What was the fight of the year?
With 2019 in the books, it is time to look back at the year and ask: What was the fight of the year? What was the fight of the year? Frank Hyden MMATorch Columnist Israel […]
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WEDNESDAY NEWS DIGEST 4/10: Conor McGregor and Chris Jericho have ridiculous champ-champ debate, Cody Garbrandt has lots to say about TJ Dillashaw’s test failure, and more
Champ-champ As we’ve seen in the past couple of weeks, Conor McGregor has had a lot of time to browse Twitter and send out some tweets in his retirement. Much of that Twitter use has […]
TJ Dillashaw to voluntarily relinquish UFC title after ‘adverse’ findings from New York drug test (w/ Hiscoe’s analysis)
TJ Dillashaw started 2019 with hopes of having two UFC championships, and now he’s about to have none. ESPN’s Ariel Helwani was the first to report that Dillashaw tested positive for a prohibited substance in […]
THURSDAY NEWS DIGEST 3/7: BJ Penn won’t go away, JDS says ‘no one’ wants to see Brock Lesnar vs. Daniel Cormier, and more
Penn vs. Guida BJ Penn must love to fight. After being winless in his last seven fights including six straight losses, Penn will return to the cage on May 11 to fight fellow veteran Clay […]
SUNDAY NEWS DIGEST 3/3: Dana White names his ideal next challengers for Jon Jones and Kamaru Usman, more UFC 235 post-fight notes
Who’s Next? “Who’s next?” That’s always the question fans and media are asking after a UFC title fight. More often than not, we don’t get that answer right away. But Saturday night, UFC president Dana […]
MEIGS: On Jon Jones and Cody Garbrandt – The continued rise of the GOAT and the downward spiral of a former champion
There aren’t many words left to describe Jon Jones. He once again showed why in the words of Bret Hart he is “The Best There Is the Best There Was and the Best There Ever […]
MCGRATH: Don’t be so quick to jump off the Aaron Pico bandwagon
The MMA gods don’t care about your hype. Never has this been more evident than Saturday night at Bellator 214. Aaron Pico, featherweight prospect du jour hit another roadblock in his destiny to be the […]
ROUNDTABLE: Staff predictions for Henry Cejudo vs. TJ Dillashaw
Who will win Saturday’s main event between Henry Cejudo and TJ Dillashaw? Robert Vallejos, Host – MMA Talk for Pro Wrestling Fans I firmly believe that TJ Dillashaw is the better fighter, but I cannot […]
UFC BROOKLYN PREDICTIONS 1/19: Grocke’s updated odds & predictions for every fight
UFC Fight Night 143 comes to us live from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York on Saturday night. It’s the UFC’s first event of the New Year and their ESPN debut. In the main […]
MCGRATH: Why Henry Cejudo will beat TJ Dillashaw
Henry Cejudo is probably the most underrated fighter in the UFC. I all but counted him out and possibly thought he would get released after his two-minute defeat at the hands of Demetrious Johnson in […]
WEDNESDAY NEWS DIGEST 1/16: Paige VanZant out to make a statement in Brooklyn, Thompson vs. Pettis possible for March, Holm wants shot at Nunes, and more
Follow @mikehiscoe Don’t sleep on PVZ Paige VanZant knows that her back is against the wall when it comes to her fight with Rachael Ostovich this weekend. VanZant has been out of action for about a […]
MCGRATH: Ranking the top ten male bantamweights in MMA
1. TJ Dillashaw (UFC champion) Dillashaw is now one of the top pound for pound fighters in all of MMA. He has two dominant knockouts of Cody Garbrandt and his next mission is to become […]
MONDAY NEWS DIGEST 1/7: Conor McGregor wants Tenshin Nasukawa, Dillashaw says he’ll ‘kill’ Cejudo, and more
Follow @mikehiscoe Conor wants Mayweather’s sloppy seconds Conor McGregor must have time to think about his future plans while sitting at home with his newborn second child. In a tweet Sunday night, McGregor said that […]
WEDNESDAY NEWS DIGEST 12/12: Dominick Cruz injured again, Jacare frustrated that ‘sh**ts’ like Anderdson Silva get title shots, more
Cruz injured once again Just days after a fight between Dominick Cruz and John Lineker was announced, MMAbrasil is reporting that Cruz is injured and likely to pull out of the fight scheduled for UFC […]
TJ Dillashaw to challenge Henry Cejudo for flyweight title at UFC 233 in January
Not so fast. After speculation and near confirmation that UFC was planning on scrapping its flyweight division, a key fight has been made for the 125 pound title. ESPN’s Brett Okamoto reported early Friday morning […]
TJ Dillashaw on Cody Garbrandt: ‘the guy is screwed’, Dillashaw ‘cool with it’
Follow @mikehiscoe There appears to be no love lost between TJ Dillashaw and Cody Garbrandt. The UFC Bantamweight Champion spoke to MMAJunkie this week and had plenty to say about the opponent he has now […]
FREE PODCAST 8/6 – Monday Livecast – MMA Talk for Pro Wrestling Fans: Ennis and Monsey break down the UFC 227 PPV, take a look ahead including the McGregor-Nurmagomedov fight, plus some Summerslam hype conversation (69 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: Shawn Ennis and Rick Monsey break down Saturday night’s title fights and other takeaways from UFC 227, and look ahead to the fights announced at the 25th anniversary press conference, including the huge McGregor-Nurmagomedov […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC 227
UFC 227 was this past weekend and featured some titanic fights and moments. Let’s get right to it. UFC 227 GOOD- Kevin Holland vs. Thiago Santos This was a fun brawl. Holland showed some good […]
UFC 227 Live Report
Marlon Vera vs. Wuliji Buren (Bantamweight/135) Round 1: Frank Trigg is the referee for this fight. Fun fact there. Buren opens up early with a big spinning wheel kick that misses. Lots of kicking early […]
UFC 227 INFO: Full fight card, odds and viewing options
UFC 227 will take place from the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. The card will be headlined by to championship rematches. The main event will feature a bantamweight title fight between champion T.J. Dillashaw […]
Nightly MMA News Tap 4/4/2018: White clarifies the lightweight title situation, Conor McGregor’s status and Brock Lesnar’s return. Dillashaw-Garbrandt targeted for UFC 227(W/video analysis)
4/4/18 Nightly MMA News Tap: Dana White talks lightweight title, Conor McGregor’s status and Brock Lesnar’s return. Dillashaw-Garbrandt reportedly targeted for UFC 227(W/video analysis) Dana White clarifies the lightweight title situation, Conor McGregor’s status and […]
T.J. Dillashaw responds to potential fight against Cody Gabrandt at UFC 222 (With Vallejos’ analysis)
UFC bantamweight champion has no interest in facing Cody Gabrandt at UFC 220. The UFC is still looking for a main event at UFC 222, apparently bantamweight champion will not be an option on March […]
FS1 UFC 217 POSTFIGHT SHOW: Florian, Woodley and Weidman discuss Garbrandt vs. Dillashaw
The following quotes and videos are from tonight’s FS1 UFC 217 POSTFIGHT SHOW on FS1 hosted by Karyn Bryant, with Tyron Woodley, Kenny Florian and Chris Weidman providing analysis. Megan Olivi conducted interviews. UFC TONIGHT is the official weekly news and information show of the Ultimate […]
GROCKE’S UFC 217 LIVE REPORT 10/4: Bisping vs. St-Pierre, Garbrandt vs. Dillashaw, Jedrzejczyk vs. Namajunas, Thompson vs. Masvidal, Hendricks vs. Costa
UFC 217 LIVE REPORT NOVEMBER 4, 2017 NEW YORK, NEW YORK AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN ON UFC FIGHT PASS, FOX SPORTS 1 AND PPV Keep it locked here all evening for live updates of […]
ROUNDTABLE: Who wins the Cody Garbrandt vs. TJ Dillashaw fight and why?
Who wins the Cody Garbrandt vs. TJ Dillashaw fight and why? FRANK HYDEN, MMATorch Columnist I’m going with Garbrandt by TKO late in the fourth round. I think Dillashaw’s movement and escapability will allow him […]