In a brand new episode of the MMATorch podcast, Torch Editor Jamie Penick is joined by Torch Senior Columnist Shawn Ennis and Torch Columnist Rich Hansen to discuss last week’s UFC Fight Night 85, and […]
A bill legalizing mixed martial arts in the state of New York has finally passed the New York State Assembly, and now moves on to the desk of Governor Andrew Cuomo to be signed into […]
After the first four fights at UFC Fight Night 85 went to decision, it seemed like it could be a long night. Then the finishes started coming hard and heavy as only one fight of […]
UFC FIGHT NIGHT 85 MAY 19, 2016 LIVE FROM BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA The UFC is back on Fox Sports 1 tonight with an all new fight card from Brisbane, Australia. Tonight’s event is headlined by the […]
For the most part, this weekend’s UFC Fight Night 85 card has been forgotten. Neither Frank Mir nor Mark Hunt appear likely to be in the title hunt again. Neil Magny’s calculating style isn’t much […]
It appears Conor McGregor may not be heading back to featherweight just yet, as MMAFighting.com reports that the UFC is targeting a rematch between McGregor and Nate Diaz in a non-title welterweight fight for UFC […]
Anderson Silva is indeed getting his wish to fight on the UFC 198 stadium card in Curitiba, with the organization this week confirming reports that he’ll meet Uriah Hall on the card. Silva makes his […]
The overlong wait to lift the ban on mixed martial arts in New York may finally come to an end this year (deja vu), with Vice’s Fightland reporting that the Democratic Conference of the New […]
Given Miesha Tate’s victory over Holly Holm, do you believe her expected third fight with Ronda Rousey will play out any differently? Why or why not? What should be next for Holm if that fight […]
UFC 196 may turn out to be the UFC’s biggest ever money earner on pay-per-view, surpassing the amount of money brought in by UFC 100’s 1.6 million pay-per-view buys in 2009. UFC President Dana White […]
What’s the right fight to make for Nate Diaz next, and why? Should he get a title fight, and if so, should he face Rafael dos Anjos or Robbie Lawler? MICHAEL BANE, MMATORCH CONTRIBUTOR The […]
With Conor McGregor’s UFC 196 loss, he’s likely heading back to featherweight to defend his title next. Should that fight come against Jose Aldo or Frankie Edgar, and why? Which one do you think the […]
If Ronda Rousey’s still going to be out until the fall, Holly Holm is hoping Miesha Tate would like to fight her again this summer, taking to Instagram to call for a UFC 200 rematch. […]
Holly Holm was on her way to retaining the UFC Women’s Bantamweight Championship in the fifth round against Miesha Tate at UFC 196 when things took a sharp turn. Tate exploded with a takedown, got […]
MMATorch contributors give their reactions to Saturday’s UFC 196 event in this evening’s new roundtable DAYNE FOX, MMATORCH CONTRIBUTOR It’s events like UFC 196 that make MMA a sport that you must tune into at […]
In a new hour long discussion, MMATorch Editor Jamie Penick is joined once again by Torch audio contributor and LA Times MMA columnist Todd Martin to break down Saturday’s UFC 196 event. They go in […]
The age of Mystic Mac is over. I’m not saying that the Conor McGregor era is over, but he can no longer claim that he hasn’t been wrong yet, as Nate Diaz pulled off the […]
After Miesha Tate choked out Holly Holm in the co-main event, UFC 196 ended in similarly shocking fashion, as Nate Diaz forced Conor McGregor to submit to a rear naked choke in an insane second […]
Miesha Tate is the new UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion. In an incredible finish at UFC 196 on Saturday night, Tate choked Holly Holm unconscious in the fifth round to capture the title for the first […]
UFC 196 MARCH 5, 2016 LIVE FROM LAS VEGAS, NEVADA Featherweight Champion Conor McGregor steps into the cage for a welterweight fight tonight with Nate Diaz, while Women’s Bantamweight Champ Holly Holm puts her belt […]
Though yet another big main event fell out for tonight’s UFC 196 event, the replacement fight between Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz has become in some ways even bigger in its own right, and the […]
RFA 36 MARCH 4, 2016 LIVE FROM PRIOR LAKE, MINNESOTA Resurrection Fighting Alliance is back in Minnesota tonight with a five fight main card set for AXS TV. The planned main event was scrapped on […]
UFC 199 is now official for June, as it was announced on Friday that the event will hit Los Angeles on June 4. The card will be headlined VT two title fight rematches, with Luke […]
After setting a Las Vegas UFC gate record and taking out Jose Aldo after the Brazilian’s decade of dominance, Conor McGregor set himself up to become perhaps the highest paid fighter in UFC history. If […]
The injury delays that pulled Fabricio Werdum’s first title defense out of February wound up benefiting him, as he’s gotten his wish of a stadium event in Curitiba, Brazil. The UFC officially announced on Friday […]