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MMATorch Daily Top Five 5/31: Top Fights, Finishes, and/or Performances From MMA’s May 2016 Schedule

May 31, 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 […]

MMATorch Daily Top Five 5/13: Top MMA Stories of the Week

May 13, 2016

Welcome to MMATorch’s new 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 […]

HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC Fight Night 87

May 11, 2016

UFC Fight Night 87 was this past weekend from Rotterdam, Netherlands. Let’s get right to the rundown. UFC Fight Night 87 GOOD: Heather Jo Clark vs. Karolina Kowalkiewicz This was a fun striking affair. Clark […]

UFC Fight Night 87 Bonuses: Overeem, Struve, de Randamie, and Nelson score extra $50K each

May 9, 2016

Alistair Overeem, Stefan Struve, and Germaine de Randamie sent the partisan Dutch crowd into a frenzy on Sunday at UFC Fight Night 87, and each were rewarded with a $50,000 bonus for their efforts. Those […]

MMATorch Daily Top Five 5/9: Top Takeaways from Sunday’s UFC Fight Night 87 “Overeem vs. Arlovski” event

May 9, 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 […]

D. FOX: Post-fight reactions to UFC Fight Night 87 “Overeem vs. Arlovski”

May 9, 2016

I walked into this fight night with tempered expectations. Heavyweight fights seem to disappoint more often than not and for some reason I just had a vibe that I was going to walk away with […]

UFC FIGHT NIGHT 87 LIVE RESULTS: Penick’s report on “Overeem vs. Arlovski” event in Rotterdam

May 8, 2016

UFC FIGHT NIGHT 87 MAY 8, 2016 LIVE FROM ROTTERDAM, NETHERLANDS The UFC is back with another daytime Sunday event today, making their debut in the Netherlands in the city of Rotterdam. Alistair Overeem kickstarts […]

Weigh-in results for UFC Fight Night 87 “Overeem vs. Arlovski”

May 7, 2016

Weigh-ins took place early today for tomorrow’s UFC Fight Night 87 event from Rotterdam in The Netherlands, and all fighters on the card hit their marks. Check out the full weigh-in results below: Fox Sports […]

D. FOX: Preliminary card preview for UFC Fight Night 87 “Overeem vs. Arlovski”

May 5, 2016

These preliminary card fights might be a bit difficult for some of us to view. It has nothing to do with accessibility to the channel or how pleasing the fights themselves will be. No, it […]

Newcomer Josh Emmett replaces injured Nick Hein against Jon Tuck on Sunday’s UFC Fight Night 87 event

May 4, 2016

An injury to Nick Hein has brought a late change to Sunday’s UFC Fight Night 87 event in Rotterdam, with the UFC announcing that newcomer Josh Emmett has stepped in to face Jon Tuck on […]

Willie Gates now meets Yuta Sasaki at UFC Fight Night 87 after Paddy Holohan’s retirement

April 26, 2016

When Patrick “Paddy” Holohan was forced to retire this week, it took him out of a fight with Willie Gates at UFC Fight Night 87 in Rotterdam in less than two weeks. Gates now has […]

Paddy Holohan vs. Willie Gates reportedly targeted for UFC Fight Night 87 in The Netherlands

April 7, 2016

A flyweight fight between Paddy Holohan and Willie Gates is being targeted for UFC Fight Night 87 in Rotterdam on May 8, according to a report from MMAFighting.com. For Ireland’s Holohan, the bout is his […]

Leon Edwards replaces injured Peter Sobotta against Dominic Waters at UFC Fight Night 87

March 30, 2016

Peter Sobotta has been forced out of a fight with Dominic Waters at UFC Fight Night 87, and Leon Edwards has stepped in to replace him. The UFC announced the change on Wednesday morning. The […]

Dutch bantamweight Germaine de Randamie returns in Rotterdam, meets Anna Elmose at UFC Fight Night 87

March 30, 2016

Germaine de Randamie had a 17 month gap in between her last two matchups, and she’s been out another year since her win over Larissa Pacheco at UFC 185. Now, “The Iron Lady” will return […]

Flyweights Kyoji Horiguchi and Neil Seery meet at UFC Fight Night 87 in Rotterdam

March 23, 2016

One-time UFC Flyweight Title challenger Kyoji Horiguchi is getting back to the cage on May 8, with the UFC announcing Wednesday that he’ll take on Neil Seery at UFC Fight Night 87. Horiguchi started out […]

Heather Jo Clark returns after 17-month layoff to meet Karolina Kowalkiewicz at UFC Fight Night 87

March 21, 2016

17 months after a successful UFC debut, Heather Jo Clark will return to the Octagon this May at UFC Fight Night 87 in a matchup against Karolina Kowalkiewicz. The UFC announced the bout on Monday […]

Greg Jackson says he promised Andrei Arlovski he’d work with him against teammate Alistair Overeem

March 14, 2016

Two Jackson-Winkeljohn fighters will be competing against one another this May when Andrei Arlovski and Alistair Overeem meet at UFC Fight Night 87 in Rotterdam. In a rare move for coach Greg Jackson, he’ll actually […]

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