UFC Fight Night 3/13/2021 Review
Darren Stewart vs. Eryk Anders Middleweight Fight This was exactly the fireworks display that we wanted it to be. In the last minute of the first round Anders started throwing like crazy after he caught […]
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HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gane
By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch Senior Columnist UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gane was this past Saturday and it was…it was something. A lot of decisions on the card, in fact, all the main card fights […]
UFC Fight Night 2/27/2021 Review
Alex Carceres vs. Kevin Croom Featherweight Fight I’ll be honest, this fight bored me. Everytime Carceres seemed to put a couple strikes together it appeared that he backed off. Carceres even had a couple submission […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Lewis
By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch Senior Columnist UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Lewis was this past Saturday and it featured an upset in the main event. UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Lewis GOOD- Nassourdine Imavov vs. […]
UFC Fight Night 2/20/2021 Review
Tom Aspinall vs. Andrei Arlovski Heavyweight Fight This was a slugfest that you would expect. The first round was pretty back and forth with a bit of an advantage for Aspinall. Aspinall got the better […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC 258, plus Jon Jones to challenge for the UFC Heavyweight Title
By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch Senior Columnist UFC 258 was this past weekend and it featured a big title fight in the welterweight division. Let’s get to the rundown. UFC 258 GOOD- Julian Marquez submits Maki […]
UFC 258 Review
Maki Pitolo vs. Julian Marquez Middleweight Fight This fight certainly made a big turn in the 2nd round. The first was all Pitolo, he nearly got a finish with a submission. The 2nd picked up […]
UFC 257 Review
Amanda Ribas vs. Marina Rodriguez Women’s Strawweight Fight This was a great Brazilian style fight where it went to the ground fast. Rodriguez always seemed to have the octagon in her control. This was an […]
HYDEN BLOG: A Look Ahead To Upcoming Big Fights
By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch Senior Columnist No events from this past week and not a lot of big news either, so I’ll take a look ahead at some upcoming big fights, starting with next week. […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC Fight Night: Chiesa vs. Magny and UFC 257
By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch Senior Columnist There were two UFC events this past week, with one throwing a major monkey wrench into the longterm viability of Conor McGregor as a draw. Let’s get to the […]
UFC Fight Night 1/20/2021 Review
Omari Akhmedov vs. Tom Breese Middleweight Fight This fight started at a million miles an hour. Breese went for a guillotine as soon as the fight started, but Akhmedov slipped out of it. The rest […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Kattar
By: Frank Hyden, Senior Columnist The UFC ran their first event on ABC the other day and it featured some really exciting fights. Let’s get to the rundown. UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Kattar GOOD- […]
HYDEN BLOG: Thoughts on Some MMA News
By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch Senior Columnist It was another slow week for MMA so I’ll just hit upon some news and maybe make a few predictions. UFC Flyweight Champion Deiveson Figueiredo and Henry Cejudo have […]
HYDEN BLOG: Israel Adesanya vs. Jan Blachowicz is a Superfight?
By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch Senior Columnist The UFC recently announced that UFC Middleweight Champion Israel Adesanya will move up to light heavyweight and face UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jan Blachowicz at UFC 259 on March […]
HYDEN BLOG: Some Personal and Year-End MMA Thoughts
By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch Senior Columnist 2020 is finally coming to a close. I suppose I could do a good “Year in Review” type of thing and I’ll give it a shot here in a […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Neal
By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch Senior Columnist UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Neal was this past weekend and featured some big fights. Let’s get to the rundown. UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Neal GOOD- Marcin Tybura […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Vettori
By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch Senior Columnist UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Vettori was this past weekend. Let’s get to the rundown. UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Vettori GOOD-Jordan Leavitt stops Matt Wiman Leavitt grabbed a […]
UFC Fight Night Review 12/5/2020
Eat your Heart out Arn Anderson Matt Wiman vs. Jordan Leavitt Lightweight Fight This fight barely lasted 30 seconds. Leavitt went for a double leg takedown and Wiman tried to counter by wrapping his legs […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Clark, plus Anderson Silva’s prospects
By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch Senior Columnist UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Clark was this past weekend. Let’s get to the rundown, then I’ll give my thoughts on Anderson Silva. UFC Fight Night Smith vs. Clark […]
UFC 255 Review
Classic Finish Shogun Hua vs. Paul Craig Light Heavyweight Fight There was nothing that stuck out about this fight. Both Fighters traded top position in the first round. Craig certainly had the upper hand the […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from Bellator 253 and UFC 255
By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch Senior Columnist Bellator 253 and UFC 255 took place over the past few days and they featured some big title fights. Let’s get to the rundown. Bellator 253 GOOD- Raufeon Stots […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from Bellator 252 and UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. Dos Anjos
By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch Senior Columnist Bellator 252 and UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. Dos Anjos were this past week. Let’s get to the rundown. Bellator 252 GOOD- Yaroslav Amosov vs. Logan Storely They fought […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Teixiera
By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch Senior Columnist UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Teixiera was this past week and the winner inserted himself squarely into the title picture. Let’s get to the rundown. UFC Fight Night: Santos […]
UFC Fight Night Review 11/7/2020
Dominat-Yan Claudia Gadelha vs. Yan Xiaonan Women’s Flyweight Fight This was a very good fight for Xiaonan, she got better as it went along. She was on her back for the majority of the […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from Bellator 250 and UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Silva
By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch Senior Columnist Bellator 250 and UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Silva were both this past weekend. We had a new champion crowned in Bellator and we’ve likely seen the final fight […]