3 Fights To Watch 12/9/23
Song Yadong vs Chris Gutierrez Looking to stay on track since losing to Cory Sanhagen, Song TKO’d Ricky Simon and is seeking to go a run by defeating Gutierrez. These guys win via decision half […]
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HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC 261
By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch Senior Columnist UFC 261 was yesterday and it featured three big title fights, some explosive finishes, and a nasty injury. Let’s get to the rundown. UFC 261 GOOD/BAD- Anthony Smith beats […]
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. […]
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 UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Rakic
By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch Senior Columnist UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Rakic was this past weekend. Let’s get to the rundown, then hit on some quick pieces of news UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. RakicGOOD- […]
UFC Fight Night August 29th Review
3rd Rounds a Charm Ricardo Lamas vs. Bill Algeo Featherweight Bill Alego just couldn’t get his plan to come through. It seemed he wanted to keep the fight standing up, and it certainly had its […]
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 […]
FREE PODCAST 6/3 – PWTorch Dailycast – MMA Talk for Pro Wrestling Fans: Vallejos and Monsey review UFC Stockholm and preview UFC 238, Rick breaks down Anthony Joshua vs. Andy Ruiz, more (104 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: On this week’s edition of MMA Talk for Pro Wrestling Fans, MMATorch.com’s Robert Vallejos and Rick Monsey review UFC Stockholm. They give a detailed preview of UFC 238. Rick breaks down Anthony Joshua vs. […]
MCGRATH-Sunday thoughts from the week in MMA: Gustafsson retires, Anthony Smith’s next fight, McGregor, Andy Ruiz, more
News and notes from the week in combat sports Gustaffson retires. Alexander Gustaffson allegedly retired from MMA yesterday after another defeat in front of his home country. Gus should reset and look for greener pastures. […]
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 […]
MMATorch Cast (6/1) UFC Stockholm recap, Gustafsson retires, “Bet the Bookie” results
On this edition of the “MMATorch Cast” MMATorch.com managing editor Robert Vallejos recaps UFC Stockholm. Robert examines Alexander Gustafsson’s sudden retirement, recaps his game of “Bet the Bookie” and gives a brief rundown of the […]
Alexander Gustafsson announces retirement after submission loss to Anthony Smith
UFC Stockholm did not go as planned for Alexander Gustafsson. After being submitted by Anthony Smith in the main event of UFC Stockholm, Gustafsson announced that he would retire from MMA. In his post-fight interview […]
LIVE UFC STOCKHOLM REPORT: Real-time results & analysis of Gustafsson vs. Smith
UFC Stockholm Live Event Report Preliminary Card (ESPN) Joel Alvarez def. Danilo Belluardo via TKO (Punches and Elbows) Round 2, 2:22 Devin Clark def. Darko Stosic via Unanimous Decision Bea Malecki def. Duda Santana via […]
MMATorch Cast (5/31) Vallejos discusses Gustafasson, Newell, UFC Stockholm, more
MMATorch.com managing editor Robert Vallejos is back with the second edition of the “MMATorch Cast” Robert looks back at the UFC Stockholm weigh-ins, Nick Newell’s MMA return, Andrea Lee’s estranged husband being apprehended. Robert also […]
MCGRATH: The last chance for Alexander Gustafsson
Imagine you had one amazing day on your job. Imagine you’re on a sales team, and your team went up against the best team in the country. You hung in there, you were scrappy, hell […]
UFC STOCKHOLM PREVIEW & PREDICTIONS 6/01: Grocke’s updated odds & predictions for every fight
The UFC travels to the Ericsson Globe in Stockholm, Sweden for UFC on ESPN+ 11 on Saturday. The main event takes place in the light heavyweight division where Alexander Gustafsson takes on Anthony Smith. The […]
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 […]
NEW PODCAST: MMA Fight Picks w/ Aaron Weinbaum picking UFC Stockholm: Gustafsson vs Smith
Aaron Weinbaum is back with an all-new MMA Fight Picks podcast. This week Aaron picks the top fights from UFC Stockholm: Gustafsson vs Smith. Check out Aaronsayswhat.com for more from Aaron. Fights Aaron picks: Light […]
SATURDAY NEWS DIGEST 4/13: TJ Dillashaw releases video statement acknowledging PED use, Dana White doesn’t expect any issues with EPSN+ PPV, Rockhold responds to Smith call out, more
‘I messed up’ TJ Dillashaw came clean Friday. Dillashaw posted an Instagram video where he apologized to fans after being suspended for two years by USADA for EPO use. In the video, you can see […]
SATURDAY NEWS DIGEST 3/9: Gustafsson-Smith set for Stockholm, Shevchenko and Eye title fight slated for UFC 238, latest PPV numbers, and more
Rebound Both Alexander Gustafsson and Anthony Smith will look to rebound from their respective title losses to Jon Jones when they meet in the main event of UFC’s visit to Stockholm in June. The fight […]
ROUNDTABLE: Who should get the next shot at Jon Jones?
What should Jon Jones’ next light heavyweight title defence be? Sean Covington, Columnist – Covington’s Corner Besides a drug test, I think Thiago Santos is a great option for Jones but I feel like Santos […]
THURSDAY NEWS DIGEST 3/7: BJ Penn won’t go away, JDS says ‘no one’ wants to see Brock Lesnar vs. Daniel Cormier, and more
Penn vs. Guida BJ Penn must love to fight. After being winless in his last seven fights including six straight losses, Penn will return to the cage on May 11 to fight fellow veteran Clay […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly from UFC 235
UFC 235 was this past weekend and it was a stacked card. Let’s get right to the rundown. UFC 235 GOOD- Pedro Munhoz stops Cody Garbrandt This was a wild fight. Garbrandt got dropped but […]
Fights to Make Next after UFC 235
Jon Jones def. Anthony Smith to retain UFC light heavyweight championship Jon Jones had a good performance against Anthony Smith, but honestly, he is so great that this one will probably be forgotten when its […]