As most MMA fans have heard, World Series of Fighting has rebranded as the Professional Fighters League. The promotion will be structured like the big three in sports; the NFL, NBA, and MLB with a […]
At UFC Fight Night 108, “Raging” Al Iaquinta knocked out Diego Sanchez, which is quite impressive considering how tough Sanchez is. He didn’t get a performance bonus, though. Mike Perry got one for knocking out […]
UFC may be getting ready to launch a Women’s Flyweight Division, but talks of a season of “The Ultimate Fighter” to crown its first champion may be premature. A UFC press release went out Wednesday […]
Nate Diaz gave a rare extended interview Wednesday afternoon, and he did not disappoint. Diaz, as one would expect, didn’t have a favorable impression of UFC in the interview. In fact, he called the current state […]
Do you think the current lineup for Bellator NYC headlined by Chael Sonnen vs. Wanderlei Silva, Matt Mitrione vs. Fedor Emelianenko) is worth the roughly $50 asking price? ROBERT VALLEJOS, MMATorch contributor No! This is the […]
The typically affable Anderson Silva isn’t happy with UFC or Georges St. Pierre. In an appearance on “The MMA Hour” on Monday, Silva said that when he was offered his latest UFC contract, that he […]
Do you think the current lineup for Bellator NYC headlined by Chael Sonnen vs. Wanderlei Silva, Matt Mitrione vs. Fedor Emelianenko) is worth the roughly $50 asking price? MATTHEW ECOCHARD, MMATorch contributor Having these three […]
Who would have thought that one line in a BuzzFeed News article would have got the attention of so many UFC observers? That is exactly what happened when Twitter COO and CFO Anthony Noto commented […]
One of the men who spearheaded the early UFC rulebook isn’t happy with the current fragmentation of the unified rules across various states. Speaking to MMA Junkie Radio recently, referee “Big” John McCarthy said that the […]
Now that Cris Cyborg is officially done with Invicta, how would you book her in UFC going forward? Would you give her an immediate title shot or book her against someone else? ROBERT VALEJOS, MMATorch […]
With no big MMA events this weekend, we’ll revisit some of the build-up, our live report on the fights, and our follow-up coverage of UFC 145 which took place five years ago this month. So relive […]
“Ragin’ Al”’s Twitter crusade continues. On Saturday, Al Iaquinta took a relatively benign “Iaquinta for President” tweet from a fan and ran with it. Iaquinta took it to mean UFC President, not U.S. President, so […]
With no big MMA events this weekend, we’ll revisit some of the build-up, our live report on the fights, and our follow-up coverage of UFC 145 which took place five years ago this mlonth. So continue […]
With no big MMA events this weekend, we’ll revisit some of the build-up, our live report on the fights, and our follow-up coverage of UFC 145 which took place five years ago this month. The following is […]
Now that Cris Cyborg is officially done with Invicta, how would you book her in UFC going forward? Would you give her an immediate title shot or book her against someone else? BRYAN KERN, MMATorch […]
Benson Henderson plans late summer return following knee surgery Benson Henderson has struggled a bit in his Bellator run, but he will soon get a chance to set the ship in the right direction. The […]
UFC 145: JONES VS. EVANS APRIL 21, 2012 LIVE FROM ATLANTA, GA. FACEBOOK PRELIMINARY CARD QUICK RESULTS * Marcus Brimage def. Maximo Blanco via split decision (28-29, 30-27, 29-28) * Chris Clements def. Keith Wisniewski […]
The following is another article from of our weekend series of articles looking back at UFC 145 five years ago this month with the headline match Jon Jones vs. Rashad Evans for the Light-Heavyweight Championship. This […]
Which one (or two or three) components of the CSAC 10-point plan to combat weight cutting do you think will be most effective in preventing extreme weight cutting measures? What else would you propose commissions […]
With no big MMA events this weekend, we’ll revisit some of the build-up, our live report on the fights, and our follow-up coverage of UFC 145 which took place five years ago this month. So relive […]
Which one (or two or three) components of the CSAC 10-point plan to combat weight cutting do you think will be most effective in preventing extreme weight cutting measures? What else would you propose commissions […]
Big John McCarthy says weight cutting is more dangerous than PEDS Lots of focus has been put on PED usage in MMA recently, and a lot has been done to combat what was seemingly an […]
Two familiar critics of UFC were back at it on Twitter on Tuesday. The first, Al Iaquinta never really let up but his assault on the company continued and he extended his angst to Reebok, […]
Five years ago this week MMATorch.com published the following story by Jamie Penick about Rashad Evans believing Dana White placed a bet against him due to a satire article, and Lorenzo Fertitta speaking about against […]
Bellator 178 and UFC Fight Night 108 were both this past weekend. Let’s get right to the rundown. Bellator 178 GOOD – A.J. McKee stops Dominic Mazzota McKee landed a crushing headkick that dropped Mazzota […]