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ROUNDTABLE (Batch 3): Who has more to lose on Saturday at UFC 204, Michael Bisping or Dan Henderson?

October 5, 2016

This week’s latest Roundtable Topic: Who has more at stake in Saturday’s main event? Dan Henderson, to avoid looking like he stuck around too long? Or Michael Bisping, who risks failing to avenge his most devastating […]

5 YRS AGO: Middleweight Division In-Depth Lay of the Land – Anderson Silva, Stann, Sonnen, Bisping, Weidman, more

September 19, 2016

Five years ago this month MMATorch senior columnist Shawn Ennis presented an in-depth assessment of the Middleweight Division in his ongoing series titled “Lay of the Land.” Check out where things were back in September […]

MMATorch Daily Top Five 6/14: Ranking Discussed Options to Face Michael Bisping For UFC Middleweight Title

June 14, 2016

Welcome to MMATorch’s new 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 […]

New UFC champ Michael Bisping tells Chris Weidman to beat Luke Rockhold if he wants a title fight

June 9, 2016

Chris Weidman has tried to inject himself into the conversation to face Michael Bisping next for the UFC Middleweight Championship, and it led to both slinging words towards one another over social media on Thursday. […]

“Jacare” Souza says he’s “going after Dana” if he doesn’t get next title fight after Yoel Romero bout at UFC 194

November 19, 2015

Former Strikeforce Middleweight Champion Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza continues to find himself just outside of a fight for the UFC Middleweight Championship, and he’s not keen on waiting much longer for that fight. In an interview […]

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Luke Rockhold on UFC 194 title bout against Chris Weidman: “I’m gonna run away with this fight”

October 26, 2015

Luke Rockhold has the biggest fight of his career ahead of him at UFC 194 in Las Vegas this December, challenging Chris Weidman for the UFC Middleweight Championship. The former Strikeforce Champion has come on […]

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