“It’s hard for me to say I’m his equal right now because he won the first one. A real rivalry starts when you are going back and forth and you both hold victories over one […]
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 […]
Conor McGregor responded to several fans on Twitter this afternoon, and in addition to hyping his drawing prowess, he also touched on his loss to Nate Diaz, why he thinks the eventual rematch will be […]
“I’m learning over 13 years of fighting that everyone wants Tank Abbott. I’m not Tank Abbott. I’m not going to be Tank Abbott. I can’t do that every single fight. I want to be tactical, […]
It’s been 15 months since flyweight contender Ian McCall has been in the cage, and due to a series of injury issues, it’s entirely possible he may not be able to fight again. The 31-year-old […]
UFC 100 has been believed to be the UFC’s biggest ever pay-per-view event, but current Featherweight Champion Conor McGregor says he blew that record away with UFC 196 in March. Responding to fan questions on […]
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 […]
Despite UFC President Dana White saying Conor McGregor is unequivocally off UFC 200, the Irishman is still trying to push for the fight with Nate Diaz to be put back on. In a post to […]
Five years ago tonight, the UFC’s biggest ever live event hit Toronto’s Rogers Centre on pay-per-view, with 55,000 fans in attendance bringing a record $12 million gate for UFC 129. Though the attendance mark was […]
An exciting featherweight bout between Doo Ho Choi and Thiago Tavares is coming to The Ultimate Fighter 23 Finale this July, according to a report from Korean site SpoTV. Choi has been fantastic in two […]
Former Strikeforce, UFC, and Bellator MMA heavyweight fighter Lavar Johnson is heading to prison, with a judge in Fresno County, Calif., sentencing him to five years over the brutal domestic assault he committed against his […]
A heavyweight bout between Derrick Lewis and Roy Nelson is heading to UFC Fight Pass on July 7, with the UFC announcing Friday that they’ll face off at UFC Fight Night 90 in Las Vegas. […]
Fresh off a win at UFC 197 last weekend, undefeated lightweight James Vick is turning right back around to fight at UFC 199 on June 4. The UFC announced Friday that Vick is stepping in […]
Benson Henderson on Thursday made his first comments since losing to Andrey Koreshkov in his Bellator debut last Friday night. Taking to his personal website, Henderson is remaining positive and looking to move forward past […]
Ultimate Fighter winner Diego Brandao has been released from the UFC this week after a felony arrest for aggravated battery earlier this month, according to several published reports. Brandao allegedly assaulted several men outside of […]
Where do Edson Barboza and Anthony Pettis sit in the lightweight division after UFC 197? Do you think either fighter fights for the title anytime in the future? Why or why not? MICHAEL BANE, MMATORCH […]
Khabib Nurmagomedov, the last man to defeat current UFC Lightweight Champ Rafael dos Anjos, returned to the cage earlier this month for the first time since that fight, and defeated a late replacement opponent in […]
The second episode of the UFC Embedded series on the UFC 200 promotional tour is now live, going behind the scenes this week as the UFC took over Good Morning America, then Madison Square Garden […]
“First of all, I didn’t prevent Conor [McGregor] from fighting at UFC 200. I did not. Everybody if you look at the press conference, Joanna Jedrzejczyk flew in from Poland, Claudia [Gadelha] flew in from […]
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 […]
In a brand new edition of the MMATorch Podcast, Torch Editor Jamie Penick is joined by Torch Senior Columnist to break down last weekend’s UFC 197 event and more from the week in MMA. That […]
The UFC Embedded cameras were back this last week following the fighters taking part in UFC 200 and the promotional tour, as well as Jon Jones at UFC 197 prior to his fight with Daniel […]
Ovince Saint Preux has returned to Twitter this week to make his first comments since his short notice loss to Jon Jones at UFC 197. The 33-year-old is staying positive in spite of the loss, […]
Jon Jones and Demetrious Johnson exited UFC 197 as the top two names in the pound for pound conversation. As it’s a mostly subjective ranking, which of them would you put on top, and why? […]
A lightweight bout between Ireland’s Joseph Duffy and Canada’s Mitch Clarke is heading to Las Vegas this July, with the UFC announcing on Thursday that the two will meet at UFC Fight Night 90 on […]
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