UPCOMING EVENTS
Cover August – December 2016 One Championship 45: Heroes of the World Cotai Arena, Cotai, Macau, Macao August 13th, 2016 Fight Card: Flyweight- Andrew Leone vs Adriano Moraes (for Interim ONE FC Flyweight Title) Lightweight- […]
UFC
Floyd Mayweather says he started rumors of Conor McGregor bout, McGregor plays along on social media
Both Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor this weekend continued to feed into a story that the two of them would meet in a boxing match sometime in the near future. First, McGregor tweeted out the […]
UFC Fight Night 87 Bonuses: Overeem, Struve, de Randamie, and Nelson score extra $50K each
Alistair Overeem, Stefan Struve, and Germaine de Randamie sent the partisan Dutch crowd into a frenzy on Sunday at UFC Fight Night 87, and each were rewarded with a $50,000 bonus for their efforts. Those […]
MMATorch Daily Top Five 5/9: Top Takeaways from Sunday’s UFC Fight Night 87 “Overeem vs. Arlovski” event
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 […]
D. FOX: Post-fight reactions to UFC Fight Night 87 “Overeem vs. Arlovski”
I walked into this fight night with tempered expectations. Heavyweight fights seem to disappoint more often than not and for some reason I just had a vibe that I was going to walk away with […]
UFC announces Holm-Shevchenko to headline UFC on Fox 20, Ferguson-Chiesa to headline UFC Fight Night 91 in July
The UFC on Sunday confirmed two previously reported fights as respective main events for their July events in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and Chicago, Illinois, as both Tony Ferguson vs. Michael Chiesa and Holly Holm […]
UFC Fight Night 87 Results: Overeem scores spectacular TKO over Arlovski; Dutch fighters Struve, de Randamie win
Alistair Overeem capped off an enjoyable UFC Fight Night 87 event in spectacular fashion, taking out Andrei Arlovski with a great jumping front kick to left hook sequence that sent Arlovski crumbling to the ground. […]
UFC FIGHT NIGHT 87 LIVE RESULTS: Penick’s report on “Overeem vs. Arlovski” event in Rotterdam
UFC FIGHT NIGHT 87 MAY 8, 2016 LIVE FROM ROTTERDAM, NETHERLANDS The UFC is back with another daytime Sunday event today, making their debut in the Netherlands in the city of Rotterdam. Alistair Overeem kickstarts […]
Beneil Dariush now in against James Vick at UFC 199 after Evan Dunham injury
James Vick has a new opponent for UFC 199 a week after stepping in as an injury replacement himself, as the UFC has announced that he’ll now take on Beneil Dariush on the June 4 […]
UFC returns to Germany on Sept. 3 with Fight Night event in Hamburg
The UFC is going back to Germany this September, with the organization announcing on Saturday a Fight Night event for Hamburg on Sept. 3. It’s their first trip to the country since June of last […]
Weigh-in results for UFC Fight Night 87 “Overeem vs. Arlovski”
Weigh-ins took place early today for tomorrow’s UFC Fight Night 87 event from Rotterdam in The Netherlands, and all fighters on the card hit their marks. Check out the full weigh-in results below: Fox Sports […]
Jon Jones posts from media shoot, says “thank you Conor” for UFC 200 spot
Conor McGregor’s desire not to do media in Las Vegas three months out from UFC 200 led to his removal from the card, and that main event spot was taken over by Jon Jones and […]
Dana White shoots down ridiculous story of Conor McGregor boxing Floyd Mayweather next
UK tabloid The Sun caused a stir on Friday with a report that Floyd Mayweather would be returning for a 50th professional fight against UFC Champion Conor McGregor, a ridiculous notion on the surface which […]
Amanda Nunes on UFC 200 title bout with Miesha Tate: “I have all the tools to beat Miesha”
“I believe that Miesha, as a fighter, has a lot of holes in her game. In the stand up or on the ground, I have all the tools to beat Miesha and I will show […]
Anthony “Rumble” Johnson vs. Glover Teixeira official for UFC on Fox 20 in Chicago
A light heavyweight contender fight between Anthony “Rumble” Johnson and Glover Teixeira is now official for UFC on Fox 20 in Chicago. The bout will serve as the night’s co-main event under expected headliner Holly […]
Woodley says verbal agreements in place for Lawler bout at UFC 201, but wouldn’t be surprised with UFC 200 spot
“I would say ‘targeted,’ ‘in the works,’ I would say that’s accurate. I would like to think this is officially…You know, Jon Jones fought April 23, then he was ‘officially’ fighting Daniel Cormier. These guys […]
Conor McGregor-Nate Diaz rematch reportedly close to set for UFC 202 on August 20
The UFC is reportedly close to giving Conor McGregor what he wants: the rematch with Nate Diaz. After pulling him from UFC 200 over media obligations, the UFC said they would have him defend his […]
MMATorch Daily Top Five 5/6: Top MMA Stories of the Week
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 […]
Tony Ferguson vs. Michael Chiesa reportedly targeted as UFC Fight Night 91 headliner in South Dakota
Tony Ferguson missed out on a potential No. 1 contender fight with Khabib Nurmagomedov in April due to a medical issue, but he may have his next assignment in line for this July. According to […]
Daniel Cormier thinks you’re “not a fan of fighting” if UFC 200 lineup isn’t enough for you
“We’re all fighters and we do want to stand on our own accord. We don’t want to ride Conor’s coattails. Obviously, he’s done great things in the sport. We’re fighting for the UFC light heavyweight […]
D. FOX: Preliminary card preview for UFC Fight Night 87 “Overeem vs. Arlovski”
These preliminary card fights might be a bit difficult for some of us to view. It has nothing to do with accessibility to the channel or how pleasing the fights themselves will be. No, it […]
Jon Jones’ coach Mike Winkeljohn thinks Daniel Cormier rematch at UFC 200 will be an “easier fight”
“We’ve already got the game plan put together – now it’s almost easier in some ways, because we continue working it. We’ve been training for it for a while, so I think it’s going to […]
UFC 201 being targeted for Atlanta on July 30 with Robbie Lawler vs. Tyron Woodley title bout
The UFC is aiming to add a second pay-per-view event to their July schedule, and they’re targeting Robbie Lawler vs. Tyron Woodley and a return to Atlanta, Ga. on July 30, according to a report […]
RADICAN: Review of “EA Sports UFC 2,” One of the Most Complete MMA Games to Date
The following review of EA Sports UFC 2 comes via PWTorch writer Sean Radican. For this review, he played the PS4 version of the game. On the heels of the average “EA Sports UFC,” “EA […]
TUF 23 REPORT 5/4: Penick’s thoughts on episode three of “Team Joanna vs. Team Claudia” season
We’re back once again this week with a random thoughts rundown on episode three of The Ultimate Fighter 23. Team Claudia’s Cory Hendricks pulled off the upset over real life teammate Khalil Rountree last week […]