“This is a do or die fight for me. I have to go out there and dominate him. This is my career on the line. This is everything. This is bigger than my Anderson Silva […]
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Fedor Emelianenko is once again kicking up discussion about fighting in the UFC, and in a new interview with Epic MMA he said that he’s told the UFC of at least one fight he’d sign […]
Hector Lombard is on his way back to middleweight. The former Bellator Middleweight Champion was defeated by Neil Magny last weekend at UFC Fight Night 85, and in a post to Instagram this weekend he […]
UFC Middleweight Champion Luke Rockhold had a guest this weekend to “spar” with at the American Kickboxing Academy, recently retired star NFL running back Marshawn Lynch. Check out a quick clip from Rockhold’s Instagram: Warming […]
With Conor McGregor’s next fight expected to be a rematch with Nate Diaz at UFC 200, it means McGregor will not be dropping back to featherweight to defend that division’s title. That’s not going to […]
Longtime UFC vet Demian Maia has gone 7-2 since dropping down to welterweight, which includes a current four-fight winning streak into a May matchup against Matt Brown at UFC 198. The one-time UFC Middleweight Title […]
Cat Zingano’s been out of action since losing to Ronda Rousey in 14 seconds last February, but now she’s teasing a major fight for her return this summer. “I’m not looking past this opponent – […]
“Yes, it was a good stoppage. My lights were on, but I had no bearings on where anything was coming from. So the effectiveness of me being able to defend myself was very low at […]
A lightweight bout between South Korea’s “Maestro” Dong Hyun Kim and Mexico’s Marco Polo Reyes has been added to the UFC 199 event on June 4. The UFC announced the matchup on Friday. Kim, not […]
With no athletic commission covering MMA in Australia, the UFC acted as the governing body for last weekend’s UFC Fight Night 85 event from Brisbane. That left their doctors responsible for handing down medical suspensions […]
The UFC hasn’t made any official announcement regarding a reported rematch between Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz, but a post to Instagram on Friday from McGregor supports the idea that it’s happening next. It was […]
Carla Esparza became the UFC’s first ever Women’s Strawweight Champion in December of 2014 by winning the Ultimate Fighter 20 tournament, but hasn’t been seen since losing that title against Joanna Jedrzejczyk one year ago. […]
Ronda Rousey’s still mentally working through the knockout loss she suffered to Holly Holm in November, but the former long-reigning champ spoke this week about moving forward. “Every single setback, it’s not the end of […]
“There’s a lot of overwhelming feeling right now where it’s excitement, it’s nervousness. It’s like, ‘Oh my god, I’m fighting this dude. I’m so excited.’ Then it’s like, ‘Oh my god. I’m fighting this dude. […]
Former UFC Bantamweight Champion Renan Barao is moving up to featherweight this May, and understandably the move comes entirely due to weight-cutting concerns. “The weight cutting was too wearing,” Barao said in an interview with […]
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“For me to wait and take my name out of relevancy for so long would be silly on my part. I’d rather get it in now and come out of the fight hopefully not too […]
Mark Hunt’s KO over Frank Mir has him back on a winning streak in the UFC’s heavyweight division, which in itself is enough to put him in the “mix.” Though he talked about several rematches […]
“My life is exactly the same, just with a little more press so far. It’s only been a few weeks, but it’s pretty much [the same]. I don’t let it take a hold of me […]
Herb Dean will be the referee for UFC 197’s main event last month, but current UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Daniel Cormier attempted to get someone else assigned during Wednesday’s Nevada Athletic Commission meeting, leading to […]
Miesha Tate wants to be a fighting champ, and she’s making it more than clear she’s open to defend the title against anyone put in front of her. In an interview with UFC Tonight on […]
Nate Diaz beat Conor McGregor earlier this month at UFC 196 after taking the fight on 11 days notice. Out of fighting shape and competing at 170 lbs., Diaz took McGregor’s best through a round […]
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 episode of the MMATorch podcast, Torch Editor Jamie Penick is joined by Torch Senior Columnist Shawn Ennis and Torch Columnist Rich Hansen to discuss last week’s UFC Fight Night 85, and […]
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