For as great as Brian Ortega looked over the weekend while defeating Cub Swanson, it appears he still will be taking a backseat to Frankie Edgar when it comes to Max Holloway’s next featherweight championship […]
What fight are you most hoping gets booked in 2017 that hasn’t been announced yet? List any runners up, too. Bryan Kern, MMATorch contributor 2017 Hopefuls: Anderson Silva vs. GSP, Conor McGregor vs. Nate Diaz III, Jon Jones […]
Continuing the train of UFC middleweights looking to fight Anderson Silva is Yoel Romero. During an appearance on Monday’s edition of “The MMA Hour,” Romero was critical of UFC’s decision to grant the next UFC […]
The ratings for last weekend’s UFC on Fox 2 event were down from the organization’s November debut, but were still rather good for an MMA event in North America, coming in amongst the most watched […]
After outgrowing the Spike TV partnership that helped put the them on the map seven years ago, watching the UFC traverse new waters on the Fox family of networks is certainly interesting. Thus far, the […]
ROUSEY AND NUNES MAKE WEIGHT, OTHERS DON’T The official and public weigh-ins for UFC 207 both went down on Thursday and, while Ronda Rousey’s appearances on the scales were uneventful, two of the usual suspects […]
REPORT: FERGUSON VS. NURMAGOMEVOD FOR INTERIM TITLE? After a month of much uncertainty regarding the UFC Lightweight Title picture, some clarity now looks to be forming. Bloody Elbow has cited reports from Russian website Izvestia.ru […]
The Nevada State Athletic Commission has ruled Cain Velasquez unfit for fighting this Friday night, so his match against Fabricio Werdum is off UFC 207. Velasquez had said previously he was scheduled for surgery after UFC […]
UFC and Fox have decided to take one of the most exciting yet, under-viewed shows of the year and expose it to a bigger audience. UFC 206, which took place Dec. 10 from Toronto, Ontario […]
Are you happy with the Fabricio Werdum vs. Cain Velasquez rematch at UFC 207 or would you rather either of them faced someone else instead first? ROBERT VALLEJOS, MMATorch contributor Not only am I happy […]
Are you happy with the Fabricio Werdum vs. Cain Velasquez rematch at UFC 207 or would you rather either of them faced someone else instead first? MICHAEL HISCOE, MMATorch contributor While a rematch of a […]
Five years ago this week, MMATorch columnist Bjorn Hansen examined the spectacular Shogun Rua vs. Dan Henderson fight and it’s potential impact on the sport of MMA and the UFC brand. Five years later, you […]
A curious conference call is occurring Wednesday for an announcement with potential for ramifications across the entire sport of MMA. A press release was sent out Monday proclaiming an “industry re-defining” announcement would be made […]
While Saturday night’s UFC 205 event was the biggest night in UFC history featuring the biggest main event fight in UFC history, just five years ago this week Dana White was boasting the same thing about […]
The following are newsworthy quotes from the MMA world five years ago this week with some analysis from Jamie Penick… Though the Heavyweight Championship bout between Cain Velasquez and Junior dos Santos is rightfully getting […]
Which top fighter from a previous UFC era would you most like to see in their prime against a top star in today’s scene, and who do you think would win? Michael Grocke, MMATorch contributor […]
MCGREGOR SAYS HE’D RELINQUISH A TITLE AFTER ALL It may not take as much manpower as originally thought to get Conor McGregor to give up one of his two UFC championships should he leave UFC […]
JOSE ALDO WRONG GUY TO BE COMPLAINING, SAYS HOLLOWAY Top ranked featherweight Max Holloway was not shy about his feelings for Jose Aldo. In an interview with MMAFighting, Holloway expressed his anger for Aldo’s calls […]
(5) Team Alpha Male The team and gym created by former WEC Featherweight Champion Urijah Faber suffers slightly from the fact that it never really created a UFC champion (some would argue that T.J. Dillishaw […]
TOPIC: If UFC can’t get Conor McGregor for UFC 205, what should they book as a main event to ensure it’s as big a show as possible (assume Ronda Rousey and Jon Jones are unavailable)? The […]
QUESTION: Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva faces off with Roy Nelson this weekend in Brazil. Silva has lost four out of his preview five fights. Which former UFC Champion holds two wins over Silva in his career? OPTIONS: (a) Daniel […]
WOODLEY’S CHALLENGER AT UFC 203: STEPHEN THOMPSON UFC Welterweight Champion Tyron Woodley will make his inaugural defense against Stephen Thompson at UFC 205. Woodley confirmed this match is on during the pre-show for the UFC […]
On last night’s “UFC Tonight” on FS1, Cain Velasquez comments on several hot topics… •On what he thought about Stipe Miocic’s performance: “He looked good. He moves around very well. He’s hard to put away. He’s […]
It was five years ago this week that UFC announced that a Heavyweight Championship fight between Cain Velasquez and Junior dos Santos would headline the debut on Fox network. The following is our initial report and […]
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