WATCH: UFC 230 Embedded episode 6
The final episode of UFC 230 Embedded is up. With the big fight just hours away, we see Derrick Lewis take a somber look at the Ground Zero site in New York and Chris Weidman […]
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Report: Robert Whittaker-Kelvin Gastelum middleweight championship bout planned for February event from Australia
February’s pay-per-view main event looks to be coming together thanks to a report from ESPN that UFC Middleweight Champion Robert Whittaker will defend his title against Kelvin Gastelum. ESPN’s Brett Okamoto spoke to UFC President […]
ROUNDTABLE: Staff picks for Chris Weidman vs. Jacare Souza
Who will win Saturday’s Chris Weidman vs. Jacare Souza fight? Sean Covington, MMATorch Contributor If Jacare Souza managed to beat Weidman he would just stay where he is in the division, I don’t seem him […]
WATCH: UFC 230 Embedded episode 3
Follow @mikehiscoe Episode 3 of UFC 230 Embedded is live and this installment focuses on the undercard of Saturday’s event. We see Chris Weidman and Jacare Souza prepare for their important middleweight fight and we […]
Luke Rockhold out of UFC 230 fight with Chris Weidman – ‘Jacare’ steps in
UFC 230 has suffered another setback with Luke Rockhold pulling out of his scheduled fight with Chris Weidman due to injury. ESPN reported the news earlier today. Rockhold cited several injuries for the pull-out, including […]
FIGHTS TO MAKE NEXT: UFC 224 edition
With UFC 224 in the books, it is time to look ahead at what is next for every fighter on the card. Amanda Nunes def. Raquel Pennington to defend the UFC women’s bantamweight championship Amanda […]
UFC 224 LIVE REPORT
UFC 224 features a women’s bantamweight title fight between champion Amanda Nunes and Raquel Pennington. The card will also showcase a face off of middleweight contenders Ronaldo Souza and Kelvin Gastelum. The pay-per-view portion of the card […]
ROUNDTABLE: Where does the UFC middleweight division go from here?
AARON CRIDER, MMATorch Contributor Not much really changes as far as rankings go. Yoel Romero still stays at No.1 with his win over Luke Rockhold, even though he missed weight and that may or may […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from Bellator 193 and UFC on FOX 27
Bellator 193 and UFC on FOX 27 were this past weekend. Let’s get right to the rundown. Bellator 193 GOOD- Jake Smith stops Steve Kozola Smith caught Kozola early with a powerful right hand that […]
UFC on FOX 27 Full Report
Early Prelims Cory Sandhagen def. Austin Arnett TKO (punches) at 3:48 of Round 2 Niko Price def. George Sullivan Submission (rear-naked choke) at 4:21 of Round 2 Prelims Vinc Pichel vs. Joaquim Silva (Lightweight/155) Round […]
ROUNDTABLE: Who wins between Jacaré Souza and Derek Brunson
Who wins between Jacaré Souza and Derek Brunson at UFC on FOX 27. Michael Hiscoe MMATorch Contributor Brunson’s last two wins have come against aging fighters. Jacare Souza is 38 years old but it’s yet to […]
WEDNESDAY NEWS DIGEST 6/21: Matt Hughes update, Mayweather-McGregor media tour, George Sullivan-USADA (w/Hiscoe’s Analysis)
UFC Welterweight George Sullivan dodged a potentially career-crippling bullet. USADA announced Tuesday that George Sullivan has been handed a one-year suspension after testing positive for Clomiphene in a January 14, 2017 out-of-competition test. The test […]
SATURDAY NEWS DIGEST 4/29: Benson Henderson updates his status after knee surgery, Matt Hamill, Jacare, Nam, Belfort, OSP (w/Analysis)
Benson Henderson plans late summer return following knee surgery Benson Henderson has struggled a bit in his Bellator run, but he will soon get a chance to set the ship in the right direction. The […]
WEDNESDAY NEWS DIGEST 4/19: Preview of tonight’s season premier of The Ultimate Fighter: Garbrandt vs. Dillashaw, plus Notebook (w/Hiscoe’s Analysis)
The 25th season of “The Ultimate Fighter” will debut tonight and, while the theme of redemption is supposed to apply to the returning fighters on the show, it may be applicable to the series as […]
HYDEN’S TAKE: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from Bellator 177 and UFC on FOX 24 including from Whittaker over Souza, Demetrious’s win
Bellator 177 and UFC on FOX 24 were this past weekend. Let’s get right to the rundown. Bellator 177 GOOD – Adam Borics submits Anthony Taylor: Borics was patient and waited for his opportunity and when […]
SUNDAY NEWS DIGEST 4/16: Demetrious looking at breaking Anderson Silva’s record for consecutive title defenses, but against whom? (w/Hiscoe’s Analysis)
Demetrious Johnson has pulled even with MMA greatness and he’s looking to distance himself from the pack. Johnson was able to tie longtime UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva’s record of ten consecutive title defenses with […]
FRIDAY NEWS DIGEST 4/14: B.J. Penn looks to his past to bring back his fighting edge (w/Henry’s Analysis)
B.J. Penn isn’t done yet. He’s now made a move that he hopes keep him relevant as at least a legend in special attraction fights where he doesn’t look like just a shell of his former […]
ROUNDTABLE (pt. 1): Predict who will be the Middleweight Champion one year from now and play out how we get there
Q: Predict who will be the Middleweight Champion one year from now and play out how we get there. NOTE: We sat on these answers on this topic from our team for a couple weeks […]
SATURDAY NEWS DIGEST 2/18: Holloway will finally have chance to unify Featherweight Titles against Jose Aldo at UFC 212 (w/Cervantes Analysis)
After months of patiently waiting for the chance to unify the two UFC titles representing Featherweight Division right now, Max Holloway will finally have the opportunity this summer when he meets Jose Aldo at UFC 212. […]
Jacare Souza says he wants a title shot, but he’ll take another fight in the interim (w/Cervantes Analysis)
Jacare Souza made quick work of Tim Boetsch, defeating him in the first round via a kimura submission. Speaking with the press after the fight, Souza said he refuses to wait around for a title […]
HYDEN’S TAKE: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC 208 including Holm vs. de Randamie, Anderson Silva vs. Brunson, Souza vs. Boetsch
UFC 208 was this past weekend, and it was a card marred by some controversial decisions. Let’s get right to the rundown. GOOD: Dustin Poirier vs. Jim Miller This was another typical Jim Miller fight. […]
THURSDAY TRIVIA: Jacare Souza looks to climb into UFC Middleweight contention; who did he beat to win vacant Strikeforce Middleweight Title in 2010?
QUESTION: Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza comes in UFC 208 to face Tim Boetsch, looking to continue his momentum after a win over Vitor Belfort back in May last year. Jacare will be looking to get a […]
WEDNESDAY TRIVIA: Derek Brunson, who faces Anderson Silva at UFC 208, previously lost how to Jacare Souza?
QUESTION: Derek Brunson goes into perhaps the biggest fight of his career so far at UFC 208 against the legend, Anderson Silva. Brunson is coming off a loss against Robert Whittaker and is looking to […]
SATURDAY NEWS DIGEST 1/28: Pena believes Nunes has more work to do before moving Featherweight (w/Cervantes Analysis)
Juliana Pena believes Women’s Bantamweight Champion Amanda Nunes has more work to do before she considers a move to Featherweight. During the open workouts ahead of this weekend’s bout, Pena explained why she thinks Nunes […]
THURSDAY TRIVIA: Which current UFC Middleweight dealt Derek Brunson his only loss since entering UFC? Rockhold? Hall? Souza? Romero?
QUESTION: Derek Brunson hopes to continue a five fight win streak against Robert Whittaker this weekend in Australia. Brunson has only lost one fight since entering the UFC. Which current UFC Middleweight defeated him in […]