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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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) […]
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 […]
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. […]
Georges St-Pierre says he’s starting to feel like coming back. Whether you believe he’ll actually return or not, who would you be most interested in seeing him fight, and why? Also, who do you think […]
With Jon Jones returning to the fold, how would you book out Ryan Bader and the rest of the top ten at light heavyweight into 2016? MICHAEL BANE, MMATORCH CONTRIBUTOR There are currently four […]
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 […]
Jon Jones has been reinstated to the UFC, and is more than likely going to fight Daniel Cormier again next. Do you believe anything will be different in that rematch than what we saw at […]
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 […]
Louis Smolka wants a top 15 flyweight next after his win over Paddy Holohan at UFC Fight Night 76. Who would you put him in against next, and do you believe he belongs in that […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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