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Mark Hunt may have been willing to accept a UFC fight with Alistair Overeem, but his true feelings towards the company were made known in a lawsuit filed Tuesday. The civil suit filed in U.S. […]
WHAT’S BEHIND UFC CANCELLING AN EVENT AND OTHER RECENT CHANGES? An occurrence that used to be very rare for UFC now appears to be commonplace under the company’s new ownership with the cancellation of a […]
There were no events this past week to run down, and the NFL playoffs have started, so I’ll just do some quick hits this week. •Tony Ferguson vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov: This fight has been discussed […]
Given that Jon Jones has said he’ll be a changed man when returns next summer, how skeptical are you that he has matured (on a 1-5 scale, 5 being very very skeptical, 1 being you […]
Meryl Streep may have won the hearts of Hollywood and many Americans with her Golden Globes acceptance speech deriding President-elect Donald Trump, but she managed to upset many die-hard MMA fans at the same time. […]
MMA “hot takes” are annoying, but not necessarily a problem The afterglow of UFC 207 has drawn the increasingly familiar chorus of mainstream sports media pundits giving their “hot take” on the current state of […]
Last weekend at UFC 207, we heard the final broadcast for UFC veteran lead play-by-play announcer, Mike Goldberg. Since making his debut at UFC Japan: Ultimate Japan on Dec. 21, 1997 in Yokohama, Japan, his voice […]
Even without much promotional effort on her behalf, Ronda Rousey looks to have done another big pay-per-view number in her return. Dave Meltzer at MMA Fighting is reporting that early estimates have UFC 207 at […]
Given that Jon Jones has said he’ll be a changed man when returns next summer, how skeptical are you that he has matured (on a 1-5 scale, 5 being very very skeptical, 1 being you […]
Jon Jones has lent his support to Ronda Rousey following her devastating loss to Amanda Nunes last week. The former Light Heavyweight Champion disagreed with the notion that Rousey is overrated and instead believes her […]
BISPING VS. WOODLEY CATCHWEIGHT TRASH TALKING The war of words has begun between Welterweight Champion Tyron Woodley and Middleweight Champion Michael Bisping. After it was reported by various sources that Woodley and Bisping desired a […]
How far do you think Bellator will continue to progress by the end of 2017 in terms of strengthening their roster and having more top ten fighters and relevant fights, and are you in favor […]
Brock Lesnar has officially been suspended one-year for his UFC 200 USADA failure. Lesnar was flagged for clomiphene and its metabolite, 4-hydroxyclomiphene, on two tests. One was taken out of competition, on June 28, 2016, […]
What is your favorite Tito Ortiz fight and where does he rank among all-time most influential fighters in UFC history? ROBERT VALLEJOS, MMATORCH CONTRIBUTOR I have always had a strange soft spot for the first […]
What is your favorite Tito Ortiz fight and where does he rank among all-time most influential fighters in UFC history? MIKE HISCOE, MMATORCH CONTRIBUTOR My favorite Tito Ortiz fight was the first Forrest Griffin fight […]
Heading in to UFC 207, we knew we were going to witness one of Ronda Rousey’s last walks to the Octagon. Whether it was just one of her last fights or the very last one […]
The following is my report on UFC 66 posted ten years ago this week… UFC 66: LIDDELL VS. ORTIZ 2 DECEMBER 30, 2006 AIRED LIVE ON PPV -The pregame show was disappointing, with a repeating […]
For the second time, Mirko Cro Cop has called an end to his professional fighting career. He says this time it’s for good. Just days after winning the Rizin Grand Prix tournament in Japan, Cro […]
A LONG HUG AND A LOT OF THANKS While Dana White had said that Ronda Rousey was in a better state following her loss to Amanda Nunes last Friday than she was a year ago […]
UFC 207 was this past Friday, and it was a wild event. Let’s get to the rundown. UFC 207 GOOD: Ray Borg vs. Louis Smolka Borg came in heavy, which is disappointing because he’s […]
Alex Oliviera was the victim of some destructive knees to the head from Tim Means’s in UFC 207’s prelim opener. Unfortunately for Means and fortunately for Oliveira, referee Dan Miragliotta stepped in quickly as the […]
Dominick Cruz suffered his first loss in over a decade to Cody Garbrandt last night. Speaking at the post-fight press conference, Cruz admitted he knew Garbrandt was a serious contender and that it is now […]
The Ronda Responsibility If Ronda Rousey losing her invincibility at UFC 193 to the foot of Holly Holm was the dramatic twist in her epic, getting pummeled in 48 seconds by Amanda Nunes at UFC […]
ROUSEY POST-FIGHT Ronda Rousey was notable in her silence during the buildup to UFC 207 on Friday night. Perhaps nothing spoke louder than her performance, or lack thereof, in her fight with Amanda Nunes that […]
Though it wasn’t the second round finish he promised, Cody Garbrandt managed to defeat longtime Bantamweight Champion Dominick Cruz via unanimous decision and claim the title for himself. During the post-fight press conference, Garbrandt welcomed […]
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