VS Common Opponents: Francis Ngannou vs. Junior dos Santos
Francis Ngannou and Junior dos Santos will face off in the main event of UFC Minneapolis. Here is look at how they fared against the same opponents. MMA math is not an exact science, […]
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HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from Bellator 223/London and UFC Greenville
Bellator 223/London and UFC Greenville were both this past weekend. Let’s get right to the rundown. Bellator 223 GOOD- Charlie Ward stops Justin Moore Moore landed several takedowns during this fight and was very active […]
UFC GREENVILLE PREVIEW & PREDICTIONS 6/22: Grocke’s updated odds & predictions for every fight
The UFC makes its way to the Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, South Carolina for UFC Fight Night 154 on Saturday night. The main event takes place in the featherweight division where Renato Carneiro […]
BELLATOR LONDON / 223 PREVIEW & PREDICTIONS 6/22: Grocke’s updated odds & predictions for every fight
Bellator MMA travels across the pond to The SSE Arena in London, England for Bellator London. The main event takes place in the middleweight division where Gegard Mousasi will defend his title against Rafael Lovato […]
Morning Video: Daley cuts deep with flying knee.
On Saturday, Paul Daley will face fellow UFC veteran Erick Silva at Bellator 223. However, back in January 2017, Daley captured the attention of MMA world with his exciting KO victory over Brennan Ward at […]
MMATorch Cast (6/19) Cejudo surgery, women’s flyweight booked, MMA ESPY nominations
MMATorch.com managing editor Robert Vallejos reacts to Henry Cejudo having surgery,Valentina Shevchenko vs. Liz Carmouche booked, and the MMA ESPY nominations. SUBSCRIBE TO THE MMATORCH RSS FEED: Put this link in your favorite podcast app […]
Sounds of Bellator 222
With Bellator 222 in the books, Gary Meigs highlights some of the notes and quotes after the event. (Note: Some quotes, slightly edited for clarity) Robson Gracie Jr Felt more comfortable in this fight than […]
How to Halt a Prospect with Max Humphrey and Adam Borics
Ahead of Bellator 222, MMATorch’s Dylan Bowker spoke to Max Humphrey and Adam Borics, about being the “other guy” facing a touted prospect. Bellator 222 is going to showcase some big MMA bouts on Friday, June […]
Nate Diaz will never fight at 155 again, and he’s been telling us for awhile
Nate Diaz recently declared that he was moving on from fighting at lightweight, but Aaron Weinbaum has been declaring this since September 2018. On June 3rd of this year, Nate Diaz made a prominent return […]
Bellator 222 brings a mix of familiar faces and potential stars
Bellator returns to Madison Square Garden on Friday night with a card full of familiar faces to UFC fans but also some top-notch fighters that casual viewers may not know but will certainly want to […]
REPORT: Jessica Andrade vs. Weili Zhang targeted for China
ESPN is reporting that the UFC is close to finalizing a strawweight title fight between champion Jessica Andrade and Weili Zhang for Aug. 31 in China. After a weekend of debating weather Tatiana Suarez or […]
Ranking every ‘Champ-Champ’ victory
At UFC 238, Henry Cejudo proved that the era of the double-champion is still alive and well in the UFC. By holding the men’s flyweight and bantamweight titles simultaneously, Cejudo joins an elite club. Only […]
FROM MY VIEW: Freeman’s Invicta FC 35 cageside report
Note: these scores are Ray Freeman’s unofficial scorecard. Click on the link below: Invicta FC 35 live results: Bennett vs. Rodriguez II. Results Valerie Wong vs. Genia Goodin Round 1) Genia Walked out to […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly from UFC Stockholm
UFC Stockholm was this past weekend and it ended in shocking fashion. Let’s get to the rundown. UFC Stockholm BAD- Sung Bin Jo vs. Daniel Teymur Teymur landed some good shots early but then everything […]
HISCOE: The agony of defeat was finally too much for Alexander Gustafsson
Alexander Gustafsson, to the surprise of pretty much everybody, called it quits on Saturday in Stockholm, telling us “The show is over.” After a very strong career at light heavyweight, the pain of losing another […]
UFC Fight Night 153 Preview and Start Time
The UFC returns to Stockholm, Sweden for UFC Fight Night 153, which features a home country hero, Alexander Gustafsson taking on recent title challenger, Anthony “Lionheart” Smith. This will be the first fight back for […]
ROUNDTABLE: Staff predictions for Alexander Gustafsson vs. Anthony Smith
Aaron Weinbaum, Aaronsayswhat.com Gus wins. He’s going to show he is the perennial top 3 guy. Aaron Crider-MMATorch Contributor Anthony Smith is looking for redemption after losing to Jon Jones at UFC 235, but it […]
DEBUT PODCAST: MMATORCH CAST, Vallejos discusses co-main withdraw from UFC Stockholm, Andrade getting robbed, UFC Sacramento, Cyborg-Spencer, Losing streaks at UFC Stockholm
On the pilot edition of “MMATorch Cast” MMATorch.com managing editor Robert Vallejos reacts to the MMA news of the the day (5/30) News discussed: Ilir Latifi vs. Volkan Oezdemir off of UFC StockholmUFC ,Strawweight champ […]
Ilir Latifi vs. Volkan Oezdemir off of UFC Stockholm
UFC Stockholm has lost its co-main event. The UFC announced on Thursday that light heavyweight Ilir Latifi would be forced to withdraw from his scheduled fight against Volkan Oezdemir. Per the UFC, a back injury […]
De Randamie vs. Ladd scheduled to headline UFC Sacramento card
Former UFC women’s featherweight champion Germaine de Randamie will face rising bantamweight contender Aspen Ladd in the main even of UFC Sacramento on July 13. The UFC made the announcement official after media reports of […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from Bellator 219 and UFC Fight Night 149, plus Conor McGregor “retires”
Bellator 219 and UFC Fight Night 149 were both this past weekend. Let’s get right to the rundown then quickly hit on Conor McGregor “retiring” last week. Bellator 219 GOOD- Joe Schilling vs. Keith Berry […]
UFC ON ESPN 2 PREVIEW & PREDICTIONS 3/30: Grocke’s updated odds & predictions for every fight
The UFC makes a stop at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for UFC on ESPN 2 Saturday night. The main event takes place in the lightweight division where Edson Barboza takes on Justin […]
TUESDAY NEWS DIGEST 3/26: Conor McGregor tweets his retirement again, White, Rousey respond, and more
Thanks for the cheese Conor McGregor has once again taken to Twitter to announce his retirement from MMA. In a late Monday night tweet, McGregor said that he has “decided to retire from the sport […]
SUNDAY NEWS DIGEST 3/3: Dana White names his ideal next challengers for Jon Jones and Kamaru Usman, more UFC 235 post-fight notes
Who’s Next? “Who’s next?” That’s always the question fans and media are asking after a UFC title fight. More often than not, we don’t get that answer right away. But Saturday night, UFC president Dana […]
ROUNDTABLE: Should Cain Velasquez reitre?
Cain Velasquez had said if he can’t perform at a top level he would walk away from the sport. What did you make of his performance Sunday, should he hang them up? Frank Hyden, Columnist […]