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NEW PODCAST: MMATorch Today with David McGrath and special guest Aaron Weinbaum

March 14, 2019

MMATorch Today returns with special guest Aaron Weinbaum. We talked about his MMA Twitter parody accounts that UFC fighters have gotten involved in, Conor McGregor’s recent arrest, and Ben Askren. We also look ahead to […]

TUESDAY NEWS DIGEST 3/12: Conor McGregor’s cell phone slap victim speaks out, Demian Maia calls out Diego Sanchez

March 12, 2019

Conor McGregor cell phone victim speaks out In case you haven’t heard, Conor McGregor was arrested yesterday. McGregor was arrested and then later released on bail. Today, the supposed victim of the ordeal has released […]

SATURDAY NEWS DIGEST 3/2: Dana White comments on being ambushed by Colby Covington, criticism from Eddie Alvarez, and what to do with Tony Ferguson

March 2, 2019

Plenty to say UFC held a press conference Friday to promote next month’s UFC 236 pay-per-view. As is often the case, with Dana White present, much of the talk had little to do with the […]

FRIDAY NEWS DIGEST 3/1: Latest Jon Jones drug tests provide varying results, Colby Covington crashes open workouts, and more

March 1, 2019

Three out of five ain’t bad The details of some of Jon Jones’ increased drug testing ahead of UFC 235 have become available and the results are mixed. Two of the five test results released […]

WEDNESDAY NEWS DIGEST 2/27: Conor McGregor responds to Tony Ferguson call-out, Dustin Poirier admits shock at interim title booking, and more

February 27, 2019

No sauce Tony Ferguson is the odd man out in the lightweight division right now. Champion Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor are both suspended and now Max Holloway has entered the mix to partake in […]

FREE PODCAST 2/25 – PWTorch Dailycast – MMA Talk for Pro Wrestling Fans: Vallejos and McGrath preview UFC 235, review UFC Fight Night 145, give their take on legacy of Georges St-Pierre, more (92 min)

February 26, 2019

TODAY’S SHOW SUMMARY… On this week’s edition of MMA Talk for Pro Wrestling Fans, MMATorch.com’s Robert Vallejos and David McGrath preview UFC 235, review UFC Fight Night 145 and give their take on the legacy […]

HISCOE: Max Holloway has everything to lose at UFC 236, but it is what it is

February 25, 2019

I’m not sure whether to applaud Max Holloway for taking the risk in moving up to 155 to fight Dustin Poirier for the interim UFC lightweight championship or chastise him for making a very poorly […]

SUNDAY NEWS DIGEST 2/24: Khabib to Tony Ferguson on missed title opportunity, ‘that’s your fault’, Thiago Santos wants his title shot after Prague win, Poirier taken by surprise with his title fight

February 24, 2019

Khabib not sorry for Tony View this post on Instagram I want to remind you guys, that before I become champion, I was close to the title fight 3 times and all 3 times I […]

SATURDAY NEWS DIGEST 2/23: Holloway-Poirier interim title fight set for UFC 236

February 23, 2019

All interim, all the time UFC’s going all in on the interim title thing for UFC 236. For the first time, a UFC pay-per-view event will feature two interim title fights. In addition to the […]

TUESDAY NEWS DIGEST 2/19: Israel Adesanya vs. Kelvin Gastelum interim title fight booked, new USADA suspension, Jake Hager’s next fight

February 19, 2019

In the meantime UFC must not be bullish on Robert Whittaker’s ability to return from a hernia surgery that kept him out of UFC 234 earlier this month. Either that or they really needed a […]