MOORE: 10 bantamweight title fights we might see
10: Pedro Munhoz vs Aljamain Sterling I believe this is the only fight on the list without Moraes or Cejudo, and that has its reason. IF Cejudo AND Moraes are out, then this fight will […]
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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 […]
TUESDAY NEWS DIGEST 12/18: Anderson Silva fires back at GSP, talks Conor McGregor fight, Dominick Cruz out for a year, Jorge Masvidal looks to plan B after Nick Diaz says he’s not signed to fight
Follow @mikehiscoe Silva has big plans Anderson Silva has a clear plan for his next two fights. That includes beating Israel Adesanya at UFC 234 and then winning the middleweight championship before retiring. “I believe […]
HISCOE: UFC made the right call with UFC 233, but let’s call it what it is
ESPN’s Brett Okamoto reported on Wednesday that UFC 233, scheduled for Jan. 26 from Anaheim, CA is being “moved to a later date.” This is the right move for the promotion, but the messaging surrounding […]
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 […]
McGrath ranks UFC’s top 25 fighters of all-time: part 1 (21-25)
In honor of the UFC’s 25th anniversary here are the top 25 UFC fighters of all time. We will start at numbers 21-25 and culminate on Monday, the 25th anniversary of UFC’s first event. With […]
UFC NEWS: Edgar and Cruz forced to pull out of scheduled fights
Frankie Edgar out of UFC 218 Frankie Edgar is out of his scheduled fight against Max Holloway at UFC 218 due to an undisclosed injury. Edgar was set to challenge Holloway for the UFC featherweight […]
WEDNESDAY NEWS DIGEST 2/22: Ronda Rousey’s next appearance won’t be in an UFC Octagon, Yamasaki on slow stoppage (w/Hiscoe’s Analysis)
The next time you see Ronda Rousey on your TV, it won’t be inside a UFC cage. Rousey will be appearing in a guest role on NBC drama “Blindspot” this spring. The episode is currently […]
FRIDAY NEWS DIGEST 1/6: Trash-talking starts for potential Bisping vs. Woodley catchweight fight (w/Cervantes Analysis)
BISPING VS. WOODLEY CATCHWEIGHT TRASH TALKING The war of words has begun between Welterweight Champion Tyron Woodley and Middleweight Champion Michael Bisping. After it was reported by various sources that Woodley and Bisping desired a […]
SUNDAY NEWS DIGEST 1/1: Rousey releases post-loss statement about her future, busy weekend notebook (w/Hiscoe’s Analysis)
ROUSEY POST-FIGHT Ronda Rousey was notable in her silence during the buildup to UFC 207 on Friday night. Perhaps nothing spoke louder than her performance, or lack thereof, in her fight with Amanda Nunes that […]
LIVE UFC 207 REPORT: Real-Time Results & Analysis of Nunes-Rousey, Cruz-Garbrandt
UFC 207 December 30, 2016 Las Vegas, Nevada from T-Mobile Arena Live on UFC Fight Pass (7:30 PM ET), Fox Sports 1 (8:00 PM ET), and pay-per-view (10:00 PM ET) UFC closes out their year […]
TUESDAY TRIVIA: UFC 207 Bantamweight Title challenger Cody Garbrandt has ten wins, but how many of them have been in UFC?
QUESTION: Cody Garbrandt faces the biggest challenge of his young career at UFC 207 when he face Dominick Cruz for the UFC Bantamweight Title. Garbrandt is undefeated so far in his career at 10-0. How […]
MONDAY TRIVIA: Which two men are the only two to have ever defeated Joseph Benavidez, who fights Cejudo this Saturday?
QUESTION: Joseph Benavidez faces fellow TUF coach Henry Cejudo this weekend on the TUF Finale, hoping to extend a five fight win streak to six. Benevidez has only ever lost to two men, who have […]
MMATorch Rankings – November 2016
The following are the MMATorch Rankings as of Nov. 1, 2016. These rankings are a composite of nine MMATorch contributors’ rankings in each division. Thanks to MMATorch contributor Michael Hiscoe for compiling the ratings votes from each […]
HYDEN: Georges St. Pierre, Fabirico Werdum, Max Holloway, and Cody Garbrandt vs. Dominick Cruz
We’re on the eve of the biggest and most stacked card in MMA history, as UFC 205 takes place in just over a. I’ve already gone over the card, but it’s truly stacked like no […]
WEDNESDAY TOP FIVE: Top Five Fights So Far in 2016 from Diaz vs. McGregor I to Aldo vs. Edgar II and more
(5) Dan Henderson vs. Hector Lombard, UFC 199 While this card was headlined with possibly the biggest upset in UFC history, with Michael Bisping knocking out then UFC Middleweight Champion Luke Rockhold, this fight was […]
MMATorch Rankings – May 2016
The following are the MMATorch staff rankings as of May 1, 2016. POUND FOR POUND 1 Jon Jones 2 Demetrious Johnson 3 Dominick Cruz 4 Luke Rockhold 5 Rafael dos Anjos 6 T.J. Dillashaw 7 […]
MMATorch Rankings – April 2016
The following are the MMATorch staff rankings as of April 1, 2016. POUND FOR POUND 1 Jon Jones 2 Demetrious Johnson 3 Dominick Cruz 4 Luke Rockhold 5 Rafael dos Anjos 6 T.J. Dillashaw 7 […]