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TUESDAY 5/13 MORNING UPDATE
If you're tuning in to the App for the first time in a while, make sure to check out the big update on the App's home page for notes and information on the changes made to the new mobile site at MMATorch.com in your mobile browser. Our tech team has been working on even more tweaks based on your feedback, and have optimized the site for Safari and the default Android browser. They're continuing to work on the same for both Chrome and Opera as well. Keep sending your thoughts in to mmatorch@gmail.com so we can make the mobile site the best experience for you! We truly appreciate the feedback, and we're making changes as necessary. Here's a rundown of the news that hit the main listing this morning:
-In addition to breaking down his concussion symptoms on Monday, Eddie Alvarez also gave some reaction to Michael Chandler, who said he should be asking himself whether or not he wants to continue fighting after pulling out with this issue. Alvarez said Chandler's just angry because he's now fighting for a “s****y belt” with no meaning. Sounds accurate. Full comment and analysis in the main listing at MMATorch.com in your phone or tablet browser.
-UFC President Dana White heaped praise on UFC Champ Anthony Pettis over the weekend, and thinks he'll be the UFC's next breakout star. I think it's very possible if he can stay healthy, and it will start with the Gilbert Melendez fight which is unfortunately arbitrarily delayed due to TUF 20. See White's comment with further thoughts in the main listing.
-With Will Brooks tapped to fight Michael Chandler at Bellator 120 on Saturday, Nate Jolly was left without an opponent. Bellator announced this morning that Marcin Held is stepping in for that fight now in catchweight on the Spike TV prelims. More information in the main listing now.
-If our readers are any indication of Bellator's pay-per-view audience this weekend, it might not be good. We asked readers in our morning poll if they'd be watching Saturday's pay-per-view card, and 73% said no, they would not pay for that event.
We thank all of our readers for their feedback and patience as we continue making improvements on the new mobile site. We're an independent voice in the MMA space with no corporate backing, and as such we stay afloat on ad revenue. This shift to the full listing on mobile web brings us a better chance to keep ourselves going and to bring our readers everything we have for the last five years and more, as the mobile advertising market is simply stronger than that on the app. Continue sending us your feedback to mmatorch@gmail.com and let us know how the new features with the Disqus comments section and more are working for you on mobile web!
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