MMATorch Daily Top Five 6/16: Top MMA Quotes of the Week
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TUF 23 REPORT 6/15: Penick’s thoughts on episode nine of “Team Joanna vs. Team Claudia” season
We’re to the final quarterfinal bout of the season on The Ultimate Fighter 23 tonight, and it’s Team Joanna’s last chance to advance one of their women in the tournament after finally cracking the semifinals […]
Six fights confirmed for UFC Fight Night 92 in Salt Lake City; Alex Caceres vs. Yair Rodrigues to headline
The UFC Fight Night 92 event in Salt Lake City, Utah, now has a significant portion of its fight card set, as six fights for the Aug. 6 event were confirmed during Wednesday’s latest episode […]
ROUNDTABLE: Most anticipated fights and fighters from UFC, Bellator, and more this weekend
Which fights (or individual fighters) are you most interested in seeing from this weekend’s fight schedule? MICHAEL BANE, MMATORCH CONTRIBUTOR Lots of MMA on television this weekend, which doesn’t necessarily equate to me watching lots […]
Anthony Pettis to make featherweight debut against Charles Oliveira at UFC on Fox 21 in Vancouver in August
Anthony Pettis’ featherweight debut is now set for August 27, as the UFC announced on Wednesday that he’ll take on Charles Oliveira at UFC on Fox 21 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The somewhat surprising […]
Exiting Bellator Champ Will Brooks signs with UFC, meets Ross Pearson at TUF 23 Finale
Exiting Bellator Lightweight Champion Will Brooks has signed with the UFC, and he’ll make his UFC debut on July 8 at The Ultimate Fighter 23 Finale against Ross Pearson. MMAJunkie.com was the first to report […]
Josh Barnett doesn’t expect Brock Lesnar to return to UFC any better than when he left
When Brock Lesnar’s return to the UFC was announced at UFC 199, a number of fighters immediately started lobbying to get the fight. One such name was Josh Barnett, and in an interview with Ariel […]
Henderson wasn’t thinking about Bisping rematch after UFC 199, now thinks it’d be perfect retirement fight
When Dan Henderson knocked out Hector Lombard earlier this month at UFC 199, he wasn’t sure whether or not his career was over. He openly commented that it could have been his last fight, and […]
UFC 200’s Daniel Cormier laughs off Jon Jones’ striking power: “He can’t punch. He doesn’t hit very hard”
“He cannot punch. He hit me, and I’m like ‘Wow! This is actually him punching me as hard as he can.’ He can’t punch, so he has to throw elbows, kicks, and knees, because he […]
MMATorch Daily Top Five 6/15: Top Potential Fights to Make For Fedor Emelianenko in the UFC
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 […]
Thompson “kind of” disappointed in UFC Fight Night 89 bout with MacDonald, expected title bout after Hendricks win
“I was expecting to get the title shot after defeating Johny Hendricks in the first round, so I was kind of disappointed having to fight Rory MacDonald, just because we do have a good relationship. […]
ROUNDTABLE: What does it mean for UFC’s featherweight division if champ Conor McGregor doesn’t drop back down?
What does it mean for the UFC’s featherweight division if Conor McGregor does not return to the weight class? How would you see the next 18 months in that weight class being booked out? RICH […]
Cub Swanson vs. Tatsuya Kawajiri reportedly targeted for UFC Fight Night 92 in Salt Lake City
A fight between Cub Swanson and Tatsuya Kawajiri is in the works for the UFC’s first ever event in Utah this August, according to a report from MMAFighting.com. Swanson returned to the cage in April […]
Tate thinks it’s “disrespectful” if Rousey’s only wanting to come back to face her for one final fight
“Some people have been saying that she’s said, ‘I’ll come back for one fight against Miesha Tate because I know that I can beat her, and then I’m retiring.’ She doesn’t want to fight Holly […]
Holly Holm reportedly turns down major movie role, manager says she doesn’t want to make “same mistakes” as others
Holly Holm has reportedly turned down an offer for a movie role this summer, with TMZ Sports stating the offer came from a “major” Hollywood studio. The former UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion is preparing for […]
Brock Lesnar says he’s “one in a million” in UFC return from WWE; coming back to prove something to himself
The second part of Brock Lesnar’s sit down interview with Paul Heyman has been posted at HeymanHustle.com, and he further opens up about his motivations for stepping back into the Octagon at UFC 200. Lesnar’s […]
Fedor Emelianenko says he’s “much closer” to signing with UFC than in the past
Fedor Emelianenko continues to tease out the possibility of signing with the UFC, saying this week it’s as close to reality as it’s ever been. “In a word, yes. That possibility does exist,” Emelianenko said […]
MMATorch Daily Top Five 6/14: Ranking Discussed Options to Face Michael Bisping For UFC Middleweight Title
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Rory MacDonald expects he and Robbie Lawler to “fight another couple of times” in the future
“I wouldn’t be surprised at all if me and Robbie fight another couple of times. I really don’t know how much time he has left in his career, but I know I have many fights […]
Michael Bisping intrigued by possible title defenses against Dan Henderson, Georges St-Pierre
Michael Bisping’s first defense of the Middleweight Championship will come later this year, and it’s seemed the most realistic options came down to Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza, Luke Rockhold, or Chris Weidman, but he’s got a […]
Junior dos Santos: Stipe Miocic will hold onto UFC Heavyweight Title a long time “until he meets me again”
Junior dos Santos holds a win over current UFC Heavyweight Champion Stipe Miocic, and he said this week he believes the new Champ is going to hold onto that belt for a while pending his […]
Miesha Tate doesn’t expect Ronda Rousey to return strong: “I feel like she’s somewhere other than fighting”
“I’ll win [a rematch]. That’s it. I don’t know how. I don’t know exactly what I’m going to do. But I know that I am the strongest that I’ve ever been. And here I stand […]
Don Frye thinks Brock Lesnar’s going to get his head kicked off by Mark Hunt at UFC 200
The always outspoken Don Frye is going into the UFC Hall of Fame on July 10 as a part of their “Pioneer” wing. That ceremony comes a day after UFC 200 in Las Vegas, which […]
Champ Demetrious Johnson says he won’t follow UFC, USADA’s new weight-cutting guidelines for fight week weight
The UFC and USADA are implementing new weight cutting rules on fighters in the organization in an attempt to cut down on unsafe cuts from fighters, but not all of the proposed rules are going […]
Eddie Alvarez doesn’t care about broadcast plans for UFC Title fight against Rafael dos Anjos
“I don’t give a s*** where [this fight takes place]. I don’t care if they even got a ref in there. Where this thing is and when it airs and where it airs, that ain’t […]