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MMATorch Daily Top Five 7/27: Best Fights on Saturday’s UFC 201 “Lawler vs. Woodley” Card

July 27, 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 […]

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Urijah Faber vs. Jimmie Rivera added to UFC 203 “Miocic vs. Overeem” in Cleveland

July 12, 2016

Urijah Faber’s bantamweight career will continue on this September, with the UFC announcing on Tuesday afternoon that “The California Kid” will meet Jimmie Rivera at UFC 203 in Cleveland, Ohio. The Sept. 10 card is […]

Francisco Rivera vs. Erik Perez set for UFC 201 “Lawler vs. Woodley” in Atlanta

May 25, 2016

A fight between Francisco Rivera and Erik Perez has been added to the UFC 201 event in Atlanta this July, the UFC announced this week. Rivera won his first four fights in the UFC, though […]

FIVE YEARS AGO FLASHBACK: Hansen on UFC 127’s talking points, including thoughts on Michael Bisping vs. Jorge Rivera

February 27, 2016

Michael Bisping was a part of some controversy on Saturday at UFC Fight Night 84, five years to the day from another somewhat controversial performance back at UFC 127. Five years ago today, Torch Columnist […]

UFC on Fox 18 Video: Highlights of Jimmie Rivera’s “Fight of the Night” win over Iuri Alcantara

February 1, 2016

Jimmie Rivera edged out Iuri Alcantara by decision on Saturday night at UFC on Fox 18 to continue an impressive and successful start to his UFC run. The competitive 15-minute bout earned each of them […]

UFC on Fox 18 Bonuses: Anthony Johnson, Ben Rothwell, Jimmie Rivera, and Iuri Alcantara take $50K each

January 31, 2016

The UFC handed out $50,000 fight night bonuses to four fighters on Saturday night at UFC on Fox 18, with all four of them going to main card competitors in Anthony Johnson, Ben Rothwell, Jimmie […]

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Francisco Rivera in for injured Henry Briones against Brad Pickett at UFC Fight Night 83

January 22, 2016

An injury to Henry Briones has taken him out of a fight with Brad Pickett next month at UFC Fight Night 83 in London, and he’s been replaced by Francisco Rivera, according to a report […]

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