Bellator 261 Review
Light Heavyweight Fight Christian Edwards vs. Simon Biyong This was a pretty one sided fight. Edwards was landing all of the shots he needed to. Biyong probably should’ve gone down in the first round but […]
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WEEKEND MMA VIEWING GUIDE: Where and how to watch MMA this weekend
Create a mobile home screen button on your phone now for one-click access to MMATorch’s newly ramped up MMA coverage with the return of Mike Hiscoe, who is now managing editor of MMATorch. ANDROID USERS […]
HYDEN BLOG: Frankie Edgar fighting too soon? Why Floyd Mayweather won’t come to the UFC
Frankie fighting too soon! Frankie Edgar is slated to fight Cub Swanson on April 21 at UFC Fight Night 128. This comes seven weeks after his first round TKO loss to Brian Ortega on March 3 at […]
ROUNDTABLE: Will Floyd Mayweather fight in MMA?
FRANK HYDEN, MMATorch Contributor No, I don’t think he will. I don’t see why a guy who would care so much about retiring undefeated as a boxer would willingly jump into a situation where he […]
ROUNDTABLE: Is it inevitable that Conor McGregor’s next fight will be in a boxing ring?
With Manny Pacquiao revealing that he has reached out to Conor McGregor about a potential boxing match. Is it inevitable that McGregor’s next fight will occur in a boxing ring? FRANK HYDEN, MMATorch Columnist I think […]
HEYDORN’S FLOYD MAYWEATHER VS. CONOR MCGREGOR LIVE ROUND BY ROUND REPORT
FLOYD MAYWEATHER VS. CONOR MCGREGOR LIVE REPORT AUGUST 26, 2017 T-MOBILE ARENA IN LAS VEGAS, NEVADA Conor McGregor out first with the Irish flag draped on his shoulders. He’s mostly emotionless as he makes his […]
HEYDORN’S TAKE: Logic be damned. Enjoy the fun inside the impossibility of Conor McGregor beating Floyd Mayweather
Pundits, analysts, and fight connoisseurs around the world collectively give Conor McGregor a zero percent chance of beating Floyd Mayweather this Saturday night in Las Vegas. Even though McGregor is the current UFC lightweight world champion, a […]
MEDIA & BUSINESS: Why the UFC promoting boxing would be a terrible idea
What a glorious time we live in. The best pound-for-pound UFC fighter is challenging the WWE Universal Champion, while the greatest boxer of this era is coming out of retirement to face the biggest draw […]
MEDIA & BUSINESS: McGregor letting down the UFC under the bright lights, but is the setback for MMA’s image the big story
Mercifully, Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather are done touring the world to promote their upcoming boxing bout. Unfortunately, the talking points from the tour are focused on the racist, misogynistic, and homophobic comments made by […]
GRINUPS: What can boxing learn from MMA and UFC to bring the sport back to life
Mixed Martial Arts fans and especially UFC fans have been very pleased with the sport over the past two years. Between the exposure, energy, fights, and the promotion’s willingness to listen to the fans, we […]
Floyd Mayweather says he started rumors of Conor McGregor bout, McGregor plays along on social media
Both Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor this weekend continued to feed into a story that the two of them would meet in a boxing match sometime in the near future. First, McGregor tweeted out the […]
UFC Champ Ronda Rousey first MMA fighter – and just second woman – to grace cover of Ring Magazine
Ronda Rousey continues to break barriers with her presence, as she’ll become just the second woman – and first mixed martial arts fighter – to appear on the cover of Ring Magazine. The boxing publication […]