Bellator 244 Review
Ground and Ground John Salter vs. Andrew Kapel Middleweight This fight went as expected, Salter used his superior wrestling ability to simply run this match from bell to bell. Kapel spoke of wanting to keep […]
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MMATorch MMA Rankings
Heavyweight: Stipe Miocic (UFC Heavyweight Champion) Francis Ngannou Curtis Blaydes Jairzinho Rozenstruik Derrick Lewis Alistair Overeem Junior Dos Santos Cheick Kongo Alexander Volkov Alexei Oleynek Light-heavyweight: Jon Jones (UFC Light-heavyweight Champion) Thiago Santos Ryan Bader […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC 252, and Daniel Cormier retires
By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch Senior Columnist UFC 252 was this past weekend and featured a huge fight for the UFC Heavyweight Championship. Let’s get to the rundown. GOOD– John Dodson vs. Merab Dvalishvili Dvalishvili took […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Oleynik
By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch contributor UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Oleynik was this past weekend. It had a couple big fights. Let’s get to the rundown. GOOD/BAD- Beneil Dariush stops Scott Holtzman We start sloppy […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the current MMA and sports scene
By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch contributor Well, I’m back. Before the pandemic shut everything down, I had written a blog for the Torch here for many years. I had written my view on MMA and MMA […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC Rio Rancho, and UFC fighters are underpaid by how much?
UFC Rio Rancho was this past weekend. Let’s get to the rundown. HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC Rio Rancho, and UFC fighters are underpaid by how much? UFC Rio […]
MMA Talk for Pro Wrestling Fans – Robert Vallejos reviews UFC Rio Rancho, previews UFC’s trip to Auckland, more
On this week’s edition of MMA Talk for Pro Wrestling Fans, Robert Vallejos reviews UFC Rio Rancho and previews the UFC’s trip to Auckland, New Zealand. He gives his take on the debate over open […]
UFC Rio Rancho LIVE REPORT: Real-time results and analysis of Anderson vs. Błachowicz
UFC Rio Rancho February 15, 2020 Santa Ana Star Center, Rio Rancho, New Mexico ESPN+ UFC Rio Rancho LIVE REPORT: Real-time results and analysis of Anderson vs. Błachowicz UFC Rio Rancho Prelims Raulian Paiva def. […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC 247
UFC 247 was this past weekend and it featured two title fights, with one ending decisively and the other being controversial. Let’s get right to the rundown. HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The […]
MMA Talk for Pro Wrestling Fans – Robert Vallejos reviews UFC 247, previews UFC’s trip to Rio Rancho, praises XFL, more
On this week’s edition of MMA Talk for Pro Wrestling Fans, Robert Vallejos reviews UFC 247, with analysis on the controversial scoring, the future of Jon Jones, and more. He previews the UFC’s trip to […]
WATCH: Journey Newson finishes Domingo Pilarte
It only took Journey Newson 38 seconds to TKO Domingo Pilarte and earn the first finish of UFC 247. Journey Newson finishes Domingo Pilarte Watch the finish here: LIGHTS. OUT. 😤@NewsonJourney with the KO out […]
UFC 247 Results & Reactions: Real-time results and analysis of Jones-Reyes
UFC 247 February 8, 2020 Toyota Center, Houston Texas ESPN+, ESPN, ESPN+ PPV UFC 247 Results & Reactions UFC 247 Early Prelims (UFC Fight Pass, ESPN+) Men’s featherweight Austin Lingo vs. Youseff Zalal Round 1 […]
HISCOE: Dominick Reyes is the right kind of opponent to beat Jon Jones
UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones has been nothing short of dominant over the course of his nearly nine-year run atop the division. If it weren’t for a few notable (very) poor choices outside of […]
HYDEN BLOG: Should Bellator do business with Logan Paul?
There were no big MMA events this past week so I’ll just touch upon some news. HYDEN BLOG: Should Bellator do business with Logan Paul? YouTube star Logan Paul has said he’d like to fight […]
MMA Talk for Pro Wrestling Fans – Rick Monsey previews UFC 247 Jones vs. Reyes, plus Colby Covington news
On this week’s edition of MMA Talk for Pro Wrestling Fans, Rick Monsey Previews UFC 247 Jones vs. Reyes, and also talks Colby Covington news. SUBSCRIBE TO THE MMATORCH RSS FEED: Put this link in […]
HISCOE: Four fighters we’d love to see back in 2020, and one we’d rather not
Follow @mikehiscoe With Conor McGregor returning to the cage last month, it has created a feeling of excitement around UFC that may have been missing in 2019. McGregor was only out of action for about […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from Bellator 238 and UFC Raleigh
Bellator 238 and UFC Raleigh were both this past weekend. Let’s get to the rundown. HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from Bellator 238 and UFC Raleigh Bellator 238 GOOD- Emilee King […]
MMA Talk for Pro Wrestling Fans: Vallejos and Monsey review Bellator 238 including discussion on future of Cris Cyborg, review UFC Raleigh, discuss WWE’s Royal Rumble PPV, more (67 min)
On this week’s edition of MMA Talk for Pro Wrestling Fans, Robert Vallejos and Rick Monsey review Bellator 238, including discussion on the future of Cris Cyborg. They also review UFC Raleigh and close the […]
UFC Raleigh LIVE REPORT: Real-time results and analysis of Blaydes vs. Dos Santos
UFC Raleigh January 25, 2020 Raleigh, North Carolina, The PNC Arena ESPN+ UFC Raleigh LIVE REPORT UFC Raleigh Prelims Brett Johns vs. Tony Gravely (Bantamweight) Favorite: Even Round 1: They clinch early, Johns has a […]
Throwback Thursday: UFC 146, Heavyweights Rule
Throwback Thursday: UFC 146 On this edition of the Throwback Thursday, Robert Vallejos and Michael Hiscoe look back at UFC 146, from May of 2012. Fights Reviewed: Junior dos Santos vs. Frank Mir, Cain Velasquez […]
MMA Talk for Pro Wrestling Fans – Vallejos and Monsey review UFC 246, look at what’s next for Conor McGregor, more
On this week’s edition of MMA Talk for Pro Wrestling Fans, Robert Vallejos and Rick Monsey review UFC 246 and take a look at what is next for Conor McGregor. They preview the UFC’s trip […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC 246
UFC 246 was this past weekend and it featured the return of Conor McGregor, as he faced Donald Cerrone. Let’s get to the rundown. HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC […]
UFC 246 LIVE REPORT: Real-time results and analysis of McGregor-Cerrone, Holm-Pennington
UFC 246 January 18, 2020 Las Vegas, Nevada from T-Mobile Arena Live on UFC Fight Pass/ESPN+ (6:30 PM ET), ESPN (8 PM ET), and ESPN+ PPV (10 PM ET) UFC 246 Early Prelims Sabina Mazo […]
U.K. Cage Warriors fighters who could cross over to the UFC, Part 1
U.K. Cage Warriors fighters who could cross over to the UFC, Part 1 Cage Warriors is well-renowned for developing top talents within the MMA game, with many of their former fighters’ crossing over to the […]
HYDEN BLOG: Potential Diaz brother fights, Jared Cannonier, and Paul Daley
Another week of no big events so I’ll just touch upon some MMA news. HYDEN BLOG: Potential Diaz brother fights, Jared Cannonier, and Paul Daley Diaz brother fights Dustin Poirier has said that he’d like […]