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 […]
34-year-old light heavyweight James Te Huna appears to be walking away from the sport, essentially announcing his retirement this week without explicitly saying the words. In a Facebook post this week, coming two months after […]
What are your thoughts on the UFC booking Robbie Lawler-Tyron Woodley and Demetrious Johnson vs. Wilson Reis for UFC 201 in Atlanta? What opponents would you have rather seen them face on that card? MICHAEL […]
Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza was unable to take the replacement fight with Luke Rockhold at UFC 199 due to a knee injury, leading to plenty of comments directed his way from the man who wound up […]
UFC Fight Pass is dropping an all new original series on the service this Thursday, May 26, entitled “Where Are They Now?” The six-part series will be available in full at 9pm PT on Thursday, […]
Former UFC Bantamweight Champion Renan Barao is making the move up to featherweight this Sunday at UFC Fight Night 88, and he’s excited to compete after a much less severe weight cut when he faces […]
B.J. Penn released a statement late Monday night via his personal website, addressing his removal from next week’s UFC 199 event due to a USADA violation over the use of an IV. Penn claims ignorance […]
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 […]
B.J. Penn has been pulled from next week’s UFC 199 event due to a violation of USADA’s anti-doping policy. In a statement released via UFC.com, the organization revealed that Penn disclosed that he’d used an […]
Aljamain Sterling has a fresh new contract and a featured spot on Sunday’s UFC Fight Night 88 event in Las Vegas, and though another bantamweight matchup – Cody Garbrandt vs. Thomas Almeida – is headlining […]
“He’s a smug a**hole, let’s be honest. Luke Rockhold owns a victory over me. I want to rectify that. I want to set the record straight. So yes, I want to be the victor. I […]
Paige VanZant has made it to the finals of ABC’s Dancing with the Stars, and the UFC strawweight has just added a new title to her ever-expanding list of professions: actor. According to a report […]
Conor McGregor will become the sixth MMA fighter to appear in ESPN The Magazine’s annual Body Issue, coming out this July. McGregor’s bare-all appearance in the magazine was announced on Monday, while the full list […]
Thiago Alves is apparently healed up and ready to make his lightweight debut this summer, with Globo in Brazil reporting that he will face Al Iaquinta at the yet-to-be-announced UFC 202 event, expected for Las […]
“I think the promotion would completely fail. I think it would crash and burn, that’s my opinion. I think Dana does a great job with the promotion. Sometimes we don’t agree on the same things […]
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 […]
Dan Henderson has his 46th professional fight on June 4. He takes on Hector Lombard at UFC 199, and according to the longtime vet the result of this fight could determine whether or not he […]
Tarec Saffiedine may be out of yet another fight, as MMAFighting.com reports that the UFC is searching for a potential replacement to face Rick Story next weekend at UFC Fight Night 88. Though not officially […]
“[Mayweather] needs me. I don’t need him. I’m not taking a pay cut… [Last month] I was in a time where I was like, figuring out something. I didn’t just shut out and say no […]
A flyweight bout between John Moraga and Matheus Nicolau is headed to The Ultimate Fighter 23 Finale, the UFC announced this week. Moraga, a former UFC Flyweight Title challenger, is 3-2 since his loss to […]
“[Cruz is] all hurt about that. It’s freaking awesome. You know what’s funny? I never said anything about steroids or anything like that. I said this guy’s coming in looking skinny-fat with love handles and […]
Just weeks after questioning his own fighting future, flyweight Ian McCall now says he’s got a return fight on the docket. In a post to Twitter Friday night, McCall said he’ll be fighting Justin Scoggins […]
After a productive meeting with Conor McGregor earlier this week, UFC owner Lorenzo Fertitta and UFC President Dana White visited Nate Diaz in Stockton, Calif., on Friday to discuss that rematch. According to several accounts, […]
Should Demian Maia get a Welterweight Title fight next after his latest win at UFC 198? If not, why? And what fight would you book him in next instead? RICH HANSEN, MMATORCH COLUMNIST I hate […]
“[I didn’t accept the fight at UFC 198 because] I was just kind of holding on to see if I could get the rematch for the belt. I’m not against fighting Cyborg. It just didn’t […]
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