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. […]
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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 […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from Bellator 256 and UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Holland
By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch Senior Columnist Bellator 256 and UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Holland were both this past weekend. Let’s get to the rundown. Bellator 256 GOOD/BAD- Goiti Yamauchi vs. Dan Moret Moret drops […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from Bellator 255, and McGregor vs. Poirier 3 is signed
By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch Senior Columnist Bellator 255 was this past week and featured a big title fight and the continuation of the Bellator Featherweight World Grand Prix. Also, Conor McGregor’s next fight is set. […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC 260
By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch Senior Columnist UFC 260 was yesterday and featured a huge title change, let’s get right to the rundown. UFC 260 GOOD- Jamie Mullarky stops Khama Worthy They traded for a bit […]
UFC 260 Review
Jamie Mullarkey vs. Khama Worthy Lightweight Fight It only took 46 seconds. Mullarkey caught Worthy completely off guard and landed a huge shot. This was a win he needed. 11 straight finishes for an accomplished […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Holland
By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch Senior Columnist UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Holland was last night. Was it good or bad? Well, read on to find out. UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Holland GOOD- Tai Tuivasa […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad
By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch Senior Columnist UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad was last night and it featured a horribly tainted main event. Let’s get to the rundown. UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad BAD- […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC 259
By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch Senior Columnist UFC 259 was last night and featured three big title fights, one which ended in controversy. Let’s get to the rundown. UFC 259 BAD- Aleksandar Rakic vs. Thiago Santos […]
UFC 259 Review
Thiago Santos vs. Aleksandar Rakic Light Heavyweight Fight The first round between these two was mostly a feeling out process with the occasional flurry of punches. The 2nd round was much of the same with […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gane
By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch Senior Columnist UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gane was this past Saturday and it was…it was something. A lot of decisions on the card, in fact, all the main card fights […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Lewis
By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch Senior Columnist UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Lewis was this past Saturday and it featured an upset in the main event. UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Lewis GOOD- Nassourdine Imavov vs. […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC 258, plus Jon Jones to challenge for the UFC Heavyweight Title
By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch Senior Columnist UFC 258 was this past weekend and it featured a big title fight in the welterweight division. Let’s get to the rundown. UFC 258 GOOD- Julian Marquez submits Maki […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Volkov
By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch Senior Columnist UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov was Saturday night and it featured what will surely be one of the finalists (if not the winner) for Knockout of the Year. Let’s get […]
HYDEN BLOG: A Look Ahead To Upcoming Big Fights
By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch Senior Columnist No events from this past week and not a lot of big news either, so I’ll take a look ahead at some upcoming big fights, starting with next week. […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC Fight Night: Chiesa vs. Magny and UFC 257
By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch Senior Columnist There were two UFC events this past week, with one throwing a major monkey wrench into the longterm viability of Conor McGregor as a draw. Let’s get to the […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Kattar
By: Frank Hyden, Senior Columnist The UFC ran their first event on ABC the other day and it featured some really exciting fights. Let’s get to the rundown. UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Kattar GOOD- […]
HYDEN BLOG: Thoughts on Some MMA News
By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch Senior Columnist It was another slow week for MMA so I’ll just hit upon some news and maybe make a few predictions. UFC Flyweight Champion Deiveson Figueiredo and Henry Cejudo have […]
HYDEN BLOG: Israel Adesanya vs. Jan Blachowicz is a Superfight?
By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch Senior Columnist The UFC recently announced that UFC Middleweight Champion Israel Adesanya will move up to light heavyweight and face UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jan Blachowicz at UFC 259 on March […]
HYDEN BLOG: Some Personal and Year-End MMA Thoughts
By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch Senior Columnist 2020 is finally coming to a close. I suppose I could do a good “Year in Review” type of thing and I’ll give it a shot here in a […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Neal
By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch Senior Columnist UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Neal was this past weekend and featured some big fights. Let’s get to the rundown. UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Neal GOOD- Marcin Tybura […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from Bellator 254 and UFC 256
By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch Senior Columnist Bellator 254 and UFC 256 were both this past week. Let’s get to the rundown. Bellator 254 GOOD- Romero Cotton submits Justin Sumter Cotton got a takedown early in […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Vettori
By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch Senior Columnist UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Vettori was this past weekend. Let’s get to the rundown. UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Vettori GOOD-Jordan Leavitt stops Matt Wiman Leavitt grabbed a […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Clark, plus Anderson Silva’s prospects
By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch Senior Columnist UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Clark was this past weekend. Let’s get to the rundown, then I’ll give my thoughts on Anderson Silva. UFC Fight Night Smith vs. Clark […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from Bellator 253 and UFC 255
By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch Senior Columnist Bellator 253 and UFC 255 took place over the past few days and they featured some big title fights. Let’s get to the rundown. Bellator 253 GOOD- Raufeon Stots […]