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 […]
UFC 193 Reader Reax: First batch of reader responses to Holly Holm’s upset KO over Ronda Rousey
We asked MMATorch readers to send in their reactions to Saturday’s shocking UFC 193 event, with Holly Holm dethroning Ronda Rousey with a head kick KO. Here are the first batch of responses: Joel […]
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 […]
UFC 193 ROUNDTABLE: Reactions to Holly Holm’s shocking head kick KO over Ronda Rousey (Part Two)
How did you react to Holly Holm’s shockingly dominant performance and that insane head kick KO over Ronda Rousey at UFC 193? What are your initial thoughts on what’s next for Rousey and for Holm […]
UFC 193 CONTESTS: Prediction and Betting Game Results
WOW! WOW!! WOW!!! Did that really happen? What a fantastic performance from Holly Holm to become the new UFC Bantamweight Champion. Not many would’ve predicted the outcome of the main event, and by viewing the […]
UFC 193 ROUNDTABLE: Reactions to Holly Holm’s shocking head kick KO over Ronda Rousey (Part One)
How did you react to Holly Holm’s shockingly dominant performance and that insane head kick KO over Ronda Rousey at UFC 193? What are your initial thoughts on what’s next for Rousey and for Holm […]
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 […]
ROUNDTABLE: Predictions for UFC 193’s Ronda Rousey vs. Holly Holm main event
How do you expect the Ronda Rousey-Holly Holm matchup to play out compared to Rousey’s title defenses to date? Does Holm have a chance for the upset? Does she get beat just as quickly? Does […]
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 […]
ROUNDTABLE: Predictions for UFC 193’s Joanna Jedrzejczyk vs. Valerie Letourneau title bout
How much of a chance do you give Valerie Letourneau against Joanna Jedrzejczyk? How does that fight play out? RICH HANSEN, MMATORCH COLUMNIST Considering that Tecia Torres, a teammate of Valerie Letourneau has been quoted […]
ROUNDTABLE: Pay-per-view buyrate predictions for Ronda Rousey-Holly Holm headlined UFC 193 event
How well do you expect UFC 193 to do on pay-per-view given Ronda Rousey’s recent successes and some significant promotion for the event? RICH HANSEN, MMATORCH COLUMNIST UFC 190’s massive pay-per-view success really came […]
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 […]
ROUNDTABLE: Predictions for UFC Fight Night 77’s Vitor Belfort vs. Dan Henderson main event
Who wins the Vitor Belfort-Dan Henderson trilogy bout at UFC Fight Night 77, and how? Which other bouts on the Brazil card are you most interested in seeing? MICHAEL BANE, MMATORCH CONTRIBUTOR Let’s call this […]
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 […]
ROUNDTABLE: Predictions for Bellator 145’s Pitbull-Straus and Brooks-Held title bouts
Who wins the Patricio Pitbull vs. Daniel Straus and Will Brooks vs. Marcin Held title fights at Bellator 145, and how? MICHAEL BANE, MMATORCH CONTRIBUTOR Patricio “Pitbull” Freire is one of the most dynamic fighters […]
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. […]