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HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from Bellator Europe 9 and UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Aldana

October 5, 2020

By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch Senior Columnist Bellator Europe 9 and UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Aldana were both this past week. Let’s get to the rundown. Bellator Europe 9 GOOD- Charlie Leary stops Keifer Crosbie […]

HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from Bellator 217 and UFC Fight Night 145, and Georges St-Pierre retires

February 26, 2019

Bellator 217 and UFC Fight Night 145 were this past weekend. Let’s get to the rundown of that before finishing with some thoughts on the retirement of Georges St-Pierre. Bellator 217 GOOD- Richie Smullen vs. […]

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Prelims Deck Dalton vs Andre Goncalves Dalton should squeeze out a victory, but I feel like Goncalves is probably going to knock him out, out of nowhere. It’s definitely going to be an interesting fight. […]

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