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MMATorch Daily Top Five: Best MMA Fights on August 2016 Schedule

August 3, 2016

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 […]

Will Brooks vs. Alex Oliveira, Josh Burkman vs. Bobby Green among new additions to UFC Fight Night 96 in Portland

August 2, 2016

Three more fights have been added to the Oct. 1 UFC Fight Night 96 event in Portland, Ore., with the UFC announcing Will Brooks vs. Alex Oliveira, Josh Burkman vs. Bobby Green, and Kelly Faszholz […]

MMATorch Daily Top Five 6/17: Top MMA Stories of the Week

June 17, 2016

Welcome to MMATorch’s new 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 […]

Anthony Pettis to make featherweight debut against Charles Oliveira at UFC on Fox 21 in Vancouver in August

June 15, 2016

Anthony Pettis’ featherweight debut is now set for August 27, as the UFC announced on Wednesday that he’ll take on Charles Oliveira at UFC on Fox 21 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The somewhat surprising […]

Oliveira-Moontasri, Henrique-Smolyakov first two fights announced for UFC on Fox 20 in Chicago

April 5, 2016

The first fights for the UFC’s return to Chicago are now set, with the UFC officially confirming on Monday that Alex Oliveira will take on James Moontasri, while Luis Henrique will face Dmitry Smolyakov at […]

Donald Cerrone vs. Patrick Cote official for UFC Fight Night event in Ottawa on June 18 [UPDATED]

March 18, 2016

A fight between Donald Cerrone and Patrick Cote is headed to the UFC Fight Night card in Ottawa on June 18, according to a report from MMAFighting.com. The fight would be Cerrone’s second at welterweight […]

UFC Fight Night 83 Video: Highlights of Donald Cerrone’s submission win over Alex Oliveira

February 23, 2016

Donald Cerrone added yet another Fight Night bonus to his belt on Sunday, taking home an extra $50K with a first round triangle choke win over late replacement Alex Oliveira. If you missed the event […]

D. FOX: Post-fight reactions to UFC Fight Night 83 “Cerrone vs. Oliveira”

February 22, 2016

Let’s be honest: there weren’t any ground shaking occurrences at this UFC Fight Night 83 event, and even if Tim Means hadn’t pulled out, it’s doubtful there would be anything that captured the casual fan’s […]

UFC Fight Night 83 Results: Donald Cerrone submits Alex Oliveira in Fox Sports 1 main event

February 22, 2016

Donald Cerrone bounced back from his December title loss to Rafael dos Anjos on Saturday night, taking out Alex Oliveira in the first round at UFC Fight Night 83. The main event bout was booked […]

Weigh-in results for UFC Fight Night 83 “Cowboy vs. Cowboy”

February 20, 2016

Fighters weighed in Saturday for Sunday’s UFC Fight Night 83 event from Pennsylvania, and despite numerous late changes to the card, there was only one fighter who missed the mark for the event in late […]

“Cowboy” vs. “Cowboy” set for UFC Fight Night 83 as Alex Oliveira steps in against Donald Cerrone [UPDATED]

February 4, 2016

Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone may have a new opponent set, as Combate in Brazil reports that Alex “Cowboy” Oliveira has agreed to step in on just over two weeks notice for the UFC Fight Night 83 […]

Weigh-in results for UFC on Fox 17 “Dos Anjos vs. Cerrone” – Oliveira over by five pounds

December 19, 2015

Weigh-ins took place today for tomorrow’s UFC on Fox 17 event, and a couple key fighters had issues on the scale. Both Danny Castillo and Charles Oliveira missed weight on their first attempts, though they […]

D. FOX: Preliminary card preview for UFC on Fox 17 “Dos Anjos vs. Cerrone II”

December 17, 2015

Are you ready for some more fights? You damn well better be, since they are coming whether you like it or not after a whirlwind three days last weekend, the likes of which may never […]

UFC Fight Night 77 Bonuses: Undefeated Thomas Almeida scores $50K with highlight-reel KO

November 8, 2015

Following an exciting night of finishes at UFC Fight Night 77, four fighters were given $50,000 “Performance of the Night” bonuses. Vitor Belfort, Thomas Almeida, Alex Oliveira, and Thiago Tavares each earned their bonuses with […]

UFC on Fox 17’s Myles Jury on featherweight move: “At 145, nobody is gonna beat me”

October 16, 2015

Myles Jury suffered the first loss of his professional career back in January, losing to current UFC lightweight No. 1 contender Donald Cerrone. Prior to that setback, he’d racked up 15 wins to start off […]

Myles Jury’s featherweight debut comes against Charles Oliveira at UFC on Fox 17

October 8, 2015

An intriguing featherweight matchup is heading to the UFC on Fox 17 card this December, as it was announced on Wednesday’s UFC Tonight program on Fox Sports 1 that Myles Jury will take on Charles […]

UFC FIGHT NIGHT 74 LIVE RESULTS: Penick’s event report for “Holloway vs. Oliveira” card

August 23, 2015

UFC FIGHT NIGHT 74 AUGUST 23, 2015 LIVE FROM SASKATOON, SASKATCHEWAN UFC FIGHT PASS PRELIM QUICK RESULTS -Misha Cirkunov def. Daniel Jolly via KO at 4:45 of the first round Note: Complete domination by Cirkunov […]

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