Romero’s reel of fortune
By Editor in chief Sean Covington Amazing Knockout power with an underwhelming career because he never won the big one. That’s who Yoel Romero is to me and how I’ll remember him if he doesn’t […]
SPOTLIGHT ARTICLE
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HYDEN BLOG: Talking Triller Fight Club: Legends 2 before and after the event
By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch Senior Columnist There’s no MMA events or big news to discuss so this entire column will be about the Triller Fight Club: Legends 2 event, which is strictly boxing. I’m not […]
UFC Rankings 9/7/21
Heavyweight Rankings Francis Ngannou – UFC Heavyweight Champion Stipe Miocic Cyril Gane – Interim UFC Heavyweight Champion Derrick Lewis Curtis Blaydes Alexander Volkov Jairzinho Rozenstruik Marcin Tybura Chris Daukaus Cheick Kongo Valentin Moldavsky Phillip De […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Till
By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch Senior Columnist UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Till was this past weekend. Let’s get to the rundown. UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Till GOOD- Paddy Pimblett stops Luigi Vendramini Vendramini dropped […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Chikadze
By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch Senior Colmunist UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Chikadze was last night. Let’s get to the main card. UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Chikadze GOOD- Gerald Meerschaert submits Makhmud Muradov Muradov dropped […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from Bellator 265 and UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Gastelum
By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch Senior Columnist Bellator 265 and UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Gastelum were this weekend. Let’s get to the rundown. Bellator 265 GOOD- Jornel Lugo submits Keith Lee They traded strikes early, […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from Bellator 264
By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch Senior Columnist Bellator 264 was last night and featured Bellator Middleweight Champion Gegard Mousasi defending his title against John Salter. Let’s get to the rundown. Bellator 264 GOOD- Ty Gwerder vs. […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC 265 and Fedor Emelianenko’s next match is Timothy Johnson
By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch Senior Columnist UFC 265 was last night and though it was weakened by the cancellation of Amanda Nunes defending her UFC Bantamweight Championship against Julianna Pena it was still a pretty […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from Bellator 263 and UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Strickland
By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch Senior Columnist Bellator 263 and UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Strickland were last night. Let’s get to the rundown. Bellator 263 GOOD- Goiti Yamauchi stops Chris Gonzalez They came out trading […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC Fight Night: Sandagen vs. Dillashaw
By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch Senior Columnist UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Dillashaw was last night. Let’s get to the rundown. UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Dillashaw GOOD- Adrian Yanez stops Randy Costa Costa fought well […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from Bellator 262 and UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Moises
By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch Senior Columnist Bellator 262 and UFC Fight: Makhachev vs. Moises were this past weekend. Let’s get right to the rundown. Bellator 262 GOOD- Johnny Eblen vs. Travis Davis Eblen just completely […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC 264
By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch Senior Columnist UFC 264 was this past weekend and it featured the highly anticipated rubber match between Dustin Poirier and Conor McGregor. The fight ended in disappointing fashion, which was deflating […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from from Bellator 261 and UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Volkov
By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch Senior Columnist Bellator 261 and UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Volkov were this weekend. Let’s get right to the rundown. Bellator 261 GOOD/BAD- Christian Edwards vs. Simon Biyong Biyong got a […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC Fight Night: Zombie vs. Ige
By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch Senior Columnist UFC Fight Night: Zombie vs. Ige was last night and it featured some name fighters going at it. Let’s get right to the rundown, then I would like to […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from Bellator 260 and UFC 263
By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch Senior Columnist Bellator 260 and UFC 263 were this weekend and featured several big fights. Let’s get to the rundown. Bellator 260 GOOD- Mark Lemminger stops Demarques Jackson Jackson got an […]
UFC 263 Review
Light Heavyweight Fight Paul Craig vs. Jamahal Hill This fight only needed one round. Craig locked in an armbar what seemed like immediately and started trying to lock in it deep. Hill couldn’t escape and […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai
By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch Senior Columnist UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai was yesterday. Let’s get to the rundown. UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai GOOD- Montana De La Rosa stops Ariane Lipski De Le […]
HYDEN BLOG: Jake Paul vs. Tyron Woodley is a Mismatch
By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch Senior Columnist There’s no real MMA news to talk about so this week I’ll just talk about the Jake Paul vs. Tyron Woodley boxing match. I understand some might not care […]
HYDEN BLOG; The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from Bellator 259 and UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Garbrandt
By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch Senior Columnist Bellator 259 and UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Garbrandt were this weekend. Let’s get right to the rundown. Bellator 259 GOOD- Jaleel Willis vs. Maycon Mendonca Willis got three […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC 262
By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch Senior Columnist UFC 262 was last night and featured some finishes and crowned a new UFC Lightweight Champion. Let’s get to the rundown. UFC 262 GOOD- Edson Barboza stops Shane Burgos […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from Bellator 258 and UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Waterson
By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch Senior Columnist Bellator 258 and UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Waterson were this weekend. Let’s get to the rundown. Bellator 258 GOOD- Michael “Venom” Page stops Derek Anderson MVP peppered Anderson […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC: Reyes vs. Prochazka
By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch Senior Columnist UFC: Reyes vs. Prochazka was yesterday and featured a contender making a big statement in his quest for a title shot. Let’s get to the rundown. UFC: Reyes vs. […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC 261
By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch Senior Columnist UFC 261 was yesterday and it featured three big title fights, some explosive finishes, and a nasty injury. Let’s get to the rundown. UFC 261 GOOD/BAD- Anthony Smith beats […]
UFC 261 Review
Anthony Smith vs. Jimmy Crute Light Heavyweight Fight The 1st round started as the regular feeling out process, but Crute continued to land leg kicks on Smith, while Smith continued to pressure Crute with jabs. […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from Bellator 257 and UFC Fight NIght: Whittaker vs. Gastelum
By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch Senior Columnist Bellator 257 and UFC Fight NIght: Whittaker vs. Gastelum were this weekend and featured some good fight and a lot of decisions. Let’s get to the rundown. Bellator 257 […]