Bare knuckle boxing is exactly what it sounds like, boxing without gloves. The first documented report of a bare-knuckle fight comes from 1681, and it involved a footman for an English duke and a butcher. […]
WWE’s annual Wrestlemania event takes place Sunday, April 7 on the WWE Network streaming service. The two key matchups on what is expected to be a lengthy card see Ronda Rousey in a three-way match […]
Getting Ugly When we reported Wednesday morning on Conor McGregor’s retaliation to Khabib Nurmagomedov for referring McGregor as a “jealous wife,” we knew that Khabib wasn’t just going to ignore it, and that was certainly […]
What did you think of Demetrious Johnson and Eddie Alvarez’s ONE Championship debuts and what did you think of the overall presentation of the event? David McGrath, Host – MMATorch Today Podcast I loved ONE’s […]
Taking the low road Conor McGregor has continued his retirement habit of going after his enemies on Twitter. After Khabib Nurmagomedov called McGregor a “jealous wife” for walking away from UFC when he doesn’t get […]
In episode 16 of MMA Scope, Cole Henry and Patrick Shaheen review UFC Philadelphia and discuss Ruslan Magomedov’s lifetime ban, as well as Conor McGregor and the future of the UFC as a public company […]
Is it fair for USADA to ban a fighter for life? David McGrath, Host – MMATorch Today Podcast Absolutely if the fighter is a habitual offender. MMA is real life, it’s not pro wrestling. Lives […]
Father’s plan Justin Gaethje’s big win in Philadelphia on Saturday night coupled with Conor McGregor’s so-called retirement from MMA has stimulated talk of how Gaethje would do against current lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov. Speaking to […]
SHOW SUMMARY: On this week’s edition of MMA Talk for Pro Wrestling Fans, MMATorch.com’s Robert Vallejos and Rick Monsey give a mega WrestleMania preview. In particular, they attempt to find an MMA connection to every match. […]
The Count With Michael Bisping recently announcing his retirement I thought it would be a good time to take a look back at his hall of fame career. Bisping broke into MMA in 2004, gaining […]
Face to face Conor McGregor’s abrupt retirement from MMA one week ago wasn’t taken seriously by many. At the time, Dana White acted as if he bought it, but even that was hard to believe. […]
Cain is able After a devastating loss to Francis “one note” Ngannou, Cain Velasquez has reemerged with new purpose and possibly, in a new career. At this year’s Triplemania press conference for Mexican Lucha Libre […]
Shook Conor McGregor “retired” from MMA last week, but he’s still been quite active in the MMA space through his tweets. On top of congratulating Justin Gaethje for his win over Edson Barboza last night, […]
Use the video player above to watch along with the show and read below for a detailed report from Cole Henry. The YouTube stream may be blocked in some regions so head on […]
I pick the fights for Saturday’s Big UFC ESPN that will be held on this Saturday, March 30, 2019, at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. I also cover some recent fight announcements. Fights […]
UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Gaethje March 30, 2019 Philadelphia, PA from Wells Fargo Center Live on ESPN + (3:30 PM ET) and ESPN (5 PM ET Prelims, 8 PM ET Main Card) ESPN+ Prelims […]
Heavy A major heavyweight fight has been added to the UFC 239 International Fight Week event this July. ESPN’s Ariel Helwani has reported that Junior dos Santos and Francis Ngannou will meet at the July […]
In Episode 15 of MMA Scope, Cole Henry and Patrick Shaheen discuss Jorge Masvidal, GSP, and the upcoming One and UFC cards. NEXT: HOW WILL THE NEW ESPN DEAL CHANGE YOUR PPV BUYING HABITS? SUBSCRIBE […]
In this episode of MMATorch Today, David McGrath talks about Conor McGregor’s retirement, the Wonderboy-Pettis fight from this past weekend, the UFC Fight Night Philadelphia main event, the slew of fights announced yesterday, DC-Brock Lesnar, […]
Bellator 219 March 29, 2019 Temecula, CA from Pechanga Resort & Casino Live on Paramount Network and DAZN (9 PM ET) Undercard: Dalton Rosta def. Cod Vidal via TKO (Injury) Round 1, 1:04 (Light-heavyweight) Joey […]
Who wins Saturday’s fight between Karolina Kowalkiewicz and Michelle Waterson? Christian Moore, MMATorch Contributor This could very well be a fight that both are fighting for their UFC careers. I think whoever takes the loss, […]
MMA Math Justin Gaethje is best known for his barn-burner fights that inevitably end with himself or his opponent going down in flames. In his four UFC fights, he’s never gone the distance and his […]
Jorge Masvidal comments on potential challengers Just a few weeks ago Jorge Masvidal was on a two-fight losing streak and hardly the topic of conversation for most fans. But here we are today, and he […]
Bellator MMA travels to the west coast for Bellator 219 on Friday night. The event takes place at the Pechanga Resort & Casino in Temecula, California. The main event takes place in the lightweight division […]
UFC 239 gets two major fights Talk of Jon Jones moving to heavyweight has seemingly existed since he first won the light heavyweight championship. But according to Jones’ own words, we could finally be getting […]