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The UFC brings its New Year’s event to the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada for UFC 207. Ronda Rousey makes her long awaited comeback when she challenges Amanda Nunes for her bantamweight title. The […]
ROUSEY AND NUNES MAKE WEIGHT, OTHERS DON’T The official and public weigh-ins for UFC 207 both went down on Thursday and, while Ronda Rousey’s appearances on the scales were uneventful, two of the usual suspects […]
This year is coming to a close, and 2016 was quite the eventful year, in both good ways and bad ways. This was true in the world of sports as well as the real world. […]
USADA’s latest victim is a familiar name to the suspended fighters list. Josh Barnett has been flagged for a potential USADA violation after allegedly failing an out-of-competition test taken on Dec. 9, according to a […]
How would you grade UFC’s handling of the Featherweight Title situation? How would you have handled it differently? MATT ECHOCHARD, MMATORCH CONTRIBUTOR The UFC didn’t really have much of a choice but to strip the […]
UFC’s Christmas gift to fans of giving away a recent pay-per-view for free appears to have been a huge success. Saturday night’s rebroadcast of four fights from UFC 206 did 4.7 million viewers on Fox […]
How would you grade UFC’s handling of the Featherweight Title situation? How would you have handled it differently? ROBERT VALLEJOS, MMATORCH CONTRIBUTOR Intrinsically, I have no issue with stripping Conor McGregor of the Featherweight Title. […]
REPORT: FERGUSON VS. NURMAGOMEVOD FOR INTERIM TITLE? After a month of much uncertainty regarding the UFC Lightweight Title picture, some clarity now looks to be forming. Bloody Elbow has cited reports from Russian website Izvestia.ru […]
The Nevada State Athletic Commission has ruled Cain Velasquez unfit for fighting this Friday night, so his match against Fabricio Werdum is off UFC 207. Velasquez had said previously he was scheduled for surgery after UFC […]
FROM ADOLESCENCE TO TEENAGER TO ADULT, UFC’S MATURATION In 2016 the UFC had to be a big boy. Both their media relations and business practices showed that at age 23, the UFC has now matured into […]
APPEARANCE OF ROUSEY GETTING SPECIAL TREATMENT, CODDLING CONTINUES Ronda Rousey and Amanda Nunes will not take part in the UFC 207 media session next week. Rousey has been unusually silent in the build up for […]
CYBORG WARNS ABOUT DANGERS OF WEIGHT CUTTING Cris Cyborg has revealed the cause of her USADA violation. In a post on Facebook, Cyborg stated that she used a diuretic called spironolactone that her doctor prescribed […]
The case for the UFC on ESPN Transitioning into 2017, the UFC’s next television deal will be an underlying story over the course of the year. Throughout the last few months, Sports Illustrated media critic […]
With Christmas just a few days away, here are the fights I have on my wish list for the New Year. Some are close to happening already, while others might never happen. Jon Jones vs. […]
UFC and Fox have decided to take one of the most exciting yet, under-viewed shows of the year and expose it to a bigger audience. UFC 206, which took place Dec. 10 from Toronto, Ontario […]
Jose Aldo, who has given some conflicting statements to the media over the last few months regarding his fighting future, gave an in-depth interview to MMA Fighting’s Ariel Helwani to clear the air. In the […]
For the first time in a while, Mickey Gall won’t be getting what he asked for. Gall, who was successful in securing fights with C.M. Punk and Sage Northcutt after calling them out during post-fight […]
Who should UFC book against C.M. Punk for his likely second MMA fight? MICHAEL HISCOE, MMATorch contributor The easy answer for C.M. Punk is to trot out Mike Jackson and hope Punk doesn’t embarrass himself, […]
Bellator 169 GOOD – Daniel Weichel submits Brian Moore Moore fought pretty well, but Weichel used his experience and savvy to jump on the opening and get the takedown. From there he just started working […]
Former top Strawweight Championship contender, Rose Namajunas has her sights set on “The Karate Hottie.” Namajunas took to her Instagram account to congratulate Michelle Waterson after her quick submission win over Paige VanZant Saturday night […]
After announcing his retirement plans in October, UFC veteran and pioneers of the lower weight divisions, Urijah Faber fought what was billed as his final fight on Saturday night in his home state of California. […]
UFC ON FOX 22 LIVE REPORT DECEMBER 17, 2016 SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA AT GOLDEN 1 CENTER LIVE ON FIGHT PASS, FS1 AND FOX Michael Grocke here to take you through UFC on FOX 22 which takes […]
BELLATOR 168 LIVE REPORT DECEMBER 10, 2016 FLORENCE, ITALY AT THE NELSON MANDELA FORUM LIVE ON SPIKE (1) BRIAN MOORE vs. DANIEL WEICHEL This should be interesting, 37-9 Weichel vs. 9-4 Moore… Round 1: Moore’s […]
This Saturday’s fights are a return to Fox with a main card that tells multiples stories. Paige VanZant against Michelle Watersron is a good piece of matchmaking that will provide a clearer picture of the […]
LESNAR AND JONES FINALLY KNOW WHEN THEY FIGHT AGAIN The Nevada Athletic Commission has finally handed down official suspensions for two huge drug test failures and one headline-grabbing incident from this past summer. Jon Jones […]
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