HYDEN BLOG: Stephan Bonnar Dies at 45
By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch Senior Columnist There were no events this past week because of Christmas so I’ll touch upon the shocking death of UFC Hall of Famer Stephan Bonnar at the way too young […]
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HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from Bellator 289 and UFC 282
By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch Senior Columnist Bellator 289 and UFC 282 were both this past Saturday. Who won and who lost? Let’s get to the rundown. Bellator 289 GOOD- Dalton Rosta vs. Anthony Adams They […]
3 Fights To Watch 12/10/22
Jairzinho Rozenstruik vs Chris Daukaus Heavyweight Rozenstruik needs an impressive win tonight in order to get back on track or se he may end up in a downward spiral much like Derrick Lewis. The issue […]
UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland was last night and featured some
big fights. Who won and who lost? Let’s get to the rundown.
By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch Senior Columnist UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. HollandGOOD- Philip Rowe stops Niko PriceThey both open up with leg kicks for the first few minutes beforemixing in some punches. Price gets hurt […]
3 Fights to Watch 12/3/22
Derek Brunson vs Jack Hermansson [canceled] Middleweight This fight has been canceled but whenever it takes place consider this: Alright, winner gets a push back towards the top. I got Hermansson dogwalking Brunson but I’ve […]
MMA’s Odd Tie to Pro Wrestling
By Brad Walker MMATorch Columnist There is no denying the deep ties to professional wrestling that lies within mixed martial arts. Collectively they make stars, share stars and now are oddly tied together in a […]
HYDEN BLOG: PFL 2022 Championships and What Is Power Slap?
By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch Senior Columnist There were no Bellator or UFC events this past week so I’ll just go over some news. The PFL, Professional Fighters League, had their 2022 championships. I’ll talk about […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from Bellator 288 and UFC Fight Night: Nzechukwu vs. Cutelaba, and Anthony “Rumble” Johnson Dies
By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch Senior Columnist Bellator 288 and UFC Fight Night: Nzechukwu vs. Cutelaba were both this weekend and featured some interesting fights. The Bellator card featured two title fights while the UFC card […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from Bellator 287 and UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Allen
By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch Senior Columnist Bellator 287 and UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Allen were both held yesterday. Who won and who lost? Let’s get to the rundown. Bellator 287 GOOD- Justin Gonzalez vs. […]
Silva v Paul Running Diary
By Brad Walker MMATorch Columnist Welcome ladies and gentleman to the fight of the … let’s face it probably the year, as YouTube sensation and natural ass clown Jake Paul takes on the MMA Goat […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC 280
By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch Senior Columnist UFC 280 was yesterday and featured a stacked card on it with two title fights and lots of big names on it. Who won and who lost? Let’s get […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Araujo
By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch Senior Columnist UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Araujo was last night and featured some exciting finishes. Who won and who lost? Let’s get to the rundown. UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. […]
MMATorch Reintroduction
By Brad Walker MMATorch Columnist Ladies and gentlemen boys and girls children of all indiscriminate natures, my name is Brad Walker and I am the new (but also old) name you’ll be seeing around these […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from Bellator 286 and UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Yan
By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch Senior Columnist Bellator 286 and UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Yan were both yesterday and had some interesting fights. Who won and who lost? Let’s get to the rundown. Bellator 286 […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC 279
By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch Senior Columnist After a wild day that saw the card get completely rearranged at the top, UFC 279 delivered some fun action and a finish I had never seen before. What […]
HYDEN BLOG: Demetrious Johnson is the GOAT at Flyweight
By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch Senior Columnist No Bellator or UFC events this week and I’m not feeling well so I’ll just touch upon Demetrious Johnson winning the ONE Flyweight Championship. Demetrious Johnson knocked out ONE […]
3 Fights To Watch 8/20/22
Jose Aldo vs Merab Dvalishvili Does Aldo still have it? How much does he have left in the tank? Is there a chance he could fight his way back to a title shot? These are […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC 276
By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch Senior Columnist UFC 276 was last night and featured two title fights. Who won and how? Let’s get to the rundown. UFC 276 UGLY- Pedro Munhoz vs. Sean O’Malley ends in […]
3 Fights To Watch 7/1/22
Sean O’ Malley vs Pedro Munhoz With the amount of shit Sean O’Malley talks he could fill up a warehouse in a week so it’s natural we all wanna see him get his ass iicked. […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC 266
By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch Senior Columnist UFC 266 was last night and featured a UFC Featherweight title fight and a UFC Flyweight title fight and the return of Nick Dia as he faced Robbie Lawler. […]
MMA Rankings (Womens)
Featherweight Amanda Nunes -UFC Champion Cris Cybrog -Bellator Champion Julia Budd Felicia Spencer Kayla Harrison Megan Anderson Arlene Blencowe Leslie Smith Pam Sorenson Kaitlyn Young Bantamweight Amanda Nunes -UFC Champion Germaine de Randamie Holly Holm […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad
By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch Senior Columnist UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad was last night and it featured a horribly tainted main event. Let’s get to the rundown. UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad BAD- […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Sakai
By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch Senior Columnist UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Sakai was this past weekend. Let’s get right to the rundown. UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Sakai GOOD- Hunter Azure vs. Cole Smith There […]
MEDIA & BUSINESS: Takeaways from “The 2017 MMA Journalism Report” including how journalists feel about their field, salaries, objectiveness
If you read this column regularly, hopefully you feel informed and entertained and presumably you have an interest in MMA matters beyond what goes on inside of a cage. A large part of that equation […]
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 […]