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 […]
Michael Bisping will be making the first defense of his newly won UFC Middleweight Championship on Oct. 8 in his hometown of Manchester, England, at UFC 204. The fight has been officially agreed to for […]
“To a mixed martial artist, to a trained eye, that fight was masterful in some ways. Did I get a big knockout and get drunk people off their seats? No, but did I hit and […]
The first pay-per-view buy estimates are in for last month’s UFC 197 event, with Dave Meltzer at MMAFighting.com reporting that the card drew between 375,000 and 450,000 buys. The card was headlined by a late […]
In a brand new edition of the MMATorch Podcast, Torch Editor Jamie Penick is joined by Torch Senior Columnist to break down last weekend’s UFC 197 event and more from the week in MMA. That […]
Ovince Saint Preux has returned to Twitter this week to make his first comments since his short notice loss to Jon Jones at UFC 197. The 33-year-old is staying positive in spite of the loss, […]
Bellator 153 and UFC 197 both took place this past weekend. Let’s get right to it. Bellator 153 GOOD: Michael Page submits Jeremie Holloway Page showed power by dropping Holloway a few times, then submitted […]
If Daniel Cormier and Jon Jones are going to fight at UFC 200, it’s not just Cormier who needs to get medical clearance. The Nevada Athletic Commission released to MMATorch on Tuesday the list of […]
What were your thoughts on Jon Jones’ performance against Ovince Saint Preux at UFC 197? How do you think his rematch with Daniel Cormier will play out? RICH HANSEN, MMATORCH COLUMNIST Somewhere between “Meh” and […]
“A part of me was just like, ‘you gotta fight DC, Jon. You gotta fight DC.’ Like, do what you’ve got to do to win this fight. The goal is to get back to DC. […]
The Nevada Athletic Commission has released payroll figures for Saturday’s UFC 197 event from Las Vegas, and as expected headliner Jon Jones topped the night’s disclosed earnings. The commission emailed the figures to MMATorch on […]
Some impressive scoring last night from many players. I’ll ignore the fact many favourites won and put it down to the intelligence of you, the players! Demetrious Johnson made it eight consecutive title defences last […]
Jon Jones got back into the cage on Saturday at UFC 197 for the first time in 15 months, defeating Ovince Saint Preux in a clean sweep decision to capture the Interim UFC Light Heavyweight […]
Ovince Saint Preux made it through 25 minutes with Jon Jones on Saturday at UFC 197, occasionally connecting on strikes but generally just managing to avoid getting stopped throughout the bout. That survival – and […]
Jon Jones came off as rusty to most in his return to action at UFC 197, but the former long-reigning UFC Light Heavyweight Champion said afterward that he didn’t feel it was ring rust at […]
Jon Jones’ return to the Octagon at UFC 197 didn’t come with a thundering finish or a slick submission. It didn’t come with any type of submission. But there is no doubt that it was […]
Predict the outcomes of the two main events at UFC 197 in Jon Jones vs. OSP and Demetrious Johnson vs. Henry Cejudo. Who wins those bouts, and how? MICHAEL BANE, MMATORCH CONTRIBUTOR Is Jon Jones […]
The wait is over. After nearly 16 months out of the cage, Jon Jones returns tonight against late replacement Ovince Saint Preux at UFC 197, attempting to redeem himself and get back to what he […]
Weigh-ins took place this evening in Las Vegas for tomorrow’s UFC 197 event from Las Vegas, and all fighters made weight for the event. Full weigh-in results are below: Pay-Per-View Main Card (10PM ET) Jon […]
Fight preparations continue this week for Jon Jones, Ovince Saint Preux, Demetrious Johnson, Henry Cejudo, and the rest of the fighters on Saturday’s UFC 197 event. They’ve been followed around all week by the UFC’s […]
“I think this is why it was so hard to actually make the call, because I truly do believe that right now is when [Jones is] primed to get beat… [This is] the first time […]
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