Poor Jose Aldo. Ever since Conor McGregor wrested away the Featherweight Title from the longtime kingpin, there has been all sorts of talk about who McGregor should fight next. McGregor’s desire to fight for the […]
John Dodson may have his opponent sent for his move back up to bantamweight, as this week’s episode of UFC Tonight on Fox Sports 1 featured a report that the UFC is targeting him for […]
The UFC’s first trip to Croatia may have its first fight, as Russian site ExpertMMA.ru reports that Gabriel Gonzaga will meet Ruslan Magomedov at UFC Fight Night 85. That April 10 event is set to […]
An injury to Henry Briones has taken him out of a fight with Brad Pickett next month at UFC Fight Night 83 in London, and he’s been replaced by Francisco Rivera, according to a report […]
Nick Diaz has been cleared for a return in August. Against whom should that return fight come, and why? MICHAEL BANE, MMATORCH CONTRIBUTOR There’s no doubt the grudge match between Nick Diaz and Pat Lundvall […]
Thales Leites’ resurgent return to the UFC hit a wall last summer when he suffered a five-round decision loss to Michael Bisping at UFC Fight Night 72. That defeat halted an eight-fight winning streak, and […]
Sage Northcutt has a new opponent for next week’s UFC on Fox 18 event. The UFC announced on Friday that Andrew Holbrook is out of the event due to injury, and Northcutt will now fight […]
“I kind of had an idea it was going to happen before it was announced. I think Conor played the smart move, he played the business move. You can’t blame him for that, it just […]
In what is simply an odd fight booking, Tony Ferguson will face Michael Johnson this March at UFC 197. The UFC confirmed the bout on Thursday following an initial report from the Los Angeles Daily […]
In a brand new edition of the MMATorch Podcast, Torch Editor Jamie Penick is joined by Torch Contributor Michael Bane and Torch Columnist Rich Hansen to discuss the latest from the last week in MMA. […]
Dominick Cruz’s foot injury is not as bad as was feared, and the once-again UFC Bantamweight Champion should only need four to six weeks of recovery, according to a report from MMAFighting.com. Cruz has a […]
“You’d have to ask Duke [Roufus if I’m ready]. Ask me that the day of the fight and I’d probably say no or I’ll probably say ‘I don’t know.’ Actually the day of the fight […]
“It’s a different kind of feeling leading into this fight. I’m a fan of respectfulness and I think Holly’s a true sportsman. I like this fight, I like the matchup and it’s a little refreshing […]
Holly Holm returns to action against Miesha Tate at UFC 197 this March, putting her newly won championship on the line. The woman she took that title from, Ronda Rousey, is keeping herself busy with […]
Diego Sanchez’s return to lightweight is coming at UFC 197, as the UFC announced this week that he’ll take on Jim Miller as the featured prelim fight on UFC Fight Pass. Sanchez became just the […]
“It’s going to be beautiful. I don’t see this fight going five rounds. I see myself dominating him completely. The way I train, the way I spar, I’m out of my comfort zone every single […]
“That was the thing that hurt he most, for sure. Everyone who knows me, my family, my friends at the gym, they knew that I always said I would lose one day and I would […]
Assuming Dominick Cruz’s latest injury doesn’t keep him out indefinitely, what should be the next UFC Bantamweight Championship fight? Do you believe he should have won the fight with T.J. Dillashaw? Should the rematch be […]
Conor McGregor’s got goals. Big goals. The UFC Featherweight Champion explained during Wednesday’s UFC 197 press conference why he chose to come up after Rafael dos Anjos’ belt, and he’s got even loftier goals for […]
UFC 197 features two major fights, and the four fighters in those two bouts are in Las Vegas today for a press conference for the event. The proceedings kick off at 2PM ET/11AMPT here today, […]
Cris “Cyborg” Justino abandoned plans to drop in weight when Ronda Rousey was taken out by Holly Holm last November, and she picked up yet another featherweight win last weekend at Invicta FC 15. After […]
UFC Fight Night 81 was this past weekend and it featured some huge fights. Let’s get right to it. UFC Fight Night 81 BAD: Ross Pearson vs. Francisco Trinaldo Just not a whole lot going […]
Sunday’s UFC Fight Night 81 event was the UFC’s second-most watch event on Fox Sports 1, only trailing last January’s UFC Fight Night 59 with the same Sunday night post-NFL setup. According to a report […]
In the middle of that fight, after the first eye poke, I was fighting with one eye closed just so I could see one Travis. That’s not a safe way to fight at the highest […]
Rising featherweight Chas Skelly will go for his fifth straight win on March 5, as the UFC announced on Tuesday that he’ll take on Darren Elkins at UFC 197. The 30-year-old Skelly has been on […]
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