MMATorch Daily Top Five 4/28: Top Five MMA Quotes of the Week
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 […]
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UFC 197 LIVE RESULTS: Hansen’s round by round report for “Jones vs. Saint Preux” event
UFC 197 APRIL 23, 2016 LIVE FROM LAS VEGAS Jon Jones finally returns to the cage tonight, taking on Ovince Saint Preux in the main event of this five-fight pay-per-view. The UFC Flyweight Championship is […]
MMATorch Rankings – April 2016
The following are the MMATorch staff rankings as of April 1, 2016. POUND FOR POUND 1 Jon Jones 2 Demetrious Johnson 3 Dominick Cruz 4 Luke Rockhold 5 Rafael dos Anjos 6 T.J. Dillashaw 7 […]
New York State Assembly Speaker reportedly to bring MMA vote next week; UFC releases statement
The New York MMA push is continuing to gain steam Tuesday following a report from Vice’s Fightland early in the day. A follow up from the New York Daily News, citing sources within the Assembly, […]
UFC FIGHT NIGHT 82 LIVE RESULTS: Hansen’s report on “Hendricks vs. Thompson” card
UFC FIGHT NIGHT 82 FEBRUARY 6, 2016 LIVE FROM LAS VEGAS, NEVADA The UFC’s annual Super Bowl weekend event got a downgrade last week, but they move forward tonight on Fox Sports 1 in lieu […]
HANSEN’S TAKE: UFC on Fox “Johnson vs. Bader” Post-Mortem
If Ryan Bader fought Anthony Johnson 100 times in a row, he’d be in the hospital 100 times, and some of the beatings might be severe enough where I wouldn’t be able to call this […]
THIS DAY IN MMA HISTORY (10/11): The debut of Pride Fighting Championships
This Day in MMA History (10/11) 1997: The first Pride Fighting Championships event was held in the Tokyo Dome, headlined by Gracie family champion Rickson facing Japanese wrestling legend Nobuhiko Takada in a bout that […]