Follow @mikehiscoe ‘Bones’ vs. ‘Lionheart’ UFC light heavyweight Anthony Smith had a brief exchange with champion Jon Jones over on the UFC 232 post-show. It turns out that exchange, along with Jones’ desire to stay […]
Dana Says UFC president Dana White ran into TMZ Sports this week and he more or less affirmed that UFC plans to book a Khabib Nurmagomedov-Conor McGregor rematch as soon as they are able to. […]
1. Max Holloway (UFC champion) With an amazing performance against Brian Ortega at UFC 231, Holloway has cemented himself as the greatest featherweight of all time. Holloway has won 13 straight fights including Ortega, Jose […]
SHOW SUMMARY: On this week’s edition of MMA Talk for Pro Wrestling Fans, MMATorch.com’s Robert Vallejos reviews the top two fights from UFC 232. Robert gives his take on the fiasco that resulted in the card […]
PFL Finals With RIZIN taking place early in the morning on New Year’s Eve for North American fans, PFL had the MMA spotlight to itself as 2018 came to a close. The promotion which evolved […]
Is Jon Jones vs. Daniel Cormier 3 a fight you want to see? If so, at what weight? Cole Henry, Host – MMA Scope Podcast It is a fight that I would absolutely want to […]
In the 12/30 edition of MMATorch Today, David McGrath talks to American Ninja Warrior contestant Christina Gambino. She explains the process and training for success on the show, her upbringing with her father’s karate and […]
Mayweather makes easy work of Tenshin The surreal event that was Floyd Mayweather’s appearance for RIZIN in Japan went down Monday morning. In the main event of RIZIN 14 from Saitama, Japan, Floyd Mayweather met […]
Follow @mikehiscoe Put up or shut up Even though many have been calling for Jon Jones to move up to heavyweight to challenge Daniel Cormier for his heavyweight title, Jones sees no reason to make […]
In the 12/29 edition of MMATorch Today, David McGrath and Zach Isaak sit down with Navy Seal Robert O’Neill, author of the book “The Operator”. Robert participated in Operation Neptune and spearheaded the mission to capture […]
Follow @mikehiscoe UFC 232 December 29, 2018 Los Angeles, California from The Forum Live on UFC Fight Pass (6:15 PM ET), FOX Sports 1 (8 PM ET) and Pay-Per-View (10 PM ET) Fight Pass Prelims […]
Base salaries announced The California State Athletic Commission has released the base salaries for fighters on tonight’s UFC 232 card. Jon Jones, Alexander Gustafsson, and Cris Cyborg all lead the pack with $500,000 being reported […]
Here are the current odds and my predictions for each fight on the preliminary card. Be sure to check out my main card betting odds and predictions HERE. Note: The predictions in this column do […]
Who do you think will win Saturday’s fight between Jon Jones and Alexander Gustafsson? Cole Henry, Host – MMA Scope Podcast Until Jon Jones loses, I just can’t see myself picking against him. He has […]
Follow @mikehiscoe No heavyweight for Jones Jon Jones is one of the most successful light heavyweights of all time. Since early in his reign, many have asked if and even assumed that he would one […]
Follow @mikehiscoe Welcome to the seventh of twelve installments of the 2018 MMA year in review. In the series, we will look at the biggest stories and fights from each month and reflect on how […]
“He tested positive again!” Daniel Cormier said what we all were thinking when we heard the news of Jon Jones failing another drug test. Chlorodehydromethyltestosterone/turinabol/tbol is the King Xerxes to Jones’ Leonidas of Sparta. Little […]
Pre-fight press conference notes UFC brought the show to California this week and was able to get a pre-fight press conference in amid all of the chaos surrounding the move of UFC 232 and Jon […]
No events this week and Christmas is here so I’ll just hit upon some news I found important this past week. Jon Jones might possibly have tested positive during a drug screening recently, except maybe […]
In the 12/27 edition of MMATorch Today, David McGrath interviews 19-year-old Invicta Strawweight Kay Hansen. Dave and Kay talk about her latest short notice win, her training, her upbringing, and her pick for Cyborg-Nunes this […]
Jon Jones update and current status leading into UFC 232 Wherever Jon Jones goes, drama follows. Jones, who is scheduled to fight for the UFC Light-heavyweight Championship this weekend will be doing so with a […]
Follow @mikehiscoe Welcome to the latest of many MMATorch Awards for 2018. MMATorch staff have voted in a wide array of categories, with the top vote-getters receiving the awards. Be sure to share your thoughts in […]
This is NOT a failed drug test Andy Foster, the head of the California State Athletic Commission would not sanction Jones if this could not be proven to be from old ingestion. Foster has been […]
Welcome to the latest of many MMATorch Awards for 2018. MMATorch staff have voted in a wide array of categories, with the top vote-getters receiving the awards. Be sure to share your thoughts in the comments […]
SHOW SUMMARY: On this week’s special edition of MMA Talk for Pro Wrestling Fans, MMATorch.com’s Robert Vallejos previews and predicts the upcoming light heavyweight title fight between Jon Jones and Alexander Gustafsson, and the women’s featherweight […]