SHOW SUMMARY: On this week’s edition of MMA Talk for Pro Wrestling Fans, MMATorch.com’s Robert Vallejos and Rick Monsey review UFC Stockholm. They give a detailed preview of UFC 238. Rick breaks down Anthony Joshua vs. […]
Nate Diaz has opinions! One of those takes, is that he is done fighting in the UFC’s lightweight division, because he “did everything, beat everybody.” In an appearance on “Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show” Diaz proclaimed […]
The UFC’s official YouTube channel has released several classic fights. To start off the week, lets relive the first meeting between Tito Ortiz and Chuck Liddell’s first fight from UFC 47, in April 2004. UFC […]
MMATorch managing editor Robert Vallejos is joined by Rick Monsey to discuss the potential UFC lightweight title fight between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Dustin Poirier. https://www.instagram.com/p/ByNgiIWBh9g/?utm_source=ig_embed Listen to “MMATorch Cast (6/1)” on Spreaker. MCGRATH-Sunday thoughts from […]
News and notes from the week in combat sports Gustaffson retires. Alexander Gustaffson allegedly retired from MMA yesterday after another defeat in front of his home country. Gus should reset and look for greener pastures. […]
Alexander Gustafsson, to the surprise of pretty much everybody, called it quits on Saturday in Stockholm, telling us “The show is over.” After a very strong career at light heavyweight, the pain of losing another […]
On this edition of the “MMATorch Cast” MMATorch.com managing editor Robert Vallejos recaps UFC Stockholm. Robert examines Alexander Gustafsson’s sudden retirement, recaps his game of “Bet the Bookie” and gives a brief rundown of the […]
UFC Stockholm did not go as planned for Alexander Gustafsson. After being submitted by Anthony Smith in the main event of UFC Stockholm, Gustafsson announced that he would retire from MMA. In his post-fight interview […]
UFC Stockholm Live Event Report Preliminary Card (ESPN) Joel Alvarez def. Danilo Belluardo via TKO (Punches and Elbows) Round 2, 2:22 Devin Clark def. Darko Stosic via Unanimous Decision Bea Malecki def. Duda Santana via […]
Rizin 16 (Full Report) War Memorial Hall Kobe, Japan *Any bouts without detailed results were contested under Kickboxing rules. Takaki Soya def Namiki Kawahara via first-round KO (punch) (129LBS)* Kan Nakamura def ITTO via first-round […]
MMATorch.com managing editor Robert Vallejos is back with the second edition of the “MMATorch Cast” Robert looks back at the UFC Stockholm weigh-ins, Nick Newell’s MMA return, Andrea Lee’s estranged husband being apprehended. Robert also […]
Imagine you had one amazing day on your job. Imagine you’re on a sales team, and your team went up against the best team in the country. You hung in there, you were scrappy, hell […]
The UFC travels to the Ericsson Globe in Stockholm, Sweden for UFC on ESPN+ 11 on Saturday. The main event takes place in the light heavyweight division where Alexander Gustafsson takes on Anthony Smith. The […]
With the NBA Finals starting this week I have decided to create the perfect NBA starting five, using only MMA fighters. This list doesn’t really have any rules, I’m pretty much just making it up […]
On the pilot edition of “MMATorch Cast” MMATorch.com managing editor Robert Vallejos reacts to the MMA news of the the day (5/30) News discussed: Ilir Latifi vs. Volkan Oezdemir off of UFC StockholmUFC ,Strawweight champ […]
UFC strawweight champion Jessica Andrade was robbed at gunpoint in Niteroi, Brazil, on Thursday morning. Thankfully, Andrade and her wife Fernanda Gomes were unharmed during the incident. As originally reported by mmafighting, Andrade and Gomes […]
UFC Stockholm has lost its co-main event. The UFC announced on Thursday that light heavyweight Ilir Latifi would be forced to withdraw from his scheduled fight against Volkan Oezdemir. Per the UFC, a back injury […]
Former UFC women’s featherweight champion Germaine de Randamie will face rising bantamweight contender Aspen Ladd in the main even of UFC Sacramento on July 13. The UFC made the announcement official after media reports of […]
UFC bantamweight John Lineker is not happy about his fight schedule. Lineker took to Twitter to express his frustration over the frequency of fight bookings over the last three years. My last opponent fought 4 […]
After Felicia Spencer quickly submitted Megan Anderson at UFC Rochester, Spencer’s focus turned to former UFC women’s featherweight champion Cris (Cyborg) Justino. It looks like Spencer will be granted her request. According to a report […]
Aaron Weinbaum is back with an all-new MMA Fight Picks podcast. This week Aaron picks the top fights from UFC Stockholm: Gustafsson vs Smith. Check out Aaronsayswhat.com for more from Aaron. Fights Aaron picks: Light […]
Relive one of the most exciting finishes in UFC history. On the heels of an exhilarating slam-finish at UFC 237, MMA fans have debated the merits of a slam as a technique in the UFC. […]
On this week’s edition of MMA Talk for Pro Wrestling Fans, MMATorch.com’s Robert Vallejos and Rick Monsey preview UFC Fight Night 152: Gustafsson vs. Smith. Robert gives his thoughts on AEW’s Double or Nothing PPV. […]
There are two things in this world that I love outside of my friends and family: mixed martial arts and the men and women of the United States Military. Being a huge MMA fan through […]
UPDATE: Firas Zahabi gave us the following statement on the incident. “One kick could be accidental but I don’t know how you can explain 5 attempted up kicks in a row with 3 landing viciously […]