• FORUM
  • RANKINGS
  • PWTORCH.COM
  • LEGACY CONTENT
  • CONTACT US
  • MMATORCH TEAM
  • TWITTER
  • TWITTER WK
  • FACEBOOK
  • PODCASTS
MMATorch
  • ALL ARTICLES
  • MMA NEWS
    • DAILY NEWS DIGEST
    • UFC NEWS
    • BELLATOR NEWS
    • OTHER NEWS
  • LIVE EVENT & TV REPORTS
    • UFC PPVS
    • UFC FIGHT NIGHTS
    • BELLATOR LIVE EVENTS
    • OTHER EVENTS
    • TV SHOW REPORTS
    • THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER
  • COLUMNISTS
    • HYDEN’S TAKE
    • AMADI’S TAKE
    • GONAZLES’S TAKE
    • KING’S TAKE
    • PETERSON’S TAKE
    • GRINUPS’ TAKE
    • C. MOORE’S TAKE
  • FEATURES & REFERENCE
    • FIGHT CARD PREVIEWS
    • ROUNDTABLES
    • MMATORCH TRIVIA
    • READER POLLS
    • FLASHBACKS
    • TOP FIVE LISTS
    • MMATORCH RANKINGS
    • LIST OF CHAMPIONS
  • SPECIALISTS
    • FIGHTS TO MAKE NEXT
    • THE AFTERMATH
    • BEST BETS
    • CONFIDENCE PICKS
    • MEDIA & BUSINESSS
    • SPORTS SCIENCE
    • UPON FURTHER REVIEW
    • SUNDAY SUPPLEMENT
    • MOORE’S TOP TEN LISTS
    • HEART VS. BRAIN
  • AUDIO ANALYSIS
    • AUDIO SNIPPETS
    • AUDIO INTERVIEWS
    • FULL LENGTH PODCASTS
News Ticker
  • [ August 18, 2025 ] HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from PFL 9 (2025) and UFC319, UFC Moving to Paramount+ HYDEN'S TAKE
  • [ August 11, 2025 ] HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC Fight Night: Dolidze vs. Hernandez HYDEN'S TAKE
  • [ August 5, 2025 ] HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from PFL 8 (2025) and UFC Fight Night: Taira vs. Park HYDEN'S TAKE
  • [ July 29, 2025 ] HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. de Ridder HYDEN'S TAKE
  • [ July 21, 2025 ] HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from PFL Champions Series 2 and UFC 318 HYDEN'S TAKE
  • [ July 14, 2025 ] HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Teixeira HYDEN'S TAKE
  • [ July 7, 2025 ] HYDEN BLOG: UFC FN Preview, PFL Europe 2 KO, and Tom Aspinall Wants To Be Busy HYDEN'S TAKE
  • [ June 30, 2025 ] HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from PFL 7 and UFC 317 HYDEN'S TAKE
Homemcdonald

mcdonald

MMATorch Daily Top Five 8/11: Top Fights to Make in UFC’s Bantamweight Division

August 11, 2016

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 […]

MMATorch Daily Top Five 8/2: Top Fights, Finishes, and/or Performances From MMA’s July 2016 Schedule

August 2, 2016

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 […]

HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC Fight Night 91 “McDonald vs. Lineker”

July 20, 2016

UFC Fight Night 91 hit Fox Sports 1 last week, and was a pretty damn good show. Let’s get to the rundown. UFC Fight Night 91 GREAT: Louis Smolka stops Ben Nguyen I loved this […]

UFC Fight Night 91 Video: Highlights of John Lineker’s main event KO over Michael McDonald

July 15, 2016

John Lineker picked up another fantastic win in the bantamweight division on Wednesday night, knocking out Michael McDonald in the main event of UFC Fight Night 91. If you missed the Fox Sports 1 event […]

UFC Fight Night 91 Results: John Lineker starches Michael McDonald in first round KO

July 14, 2016

John Lineker made a very good case for jumping the line in the UFC Bantamweight Title picture on Wednesday night, knocking out former title contender Michael McDonald in perhaps his most impressive career performance. The […]

UFC FIGHT NIGHT 91 LIVE RESULTS: Penick’s report for “McDonald vs. Lineker” event from South Dakota

July 13, 2016

UFC FIGHT NIGHT 91 JULY 13, 2016 LIVE FROM SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA After a whole three days off, the UFC is back with another live event tonight on Fox Sports 1 in their first […]

John Lineker wants UFC Bantamweight Title, also wants Flyweight Champ Demetrious Johnson to move up to fight him

July 13, 2016

“I adapted well in the bantamweight division. The other guys are taller and stronger than me, of course, but I’ve fought at 135 [lbs] before signing with the UFC, so it was easy to adapt. […]

Weigh-in results for UFC Fight Night 91 “McDonald vs. Lineker”

July 12, 2016

Weigh-ins took place today for tomorrow night’s UFC Fight Night 91 event from Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and everyone hit their mark. The event is the UFC’s first ever from the state, and pits bantamweights […]

MMATorch Daily Top Five 7/5: Best Submissions of 2016 (Thus Far)

July 5, 2016

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 […]

MMATorch Daily Top Five 6/29: Best Non-Title UFC Fights on July 2016 Schedule

June 29, 2016

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 […]

Tony Ferguson now gets newcomer Landon Vannata at UFC Fight Night 91; McDonald vs. Lineker moved to main event slot

June 28, 2016

Tony Ferguson has a new opponent for next month’s UFC Fight Night 91 event following the injury removal of Michael Chiesa, but it’s knocked him out of the main event slot. The UFC announced on […]

Michael McDonald vs. John Lineker set for UFC Fight Night 91 co-main event in Sioux Falls

May 19, 2016

UFC fans in South Dakota are getting one hell of a co-main event on July 13, as Wednesday’s UFC Tonight program on Fox Sports 1 revealed that bantamweights Michael McDonald and John Lineker will square […]

MMATorch Daily Top Five 4/12: Top MMA finishes of 2016’s first quarter

April 12, 2016

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 […]

UFC 195 Bonuses: Robbie Lawler-Carlos Condit war takes clear “Fight of the Night” honors

January 3, 2016

There were a couple fights on the UFC 195 card that made compelling cases for a “Fight of the Night” bonus on Saturday night, with both Dustin Poirier vs. Joseph Duffy and Lorenz Larkin vs. […]

D. FOX: Preliminary card preview for UFC 195 “Lawler vs. Condit”

January 1, 2016

After a week’s absence due to the Christmas season, the UFC makes a violent return this weekend as Robbie Lawler and Carlos Condit collide in what promises to be a fan-friendly affair. The co-main event […]

Bantamweight contender Michael McDonald returns at UFC 195 against Masanori Kanehara

November 10, 2015

A former UFC Bantamweight Title challenger is returning to the fold, as FoxSports.com reports that Michael McDonald will be back in action at UFC 195. In what will be his first fight since a loss […]

LATEST 12 ARTICLES…

  • HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from PFL 9 (2025) and UFC319, UFC Moving to Paramount+
  • HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC Fight Night: Dolidze vs. Hernandez
  • HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from PFL 8 (2025) and UFC Fight Night: Taira vs. Park
  • HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. de Ridder
  • HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from PFL Champions Series 2 and UFC 318
  • HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Teixeira
  • HYDEN BLOG: UFC FN Preview, PFL Europe 2 KO, and Tom Aspinall Wants To Be Busy
  • HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from PFL 7 and UFC 317
  • HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from PFL 5 and UFC Fight Night: Usman vs. Buckley
  • 3 Fights To Watch 6-14-25 pt 2
  • 3 Fights To Watch 6-14-25
  • HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC 316
aldo amanda nunes anderson silva Bellator conor mcgregor cormier dana white daniel cormier diaz donald cerrone gsp holm jones jon jones khabib nurmagomedov mcgregor michael bisping MMA mmatorch nate diaz ronda rousey rousey sporticus UFC ufc 200
  • Dillon Danis Makes History With Big MMA Return – Die on your feet: […] down in June 2019. This matchup saw Danis score another opening-round submission when he finished Max Humphrey at the…
  • Photo to Coloring: Good call on the ugly moments — that ref stoppage (or lack of) in the co-main was hard to watch.…
  • Runway API: Great breakdown as always, Hyden. I totally agree that the pacing in PFL 1 and 2 felt smoother compared to…

ARTICLE ROULETTE

RSS LATEST FROM PWTORCH.COM

  • TOP FIVE LIST: Top Five National Bookers of the Modern Era (and who they sat under) from Heyman to Triple H to Sullivan
  • WWE EVOLVE RESULTS (8/20): Ridge Holland vs. Sean Legacy, Kylie Rae vs. Chantel Monroe, Swipe Right vs. Aaron Rourke & Marcus Mathews
  • WWE RAW FEUD TRACKER: Assessing and grading Iyo vs. Raquel, Becky vs. Natalya, Naomi’s Big Announcement, Jey Uso vs. Breakker, more
  • FREE PODCAST 8/21 – PWTorch Dailycast – PWTorch ‘90s Pastcast: Moynahan & McDonald discuss PWTorch Newsletter #347 (8-5-95) including Ricky Morton fired from SMW, WCW Clash preview, WWF cuts, WrestleMania payouts, more (108 min.)
  • FREE PODCAST 8/21 – WKPWP WWE Smackdown Post-Show – 5 Yrs Ago: ThunderDome debut reaction, Fiend-Braun, Hardy winning IC Title from Styles (166 min.)
  • VIP PODCAST 8/21 – The Fix Mailbag w/Todd & Wade (pt. 2 of 2): Punk’s pipe bomb compared to Russo’s 2000 Hogan shoot, grading 20+ main eventers, TNA on Wednesdays, Breakker, AAA, more (73 min.)

STAY CONNECTED WITH MMATORCH

  • TWITTER
  • TWITTER WK
  • FACEBOOK
  • PODCASTS

VOTE IN OUR LATEST POLLS

Should UFC stop calling MMA the fastest growing sport in the world?
 
pollcode.com free polls

AMAZON

Follow on Facebook

  • PRIVACY POLICY
  • CONTACT US
  • MMATORCH TEAM
  • CHAMPS & RANKINGS

All content copyright © TDH Communications Inc. 2020