UFC Fight Night Review 12/5/2020
Eat your Heart out Arn Anderson Matt Wiman vs. Jordan Leavitt Lightweight Fight This fight barely lasted 30 seconds. Leavitt went for a double leg takedown and Wiman tried to counter by wrapping his legs […]
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NEW PODCAST: MMA Fight Picks with Aaron Weinbaum for UFC 236
Aaron Weinbaum is back with an all-new MMA Fight Picks podcast picking the top fights from UFC 236. Aaron gives his pick for the following fights… Max Holloway vs. Dustin Poirier Kelvin Gastelum vs. Israel […]
ROUNDTABLE: Who should get the next shot at Jon Jones?
What should Jon Jones’ next light heavyweight title defence be? Sean Covington, Columnist – Covington’s Corner Besides a drug test, I think Thiago Santos is a great option for Jones but I feel like Santos […]
MMATORCH YEAR END AWARDS: Best MMA Event of 2018
Follow @mikehiscoe Welcome to the latest of many MMATorch Awards for 2018. MMATorch staff have voted in a wide array of categories, with the top vote-getters receiving the awards. Be sure to share your thoughts in […]
THURSDAY NEWS DIGEST 1/3: Anthony Smith says Jones fight is in the works, and more
Follow @mikehiscoe ‘Bones’ vs. ‘Lionheart’ UFC light heavyweight Anthony Smith had a brief exchange with champion Jon Jones over on the UFC 232 post-show. It turns out that exchange, along with Jones’ desire to stay […]
COVINGTON’S CORNER: Jon Jones’ resume is not all it’s cracked up to be
Editor’s Note: Welcome to Covington’s Corner. Sean Covington pulls no punches and will bring his unique, steaming hot takes to his own personal corner of MMATorch.com. G.O.A.T: Guilty, Overhyped, Appalling Titlist Greatest Of All Time; […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC 229
Create a mobile home screen button on your phone now for one-click access to MMATorch’s newly ramped up MMA coverage with the return of Mike Hiscoe, who is now managing editor of MMATorch. ANDROID USERS […]
UFC ON FOX 28 PREDICTIONS 2/24: Grocke’s updated odds and predictions for every fight
The UFC makes a stop at the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida for UFC on FOX 28 on Saturday night. The main event takes place in the featherweight division where Josh Emmett takes on Jeremy […]
UFC FIGHT NIGHT 117 PREDICTIONS 9/22: Grocke’s updated odds and predictions for every fight
The UFC travels to Japan for a rare Friday night event. UFC Fight Night 117 takes place at the Saitama Arena in Saitama, Japan. Yushin Okami steps in on short notice for Mauricio “Shogun” Rua […]
ROUNDTABLE: Who wins the Ovince Saint Preux vs. Yushin Okami fight, and why?
Who wins the Ovince St Preux vs. Yushin Okami fight, and why? FRANK HYDEN, MMATorch Columnist Okami can win if he drags the fight out. OSP will fade after the first round and he’ll […]
UFC TONIGHT’S Daniel Cormier and Kenny Florian preview UFC Fight Night 117
Daniel Cormier and Kenny Florian previewed the upcoming UFC Fight Night: Saint Preux vs. Okami fight. UFC TONIGHT is the official weekly news and information show of the Ultimate Fighting Championship on FS1. Veteran UFC […]
HYDEN’S TAKE: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly from Bellator 178 and UFC Fight Night 108 including Swanson-Lobov, Pitbull-Straus, OSP, Diego
Bellator 178 and UFC Fight Night 108 were both this past weekend. Let’s get right to the rundown. Bellator 178 GOOD – A.J. McKee stops Dominic Mazzota McKee landed a crushing headkick that dropped Mazzota […]
THURSDAY NEWS DIGEST 3/16: Matt Hughes is considering a return to MMA, comments on possibility (w/Hiscoe’s Analysis)
One of MMA’s all-time greats is considering returning for one more fight. In a recently surfaced interview with Joe Buck, Matt Hughes shared that he has been in talks regarding a return. He did offer […]
SUNDAY NEWS DIGEST 2/26: “Filthy” Tom Lawler officially suspended two years by USADA (w/Cervantes Analysis)
MMA fans are going to have to do without one of the sport’s most colorful personalities for about two years. After testing positive for the prohibited substance, ostarine, in October, “Filthy” Tom Lawlor has been […]
SATURDAY TRIVIA: Ovince Saint Preux, who fights tonight on FS1, received two Performance of the Night bonuses against which two fighters?
QUESTION: Ovince Saint Preux going into his fight with Volkan Oezdemir this weekend coming off two losses. Saint Preux had been on a good run before his last defeats including a Fight of the Night and […]
HYDEN: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC 204 – Bisping vs. Henderson, Stefan Struve, Manuwa, Vitor, Mousasi
UFC 204 was this past weekend and it was the final fight in the long career of Dan Henderson. Let’s get to the rundown. GOOD: Mirsad Bektic submits Russell Doane Bektic got Doane down and […]
SUNDAY TRIVIA: Whom did Jimi Manuwa lose to in a Fight of the Night effort at a previous UFC event?
QUESTION: Jimi Manuwa defeated Ovince Saint Preux last night at UFC 204. That was Manuwa’s third win in the last five fights. One of those two losses won a Fight Of The Night award, Manuwa’s first […]
SATURDAY NEWS DIGEST: Vitor Belfort to retire, Cerrone calls McGregor a coward, Cyborg calls out Rousey
VITOR TO RETIRE BloodyElbow has reported that Brazilian journalist Breno Massena posted a tweet that stated Belfort would retire after tonight’s event. The tweet, translated from Portuguese, says “According to sources, Vitor Belfort retires today […]
SATURDAY TRIVIA: UFC 204’s Ovince Saint Preux lost to whom in 2011 before going on a five-fight win streak?
QUESTION: Ovince Saint Preux faces Jimi Manuwa at UFC 204, looking for a win after last losing to Jon Jones in a match for the interim UFC Light Heavyweight Title last year. Back in 2011, Saint […]
UFC 204 PRIMER – Grocke’s Preview & Predictions: Bisping vs. Henderson, Belfort vs. Mousasi, Manuwa vs. Saint Preux, Struve vs. Omielanczuk
UFC 204 comes to Manchester, England as their hometown hero Michael Bisping comes home to take on Dan Henderson in the main event. Bisping will look to avenge the knockout he suffered to Henderson at […]
HEART VS. BRAIN – UFC 204 (pt. 1): Ovince Saint Preux vs. Jimi Manuwa – Breaking down emotional and rational reasons to predict outcome
Do you ever find your fight predictions coming down to an internal battle between who you hope will win and who you think will really win, even if you don’t fully admit it to yourself until […]
UFC 204 PRIMER – Ecochard’s Preview & Predictions: Bisping vs. Henderson, Belfort vs. Mousasi, Manuwa vs. Saint Preux, Struve vs. Omielanczuk
The UFC’s next PPV is featured out of Manchester, U.K. and is headlined by the current Middleweight Champion Michael Bisping trying to avenge one of the most brutal knockouts suffered in UFC history against Dan Henderson. […]
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 […]
UFC FIGHT NIGHT 73 LIVE RESULTS: Penick’s round by round report for “Teixeira vs. Saint Preux” event
UFC FIGHT NIGHT 73 AUGUST 8, 2015 LIVE FROM NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE =====UFC Fight Pass Prelims Quick Results===== -Scott Holtzman def. Anthony Christodoulou via submission (rear naked choke) at 2:40 of the third round Note: Christodoulou […]