Ronda Rousey and Holly Holm had one hell of a staredown at the UFC 193 weigh-ins this afternoon, with Holm getting a fist in Rousey’s face and the two needing to be separated afterward. Full […]
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 […]
Ronda Rousey certified herself as the UFC’s top star this August, with UFC 190 shocking most by drawing over 900,000 buys on pay-per-view. The event didn’t have a ton on the undercard, and her challenger […]
Claudia Gadelha is under the impression that she’ll be fighting Joanna Jedrzejczyk next if and when the UFC Strawweight Champion defends her title on Saturday against Valerie Letourneau. However, Jedrzejczyk herself said this week that […]
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 […]
It’s time once again for another episode of The Ultimate Fighter on Fox Sports 1, as we continue on in the opening round of the Team U.S. vs. Team Europe tournament. After Martin Svensson submitted […]
Khabib Nurmagomedov will not be retiring, according to a report from UFC Tonight on Fox Sports 1 on Wednesday night. Per the report from Ariel Helwani, Nurmagomedov relayed that his father’s counsel was that he […]
Just one day after announcing his retirement, Mirko Cro Cop has been suspended by the UFC over a “potential anti-doping policy violation.” The UFC announced the provisional suspension on Wednesday night, releasing the following statement: […]
“Once they get to be No. 1 contender, they get a peek into what kind of workload I have and when they go through that process when they get ready to fight me, they realize […]
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 […]
Mirko “Cro Cop” Filopovic has pulled out of his fight with Anthony Hamilton at UFC Fight Night 79 later this month due to injury, and he’s in turn announced his official retirement from the sport. […]
A former UFC Bantamweight Title challenger is returning to the fold, as FoxSports.com reports that Michael McDonald will be back in action at UFC 195. In what will be his first fight since a loss […]
Anthony “Rumble” Johnson got the fight he wanted from the UFC, as he’ll face Ryan Bader this January in the main event of UFC on Fox 18. The bout is an important matchup for both […]
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 NOVEMBER 7, 2015 LIVE FROM SAO PAULO, BRAZIL The UFC returns to Brazil tonight with a 13-fight card, kicking off with the UFC Fight Pass prelims at 6:30PM ET. We’ll have […]
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 […]
BELLATOR 145 NOVEMBER 6, 2015 LIVE FROM ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI Sean Grande and Jimmy Smith open up the broadcast and highlight the rematches populating tonight’s event along with the two title fights at the top […]
Nearly 21 years after they last met in the cage, Ken Shamrock and Royce Gracie will meet again. Shamrock announced on his website that he’s fighting Gracie on Bellator’s Feb. 19 card from Houston, which […]
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 […]
David Rickels returns to the Bellator cage tonight in an attempt to avenge a 2013 loss to Michael Chandler. The Bellator 145 matchup is an opportunity for Rickels – a one-time tournament winner in the […]
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 […]