UFC Fight Night 1/20/2021 Review
Omari Akhmedov vs. Tom Breese Middleweight Fight This fight started at a million miles an hour. Breese went for a guillotine as soon as the fight started, but Akhmedov slipped out of it. The rest […]
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UFC Raleigh LIVE REPORT: Real-time results and analysis of Blaydes vs. Dos Santos
UFC Raleigh January 25, 2020 Raleigh, North Carolina, The PNC Arena ESPN+ UFC Raleigh LIVE REPORT UFC Raleigh Prelims Brett Johns vs. Tony Gravely (Bantamweight) Favorite: Even Round 1: They clinch early, Johns has a […]
UFC 239 LIVE REPORT:Real-time results and analysis of Jones-Santos, Nunes-Holm
UFC 239 July 6, 2019 T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas NV ESPN+, ESPN, Pay-per-view EARLY PRELIMS (ESPN+, UFC Fight Pass) Julia Avila (5-1) vs. Pannie Kianzad (11-4) – Bantamweight 135 lbs. Round 1 Low kicks by […]
UFC 239 Ceremonial Weigh-In
UFC 239 takes place on Saturday, from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The card will be headlined by two title fights. In the main event, light heavyweight champion Jon Jones will defend his title […]
UFC 239: Media Day Faceoffs
UFC 239 takes place on Saturday, from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The card will be headlined by two title fights. In the main event, light heavyweight champion Jon Jones will defend his title […]
TUESDAY NEWS DIGEST 4/9: TJ Dillashaw accepts 2-year USADA ban for EPO failure, Conor McGregor settles cell phone smashing suit, Cormier ready for UFC to book Lesnar fight, much more
Snakebitten TJ Dillashaw has officially been handed and accepted a two-year ban after USADA revealed that Dillashaw failed for EPO. The failure came from a urine test taken on Jan. 18, the day before Dillashaw’s […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC 232
UFC 232 was this past weekend and it featured some huge title fights. Let’s get right to the rundown. UFC 232 GOOD- Alexander Volkanovski stops Chad Mendes Mendes had some nice moments during this fight, […]
MMA YEAR IN REVIEW: September sees Jon Jones cleared to return to UFC
Follow @mikehiscoe Welcome to the ninth of twelve installments of the 2018 MMA year in review. In the series, we will look at the biggest stories and fights from each month and reflect on how […]
UFC 232 PREDICTIONS: Grocke’s updated odds and predictions for all main card fights
The UFC machine finally lands at The Forum in Inglewood, California for UFC 232. While the majority of media coverage has been focused on Jon Jones, this column will focus strictly on my predictions for […]
UFC 232: Jones vs Gustafsson Preview
UFC 232: Jones vs Gustafsson Preview Fight 1: Featherweight– (#5) Chad Mendes vs (#10) Alexander Volkanovski To kick off the main card we see a fight between 18-4, former title contender Chad “Money” Mendes taking […]
2018 YEAR IN REVIEW: April sees Conor McGregor throw a dolly at Khabib’s bus, and more
Follow @mikehiscoe Welcome to the fourth of twelve installments of the 2018 MMA year in review. In the series, we will look at the biggest stories and fights from each month and reflect on how […]
A running tally of Ben Askren’s Twitter burns of the UFC roster
Create a mobile home screen button on your phone now for one-click access to MMATorch’s newly ramped up MMA coverage with the return of Mike Hiscoe, who is now managing editor of MMATorch. ANDROID USERS […]
HYDEN BLOG: Previewing UFC 223, including the new main event
UFC 223 looked great on paper. The main event changed, but the card can still make for a fun Saturday night. UFC 223 is this coming Saturday and it’s undergone a dramatic change. Tony Ferguson […]
MONDAY NEWS DIGEST 6/26: Another UFC event, another controversy, as Chiesa vs. Lee ends with disputed finish (w/Hiscoe’s Analysis)
Another UFC event, another controversy. The heated feud between UFC lightweights Michael Chiesa and Kevin Lee was supposed to reach a climax Sunday night. Instead, fans in Oklahoma City, and watching at home were left […]
LIVE UFC FIGHT NIGHT OKLAHOMA CITY REPORT: Real-time Results & Analysis of Chiesa-Lee, Boetsch-Hendricks, BJ Penn in action
UFC Fight Night Oklahoma City June 25, 2017 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma from Chesapeake Energy Arena Live on UFC Fight Pass (5:30 PM ET), Fox Sports 2 (7:00 PM ET), and Fox Sports 1 (9:00 PM ET) […]
UFC FIGHT NIGHT PREVIEW: Grocke’s Preview and Predictions for Chiesa vs. Lee, Hendricks vs. Boetsch, Siver vs. B.J. Penn
The UFC makes its way back to the States for UFC Fight Night 112 on Sunday night. The event takes place at the Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The main event takes place […]
UFC FIGHT NIGHT PRIMER 6/25: Ecochard’s preview of Chiesa vs. Lee Primer, B.J. Penn vs. Dennis Siver
The UFC has a fun Sunday night fight card lined up with two fighters inching towards a title shot at lightweight facing off when Michael Chiesa takes on “The Motown Phenom” Kevin Lee. Johny Hendricks […]
SATURDAY NEWS DIGEST 4/13: Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender series announced for UFC Fight Pass,
UFC announces new Fight Pass Show Today the UFC announced a new show hosted by Dana White which features a series of fights between up-and-coming fighters looking to prove that they belong amongst the sports […]
THURSDAY TRIVIA: Beneil Daruish faces Rashid Magomedov this weekend; which two men have defeated him in his career?
QUESTION: Beneil Daruish faces Rashid Magomedov this weekend on The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America 3 Finale. Hoping to follow up his last fight with another win, Daruish has only lost two fights in his career, […]
SATURDAY TRIVIA: Trinaldo goes into tonight’s UFC Fight Night with six wins in a row; who beat him last?
QUESTION: Francisco Trinaldo goes into his fight with Paul Felder at UFC Fight Night: Cyborg vs Lansberg riding a six fight win streak. Who was the last man to beat him? OPTIONS: (a) Michael Chiesa […]
SATURDAY TRIVIA – UFC on FOX: Both Jim Miller and Joe Lauzon hold wins over two of the same fighters – who are those two?
QUESTION: Jim Miller meets Joe Lauzon once again tonight at the “UFC on Fox: Maia vs. Condit” event. Miller holds a win over Lauzon from a previous fight, which Lauzon hopes to avenge this weekend. […]