UFC may be getting ready to launch a Women’s Flyweight Division, but talks of a season of “The Ultimate Fighter” to crown its first champion may be premature. A UFC press release went out Wednesday […]
Dana White revealed that he’s had many conversations with Ronda Rousey since her Dec. 30 loss to Amanda Nunes, but he has no idea if she plans on fighting again or not. During a media scrum […]
Anderson Silva is in a unique spot in his career. Despite slipping in the rankings, he may be a more sought after fight for UFC Middleweights than during his near-seven-year reign as champion. Many up […]
Khabib Nurmagomedov has made his first official statement since “weight management issues” forced him out of Saturday’s UFC 209 co-main event against Tony Ferguson. In a post to his Instagram account, Nurmagomedov apologized to his fans […]
If an MMA fan was cryogenically frozen in 2009 and defrosted in the past week, he or she would feel comfortable knowing that Georges St. Pierre (GSP), Fedor Emelianenko, Anderson Silva, and Brock Lesnar are […]
Q: Among the possible opponents for GSP, which opponent fits these three criteria: (a) The Biggest Money Fight (b) The Most Relevant Fight for GSP and championships in UFC (c) The Most Intriguing among newer […]
The wait may finally be over. Ariel Helwani at MMA Fighting is reporting that Georges St. Pierre has agreed on financial terms for a return to UFC. The contract is said to be for multiple fights […]
Ten years ago this week, the news broke that Nick Diaz tested positive for marijuana and was thus removed from his highly anticipated fight against Carlos Condit at UFC 143. The following are several stories […]
Five years ago today, MMATorch published an article featuring Greg Jackson responding to critics of the excitement level of the Carlos Condit vs. Nick Diaz fight with some pointed reaction by MMATorch editor-in-chief Jamie Penick… […]
Earlier this week, Holly Holm’s coach Mike Winklejohn said he thought Holm “broke” Ronda Rousey in their fight, and Holm gave her thoughts on that yesterday during a UFC 208 media call. Asked about whether […]
This week’s edition of the Sunday Supplement takes an in depth look at the big highlights from “An Experience With Conor McGregor,” the live and PPV interview with McGregor conducted and broadcast online on Saturday […]
One of the many reasons the UFC’s pay-per-view business was down in 2011 was a series of injuries and illnesses that took out some highly anticipated fights throughout the year. That and other factors kept […]
PETTIS’S TEAM PUT HEALTH AHEAD OF MAKING WEIGHT After failing to make weight for the first time in his career, Anthony Pettis has shed some light on the circumstances surrounding his failure. In an interview […]
Five years ago today, news broke that George St. Pierre suffered an ACL injury and would miss about ten months of action. The following is Jamie Penick’s editorial putting the big news in perspective… The […]
Five years ago this week, these four stories were in the news on MMATorch.com… Georges St-Pierre not bothered by Nick Diaz’s trash talk into UFC 143 showdown in February Though it was mostly trash talk […]
Gegard Mousasi earned his revenge against Uriah Hall Saturday night in a first round TKO victory at UFC Fight Night. Mousasi said he was glad Hall granted him the rematch after losing their first bout. “First […]
Five years ago this week, the MMATorch Roundtable featured staff thoughts on this topic: Will B.J. Penn’s UFC 137 loss to Nick Diaz be his final fight? The following is what the staff had to say. (And […]
The once muddied UFC Middleweight Division may have gained some clarity thanks to an unfortunate injury to one of its top contenders and a new name may be inserted into the mix. News broke late […]
Michael Bisping is looking to strike while the iron is hot and continue his streak of big fights and big wins. He has targeted UFC 206 for his next fight, which will take place only around […]
Former UFC Heavyweight Champion Fabricio Werdum’s incendiary comments about Reebok are having serious repercussions. As was reported by MMATorch earlier this week, Werdum published an Instagram post where he praised Nike and blasted Reebok. “I’m […]
UFC Middleweight Champion Michael Bisping may not be fighting GSP at UFC 206, but he certainly has an opponent in mind as a replacement to convince the UFC to let him fight on the card. […]
Here are three short news items published on MMATorch.com five years ago this week involving Anderson Silva, Chael Sonnen, Jon Anik, and Nick Diaz. Anderson Silva has stayed mostly quiet this month after Chael Sonnen’s call-out […]
QUESTION: Georges St-Pierre stole the headlines last week with his announcement regarding him being a free agent which was quickly refuted by the UFC. UFC 206 would have been the perfect event for GSP to […]
TOPIC: Rank the top three relatively big name talkers in MMA today in terms of their effectiveness at boosting the drawing power of their fights and increasing fan interest. Then, on the flip side, who […]
Whom would you most like George St. Pierre to face in his potential return fight? Nick Diaz Nate Diaz Conor McGregor Anderson Silva Carlos Condit Johny Hendricks Woodley-Thompson winner Woodley-Thompson loser Other (tell us… mmatorch@gmail.com) […]
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