MMA Rankings
Notes: (1)Jon Jones is not ranked due to his impending move to the heavyweight division. (2) Yoel Romero is not ranked due to his impending move to the light-heavyweight division Heavyweight Francis Ngannou -UFC Heavyweight […]
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HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC 260
By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch Senior Columnist UFC 260 was yesterday and featured a huge title change, let’s get right to the rundown. UFC 260 GOOD- Jamie Mullarky stops Khama Worthy They traded for a bit […]
UFC 260 Review
Jamie Mullarkey vs. Khama Worthy Lightweight Fight It only took 46 seconds. Mullarkey caught Worthy completely off guard and landed a huge shot. This was a win he needed. 11 straight finishes for an accomplished […]
UFC 259 Review
Thiago Santos vs. Aleksandar Rakic Light Heavyweight Fight The first round between these two was mostly a feeling out process with the occasional flurry of punches. The 2nd round was much of the same with […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC 258, plus Jon Jones to challenge for the UFC Heavyweight Title
By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch Senior Columnist UFC 258 was this past weekend and it featured a big title fight in the welterweight division. Let’s get to the rundown. UFC 258 GOOD- Julian Marquez submits Maki […]
MMATorch MMA Rankings
Heavyweight: Stipe Miocic (UFC Heavyweight Champion) Francis Ngannou Curtis Blaydes Jairzinho Rozenstruik Derrick Lewis Alistair Overeem Junior Dos Santos Cheick Kongo Alexander Volkov Alexei Oleynek Light-heavyweight: Jon Jones (UFC Light-heavyweight Champion) Thiago Santos Ryan Bader […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the current MMA and sports scene
By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch contributor Well, I’m back. Before the pandemic shut everything down, I had written a blog for the Torch here for many years. I had written my view on MMA and MMA […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC 247
UFC 247 was this past weekend and it featured two title fights, with one ending decisively and the other being controversial. Let’s get right to the rundown. HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The […]
MMA Talk for Pro Wrestling Fans – Robert Vallejos reviews UFC 247, previews UFC’s trip to Rio Rancho, praises XFL, more
On this week’s edition of MMA Talk for Pro Wrestling Fans, Robert Vallejos reviews UFC 247, with analysis on the controversial scoring, the future of Jon Jones, and more. He previews the UFC’s trip to […]
UFC 247 Results & Reactions: Real-time results and analysis of Jones-Reyes
UFC 247 February 8, 2020 Toyota Center, Houston Texas ESPN+, ESPN, ESPN+ PPV UFC 247 Results & Reactions UFC 247 Early Prelims (UFC Fight Pass, ESPN+) Men’s featherweight Austin Lingo vs. Youseff Zalal Round 1 […]
HISCOE: Dominick Reyes is the right kind of opponent to beat Jon Jones
UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones has been nothing short of dominant over the course of his nearly nine-year run atop the division. If it weren’t for a few notable (very) poor choices outside of […]
Who wins between Jon Jones and Dominick Reyes?
On Saturday night Jon Jones will defend his light heavyweight title against Dominick Reyes in the main event of UFC 247. Who wins? Who wins between Jon Jones and Dominick Reyes? Frank Hyden MMATorch Columnist […]
MMA Talk for Pro Wrestling Fans – Rick Monsey previews UFC 247 Jones vs. Reyes, plus Colby Covington news
On this week’s edition of MMA Talk for Pro Wrestling Fans, Rick Monsey Previews UFC 247 Jones vs. Reyes, and also talks Colby Covington news. SUBSCRIBE TO THE MMATORCH RSS FEED: Put this link in […]
HISCOE: Four fighters we’d love to see back in 2020, and one we’d rather not
Follow @mikehiscoe With Conor McGregor returning to the cage last month, it has created a feeling of excitement around UFC that may have been missing in 2019. McGregor was only out of action for about […]
MMA Talk for Pro Wrestling Fans – Vallejos and Monsey look back at the decade in MMA
On this week’s edition of MMA Talk for Pro Wrestling Fans, Robert Vallejos and Rick Monsey look back at the decade in MMA. They discuss several of the major events that shaped the prior ten […]
Throwback Thursday: UFC 145, a score is settled
On this month’s edition of the Throwback Thursday Robert Vallejos and Mike Hiscoe go back to 2012 and review UFC 145. They take a look at the rivalry between Jon Jones and Rashad Evans, the […]
MMA Talk for Pro Wrestling Fans: Robert Vallejos reviews the panned UFC Sao Paulo card, discusses Ben Askren’s retirement, CM Punk, Rousey, more
SHOW SUMMARY: On this week’s edition of MMA Talk for Pro Wrestling Fans, Robert Vallejos gives a quick review on the panned UFC Sao Paulo card. He gives his thoughts on Ben Askren’s retirement and […]
HISCOE: Weighing the options for who’s next for Jon Jones
Weighing the options for who’s next for Jon Jones Jon Jones has found himself on a bit of an island as UFC light heavyweight champion. Once UFC’s marquee division, 205 pounds finds itself depleted of […]
Conor McGregor and other MMA topics that could get the 30 for 30 treatment
Recently ESPN released the latest installment of their 30 for 30 documentary series, chronicling the rivalry between Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz. Here are some additional MMA topics that ESPN could dive into. Conor McGregor […]
MMATorch Cast (8/19) DC issues statement, video of Jon Jones’ accuser, Jones v Lesnar, CCC
On the 8/19 edition of the MMATorch Cast, MMATorch.com managing editor Roberts Vallejos discusses Daniel Cormier recent Instagram statement, talks the latest in the Jon Jones’ battery case, the possibility of Jon Jones vs. Brock […]
HISCOE: What UFC on ESPN ratings mean for Colby Covington’s future
The UFC on ESPN 5 ratings are in. What do they mean for Colby Covington? Last week in this space, we talked about Colby Covington’s biggest test at UFC Newark would be of his drawing […]
Jon Jones facing battery charge
Jon Jones facing battery charges from strip club incident in April. UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones is facing a battery charge stemming from an incident that occurred at at strip club in April. According […]
ROUNDTABLE: How did you score Jon Jones vs. Thiago Santos?
With Jon Jones squeaking out a split-decision victory at UFC 239, how did our staff score the fight? Michael Hiscoe MMATorch Contributor My assessment of the Jon Jones-Thiago Santos fight is that Santos won on […]
Thiago Santos suffered several leg injuries at UFC 239
Thiago Santos suffered multiple leg injuries against Jon Jones at UFC 239 Thiago Santos’ near-miss against Jon Jones was more impressive than it looked. According to a report by Combate, an MRI revealed that Santos […]
MMA Talk for Pro Wrestling Fans – Vallejos and Monsey review UFC 239 and preview of UFC Sacramento
On this week’s edition of MMA Talk for Pro Wrestling Fans, MMATorch.com’s Robert Vallejos and Rick Monsey review UFC 239. They discuss Jon Jones, Amanda Nunes, Holly Holm, the spectacular KO of Ben Askren, and […]