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Opinion & Analysis
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Staff Columnists
- Sep 23, 2009 - 4:23:48 PM
BENT: On Rampage Jackson's tirade, I pity this fool
Opinion & Analysis
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Staff Columnists
- Sep 22, 2009 - 4:57:07 PM
BENT: Some things are always a bad idea; Herschel Walker, Kimbo Slice and rims on a Kia
Opinion & Analysis
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Staff Columnists
- Sep 3, 2009 - 4:19:53 PM
BENT: Dan Henderson Should Not Fight Nate Marquardt......Yet
Opinion & Analysis
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Staff Columnists
- Aug 31, 2009 - 10:22:46 PM
BENT: UFC 102: The Glass is Half-Empty, But So Was The Rose Garden
Opinion & Analysis
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Staff Columnists
- Aug 31, 2009 - 2:52:12 PM
BENT: Randy Couture Couldn’t Sell Out Rose Garden: UFC Following WWE Template A Little Too Closely
Opinion & Analysis
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Staff Columnists
- Aug 28, 2009 - 4:45:09 PM
BENT: UFC 102 Previews and Predictions - Randy Couture vs. Antonio Rodrigo "Minotauro" Nogueira
Opinion & Analysis
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Staff Columnists
- Aug 28, 2009 - 1:29:45 PM
BENT: UFC 102 Previews and Predictions - Keith Jardine vs. Thiago Silva
Opinion & Analysis
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Staff Columnists
- Aug 27, 2009 - 2:58:33 PM
BENT: UFC 102 Previews and Predictions - Chris Leben vs. Jake Rosholt
Opinion & Analysis
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Staff Columnists
- Aug 26, 2009 - 4:40:12 PM
BENT: UFC 102 Previews and Predictions - Demian Maia vs. Nate Marquardt
Opinion & Analysis
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Staff Columnists
- Aug 26, 2009 - 2:49:47 PM
BENT: UFC 102 Previews and Predictions - Brandon Vera vs. Krzysztof Soszynski
Opinion & Analysis
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Staff Columnists
- Aug 17, 2009 - 3:43:41 PM
BENT: Cris Cyborg "Countered" Strikeforce's Efforts Better Than Dana White Ever Could Have
Opinion & Analysis
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Bent's Take
- Aug 15, 2009 - 12:01:16 PM
BENT: Mark Coleman vs. Stephan Bonnar - An in-depth look at tonight's featured TV debut fight
Opinion & Analysis
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Staff Columnists
- Aug 14, 2009 - 4:25:05 PM
BENT: Strikeforce will end up the "whipping boy" due to Fedor shunning the UFC
Opinion & Analysis
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Staff Columnists
- Aug 12, 2009 - 6:35:27 PM
BENT: Dana White countering Strikeforce on Showtime an unnecessary move
Opinion & Analysis
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Staff Columnists
- Aug 9, 2009 - 10:03:17 AM
BENT: UFC 101 Extravaganza - Forrest Griffin's Next Book Will Be Titled "Got Money On The Fight?"
Opinion & Analysis
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Staff Columnists
- Aug 7, 2009 - 4:33:11 PM
BENT: UFC 101 Previews and Predictions - B.J. Penn vs. Kenny Florian (UFC Lightweight Championship)
Opinion & Analysis
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Staff Columnists
- Aug 7, 2009 - 11:17:57 AM
BENT: UFC 101 Previews and Predictions - Forrest Griffin vs. Anderson Silva
Opinion & Analysis
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Staff Columnists
- Aug 7, 2009 - 9:16:54 AM
BENT: UFC 101 Previews and Predictions - Amir Sadollah vs. Johny Hendricks
Opinion & Analysis
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Staff Columnists
- Aug 6, 2009 - 10:11:55 PM
BENT: UFC 101 Previews and Predictions - Kendall Grove vs. Ricardo Almeida
Opinion & Analysis
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Staff Columnists
- Aug 6, 2009 - 8:20:10 PM
BENT: UFC 101 Previews and Predictions - Josh Neer vs. Kurt Pellegrino
Opinion & Analysis
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Staff Columnists
- Jul 31, 2009 - 2:07:28 PM
BENT: UFC Not 'UNICEF' - Tito's Return Makes More Sense Than Fedor Coming
Opinion & Analysis
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Staff Columnists
- Jul 22, 2009 - 4:59:28 PM
BENT: Affliction Could Not Have Picked A Better Name For Their Company
Opinion & Analysis
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Staff Columnists
- Jul 21, 2009 - 6:55:40 PM
BENT: Don't Put Floyd Mayweather, Jr. In A Cage, Just Don't Order His Fight
Opinion & Analysis
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Staff Columnists
- Jul 17, 2009 - 4:47:44 PM
BENT: UFC 100 - Handing Down Judgments For Fighter’s Future Bouts
Opinion & Analysis
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Staff Columnists
- Jul 15, 2009 - 7:49:25 PM
BENT: UFC 100 - Bad Fans and Good Sportsmanship
Opinion & Analysis
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Staff Columnists
- Jul 14, 2009 - 9:07:47 AM
BENT: UFC 100 breakdown and review
Opinion & Analysis
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Staff Columnists
- Jul 10, 2009 - 3:37:38 PM
BENT: Rejected Ideas for UFC 100 Fan Expo Revealed
Opinion & Analysis
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Staff Columnists
- Jul 9, 2009 - 4:16:33 PM
UFC 100 MEGA COVERAGE: Bent editorial - The Only Thing Bigger Than UFC 100...
Opinion & Analysis
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Staff Columnists
- Jul 8, 2009 - 6:21:57 PM
UFC 100 MEGA COVERAGE: Bent's Preview & Predictions for Brock Lesnar vs. Frank Mir
Opinion & Analysis
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Staff Columnists
- Jul 8, 2009 - 6:15:25 PM
UFC 100 MEGA COVERAGE: Bent's Preview & Predictions for Georges St. Pierre vs. Thiago Alves
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| STAFF PICKS - TOP TEN ARTICLES |
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 PENICK: Scott Coker shouldn't leave the door open for Jose Canseco |
| UFC NEWS FLASHBACK (2 Yrs. Ago): Dana White says EliteXC deal with CBS isn't concern to him, says Mark Cuban doesn't care about MMA |
| AMADI: A response to reactions on MMA matchmaking article |
| NOW AVAILABLE: MMATorch Sunday Livecast this weekend - 2nd edition of live Internet call-in show with Penick & Pelkey |
| MMATorch Interview (exclusive): Bas Rutten talks about evolution of MMA, turning points, his career choices, judging rules, more |
| ENNIS (Flashback 2006): Pride vs. UFC: Which Aspects of Each Promotion Would You Keep? |
| BELLATOR [MULTI] QUOTABLES: Heavyweight prospect Cole Konrad talks about training with Brock Lesnar and his reasons for signing with Bellator Fighting Championships |
| PENICK'S BLOG: First impressions of UFC Primetime: St. Pierre vs. Hardy premiere episode |
| UK SCENE: Michael Bisping vs. Wanderlei Silva break down from UFC 110, news briefs |
| ROUNDTABLE (pt. 3 of 3): Which fighters would be most intriguing to see jump from UFC to Strikeforce? Penick, Hyden, Debar, Rowland, Leet |
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ALSO: UFC PPV Reports: Results, analysis, fight ratings of all recent events
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| MMATorch Podcast |
| MMATORCH EXCLUSIVE: Penick's Daily Audio News Brief 3/17 (11 min.) - Rundown of the day's news including Bellator filling out their lightweight tournament, James Irvin, GSP and more |
| MMATORCH EXCLUSIVE: Penick's Daily Audio News Brief (13 min.) - A quick rundown of the day's news including Bellator's signing of Roger Huerta and thoughts on the still possible appearance of Jose Canseco in Strikeforce |
| MMATORCH EXCLUSIVE: The Audio Choke with Collins, Rowland and Shelby 03/16 (75 min.) - UFC on Versus preview, look ahead to DREAM and Bellator cards and more news |
| MMATORCH EXCLUSIVE: Penick's Torch Audio Update - Interview with former Strikeforce Middleweight Champion Cung Le about Scott Smith and getting back in to MMA quickly (10 min.) |
| MMATORCH EXCLUSIVE: The Audio Choke with Collins, Rowland and Shelby 03/09 (61 min.) - WEC 47 review, thoughts on James Toney to the UFC, Strikeforce vs. UFC on April 17th and more |
| MMATORCH EXCLUSIVE: The Audio Choke with Collins, Rowland and Shelby 03/02 (77 min) - Strikeforce Challengers thoughts, UFC news, rumors, upcoming Strikeforce events and more |
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| Upcoming Events |
| UPCOMING EVENTS CALENDER: Upcoming Major MMA Event Dates and Locations |
| UFC ON VERSUS 1: VERA VS. JONES - Latest Fight Card |
| DREAM 13 - Latest Fight Card |
| STRIKEFORCE CHALLENGERS VII: JOHNSON VS. MAHE - Latest Fight Card |
| UFC 111: ST. PIERRE VS. HARDY - Latest Fight Card |
| UFC FIGHT NIGHT 21 - Latest Fight Card |
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| MMA News |
| UFC NEWS: Pop Culture Reference - Stephen Colbert derisively references Ultimate Fighting tonight |
| STRIKEFORCE NEWS: Bobby Lashley expected to be added to April 17th Strikeforce: Nashville card |
| OTHER VIDEO: New EA Sports MMA videogame trailer with gameplay footage |
| BELLATOR NEWS: Pat Curran completes season two lightweight tournament bracket |
| UFC QUOTABLES: Georges St. Pierre says it's a big mistake to underestimate Dan Hardy, says he performs better under pressure |
| WEC VIDEO: Miguel Torres has forehead surgery to restitch cut from WEC 47, decides to film it (WARNING: GRAPHIC) |
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| PPV & TV Events |
| WEC 47 RESULTS: Penick's live on-going coverage of Bowles vs. Cruz event on Versus |
| STRIKEFORCE CHALLENGERS VI RESULTS: Penick's live on-going coverage of Kaufman vs. Hashi event on Showtime |
| UFC 110 RESULTS: Penick's live on-going coverage of Nogueira vs. Velasquez event from Australia |
| KELLER'S UFC 110 LIVE BLOG: Random thoughts in chronological order - Velasquez, Nogueira, Cro Cop, Wanderlei Silva, Bisping |
| ENNIS'S KING OF THE CAGE VENGEANCE ON HDNET REPORT 2/12: Mike Kyle vs. Travis Wiuff headline encouraging event |
| MMATorch Podcast (updated): Two UFC 109 Roundtables (one hour each) available - subscribe to our podcast in iTunes Store |
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| TV Reviews |
| THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER REPORT 12/2: Hyden's rundown of all the fights, all the drama on Spike TV |
| THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER REPORT 11/18: Hyden's rundown of all the fights, all the drama on Spike TV |
| THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER REPORT 11/11: Hyden's rundown of all the fights, all the drama on Spike TV |
| THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER REPORT 11/04: Hyden's rundown of all the fights, all the drama on Spike TV |
| MMATorch Presents: Zak Jensen's The Ultimate Fighter 10 Q&A Blog 10/28 - Episode seven |
| THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER REPORT 10/28: Hyden's rundown of all the fights, all the drama on Spike TV |
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| Live Event Reports |
| STRIKEFORCE: FEDOR VS. ROGERS RESULTS 11/07: Penick's live in-person report on CBS main card |
| STRIKEFORCE: FEDOR VS. ROGERS RESULTS: Penick's live in-person report on Strikeforce CBS prelims |
| REGIONAL SPOTLIGHT: Brutaal promotions crowns new Bantamweight Champion in St. Paul, MN |
| REGIONAL SPOTLIGHT: Ambition's "The Crucible" tournament to bring a Strikeforce contract to one Minnesota lightweight |
| BENT'S UWC: CAPITAL PUNISHMENT REPORT: In attendance breakdown of 4/25 event in D.C. |
| BENT: All Access: Man "O" War - Live Fight by Fight Breakdown |
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| Opinion & Analysis |
| AMADI: Will fading stars in Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz be able to sell TUF 11? |
| COLUMN: At the Crossroads With Rich Franklin |
| READER REAX: Second batch of reader responses to question of the week: Should B.J. Penn move to Welterweight? Which fights intrigue you most? |
| ROUNDTABLE (pt. 3 of 4): What are the worst instances of a fighter receiving an unearned Title shot? Carter, Leet, DeBar and Penick |
| READER REAX: First batch of reader responses to question of the week: Should B.J. Penn move to Welterweight? Which fights intrigue you most? |
| PENICK: Scott Coker shouldn't leave the door open for Jose Canseco |
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| Interviews |
| UFC QUOTABLES: Georges St. Pierre says it's a big mistake to underestimate Dan Hardy, says he performs better under pressure |
| UFC QUOTABLES: James Irvin discusses getting past his painkiller addiction and currently being in the happiest time of his life |
| UFC QUOTABLES: B.J. Penn talks a possible move to welterweight and which lightweights could take his spot |
| STRIKEFORCE QUOTABLES: Jake Shields discusses his dream MMA card, wanting to face GSP and the possibility of talks with the UFC |
| UFC QUOTABLES: Thiago Alves looking for revenge against Fitch at UFC 111, GSP next |
| UFC QUOTABLES: Jon Jones says we've seen only 20 percent of what he's been training, feels free to do more in his stand up against Brandon Vera |
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| Champs & Rankings |
| MMATorch Staff Rankings - March 2010 with Fedor, Silva, St. Pierre, Penn topping listsMachida, |
| UFC 110 Prediction and Betting Contest Results |
| UFC 109 Prediction and Betting Contest Results |
| CHAMPIONS ROLL CALL - UFC: Status and Background on title reigns of B.J. Penn, Georges St. Pierre, Anderson Silva, Lyoto Machida, Brock Lesnar |
| UFC 108 Prediction and Betting Contest Results |
| UFC 107 Prediction and Betting Contest Results |
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| Ask the Torch |
| Ask MMATorch: Answers to your questions about Shamrock, Half vs. Full Guard, Hammill, UFC Pay |
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| DVD Reviews |
| DVD WORLD: Pride 33 "The Second Coming" - Dan "Hollywood" Henderson vs. Wanderlei "The Axe Murderer" Silva (pt. 8) |
| DVD WORLD: Pride 33 "The Second Coming" - Nick Diaz vs. "The Fireball Kid" Takanori Gomi (pt. 7) |
| DVD WORLD: Pride 33 "The Second Coming" - Alistair "Ubereem" Overeem vs. Mauricio "Shogun" Rua (pt. 6) |
| DVD WORLD: Pride 33 "The Second Coming" - Sergei Kharitonov vs. Mike Russow (pt. 5) |
| DVD WORLD: Pride 33 "The Second Coming" - Hayato "Mach" Sakurai vs. Mac Danzig (pt. 5) |
| DVD WORLD: Pride 33 "The Second Coming" - Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (pt. 4) |
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| Torch Flashbacks |
| ENNIS (Flashback 2006): Pride vs. UFC: Which Aspects of Each Promotion Would You Keep? |
| FLASHBACK - 3 YRS AGO: Ennis's UFC 67 Report - Rampage and Cro Cop debut, Anderson Silva defends, Scott Smith, Roger Huerta |
| 1 YR AGO - PENICK'S UFC 88 REPORT: Rashad Evans vs. Chuck Liddell, Rich Franklin vs. Matt Hamill, plus Hendo, Marquardt (w/star ratings) |
| FLASHBACK: Brock Lesnar's Minnesota Vikings NFL training camp coverage - 5 years ago |
| MITCHELL: Ultimate Fighting's very existence threatened by outside forces; should it exist? (Flashback to 1995) |
| INTERVIEW - RETRO: Art Davie - Dana White's predecessor discusses harsh media coverage of new sport (pt. 2 of 3) |
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| Torch MMA Polls |
| INSTANT POLL: When Brock Lesnar returns, who do you hope gets the first shot at him? |
| POLL: How close is Randy Couture to deserving a Light-Heavyweight Title opportunity? |
| POLL: Are you in favor of UFC implementing official top ten lists in each division and publicizing them? |
| POLL: Should Dana White consider brokering deals with fighters outside of UFC for crossover promotions (such as Fedor/M1 Global)? |
| POLL: Pick the winner in Sunday's WEC fight between Urijah Faber and Raphael Assuncao |
| INSTANT POLL: Does Brett Rogers deserve a rematch against Fedor? |
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| VIP Feature Alert |
| VIP - AUDIO: A look at the heavyweight division and where Cain Velasquez stacks up after his UFC 104 victory - Penick and Pelkey |
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| Staff Picks |
| PENICK: Scott Coker shouldn't leave the door open for Jose Canseco |
| UFC NEWS FLASHBACK (2 Yrs. Ago): Dana White says EliteXC deal with CBS isn't concern to him, says Mark Cuban doesn't care about MMA |
| AMADI: A response to reactions on MMA matchmaking article |
| NOW AVAILABLE: MMATorch Sunday Livecast this weekend - 2nd edition of live Internet call-in show with Penick & Pelkey |
| MMATorch Interview (exclusive): Bas Rutten talks about evolution of MMA, turning points, his career choices, judging rules, more |
| ENNIS (Flashback 2006): Pride vs. UFC: Which Aspects of Each Promotion Would You Keep? |
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