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MCGRATH: Ranking the top ten strawweights in MMA

February 25, 2019

1. Rose Namajuanas (UFC champion) The champion is coming off back to back impressive victories. She’s been off for almost a year and has the biggest test of her career coming up in Brazil at […]

2018 YEAR IN REVIEW: March sees the loss of a UFC behind the scenes mainstay, and Ronda Rousey give an awkward TV interview

December 22, 2018

Welcome to the third of twelve installments of the 2018 MMA year in review. In the series, we will look at the biggest stories and fights from each month and reflect on how things played […]

UFC Fight Night Buenos Aires sees more viewers for prelims than main card

November 20, 2018

In what appears to be a first for a televised UFC card, the preliminary portion of Saturday’s Fight Night event from Buenos Aires had greater viewership than the main card. The prelims which aired on […]

SUNDAY POLL: Which UFC Fight Night finish was most impressive?

November 18, 2018

Which finish from UFC Fight Night Buenos Aires was most impressive? Santiago Ponzinibbio TKO of Neil Magny Ricardo Lamas TKO of Darren Elkins Johnny Walker KO of Khalil Rountree Marlon Vera submission of Guido Cannetti […]

Cynthia Calvillo has scary weigh-in, provides comment on what happened

November 17, 2018

UFC strawweight Cynthia Calvillo missed weight for her scheduled fight with Poliana Botelho. But that’s not the biggest story of that fight. What’s significant is how Calvillo looked when she showed up to weigh in […]

ROUNDTABLE: Who wins between Cynthia Calvillo and Carla Esparza?

December 30, 2017

At UFC 219, on Dec. 30, Cynthia Calvillo takes on Carla Esparza. Who will win? FRANK HYDEN, MMATorch Columnist I’m going with Esparza by decision. A stoppage or submission is possible, but they’re both really tough so […]

MEDIA & BUSINESS: Picking a future star from every UFC division

September 6, 2017

Alright, this is the part of the column where I go on a long diatribe explaining how the UFC is currently devoid of major stars, and why this is a problem for all of 2017. […]

HYDEN’S TAKE: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from Bellator 181 and UFC Fight Night 113

July 20, 2017

Bellator 181 and UFC Fight Night 113 were both this past weekend. Let’s get right to the rundown. Bellator 181 BAD/GOOD – Joe Warren vs. Steve Garcia: The BAD is because this fight was incredibly boring. […]

UFC Fight Night Preview: Grocke’s predictions and updated odds for Glasgow event including Nelson vs. Ponzinibbio

July 15, 2017

The UFC travels overseas to the SSE Hydro Arena in Glasgow, Scotland for UFC Fight Night 113 on Sunday afternoon. The main event takes place in the welterweight division where submission artist Gunnar Nelson goes […]

UFC FIGHT NIGHT 113 PRIMER: Ecochard’s preview of Nelson vs. Ponzinibbio, Calderwood vs. Calvillo, Stevie Ray vs. Felder

July 13, 2017

UFC Fight Night 113: Nelson vs. Ponzinibbio Primer – Matthew Ecochard The UFC weekly fight train keeps on rolling with a card live this Sunday from Scotland that will be headlined by rising start Gunnar […]

HYDEN’S TAKE: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from Bellator 176 and UFC 210 including Mousasi-Weidman, Rumble retirement

April 13, 2017

Bellator 176 and UFC 210 were this past weekend. Let’s get right to the rundown. Bellator 176 GOOD – Djamil Chan vs. Valeriu Mircea: This was a really close fight, with the second being the deciding […]

HYDEN’S TAKE: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC 209 including Tyron Woodley showing why he’s not a big draw, Overeem reasserting himself, Khabib pullout

March 7, 2017

  UFC 209 last weekend suffered from a last moment fight cancelation as Khabib Nurmagomedov pulled out of his Interim UFC Lightweight Title fight with Tony Ferguson. As shocking as that might be, let’s get […]

FIGHTS TO MAKE NEXT – POST-UFC 209: Who should be next opponents for Woodley, Thompson, Overeem, Teymur, Kelly, Evans, and more

March 6, 2017

UFC 209 is in the books and, while it was entertaining, it was not the UFC calibre of PPV action that we have come to expect. But as with any fight card, there are winners […]

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  • Conor McGregor to return at UFC 246 against Donald Cerrone (w/ Hiscoe’s Analysis)
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  • MMA Talk for Pro Wrestling Fans – Vallejos reviews Survivor Series, Monsey joins to talk all three UFC 245 title fights
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  • HISCOE: Is UFC broadcast pacing really better since moving to ESPN?
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