Rashad Evans announces retirement
While it may not come as a huge surprise it sure will be a relief to some. Former UFC light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans announced his retirement from MMA. Rashad announced his plans to retire […]
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FREE PODCAST 6/25 – Monday Livecast – MMA Talk for Pro Wrestling Fans: Vallejos and Monsey remember Vader, break down UFC Fight Night 132, discuss the UFC departures of Lyoto Machida and Josh Barnett, more (81 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: On this week’s edition of MMA Talk for Pro Wrestling Fans, MMATorch.com’s Robert Vallejos and Rick Monsey remember Vader, and break down UFC Fight Night 132. They discuss the UFC departures of Lyoto Machida […]
MMATORCH INTERVIEW: Ken Shamrock discusses Pancrase, Pride, Royce Gracie rivalry MORE
With 3 decades of combat sports experience, few can claim to a broader historical perspective than Ken Shamrock. Our very own Dylan Bowker spoke to Shamrock, getting fresh insight on the origins of what we […]
FREE PODCAST 6/18 – Monday Livecast – MMA Talk for Pro Wrestling Fans: Vallejos and Monsey talk Ronda Rousey’s first singles match, Greg Hardy being offered a UFC developmental contract, Dana White getting involved in a pro wrestling angle, more (100 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: On this week’s edition of MMA Talk for Pro Wrestling Fans, mmatorch.com’s Robert Vallejos and Rick Monsey talk Ronda Rousey’s first singles match, Greg Hardy being offered a UFC developmental contract, Dana White getting involved […]
UFC 225 Preview and Predictions
UFC 225 Preview and Predictions (C)Robert Whitaker vs. (1)Yoel Romero for UFC middleweight championship (This was written before Romero failed to make weight) Robert Whitaker will return to action for the first time since July […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC Fight Night 131, Looking back at UFC 199
UFC Fight Night 131 was this past weekend. It was a little light on big names but it had some big moments. Let’s get to the rundown. UFC Fight Night 131 GOOD- Gian Villante vs. […]
FREE PODCAST 6/4 – Monday Livecast – MMA Talk for Pro Wrestling Fans: Vallejos and Monsey preview UFC 225 card, look back at UFC Fight Night 131, give a career retrospective of Michael Bisping, plus Heydorn gives Chicago perspective on UFC 225 and more (135 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: On this week’s edition of MMA Talk for Pro Wrestling Fans, MMATorch.com’s Robert Vallejos and Rick Monsey preview the stacked UFC 225 card. They take a quick look back at UFC Fight Night 131. […]
UFC Fight Night 131 Live Report
UFC Fight Night: Utica Side Note: Jessica Aguilar vs. Jodie Esquibel has been cancelled. Aguilar was ruled unfit to fight and the UFC plans to reschedule the fight down the road. Jarred Brooks vs. Jose […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from Bellator 200 and UFC Fight Night 130
Bellator 200 and UFC Fight Night 130 were this past weekend. Let’s get to the rundown. Bellator 200 GOOD- Phil Davis stops Linton Vassell Davis probably won the first two rounds because he was very […]
FREE PODCAST 5/28 – Monday Livecast – MMA Talk for Pro Wrestling Fans: Vallejos and Monsey take an in-depth look at the new television deals for the UFC and WWE’s Smackdown (119 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: On this special edition of MMA Talk for Pro Wrestling Fans, MMATorch.com’s Robert Vallejos and Rick Monsey take an in-depth look at the new television deals for the UFC and WWE’s Smackdown. On the […]
Former champion Michael Bisping announces retirement
While his future had been speculated about in recent months, former UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping has announced that his is indeed retired from MMA. Breaking the news on his podcast “Believe You Me” Bisping indicated […]
UFC Fight Night 129 Preview and Predictions
Main Card (1)Stephen Thompson vs. (8)Darren Till (NOTE: This war written before Darren Till missed weight.) In a matter of months, we have witnessed Darren Till emerge from relative obscurity into one of the divisions […]
MMA NERD FIGHT PREDICTION: Stephen Tompson vs. Darren Till edition.
UFC will be in Liverpool, England this holiday weekend featuring a main event with two top welterweights going at it. Darren Till will be the hometown hero with the local crowd solidly behind him, but […]
REPORT: ESPN lands UFC TV rights
The partnership between the UFC and Fox will come to an end, as ESPN has reportedly agreed to a major broadcast deal with the UFC. As first reported by Variety, the UFC will receive a total […]
FIGHTS TO MAKE NEXT: UFC Fight Night 129 edition
With UFC Fight Night 129 in the books, it is time to look ahead at what is next for every fighter on the card. UFC Fight Night 129 was a card that suffered from the […]
FREE PODCAST 5/21 – Monday Livecast – MMA Talk for Pro Wrestling Fans: Vallejos and Monsey review UFC Fight Night 129, discuss how Ariel Helwani moving to ESPN reflects on the network, the recent social media feuds of Chuck Liddell, All In, more (85 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: On this week’s edition of MMA Talk for Pro Wrestling Fans, MMATorch.com’s Robert Vallejos and Rick Monsey review UFC Fight Night 129. They discuss how Ariel Helwani moving to ESPN reflects on the network […]
FREE PODCAST 5/14 – Monday Livecast – MMA Talk for Pro Wrestling Fans: Vallejos and Monsey review UFC 224 and Bellator 199, react to the news of the streaming partnership between the UFC and ESPN+, discuss the release of Yair Rodríguez, more (107 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: On this week’s edition of MMA Talk for Pro Wrestling Fans, MMATorch.com’s Robert Vallejos and Rick Monsey review UFC 224 and Bellator 199. They react to the news of the streaming partnership between the […]
FIGHTS TO MAKE NEXT: UFC 224 edition
With UFC 224 in the books, it is time to look ahead at what is next for every fighter on the card. Amanda Nunes def. Raquel Pennington to defend the UFC women’s bantamweight championship Amanda […]
WATCH: Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos heel kick TKO of Sean Strickland
At UFC 224 Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos landed an impressive TKO victory over Sean Strickland at 3:12 of round 1. Cole Henry’s fight report: Round 1: Back and forth boxing early. Elizeu dos Santos lands a […]
UFC 224 LIVE REPORT
UFC 224 features a women’s bantamweight title fight between champion Amanda Nunes and Raquel Pennington. The card will also showcase a face off of middleweight contenders Ronaldo Souza and Kelvin Gastelum. The pay-per-view portion of the card […]
UFC 224 vs. Bellator 199 head-2-head
With both UFC 224 and Bellator 199 occurring on the same night, the fight fan might need to chose between the two events. Being that both main cards will feature five fights, here is a […]
MMA NERD FIGHT PREDICTION: Amanda Nunes vs. Raquel Pennington edition
The UFC 224 main event has Amanda “The Lioness” Nunes defending her bantamweight championship against Raquel “Rocky” Pennington. The challenger is the clear underdog and has not been given much of a chance in the […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly With MMA Tournaments
There were no Bellator or UFC events this past week, so I’ll be doing something a little different this time. I’ll retain my usual GOOD/BAD/UGLY format but I’ll be discussing tournaments in MMA and where […]
BREAKING: ESPN and UFC reach streaming deal.
One piece of the UFC’s rights puzzle ha been solved. According to a release on their website, the UFC has reached a deal with ESPN that includes ESPN’s newly launches ESPN+ streaming service airing 15 […]
FREE PODCAST 5/7 – Monday Livecast – MMA Talk for Pro Wrestling Fans: Vallejos and Monsey preview UFC 224 and Bellator 199, read and react to an exclusive statement by Todd Martin regarding his thoughts on the faults of Scott Coker’s Bellator, more (105 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: On this week’s edition of MMA Talk for Pro Wrestling Fans, MMATorch.com’s Robert Vallejos and Rick Monsey preview both UFC 224 and Bellator 199. The guys read and react to an exclusive statement by […]