It turns out Khabib Nurmagomedov’s weight-cut misfire was costly to more than just himself. After revealing earlier in the week that he turned down a last minute fight against Michael Johnson after learning he would not […]
UFC 209 last weekend suffered from a last moment fight cancelation as Khabib Nurmagomedov pulled out of his Interim UFC Lightweight Title fight with Tony Ferguson. As shocking as that might be, let’s get […]
More details have emerged surrounding Khabib Nurmagomedov’s hospitalization and subsequent cancellation of his UFC 209 fight against Tony Ferguson. During an appearance on Monday’s edition of “The MMA Hour,” Nurmagomedov’s manager Ali Abdel-Aziz gave a […]
Khabib Nurmagomedov has made his first official statement since “weight management issues” forced him out of Saturday’s UFC 209 co-main event against Tony Ferguson. In a post to his Instagram account, Nurmagomedov apologized to his fans […]
Aside from calling Khabib Nurmagomedov’s removal from tonight’s UFC 209 card “a blow” to the event, UFC President Dana White had remained unusually quiet about what had occurred. However, it seems he believes the fight […]
The UFC has officially ruled Tony Ferguson out of competition for UFC 209 tomorrow night. When news broke that Khabib Nurmagomedov had been hospitalized and could not compete, rumors circulated that Ferguson would face a […]
In a frustrating blow for UFC fans, the Lightweight Division, and the fighters involved, UFC 209’s highly-anticipated co-main event for the Interim Lightweight Title has been cancelled. Khabib Nurmagomedov did not weigh-in and was deemed […]
Saturday night at UFC 209, Khabib Nurmagomedov faces Tony Ferguson in a highly anticipated Lightweight fight. They are ranked no. 2 and 3 in our latest MMATorch Rankings behind Conor McGregor. Current Middleweight Champion Michael Bisping discussed the […]
A UFC Welterweight Title rematch of the first incredible battle that ended in a draw headlines Saturday night’s PPV when champion Tyron Woodley takes on challenger Stephen Thompson. One of the best possible fights the […]
QUESTION: Khabib Nurmagomedov meets Tony Ferguson this weekend at UFC 209 for the UFC Interim Lightweight Title. Khabib is undefeated in MMA and finally looks to get his hands on UFC gold. Known as high-level Sambo […]
Bellator 173 was this past week. Let’s get right to the rundown. Bellator 173 GOOD – Alex Lohore submits Colin Fletcher: Fletcher rocked Lohore in the first round, but couldn’t get the finish. Lohore made […]
Tony Ferguson is heating up the trash talk ahead of his bout with Khabib Nurmagomedov next week. During the UFC 209 media call, Ferguson criticized Nurmagomedov’s wrestling and said his own skills are on another […]
Since winning the UFC Welterweight Title last year, Tyron Woodley has claimed he has been the worst treated champion in history and says the reason is due to racism. “The second I bring up race […]
Khabib Nurmagomedov has big plans for the lightweight division and put Tony Ferguson and Conor McGregor on notice this week. Speaking with Fox Sports, Khabib Nurmagomedov said he plans to defeat Tony Ferguson before erasing […]
There were no events this past week to run down, and the NFL playoffs have started, so I’ll just do some quick hits this week. •Tony Ferguson vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov: This fight has been discussed […]
Alex Oliviera was the victim of some destructive knees to the head from Tim Means’s in UFC 207’s prelim opener. Unfortunately for Means and fortunately for Oliveira, referee Dan Miragliotta stepped in quickly as the […]
TATE SUGGESTS ROUSEY IS JUST FIGHTING AS A FAVOR TO UFC Former UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion Miesha Tate blasted UFC 207’s Ronda Rousey for refusing to engage in the usual media obligations leading up to […]
REPORT: FERGUSON VS. NURMAGOMEVOD FOR INTERIM TITLE? After a month of much uncertainty regarding the UFC Lightweight Title picture, some clarity now looks to be forming. Bloody Elbow has cited reports from Russian website Izvestia.ru […]
UFC and Fox have decided to take one of the most exciting yet, under-viewed shows of the year and expose it to a bigger audience. UFC 206, which took place Dec. 10 from Toronto, Ontario […]
Does Dana Say too much to the media? Over the course of a single week, UFC president Dana White has revealed his frustration with Donald Cerrone joining the MMAAA, detailed his perspective of the UFC’s […]
WHAT’S NEXT FOR CONOR? After becoming the first dual champion in UFC history, many fans wonder which fight Conor McGregor will take next. McGregor’s longtime striking coach Owen Roddy weighed in on potential options for the […]
With Monday’s article looking at what Conor McGregor might do should he win his match against Nate Diaz, today I’ll look at what the younger Diaz brother might look to do should he go 2-0 against “The […]
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 […]
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