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MCGRATH: MMA-Military connection runs deep

May 27, 2019

There are two things in this world that I love outside of my friends and family: mixed martial arts and the men and women of the United States Military. Being a huge MMA fan through […]

That Night in Toronto – UFC’s flyweight division was dead on arrival

January 17, 2019

Follow @mikehiscoe I don’t want your money. You’re a moron, you don’t like fighting and you don’t appreciate great talent or heart if you didn’t like that flyweight fight. – UFC President Dana White UFC’s […]

MONDAY NEWS DIGEST 8/21: Brian Stann moving on from UFC commentary role, Anthony Joshua open to MMA fight, Polaris 5 results

August 21, 2017

Brian Stann leaves the UFC Perhaps nobody is a better representative for the sport of MMA than Brian Stann. He is a decorated war veteran, a successful UFC vet, and perhaps the only man in […]

5 YRS AGO: Middleweight Division In-Depth Lay of the Land – Anderson Silva, Stann, Sonnen, Bisping, Weidman, more

September 19, 2016

Five years ago this month MMATorch senior columnist Shawn Ennis presented an in-depth assessment of the Middleweight Division in his ongoing series titled “Lay of the Land.” Check out where things were back in September […]

Johnson apologizes after bad sportsmanship in heat of moment after victory, then criticizes McGregor and Diaz (w/Keller’s Analysis)

September 18, 2016

Michael “The Menance” Johnson scored the upset first round KO victory over the red-hot Daniel Poirier last night in the main event of UFC’s Fight Night on FS1, then turned on some heavy taunting which […]

THE AFTERMATH – UFC on FOX: Recap, breakdown, and analysis of Maia-Condit, Pettis-Oliveira, VanZant-Rawlings, plus Punk-Gall forecast

August 30, 2016

This is “The Aftermath,” a recap, breakdown, and analysis of the top MMA events. Ill be writing these following each event with what happened, who it happened to, and what to expect next. These breakdowns […]

Conor McGregor vs. Nate Diaz – FS1 panel weighs in on fight results, talks about what’s next (w/Keller’s Reax)

August 21, 2016

Here are some key quotes from FS1’s UFC 202 post-game show conducted by host Megan Olivi along with my added analysis…  Rashad Evans: “Conor was calm and composed. That was the biggest key to his victory tonight.” (Keller’s Reax: Conor […]

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  • HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC Fight Night: Dolidze vs. Hernandez
  • HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from PFL 8 (2025) and UFC Fight Night: Taira vs. Park
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