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TUESDAY TRIVIA: Anderson Silva has the longest title reign in UFC history – how many days is that record?

February 7, 2017

QUESTION: UFC legend Anderson Silva returns to the Octagon this weekend at UFC 208 to face rising star Derek Brunson. Silva holds the record for the longest title reign in UFC history, accumulated during his […]

Michael Bisping addresses decision to fight Dan Henderson in first UFC Title defense

July 15, 2016

“The ‘easy’ fight from the guy that knocked me out in 2009, which is the most memorable knockout in UFC history. The knockout of which is still emblazoned on Dan Henderson’s shorts and banners and […]

“Jacare” Souza rips “chicken” GSP for Michael Bisping call out: “If he wants to move up… I will break his neck”

June 30, 2016

“St-Pierre never fought at middleweight. I don’t know what he’s doing here. To me, he’s a chicken. If I get him, I’ll break him in half. He’s retired and wants to fight for the title […]

“Jacare” Souza says he’ll fight Michael Bisping for UFC Title in England, US, Brazil, or the moon

June 29, 2016

Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza is getting a little tired of hearing other fighters calling for the title fight he feels should be his, and he’s now making his push to fight Michael Bisping for that UFC […]

Anderson Silva believes he should get rematch with Michael Bisping, but thinks new UFC Champ is “afraid”

June 28, 2016

Anderson Silva arguably should have walked out of London in February with a victory over Michael Bisping, but his loss in that fight led to Bisping getting tapped to step in for a Middleweight Title […]

Henderson wasn’t thinking about Bisping rematch after UFC 199, now thinks it’d be perfect retirement fight

June 15, 2016

When Dan Henderson knocked out Hector Lombard earlier this month at UFC 199, he wasn’t sure whether or not his career was over. He openly commented that it could have been his last fight, and […]

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 […]

Michael Bisping’s coach Jason Parillo interested in Luke Rockhold rubber match, had no doubt Bisping would win at UFC 199

June 6, 2016

Michael Bisping is the UFC Middleweight Champion, and now the conversation turns to just what challenger is going to be facing him in his first title defense. There are a number of options available, as […]

Champ Luke Rockhold says “nothing learned, nothing gained” from “Jacare” Souza’s UFC 198 win over Vitor Belfort

May 17, 2016

UFC Middleweight Champion Luke Rockhold caught Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza’s dominant win over Vitor Belfort on Saturday night at UFC 198, but the Champ didn’t come away from the event particularly impressed with his one time […]

UFC 198 Results: “Jacare” Souza decimates Vitor Belfort in first round, calls for title fight

May 15, 2016

Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza erased the memory of his highly questionable decision loss to Yoel Romero from December on Saturday night, taking out Vitor Belfort in the first round at UFC 198 in Curitiba, Brazil. Souza […]

Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza moving forward past “contested” loss to Yoel Romero, expects to be future UFC Champ

May 12, 2016

Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza’s split decision loss to Yoel Romero sits as a sore spot for the former Strikeforce Middleweight Champion, and he’s hoping a win over Vitor Belfort at UFC 198 moves him right back […]

Anderson Silva thinks Chris Weidman deserves rematch with Luke Rockhold: “I think it’s fair”

February 4, 2016

“I think it’s fair. He was the champion, had good wins on his last fights, defeated tough opponents, and deserves respect from everyone, especially the other middleweights. He deserves this immediate rematch against Rockhold… It […]

UFC Champ Luke Rockhold “very interested” in fight with former champ Anderson Silva

February 3, 2016

“I’m very interested in that fight [with Anderson Silva]. That’s a fight I’ve wanted for a very long time. We were both reigning champions in the top two organizations. I had my sights set on […]

Chris Weidman in “way better place” after UFC 194, “happy” he suffered loss to Luke Rockhold

January 11, 2016

Chris Weidman lost the UFC Middleweight Championship at UFC 194 in fairly brutal fashion, getting beat up badly by Luke Rockhold in the third round before finally getting stopped in the fourth. It ended his […]

Luke Rockhold says Chris Weidman’s been begging UFC for rematch, and he’s “not opposed to giving him what he wants”

January 9, 2016

Luke Rockhold’s first title defense isn’t yet set, but while he’s wanted a rematch with Vitor Belfort, it seems the UFC may actually be going a different route. In an interview with FoxSports.com this week, […]

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