Where do you rank Stipe Miocic’s Heavyweight Title win on the list of shocking title fight finishes? Which past title upsets make your top five, and why? MICHAEL BANE, MMATORCH CONTRIBUTOR Not very high. While […]
“I don’t think it will be like the first one. He’s coming differently, but when we get into it he will go back to his game, and that’s when we’re catching him. I revised my […]
“We’re all fighters and we do want to stand on our own accord. We don’t want to ride Conor’s coattails. Obviously, he’s done great things in the sport. We’re fighting for the UFC light heavyweight […]
Despite UFC President Dana White saying Conor McGregor is unequivocally off UFC 200, the Irishman is still trying to push for the fight with Nate Diaz to be put back on. In a post to […]
The UFC Embedded cameras were back this last week following the fighters taking part in UFC 200 and the promotional tour, as well as Jon Jones at UFC 197 prior to his fight with Daniel […]
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Frankie Edgar is still holding out hope that a fight with Conor McGregor comes together, and he said this week he’s gunning for that fight at Madison Square Garden after he beats Jose Aldo at […]
“I was obviously disappointed because I wanted to fight Conor [McGregor] for the real title, but if this isn’t a consolation prize I don’t know what is. I get redemption against Aldo and a guarantee […]
Frankie Edgar is fighting Jose Aldo at UFC 200 for the Interim UFC Featherweight Championship, a rematch of their fight for the title proper back in February of 2013. Edgar, the former UFC Lightweight Champion, […]
“Why would I rematch him in a different weight class with no belt? Now, to make this fight at 155, where he was full of juice in his body, where he hides and nobody tests […]
“You know as an athlete obviously it’s good because I get to fight, but as a fan it sucks. There’s not much I can say but it really doesn’t have any logic behind it. To […]
There were no big events this week, so I’ll just hit upon some of the news of the week this time around. It’s now official that UFC Featherweight Champion Conor McGregor will fight Nate Diaz […]
“Frankie Edgar is happy about this fight. Frankie will avenge his loss to Aldo and will kill two birds with one stone… After that, Conor will have nowhere to go. He’ll be trapped. He won’t […]
Welcome to MMATorch’s Daily Top Five. Every weekday, tune in for a new Top Five list on a variety of topics; some will be regularly updated, some will be one offs, but we hope you […]
The UFC has made Nate Diaz vs. Conor McGregor II official for the main event of UFC 200, and they’ve released some new posters and artwork for the event. Above you see the main image […]
“After the fight, Lorenzo [Fertitta] and I went up to Conor’s house that he was renting here in Las Vegas and started talking about, ‘what are you thinking, what’s next?’ And he was obsessed. Obsessed […]
The UFC has made official it’s first set of fights for the July 9 UFC 200 event, with Conor McGregor vs. Nate Diaz at 170 lbs. for the main event, Jose Aldo vs. Frankie Edgar […]
With Conor McGregor’s next fight expected to be a rematch with Nate Diaz at UFC 200, it means McGregor will not be dropping back to featherweight to defend that division’s title. That’s not going to […]
“I was told after I fought [Chad] Mendes, ‘Frankie gets whatever he wants’ and I still didn’t get what I wanted. Now it’s my chance again. Are they going to dog me again? Is Dana […]
With Conor McGregor’s UFC 196 loss, he’s likely heading back to featherweight to defend his title next. Should that fight come against Jose Aldo or Frankie Edgar, and why? Which one do you think the […]
“We’ve seen the Aldo show already. People watch fights because they’re interested in seeing who can win, and they don’t know the outcome. They’ve seen that already… I don’t know if [McGregor] feels more comfortable […]
The conversation out of UFC 196 regarding Conor McGregor’s return to featherweight has centered on whether or not that title defense will come against the man he took it from, Jose Aldo, or the man […]
With Conor McGregor likely heading back to featherweight to defend his title after UFC 196, it seems he’s choosing between Jose Aldo and Frankie Edgar for that fight. That may ultimately be his decision, but […]
“Frankie Edgar, I heard you were asking for a title shot. I respect you as a fighter, but let’s check the facts: you lost twice to Ben Henderson before coming to the 145 division and […]
The UFC featherweight division is in a holding pattern while Conor McGregor attends to other goals, but featherweight contender Max Holloway believes there’s a simple solution for the 145 lb. field. In an interview with […]
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