Bellator 253 Review
Shots for Stots Raufeon Stots vs. Keith Lee Bantamweight Fight Stots seemed to always have this fight under control. He scored takedowns and always played his distance properly. Lee seemed to only be setting up […]
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HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from Bellator 252 and UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. Dos Anjos
By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch Senior Columnist Bellator 252 and UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. Dos Anjos were this past week. Let’s get to the rundown. Bellator 252 GOOD- Yaroslav Amosov vs. Logan Storely They fought […]
Bellator 252 Review
Float like a Featherweight Daniel Weichel vs. Emmanuel Sanchez Featherweight Grand Prix Quarterfinal This was quite the back and forth affair at certain points. Weichel had a lot of opportunities to show off his chin. […]
Bellator 251 Review
Upon Further Review Derek Andserson vs. Killys Mota Welterweight Fight This fight had a pretty solid back and forth to it, and Derek Anderson seemed to have a bit more control. Unfortunately the fight was […]
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 […]
Bellator 250 Review
All-Around Solid Dalton Rosta vs. Ty Gwerder Middleweight Fight This was a pretty back and forth fight, not to mention it was the first time Rosta made it to the 3rd round in his career. […]
The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from Bellator 249
By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch Senior Columnist Bellator 249 was last night and the show featured Cris Cyborg defending her Bellator Featherweight Championship for the first time, where she picked up her first career submission victory. […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from Bellator Paris and UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen
By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch Senior Columnist Bellator Paris and UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen were this past weekend. Let’s get to the rundown. Bellator Europe 10 GOOD- Mads Burnell stops Darko Banovic Burnell took […]
Bellator 248 Review
Danish Domination Mads Burnell vs. Donko Banovic Featherweight Fight This fight was an amazing performance for Burnell. He did what he always does, and it was as if Banovic wasn’t expecting it. Burnell scored an […]
Bellator 247 Review
Scottish Striking Sensation Chris Duncan vs. Iamik Furtado 160 Lb. Contract Weight Fight This truly was a slugfest. There was never any intention of going to the ground. Duncan had control the whole time. Furtado […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from Bellator 246 and UFC Fight Night: Waterson vs. Hill
By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch Senior Columnist Bellator 246 and UFC Fight Night: Waterson vs. Hill were this past weekend. Let’s get to the rundown. Bellator 246 GOOD- Keoni Diggs submits Derek Campos Diggs got some […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Sakai
By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch Senior Columnist UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Sakai was this past weekend. Let’s get right to the rundown. UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Sakai GOOD- Hunter Azure vs. Cole Smith There […]
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- […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC Fight Night: Munhoz vs. Edgar and Bellator 244
By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch Senior Columnist The UFC ran another event in this super busy time for sports. It featured a legend who’s not quite ready to give it up yet, and he’s fighting like […]
Bellator 244 Press Conference Highlights
By Gil Kuta Jr. Vadim Nemkov Nemkov spoke of having to change his camp because of the pandemic, but continually stressed he was ready for a 5-round fight. When asked if Fedor’s recent loss was […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the current MMA and sports scene
By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch contributor Well, I’m back. Before the pandemic shut everything down, I had written a blog for the Torch here for many years. I had written my view on MMA and MMA […]
HYDEN BLOG: Should Bellator do business with Logan Paul?
There were no big MMA events this past week so I’ll just touch upon some news. HYDEN BLOG: Should Bellator do business with Logan Paul? YouTube star Logan Paul has said he’d like to fight […]
MMA Talk for Pro Wrestling Fans: Vallejos and Monsey review Bellator 238 including discussion on future of Cris Cyborg, review UFC Raleigh, discuss WWE’s Royal Rumble PPV, more (67 min)
On this week’s edition of MMA Talk for Pro Wrestling Fans, Robert Vallejos and Rick Monsey review Bellator 238, including discussion on the future of Cris Cyborg. They also review UFC Raleigh and close the […]
MMA Talk for Pro Wrestling Fans – Vallejos and Monsey review Bellator Japan, talk the year that was 2019 in MMA, more
On this week’s edition of MMA Talk for Pro Wrestling Fans, Robert Vallejos and Rick Monsey review Bellator Japan. They go on to give their opinions on the year that was 2019 in MMA. Robert […]
MMA Talk for Pro Wrestling Fans – Vallejos and Monsey review UFC Busan, discuss the busy weekend in Bellator, more
On this week’s edition of MMA Talk for Pro Wrestling Fans, Robert Vallejos and Rick Monsey review UFC Busan, discuss the busy weekend in Bellator, and look forward to Bellator and RIZIN’s upcoming show in […]
BELLATOR 229 PREVIEW & PREDICTIONS 10/04: Grocke’s updated odds & predictions for every fight
BELLATOR 229 PREVIEW & PREDICTIONS 10/04: Grocke’s updated odds & predictions for every fight Bellator 229 preview Bellator MMA makes its way west to the Pechanga Resort and Casino in Temecula, California on Friday night. […]
BELLATOR DUBLIN RESULTS
Bellator Dublin September 27, 2019 Watch live on DAZN! Bellator Dublin Results Main Card: (1) Ryan Scope vs Peter Queally (Lightweight) Result: Peter Queally defeated Ryan Scope via TKO in Round 2 (3:07) Peter Queally […]
Cris Cyborg signs with Bellator
Bellator has won the Cris Cyborg sweepstakes. Bellator president Scott Coker announced via Twitter that Cyborg has signed the biggest contract in the history of women’s MMA. I am proud to announce that @BellatorMMA has […]
Bowks Talks Bouts: Bowker talks to Khonry Gracie and Mike Kimbel
MMATorch.com contributor Dylan Bowker sat down with Khonry Gracie and Mike Kimbel prior to their fights at Bellator 225. Topics discussed with Gracie: -His thoughts on Vera as an opponent -The generations that came before […]
ROUNDTABLE: Where will Cyborg end up?
With Dana White declaring that the UFC is, “out of the Cyborg business” the question remains: Where does Cyborg end up? Frank Hyden MMATorch Columnist I think she goes to Bellator for sure. It just […]