D. FOX: Preliminary card preview for UFC Fight Night 78 “Magny vs. Gastelum”
Though I think the UFC is doing the right thing by keeping the TUF fights off of the main card, I was kind of hoping that they would have the finals on the main card […]
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BANE’S (NOT SO LEGAL) TAKE: UFC 193 fallout and the future of Ronda Rousey and Holly Holm
You may have heard there was a women’s UFC fight on Saturday night. Who am I kidding, everyone I am even remotely close to, most of whom aren’t MMA fans, asked me if I watched […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC 193 “Rousey vs. Holm”
UFC 193 was this past weekend, and it was a historic event. Let’s get right to the rundown. UFC 193 UGLY: Stefan Struve vs. Jared Rosholt This was a terrible fight, so utterly lacking in […]
TORCH READERS: Send us your reactions to UFC 193!
If you watched Saturday’s historic UFC 193 upset, with Holly Holm ending Ronda Rousey’s title reign with a brutal head kick KO, we want to hear from you! Send your reactions to the UFC 193 […]
D. FOX: Post-fight reactions to UFC 193 “Rousey vs. Holm”
There are nights that everyone remembers vividly where they were, and others that blend together. This was one of those events that everyone will remember, as the biggest upset in MMA history took place (Funny […]
UFC 193 PREVIEW: Penick’s main card thoughts and fight picks for “Rousey vs. Holm” event
UFC 193 is the second UFC event in a proper stadium, and will provide quite the spectacle on Saturday night whether they beat UFC 129’s record of 55,000 in attendance or not. Ronda Rousey’s the […]
UFC 193 CONTESTS: Prediction And Betting Games Are Live!
It’s been a while folks, but finally we’re back for UFC 193 which takes place in Melbourne, Australia. Women’s Bantamweight Champion Ronda Rousey will defend her title against #7 ranked fighter Holly Holm in the […]
D. FOX: Preliminary card preview for UFC 193 “Rousey vs. Holm”
Yes, this is a pay-per-view with two title fights, but the depth drops off substantially after the main card. How bad does it drop? It could be said that all of the preliminary bouts are […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from Bellator 145 and UFC Fight Night 77
Bellator 145 and UFC Fight Night 77 were this past weekend. Let’s get right to the rundown. Bellator 145 BAD/GOOD: Justin Lawrence vs. Emmanuel Sanchez There was some decent enough action in this fight, but […]
THIS DAY IN MMA HISTORY (11/10): Remembering Rich Franklin’s career three years after his final bout
There are a number of obvious choices to review for the week between Nov. 8-14, such as the first UFC event and the UFC on Fox debut, but there was another event that also occurred […]
D. FOX: Rapid-fire reactions to UFC Fight Night 77 “Belfort vs. Henderson”
Despite having a main event I had a hard time getting excited for, I was very excited for this fight night to come as it offered all sorts of exciting matchups. Thankfully it lived up […]
UFC FIGHT NIGHT 77 PREVIEW: Penick’s main card quick thoughts and picks for “Belfort vs. Henderson III” event
Following a stretch of just one event over the last four weeks, the UFC kicks off a run of four straight weekends of events in a row on Saturday night. UFC Fight Night 77 brings […]
D. FOX: Preliminary card preview for UFC Fight Night 77 “Belfort vs. Henderson III”
What the UFC has done with this card is similar to what Bellator did when it set up its Ken Shamrock-Kimbo Slice card: get a main event with name value that will draw eyes while […]
HYDEN BLOG: Khabib Nurmagomedov, Nick Diaz, Rousimar Palhares, and Daniel Cormier/Jon Jones
Khabib Nurmagomedov had to pull out of his upcoming fight with Tony Ferguson last week after injuring himself again in training. Here’s a guy with tremendous talent (whether he’s interesting to watch is another matter) […]
THIS DAY IN MMA HISTORY (11/2): Bellator’s ill-fated first attempt at pay-per-view
Was it really just two years ago that Bellator tried to put together its first pay-per-view? Wow… it seems like a lot more time has passed since they tried to present us with Tito Ortiz […]
BANE’S LEGAL TAKE 11/2/15: Attorney’s perspective on Diaz’s negotiations with NAC, Palhares’ two-year suspension, more
Nick Diaz’s legal team in negotiations with Nevada commission, Diaz could potentially return by 2016/ Nevada Athletic Commission chairman Aguilar confirms settlement talks happening with Nick Diaz’s legal team It appears cooler heads may prevail. […]
THIS DAY IN MMA HISTORY (10/28): WEC’s merger into the UFC officially announced in 2010
The end of October has traditionally been a rather dry time period for the sport of MMA, as the world leader in MMA has avoided competing with the Halloween parties and traditions (i.e. trick or […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from Bellator 144 and UFC Fight Night 76
Bellator 144 and UFC Fight Night 76 both took place this past weekend. Let’s get right to it. Bellator 144 GOOD: Michael Page stops Charlie Ontiveros Page took the fight to the ground and ended […]
D. FOX: Rapid-fire reactions to UFC Fight Night 76 “Holohan vs. Smolka”
You’ve got to give the Irish fans credit, as they turned out in droves and were loud as hell throughout the card. This despite the fact that the top of the card was completely ruined […]
UFC FIGHT NIGHT 76 PREVIEW: Penick’s main card quick thoughts and picks for Dublin event
Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 76 event in Dublin is not at all the card it was two weeks ago, which by itself was among the lesser offerings from the organization all year. The injuries to […]
THIS DAY IN MMA HISTORY (10/23): Cain Velasquez dethrones Brock Lesnar at UFC 121
Five years ago today represented the end of The Brock Lesnar era, one of the most profitable periods in the organization’s history, as Lesnar was dethroned as UFC Heavyweight Champion by Cain Velasquez at UFC […]
D. FOX: Preliminary card preview for UFC Fight Night 76 “Holohan vs. Smolka”
Up until a few days ago, there didn’t appear to be too much at stake on the prelims for UFC Fight Night 76. There were a few prospects in addition to some middling veterans, but […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from WSOF 24
WSOF 24 took last Saturday night on NBCSN. Let’s get right to the rundown. WSOF 24 BAD/GOOD: Magomed Bibulatov vs. Donavan Frelow This was for the inaugural WSOF Flyweight Title. This was also a very […]
BANE’S LEGAL TAKE: An attorney’s perspective on Nick Diaz vs. Nevada Athletic Commission
It’s only fitting that the governing body of the biggest prize fights in the United States would be the one that we hear about in the news the most. What’s unfortunate is that the reason […]
HYDEN BLOG: Thoughts on latest news on Fedor, T.J. Dillashaw, Brendan Schaub, and Nick Diaz
Fedor Emelianenko will fight for a Japanese MMA promotion called Rizin Fighting Federation. He’s likely going to fight some guy most of us have never heard of, but that’s all right. Human clickbait Chael Sonnen […]