By: Frank Hyden, Senior Columnist The UFC ran their first event on ABC the other day and it featured some really exciting fights. Let’s get to the rundown. UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Kattar GOOD- […]
By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch Senior Columnist It was another slow week for MMA so I’ll just hit upon some news and maybe make a few predictions. UFC Flyweight Champion Deiveson Figueiredo and Henry Cejudo have […]
By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch Senior Columnist The UFC recently announced that UFC Middleweight Champion Israel Adesanya will move up to light heavyweight and face UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jan Blachowicz at UFC 259 on March […]
By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch Senior Columnist 2020 is finally coming to a close. I suppose I could do a good “Year in Review” type of thing and I’ll give it a shot here in a […]
By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch Senior Columnist UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Neal was this past weekend and featured some big fights. Let’s get to the rundown. UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Neal GOOD- Marcin Tybura […]
By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch Senior Columnist Bellator 254 and UFC 256 were both this past week. Let’s get to the rundown. Bellator 254 GOOD- Romero Cotton submits Justin Sumter Cotton got a takedown early in […]
French Connection Junior Dos Santos vs. Ciryl Gane Heavyweight Fight This was a great big man fight. Standing up the whole time, looking for finishes. Gane seemed to be waiting for his spot, and when […]
Still Perfect Romero Cotton vs. Justin Sumter Middleweight Fight This one didn’t make it out of the first round. Cotton seemed to have a plan for the entire fight and a lot of options on […]
By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch Senior Columnist UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Vettori was this past weekend. Let’s get to the rundown. UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Vettori GOOD-Jordan Leavitt stops Matt Wiman Leavitt grabbed a […]
By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch Senior Columnist UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Clark was this past weekend. Let’s get to the rundown, then I’ll give my thoughts on Anderson Silva. UFC Fight Night Smith vs. Clark […]
Classic Finish Shogun Hua vs. Paul Craig Light Heavyweight Fight There was nothing that stuck out about this fight. Both Fighters traded top position in the first round. Craig certainly had the upper hand the […]
By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch Senior Columnist Bellator 253 and UFC 255 took place over the past few days and they featured some big title fights. Let’s get to the rundown. Bellator 253 GOOD- Raufeon Stots […]
Shots for Stots Raufeon Stots vs. Keith Lee Bantamweight Fight Stots seemed to always have this fight under control. He scored takedowns and always played his distance properly. Lee seemed to only be setting up […]
By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch Senior Columnist UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Teixiera was this past week and the winner inserted himself squarely into the title picture. Let’s get to the rundown. UFC Fight Night: Santos […]
By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch Senior Columnist The UFC ran another event in this super busy time for sports. It featured a legend who’s not quite ready to give it up yet, and he’s fighting like […]
On this week’s edition of MMA Talk for Pro Wrestling Fans, Robert Vallejos and Rick Monsey look back at the decade in MMA. They discuss several of the major events that shaped the prior ten […]
On this week’s edition of MMA Talk for Pro Wrestling Fans, Robert Vallejos reviews UFC Newark. In particular, he examines the state of Colby Covington as a major MMA star. Robert gives his take on […]
One of the most accomplished careers in MMA history has come to an end. On Monday, Muhammed Lawal better known as “King Mo” announced his retirement from MMA. Lawal cited numerous injuries that brought him […]
Bellator 202, Bellator 203, and UFC Fight Night 133 were all this past weekend. Let’s get straight to the rundown. Bellator 202 GOOD- Rudy Schaffroth stops Jon Hill Schaffroth dropped Hill almost immediately and then […]
There were no Bellator or UFC events this past week, so I’ll be doing something a little different this time. I’ll retain my usual GOOD/BAD/UGLY format but I’ll be discussing tournaments in MMA and where […]
Former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar has re-signed with the WWE, but his return to UFC is still a likely possibility. The perplexing creative decision of having former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar retain the […]
In this new specialist column to MMATorch, Rick Monsey and Dante Morgan compete for ultimate MMA bragging rights. For the inaugural MMA Nerd Fight, Rick and Dante pick the UFC strawweight title fight between Rose […]
In this new specialist column to MMATorch, Rick Monsey and Dante Morgan compete for ultimate MMA bragging rights. For the inaugural MMA Nerd Fight, Rick and Dante pick the UFC lightweight title fight between Max Holloway […]
-After two weeks of speculation and analysis, the interim welterweight title fight between Colby Covington and former lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos is scheduled for UFC 224 on May 12 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. […]
SHOW SUMMARY: On this week’s edition MMA Talk for Pro Wrestling Fans, MMATorch.com’s Robert Vallejos and Rick Monsey react to the breaking news of Tony Ferguson withdrawing from UFC 223, and Max Holloway being named as […]
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