ref let Mitrione […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from Bellator 156 and UFC Fight Night 89
Bellator 156 and UFC Fight Night 89 were this past weekend. Let’s get right to the rundown. Bellator 156 BAD: Chris Honeycutt vs. Mikkel Parlo Just not a whole lot happening here. Parlo won the […]
HYDEN BLOG: Remembering Kimbo Slice, and what’s next for new UFC Middleweight Champion Michael Bisping
Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson died last week at the age of 42. He may not have been the best fighter of all-time, but he was one of the biggest draws in MMA history. It all […]
PENICK: On UFC’s media bans, Ariel Helwani, and the story that undercut UFC 199
Last Saturday night was one of the most newsworthy nights in recent memory from the UFC, with a fantastic fight card at UFC 199, a shocking upset in the main event, and two major announcements in […]
PENICK: Then and Now – Where Were Michael Bisping and UFC’s Other Current Champions Five Years Ago?
Michael Bisping’s knockout win over Luke Rockhold at UFC 199 was the 11th title change in the UFC over the last year and a half, and the list of champions in the organization now holds […]
UFC 199 PREVIEW: Penick’s main card thoughts and predictions for “Rockhold vs. Bisping II” event
UFC 199 hits The Forum in Inglewood, Calif., Saturday night, headlined by Luke Rockhold’s first defense of the UFC Middleweight Championship. The card also features the Bantamweight Title fight between Dominick Cruz and Urijah Faber, […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC Fight Night 88 “Almeida vs. Garbrandt”
UFC Fight Night 88 was this past Sunday and it featured some good fights. Let’s get right to it. UFC Fight Night 88 BAD: Josh Burkman vs. Paul Felder I wasn’t into this fight at […]
MMATorch Daily Top Five 6/1: Top MMA Fights Coming in June 2016
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MMATorch Daily Top Five 5/31: Top Fights, Finishes, and/or Performances From MMA’s May 2016 Schedule
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D. FOX: Post-fight reactions to UFC Fight Night 88 “Almeida vs. Garbrandt”
We knew there were gonna be a couple of new contenders who emerged at bantamweight at this UFC Fight Night 88 event… it just wasn’t who we all thought it was going to be. Cody […]
MMATorch Daily Top Five 5/30: Top Takeaways From Sunday’s UFC Fight Night 88 Event
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UFC FIGHT NIGHT 88 PREVIEW: Penick’s main card thoughts and predictions for “Almeida vs. Garbrandt” event
UFC Fight Night 88 hits Las Vegas tonight with a six fight main card on Fox Sports 1, topped by the bantamweight matchup between Thomas Almeida and Cody Garbrandt as well as the featherweight debut […]
D. FOX: Preliminary card preview for UFC Fight Night 88 “Almeida vs. Garbrandt”
While the top of the card can be questioned for quality on Sunday’s UFC Fight Night 88 card, the depth cannot, which extends well into the preliminary card portion. In Sara McMann, you have a […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from Bellator 155 “Carvalho vs. Manhoef”
Bellator 155 was the only major MMA hitting TV this past weekend. Let’s get right to the rundown. Bellator 155 BAD: Joey Beltran vs. Chase Gormley I didn’t really care for this fight at all. […]
MMATorch Daily Top Five 5/20: Top MMA Stories of the Week
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HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from Bellator 154 and UFC 198
Bellator 154 and UFC 198 were this past weekend. Let’s get to the rundown. Bellator 154 GOOD: Andre Fialho stops Rick Reger Good win for Fialho, about two minutes into the first round. He showed […]
MMATorch Daily Top Five 5/18: Top Replacement Options to Face Luke Rockhold at UFC 199
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MMATorch Daily Top Five 5/17: Most Shocking Title Fight Upsets in UFC History
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MMATorch Daily Top Five 5/16: Top Takeaways From UFC 198 “Werdum vs. Miocic”
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D. FOX: Post-fight reactions to UFC 198 “Werdum vs. Miocic” from Brazil
There weren’t too many surprises on this card. The one that did pop up was the event that this card will most be remembered for: Stipe Miocic landed a single punch as he was backing […]
UFC 198 PREVIEW: Penick’s main card breakdown and fight picks for “Werdum vs. Miocic” event
UFC 198 hits Curitiba, Brazil, on Saturday night in front of 45,000 fans at the Arena da Baixada, the biggest ever event the organization has ever run in the country. That’s not only from a […]
MMATorch Daily Top Five 5/13: Top MMA Stories of the Week
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