Sunday’s UFC Fight Night 81 event was the UFC’s second-most watch event on Fox Sports 1, only trailing last January’s UFC Fight Night 59 with the same Sunday night post-NFL setup. According to a report […]
An action-packed and extremely close UFC Fight Night 81 main event between T.J. Dillashaw and Dominick Cruz ended with Cruz once again the UFC Bantamweight Champion. It was among the closest championship fights in recent […]
T.J. Dillashaw is no longer UFC Bantamweight Champion, dropping the title to Dominick Cruz on Sunday at UFC Fight Night 81 in a fight he truly believed he won. He’s not alone given the close […]
Dominick Cruz is once again the UFC Bantamweight Champion following a split decision win over T.J. Dillashaw at UFC Fight Night 81. However, the fight was just his second since October of 2011 due to […]
“He’s a real champion. He’s a true champion. He’s only lost to one team, that’s Team Alpha Male. He’s only lost to one guy: That’s me. And I feel like I beat him the second […]
After re-capturing the UFC Bantamweight Championship from T.J. Dillashaw on Sunday night, Dominick Cruz took a dig at fellow Fox Sports analyst Kenny Florian. Florian came under fire this week for plagiarism in his preview […]
Dominick Cruz and T.J. Dillashaw rightfully took home bonuses for the “Fight of the Night” on Sunday’s UFC Fight Night 81 event, with Ed Herman and Luke Sanders scoring the two “Performance of the Night” […]
It wasn’t quite up to par with what Robbie Lawler and Carlos Condit provided us with to start the year, but that doesn’t mean that this wasn’t one hell of an awesome fight between T.J. […]
In what is simply an incredible comeback story regardless of a debatable decision, Dominick Cruz is once again the UFC Bantamweight Champion. An insanely close five round fight with T.J. Dillashaw ended with scores wildly […]
UFC FIGHT NIGHT 81 JANUARY 17, 2016 LIVE FROM BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS Enjoy some football this afternoon, then settle in for a night of fights from the UFC as UFC Fight Night 81 hits the TD […]
UFC Fight Night 81 hits Fox Sports 1 on Sunday night after the conclusion of the NFL’s divisional round playoffs, and one of the single best UFC bantamweight fights ever headlines the event. The main […]
Weigh-ins took place this afternoon for tomorrow’s UFC Fight Night 81 event from Boston, Mass. T.J. Dillashaw and Dominick Cruz both hit their marks, making the UFC Bantamweight Championship main event official. Full weigh-in results […]
Who wins the T.J. Dillashaw vs. Dominick Cruz main event at UFC Fight Night 81, and how? MICHAEL BANE, MMATORCH CONTRIBUTOR It’s shocking to put into perspective how little Dominick Cruz has fought over the […]
Dominick Cruz meets T.J. Dillashaw in the main event of Sunday’s UFC Fight Night 81 card for the UFC Bantamweight Championship, and he decided to have some fun with the open workouts on Friday. Cruz […]
In the first MMATorch Podcast of 2016, MMATorch Editor Jamie Penick is joined by Torch Senior Columnist Shawn Ennis and Torch Contributor Michael Bane to discuss a very busy week in the world of mixed […]
The UFC premiered another “Embedded” special for network television last weekend, with segments focusing on the top two fights for this Sunday’s UFC Fight Night 81 event in T.J. Dillashaw vs. Dominick Cruz and Anthony […]
“It’s going to be an interesting match up. I don’t want to give away my insight on either guy, really, but I think it’s going to be an interesting match-up. I think a couple of […]
“Talking is just talking, a fight is fighting; T.J. is the type of guy that would rather fight than talk, and I think that’s because he’s not that smart. That doesn’t mean he’s not ready […]
In some unfortunate injury news, featherweight Jimy Hettes is out of a fight with Charles Rosa on next week’s UFC Fight Night 81 event according to multiple published reports. The matchup was one of the […]
“With me and Faber, that surprised me the way he’s been acting as well. Because I’m cool with all the guys and really that’s just a way for him to push for a title fight. […]
“All that s*** he’s been talking, he’s got to back it up. He’s just putting more pressure on himself and when he gets knocked out Jan. 17 he’s going to have to be an announcer […]
“You guys both know talking is just talking. The fight is what matters. I’m just having fun keeping it real. I wasn’t talking trash. I was talking the truth. I wasn’t making anything up… I […]
What were your five favorite finishes in 2015 (KO or submission) and why? MICHAEL BANE, MMATORCH CONTRIBUTOR 5. Uriah Hall goes highlight reel on Gegard Mousasi – Hall finished Gegard Mousasi with a jumping spinning […]
The following are the MMATorch staff rankings as of December 1, 2015. POUND FOR POUND 1 Jon Jones 2 Jose Aldo 3 Demetrious Johnson 4 Chris Weidman 5 T.J. Dillashaw 6 Dominick Cruz 7 Fabricio […]
John Dodson’s return to the bantamweight division is something he’s had on his mind for a while. The cut to 125 lbs. had been wreaking havoc on his body at times, and two losses to […]
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