MMA YEAR IN REVIEW: October has Khabib vs. Conor chaos
Welcome to the tenth 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 […]
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THURSDAY NEWS DIGEST 1/3: Anthony Smith says Jones fight is in the works, and more
Follow @mikehiscoe ‘Bones’ vs. ‘Lionheart’ UFC light heavyweight Anthony Smith had a brief exchange with champion Jon Jones over on the UFC 232 post-show. It turns out that exchange, along with Jones’ desire to stay […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC 232
UFC 232 was this past weekend and it featured some huge title fights. Let’s get right to the rundown. UFC 232 GOOD- Alexander Volkanovski stops Chad Mendes Mendes had some nice moments during this fight, […]
ROUNDTABLE: Is Jon Jones-Daniel Cormier 3 a fight you want to see? (UPDATED)
Is Jon Jones vs. Daniel Cormier 3 a fight you want to see? If so, at what weight? Cole Henry, Host – MMA Scope Podcast It is a fight that I would absolutely want to […]
MONDAY NEWS DIGEST 12/31: Floyd Mayweather beats Tenshin, Horiguchi taps Bellator champ, Cormier talks next fight, and more
Mayweather makes easy work of Tenshin The surreal event that was Floyd Mayweather’s appearance for RIZIN in Japan went down Monday morning. In the main event of RIZIN 14 from Saitama, Japan, Floyd Mayweather met […]
MMATORCH YEAR END AWARDS: Knockout of the Year
Follow @mikehiscoe Welcome to the latest of many MMATorch Awards for 2018. MMATorch staff have voted in a wide array of categories, with the top vote-getters receiving the awards. Be sure to share your thoughts in […]
SUNDAY NEWS DIGEST 12/30: Jon Jones says Cormier was never light heavyweight champion, challenges him to ‘shut me up’, and more UFC 232 post-fight press conference notes
Follow @mikehiscoe Put up or shut up Even though many have been calling for Jon Jones to move up to heavyweight to challenge Daniel Cormier for his heavyweight title, Jones sees no reason to make […]
FRIDAY NEWS DIGEST 12/28: Jon Jones says he’ll never fight Cormier at heavyweight, Cormier relinquishes light heavyweight title, and more
Follow @mikehiscoe No heavyweight for Jones Jon Jones is one of the most successful light heavyweights of all time. Since early in his reign, many have asked if and even assumed that he would one […]
MMA YEAR IN REVIEW: July sees Daniel Cormier become double-champ and immediately confronted by Brock Lesnar
Follow @mikehiscoe Welcome to the seventh 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 […]
COVINGTON’S CORNER: Keeping up with the Joneses
“He tested positive again!” Daniel Cormier said what we all were thinking when we heard the news of Jon Jones failing another drug test. Chlorodehydromethyltestosterone/turinabol/tbol is the King Xerxes to Jones’ Leonidas of Sparta. Little […]
HYDEN BLOG: MMA news and notes to finish the year
No events this week and Christmas is here so I’ll just hit upon some news I found important this past week. Jon Jones might possibly have tested positive during a drug screening recently, except maybe […]
MONDAY NEWS DIGEST 12/24: Daniel Cormier and Alexander Gustafsson react strongly to UFC 232 move, Jon Jones responds
Follow @mikehiscoe It wouldn’t be a Jon Jones fight week without a little chaos now, would it? The MMA world went into a bit of a tizzy Sunday night when word came out that UFC […]
SATURDAY NEWS DIGEST 12/22: Frank Mir considering retirement, Cain Velasquez re-signs, Karyn Bryant headed to ESPN
Frank Mir considering retirement? Frank Mir is without question one of the greatest heavyweights to have ever competed in MMA. He is a multiple time world champion, his longevity is something to be envied, and […]
2018 YEAR IN REVIEW: January sees Cormier and Miocic defend titles, Nate Diaz teases a comeback, Tony vs. Khabib booked
Welcome to the first 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 […]
Jones on Cormier: ‘He doesn’t want to fight me a third time’
Follow @mikehiscoe Jon Jones elaborated during a UFC 232 media conference call Thursday on comments he made on Twitter towards Daniel Cormier the night before. Jones had said he would give Cormier the first shot […]
Jon Jones turns down drug testing proposal from California commission
Jon Jones is officially licensed to compete at UFC 232 next week against Alexander Gustafsson, but he’s deciding not to participate in the VADA drug testing recommended by the California State Athletic Commission (CSAC). The […]
FRIDAY NEWS DIGEST 12/7 – UFC 231 WEIGH-IN RESULTS, MAYWEATHER-TENSHIN RULES, DANA WHITE DOESN’T WANT CORMIER TO RETIRE, AND MORE
Everyone makes weight for UFC 231 Everyone booked on the UFC 231 card made weight today, something that seems to be a rarity of late. The only person who didn’t make weight, was the one […]
ROUNDTABLE: What should be next for Francis Ngannou after knocking out Curtis Blaydes?
What should be next for Francis Ngannou after knocking out Curtis Blaydes last weekend? Frank Hyden, Columnist – The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Assuming that Brock Lesnar fights UFC Heavyweight Champion Daniel Cormier […]
Paul Heyman says nothing could keep Brock Lesnar from taking Cormier fight, except money
Paul Heyman acts as Brock Lesnar’s on-air manager as a WWE performer, but he is also a close confidant of Lesnar off-screen. It’s reasonable to assume that Heyman has a good understand of and influence […]
ROUNDTABLE: Is Brock Lesnar a tougher test for Daniel Cormier than Derrick Lewis?
Do you agree that Brock Lesnar is a tougher fight for Daniel Cormier than Derrick Lewis was? Sean Covington, Columnist – Covington’s Corner Brock Lesnar absolutely is a tougher fight for Cormier. People forget who […]
ROUNDTABLE: Does Jon Jones have a case for GOAT status?
Does Jon Jones have a case for GOAT status considering his out of the cage transgressions and test failures? Sean Covington, Columnist – Covington’s Corner I’ll just keep it at his case and not my […]
Report: UFC 230 does below average buys on pay-per-view, UFC cuts new deal with PPV distributors
UFC ran a big November event at Madison Square Garden for the third consecutive year this month. The first two shows headlined by Conor McGregor taking on Eddie Alvarez and Georges St-Pierre challenging Michael Bisping, […]
McGrath ranks UFC’s top 25 fighters of all-time: part 5 (1-5)
Welcome back to our list of the top 25 UFC fighters of all-time. Be sure to check out Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4. If you have thoughts on our rankings, leave […]
COVINGTON’S CORNER: Brock Lesnar staying with WWE until at least April, but UFC opportunities are aplenty
Long Live Lesnar Dave Meltzer of MMAFighting.com has reported that Brock Lesnar has received a new WWE contract through to at least Wrestlemania in April 2019. Though the details of the contract are not clear […]
FIGHTS TO MAKE NEXT: UFC 230 Edition
Daniel Cormier def. Derrick Lewis to retain UFC Heavyweight Championship Daniel Cormier came into UFC 230 as a heavy favorite and did exactly what was expected of him. He dismantled the number two ranked heavyweight […]