Louis Smolka picked up another big win to close out October, defeating Paddy Holohan in front of a very partisan crowd in Holohan’s home of Dublin, Ireland. The win pushed Smolka firmly into the UFC’s […]
“Maybe jealousy. I would guess that’s a pretty good answer. He’s been famous, he’s made a lot of money, he’s got a hot wife. There’s a lot of things about him that people would probably […]
Michael Bisping said last week that he was no longer all that interested in a fight with Anderson Silva given Silva’s failed drug tests from January, but he’s back tracking on that a bit after […]
After some back and forth with Daniel Cormier on Twitter this week, the returning Jon Jones made a couple of encouraging comments to fans on Sunday night. On the note of his return, Jones received […]
Conor McGregor spent a lot of time needling Urijah Faber and Team Alpha Male while filming The Ultimate Fighter, and one of his favorite topics to harp on was UFC Bantamweight Champion T.J. Dillashaw being […]
“When I was 14 years old, the kind of drug testing I got [in judo competitions] was I had to drop my pants all the way to the floor, lift my shirt all the way […]
Conor McGregor added a new training partner to his regimen this week: Hafthor Julius Bjornsson, the 6’9″ strongman and actor best known for his portrayal of “The Mountain” Gregor Clegane on HBO’s “Game of Thrones.” […]
Not that it was all that likely to actually happen, but there was no confrontation between Daniel Cormier and Jon Jones on Saturday in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The two had gone back and forth on […]
The public outcry over the Nevada Athletic Commission’s handling of Nick Diaz’s disciplinary hearing, not to mention the five year suspension they handed down over a dubious marijuana test result, may be the leading factor […]
It doesn’t take a lot for Conor McGregor to garner publicity, and this week he was in the news once again. This time it wasn’t for his sporting achievements, or even something he said that […]
“I was starting my treatment and I had an approval of my doctor and with the UFC, so, they need someone to step into the fight [at UFC 152]. I offered myself. I shared all […]
We could be getting a Jon Jones-Daniel Cormier confrontation out of the Octagon in relatively short order after some back and forth from the two on Twitter Friday. It started with Jones apparently responding to […]
Georges St-Pierre says he’s starting to feel like coming back. Whether you believe he’ll actually return or not, who would you be most interested in seeing him fight, and why? Also, who do you think […]
Khabib Nurmagomedov has serious doubts about his fighting future after his latest injury setback. The undefeated Dagestani lightweight was forced out of a fight with Tony Ferguson on The Ultimate Fighter 22 Finale this week […]
Joanna Jedrzejczyk has emerged this year as a personable, entertaining, violent young champion, and looks to make another defense of the UFC Strawweight Championship on Nov. 14 at UFC 193. She’s taking on Valerie Letourneau, […]
In addition to the Ross Pearson vs. Francisco Trinaldo bout added to the UFC Fight Night 81 card this January, a light heavyweight bout between Ilir Latifi and Sean O’Connell has been added as well. […]
UFC Fight Night 80, coming to Las Vegas on Dec. 10, has gotten another injury change. The UFC announced this week that Lyman Good has suffered an injury in training, taking him out of the […]
Khabib Nurmagomedov is out of a fight with Tony Ferguson at The Ultimate Fighter 22 Finale, having suffered yet another injury in training, according to a report from MMAFighting.com. The undefeated Dagestani lightweight has been […]
MMATorch Editor Jamie Penick and MMATorch Columnist Rich Hansen are back with a new podcast conversation on the world of mixed martial arts. On tonight’s episode, they discuss the highlights from last weekend’s UFC Fight […]
With Jon Jones returning to the fold, how would you book out Ryan Bader and the rest of the top ten at light heavyweight into 2016? MICHAEL BANE, MMATORCH CONTRIBUTOR There are currently four […]
“Fourteen weeks before the fight I tore 80 percent of my ACL. I could barely walk, I could barely kick. I had a lot of experience coming back from that injury. I was aware of […]
Joanne Calderwood has given an update on her status after being forced out of a headlining bout with Paige VanZant at UFC Fight Night 80 this December. The Scottish strawweight took to Facebook to explain […]
The next chapter in Wanderlei Silva’s ongoing saga with the Nevada Athletic Commission has been delayed due to a clerical error. Silva’s attorney Ross Goodman appeared before the commission on Thursday for their October meeting […]
A lightweight bout between Ross Pearson and Francisco Trinaldo is the latest addition to January’s UFC Fight Night 81 event in Boston, according to a report from the UK Sun. Following a decision loss to […]
Though Tim Kennedy has some desire to be fighting somewhere other than the UFC at this moment in his career, he’s still under contract to the organization. He hasn’t fought since September of 2014, but […]
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