ROUNDTABLE: Is USADA doing more harm or good for the UFC?
Is USADA doing more harm or good for the UFC? FRANK HYDEN, MMATorch Columnist It’s hurt some of the fighters, which has hurt a few UFC events, but overall it’s done more good. Having […]
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HEYDORN’S TAKE: Logic be damned. Enjoy the fun inside the impossibility of Conor McGregor beating Floyd Mayweather
Pundits, analysts, and fight connoisseurs around the world collectively give Conor McGregor a zero percent chance of beating Floyd Mayweather this Saturday night in Las Vegas. Even though McGregor is the current UFC lightweight world champion, a […]
ROUNDTABLE: What has to happen in the Mayweather vs. McGregor fight for this to help MMA vs. hurting MMA?
What has to happen in the Mayweather vs. McGregor fight for this to help MMA vs. hurting MMA? JOHN HARRIS, MMATORCH Contributor I think it really depends on McGregor’s performance. If he is able to […]
PENICK: An Open Letter to MMATorch Readers
Eight years ago I was given an unexpected opportunity to take over MMATorch. PWTorch founder and MMATorch Supervising Editor Wade Keller saw potential in a 22-year-old contributor leaving college to head up a revitalized effort […]
UFC FIGHT NIGHT 92 LIVE RESULTS: Hansen’s report on “Caceres vs. Rodriguez” event from Salt Lake City
UFC FIGHT NIGHT 92 AUGUST 6, 2016 LIVE FROM SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH The UFC makes their first trip to Utah tonight with another night of fights on Fox Sports 1. After impressive recent performances, […]
Report: ABC to vote on changes to MMA judging criteria at August 1 convention
The Association of Boxing Commissions (ABC) is going to be reviewing and voting on whether to adopt new language for judging criteria in MMA, according to a report from MMAFighting.com, which would encourage more use […]
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 […]
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 […]