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LIVE ONE CHAMPIONSHIP – FOR HONOR LIVE STREAM AND RESULTS: Real-time results of Sam-A vs. Haggerty, Yushin Okami’s ONE debut

May 3, 2019

ONE Championship: For Honor May 3, 2019 Jakarta, Indonesia from Istora Senayan Live on YouTube, B/R Live and ONE FC app (Prelims 7 AM ET, Main Card 9:30 AM ET) Prelim Results Angelo Bimoadji defeats […]

THURSDAY NEWS DIGEST 4/11: Ex-girlfriend files restraining order against BJ Penn claiming years of physical and sexual abuse, McGregor enters not guilty plea in cell phone smashing case, and more

April 11, 2019

Restraining order filed against BJ Penn Former UFC lightweight and welterweight champion BJ Penn has had a restraining order filed against him by his former partner and mother of his children, Shealen Uaiwa, according to […]

WEDNESDAY NEWS DIGEST 2/20: Cat Zingano’s appeal over toe to eye denied, Yushin Okami signs with ONE, and more

February 20, 2019

Follow @mikehiscoe Toe defense a no-go Cat Zingano lost her UFC 232 fight to Megan Anderson in an unfortunate and unique way. Anderson threw a high kick in the first round and her toe went […]

HYDEN’S TAKE: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly from UFC Fight Night 117 and Bellator 183

September 26, 2017

UFC Fight Night 117 and Bellator 183 were both this past weekend, let’s get straight to the rundown.   UFC Fight Night 117 GOOD- Jussier Formiga submits Ulka Sasaki Formiga got the fight on the […]

UFC FIGHT NIGHT 117 PREDICTIONS 9/22: Grocke’s updated odds and predictions for every fight

September 22, 2017

The UFC travels to Japan for a rare Friday night event. UFC Fight Night 117 takes place at the Saitama Arena in Saitama, Japan. Yushin Okami steps in on short notice for Mauricio “Shogun” Rua […]

ROUNDTABLE: Who wins the Ovince Saint Preux vs. Yushin Okami fight, and why?

September 21, 2017

Who wins the Ovince St Preux vs. Yushin Okami fight, and why?   FRANK HYDEN, MMATorch Columnist Okami can win if he drags the fight out. OSP will fade after the first round and he’ll […]

UFC TONIGHT’S Daniel Cormier and Kenny Florian preview UFC Fight Night 117

September 21, 2017

Daniel Cormier and Kenny Florian previewed the upcoming UFC Fight Night: Saint Preux vs. Okami fight. UFC TONIGHT is the official weekly news and information show of the Ultimate Fighting Championship on FS1. Veteran UFC […]

SUNDAY NEWS DIGEST 9/17: Jimi Manuwa and David Haye agree to fight, Ben Askren wants match making role, Yushin Okami in for Shogun Rua, will face OSP in Japan

September 17, 2017

Jimi Manuwa and David Haye agree to fight David Haye and Jimi Manuwa have again agreed to a fight. They want the date to be sometime in early 2018. Haye has made it clear that […]

10 YRS AGO: Ennis’s full evaluation of Middleweight Division after Anderson Silva’s decisive win over Rich Franklin

October 18, 2016

Ten years ago this week, Anderson Silva, in dominant fashion, beat Rich Franklin to capture the UFC Middleweight Championship. The following is MMATorch senior columnist Shawn Ennis’s assessment of the Middleweight Division after Silva became […]

WEDNESDAY NEWS DIGEST: UFC 203 draws big buyrate according to early estimates, big interest in Punk apparently, plus more news

September 14, 2016

UFC 203 EARLY INDICATIONS POINT TOWARD BIG SUCCESS While it’s early to say anything with certainty, it looks like C.M. Punk was effective in boosting the buys for UFC 203. The show, with an official […]

5 YRS AGO: AMADI – Anderson Silva’s destruction of Yushin Okami solidifies that he is the Greatest of All-Time

August 29, 2016

Five years ago today, MMATorch columnist Jason Amadi asserted that Anderson Silva earned the status of the Greates of All Time with his destruction of Yushin Okami at UFC 134. The following is the original […]

5 YRS AGO: Dan Henderson vs. Anderson Silva was on the list of debut main events on Fox

August 28, 2016

Signing a big TV deal with Fox was part one. Part two was putting together a big main event to draw an impressive first audience for UFC on free broadcast TV. Five years ago, Dan […]

LATEST 12 ARTICLES…

  • HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC 321
  • HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC Fight Night: de Ridder vs. Allen and Duke Roufus Dies at 55
  • HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC Fight Night: Oliveira vs. Gamrot
  • HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from PFL Champions Series 3 and UFC 320
  • HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC Fight Night: Ulberg vs. Reyes
  • HYDEN BLOG: Total Number Of UFC Events In 2026 Revealed
  • HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC Fight Night: Lopes vs. Silva
  • HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC Fight Night: Imavov vs. Borralho
  • HYDEN BLOG: Looking at Upcoming UFC Main Events, Nemkov to PFL
  • HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from PFL 10 and UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Zhang

  • HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from PFL 9 (2025) and UFC319, UFC Moving to Paramount+
  • HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC Fight Night: Dolidze vs. Hernandez
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  • Photo to Coloring: Good call on the ugly moments — that ref stoppage (or lack of) in the co-main was hard to watch.…
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