Silva v Paul Running Diary
By Brad Walker MMATorch Columnist Welcome ladies and gentleman to the fight of the … let’s face it probably the year, as YouTube sensation and natural ass clown Jake Paul takes on the MMA Goat […]
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HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from Bellator 250 and UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Silva
By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch Senior Columnist Bellator 250 and UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Silva were both this past weekend. We had a new champion crowned in Bellator and we’ve likely seen the final fight […]
UFC Halloween Fight Night Review
Style over Substance Bobby Green vs. Thaigo Moises Lightweight Fight Bobby Green was deceptively good in this fight. If you watched it, it seemed like he was getting hit more than he was giving, but […]
HISCOE: Four fighters we’d love to see back in 2020, and one we’d rather not
Follow @mikehiscoe With Conor McGregor returning to the cage last month, it has created a feeling of excitement around UFC that may have been missing in 2019. McGregor was only out of action for about […]
A fight of the year for every year of the 2010s
The decade is over! While it is tempting to definitively declare a fight of the decade, we decided to pick several fights from the 2010s. MMAtorch.com’s Michael Hiscoe, Frank Hyden and Dylan Thompson submitted a […]
Robert Whittaker vs. Israel Adesanya official for UFC 243
One of the most anticipated fights of the year is now official. The UFC officially announced that middleweight champion Robert Whittaker will face interim champion Israel Adesanya in a unification bout at UFC 243 on […]
ROUNDTABLE: What was the most memorable Rich Franklin fight?
Tonight, Rich Franklin gets inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame. What was his most memorable fight? Frank Hyden MMATorch Columnist It would probably be when he won the UFC Middleweight Championship by defeating Evan […]
HISCOE: Why Dana White shouldn’t be influencing fight results and what he might be after here
Ten years ago Jon Jones lost a fight. Actually, he didn’t lose the fight, he was just given a loss on his record. Jones battered and bloodied the affable but overmatched Matt “The Hammer” Hamill. […]
MMATorch Cast (6/19) A second look at Sonnen-Silva 1
MMATorch.com managing editor Robert Vallejos, and Rick Monsey rewatch Chael Sonnen vs. Anderson Silva from UFC 117, from August 2010. HISCOE: Chael Sonnen cuts the cord on a fun but flawed career Chael Sonnen announces […]
HISCOE: Chael Sonnen cuts the cord on a fun but flawed career
Chael Sonnen can’t get out of his own way. Things would seem to be going well for “The American Gangster,” and then he would do something to spectacularly screw it up. Unbeknownst to himself, Sonnen […]
Chael Sonnen announces retirement at Bellator 222
After suffering a TKO loss to Lyoto Machida at Bellator 222, Chael Sonnen announced his retirement from MMA. In his post-fight interview with John McCarthy, Sonnen said, “I had a hell of a lot of […]
Weidman announces move to light heavyweight division
The UFC’s light heavyweight division has received a boost from a former middleweight champion. On Ariel Helwani’s ESPN Radio, former middleweight champion Chris Weidman announced that his MMA future will take place in the light […]
Creating an NBA starting 5 with MMA Fighters
With the NBA Finals starting this week I have decided to create the perfect NBA starting five, using only MMA fighters. This list doesn’t really have any rules, I’m pretty much just making it up […]
FREEMAN: 5 things a new MMA promotion can do to challenge UFC
For over 25 years, the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) has been noticed as the top tier platform for the best fighters on the planet. The crown is constantly being challenged by other promotions. While some […]
ROUNDTABLE: What’s left for Anderson Silva?
Is there anything left for Anderson Silva in MMA? Frank Hyden, Columnist – The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly I don’t think so. I mean, there are some guys he can still beat and […]
HENRY: Rose Namajunas vs Claudia Gadelha and other fights to make next after UFC 237
Jessica Andrade def. Rose Namajunas to become the UFC Strawweight Champion (TKO/Round 2) Jessica Andrade is the new UFC Strawweight Champion of the world, and we are now left with a cluster at the top […]
TUESDAY NEWS DIGEST 5/14: Holloway vs. Edgar slated for Edmonton, Aldo comments on ‘bad’ performance, Anderson Silva ‘not dead yet’, McGregor cell phone case dismisssed, more
Holloway vs. Edgar at UFC 240 ESPN.com is reporting that Max Holloway will defend his featherweight championship against Frankie Edgar at UFC 240 on July 27. Holloway is coming off of a decision loss to […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from Bellator 221 and UFC 237
Bellator 221 and UFC 237 were this past weekend, let’s get right to the rundown. Bellator 221 GOOD- Tywan Claxton stops James Bennett Claxton beat the hell out of Bennett for about two and a […]
MONDAY NEWS DIGEST 5/13: Ronda Rousey compares UFC to WWE, says UFC debut ‘felt bigger’ than Wrestlemania, Jake Hager on holding onto submission, Namajunas hints at retirement, more
Big Ronda Rousey has been out of the spotlight since her Wrestlemania 35 main event last month. In that time, she’s been able to reflect on the whirlwind WWE run and her revolutionary MMA career […]
UFC 237 PREVIEW & PREDICTIONS 5/11: Grocke’s updated odds & predictions for every fight
The Ultimate Fighting Championship travels to the Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil for UFC 237. The main event features a UFC women’s strawweight division title fight between Rose Namajunas and Jessica Andrade. UFC […]
LIVE UFC 237 REPORT: Real-time results & analysis of Namajunas-Andrade, Cannonier-Silva
UFC 237 May 11, 2019 Barra da Tijuca, Brazil from Jeunesse Arena Live on UFC Fight Pass/ESPN+ (6:15 PM ET), ESPN (8 PM ET), and ESPN+ PPV (10 PM ET) ESPN+ Prelims Carlos Huachin vs. […]
ROUNDTABLE: Staff predictions for Jared Cannonier vs. Anderson Silva
Who wins Saturday’s Anderson Silva vs. Jared Cannonier fight? Sean Covington, Columnist – Covington’s Corner I haven’t seen anything out of Jared Cannonier to suggest he should be able to land anything significant on Anderson […]
NEW PODCAST: MMA Fight Picks w/ Aaron Weinbaum picking UFC 237 and Bellator 221
Aaron Weinbaum is back with an all-new MMA Fight Picks podcast. This week Aaron picks the top fights from UFC 237 and Bellator 221. Check out Aaronsayswhat.com for more from Aaron. Fights Aaron picks: UFC […]
TUESDAY NEWS DIGEST 5/7: Daniel Cormier on third Jon Jones fight, ‘it’s all I want,’ Tony Ferguson claims he is back
All I want Daniel Cormier has entered the cage with Jon Jones twice, and twice he has left disappointed. That isn’t stopping Cormier from wanting a third crack at his rival though, if anything, it […]
TUESDAY NEWS DIGEST 4/23: Anderson Silva doesn’t think drug test failures taint his or Jon Jones’ legacies, Dana White Contender Series returning in June, Ponzinibbio calls out Pettis
It’s normal Anderson Silva doesn’t think that the drug test failures on his record should detract from his legacy, or the legacy of other fighters in similar situations, such as Jon Jones. Silva failed a […]