3 Fights To Watch 1-20-24
UFC 297 Raquel Pennington vs Mayra Bueno Silva 10 decisions! Can Raquel Pennington do something worth a damn for once in her career or just be a stepping stone? She has a 5 fight win […]
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HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly From UFC Fight NIght: Ankalaev vs. Walker
By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch Senior Columnist UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker was this past weekend and it featured some exciting fights. Who won and who lost? Let’s get to the rundown. UFC Fight Night: […]
3 Fights To Watch 1/13/24
Magomed Ankalaev vs Johnny Walker Lets hope this one ends better than the last one. We were all disappointed in a no contest but hey, stuff happens. Walker is still explosive and my favorite to […]
HYDEN BLOG: Ngannou vs. Joshua and McGregor vs. Chandler Finally Has A Date
By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch Senior Columnist This is the last week without an event so I will venture one more timeinto the world of MMA news. This is something very interesting that was announced in […]
HYDEN BLOG: Leon Edwards To Fight At UFC 300 and Rizin 45 Title Fight Results
By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch Senior Columnist No events again this week so I’ll yet again venture into the world of MMA news as we welcome in the new year and hope that 2024 is better […]
HYDEN BLOG: 3 UFC 300 Fights Confirmed, More Rumored
By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch Senior Columnist There were no events this past weekend because of Christmas so I’ll just touch upon some news items. Happy holidays to all. I hope you’re all doing well. UFC […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC 296
By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch Senior Columnist UFC 296 was this past weekend and featured some exciting fights. Who won and who lost? Let’s get to the rundown. UFC 296 GOOD- Josh Emmett stops Bryce Mitchell […]
3 Fights To Watch 11/16/23
Tony Ferguson vs Paddy Pimblett If Paddy wins, he beat an old washed up fighter. If Tony Ferguson wins, he beat a guy who wasn’t that good to begin with. That’s going to be the […]
3 Fights To Watch 12/9/23
Song Yadong vs Chris Gutierrez Looking to stay on track since losing to Cory Sanhagen, Song TKO’d Ricky Simon and is seeking to go a run by defeating Gutierrez. These guys win via decision half […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC Fight Night: Dariush vs. Tsarukyan and BKFC 56 Results
By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch Senior Columnist UFC Fight Night: Dariush vs. Tsarukyan was this past weekend and it featured some big fights and finishes, though one finish was hard to watch. Who won and who […]
HYDEN BLOG: The PFL Buys Bellator, Champ Vs. Champ Superfight Series Planned
By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch Senior Columnist The PFL, Professional Fighters League, has officially acquired Bellator MMA. The PFL was founded in 2017 by Donn Davis and launched in 2018 after it had acquired the World […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC 294
UFC 294 was this past weekend and featured some huge fights and a huge finish to the title fight. Who won and who lost? Let’s get to the rundown. UFC 294 GOOD- Said Nurmagomedov submits […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC Fight Night: Yusuff vs. Barboza
By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch Senior Columnist UFC Fight Night: Yusuff vs. Barboza was this past weekend and it featured some interesting fights and a bigtime comeback win. Who won and who lost? Let’s get to […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from Bellator 300 and UFC Fight Night: Dawson vs. Green
By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch Senior Columnist Bellator 300 and UFC Fight Night: Dawson vs. Green were this past weekend and featured some fun fights and a few good title defenses. Who won and who lost? […]
HYDEN BLOG: Johnny Eblen On PFL-Bellator Merger, UFC Ends The Year Hot, Zhang Weili
By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch Senior Columnist There were no events this past weekend so I’ll just cover some of the news. Bellator Middleweight Champion Johnny Eblen (14-0) doesn’t like that the Professional Fighters League (PFL) […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from Bellator 299 and UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. Gamrot
By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch Senior Columnist Bellator 299 and UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. Gamrot were this past weekend. Who won and who lost? Let’s get to the rundown. Bellator 299 GOOD- Levan Chokheli stops […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC 293
By: Frank Hydean, MMATorch Senior Columnist UFC 293 was this past weekend and featured some good fights. Who won and who lost? Let’s get to the rundown. UFC 293 GOOD- Tyson Pedro stops Anton Turkalj […]
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 280 and UFC 274
By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch Senior Columnist Bellator 280 and UFC 274 were this weekend and featured some excitingfights and some that…weren’t, including one of the worst fights ofall-time. Let’s get to the rundown. Bellator 280Gregory […]
How Successful Can Eagle FC Become?
Formerly known as Gorilla Fighting Championship, until one of the greatest ever fighters took over, Eagle FC is set to rival its peers and soon dominate them…much like their man in charge once did. Eagle […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC Fight Night: Vieira vs. Tate
By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch Senior Columnist UFC Fight Night: Vieira vs. Tate was yesterday. Let’s get to the rundown. UFC Fight Night: Vieira vs. Tate GOOD- Davey Grant vs. Adrian Yanez Grant was throwing and […]
PFL 14 Results: Magalhaes vs. Sordi
Prelims (ESPN 2) Bazigit Atajev def. Dan Spohn KO (punches) Ante Delija def. Carl Seumanutafa Decision (unanimous) (30-26 2x, 30-27) Maxim Grishin def. Jordan Johnson Decision (unanimous) (29-28 3x) Francimar Barroso def. Alex Nicholson […]
PFL 10 LIVE REPORT: Welterweight and Middleweight Quarter and Semi-Finals
PFL 10 October 20, 2018 Washington, D.C. from St. Elizabeth’s East Entertainment and Sports Arena Live on Facebook Watch (7:15 PM ET) and NBC Sports Network (9 PM ET) Undercard (Facebook Watch) Abubakar Nurmagomedov DRAWS […]
HISCOE: Bellator and PFL tournaments show the format can work, but stars matter more
Follow @mikehiscoe Both Bellator and the PFL ran shows this weekend. Both promotions presented shows under a similar format but with very different approaches. Bellator has spent 2018 playing out a Heavyweight Grand Prix – […]