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WEDNESDAY 7/30 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 what's on the site this morning:
-Frank Hyden's weekly piece today is a look at the Good, Bad, and Ugly out of last week's Bellator 122 and UFC on Fox 12 events. Excerpt: “Bermudez furthered his career a good deal with this win. He finished Guida, which is a very hard thing to do. He controlled the entire fight. Bermudez absolutely deserves a chance to fight a top five guy now. I think a fight with Frankie Edgar would make a lot of sense, or possibly Chan Sung Jung depending on his return timetable. Guida's toughness has enabled him to overcome a lot in his career, which makes what Bermudez was able to do all the more impressive.” Head to the main listing of our mobile site at MMATorch.com in your phone or tablet browser for the full column.
-Vitor Belfort fired back at his critics this week, notably one-time opponent Luke Rockhold, whom he referred to as “playboy,” and said Rockhold's still in shock from the kick he delivered last year. Catch the very Vitor-like comments with further analysis on the mobile site now.
-Yushin Okami gets his shot at World Series of Fighting gold in October, as he'll take on Dave Branch at WSOF 15 on Oct. 24. More on both fighters now, with added thoughts on the matchup, in the main listing of the mobile site.
-In another bout booked for the UFC Fight Night 53 event in Sweden this September, Ilir Latifi will take on Jan Blachowicz on the card. Get more info on both fighters in the main listing.
-In our morning poll today, we asked readers for their reactions to the UFC actually booking Anderson Silva vs. Nick Diaz. 60% think it's a great fight they can't wait to see in January, and 17% think it's the greatest fight news they've heard in years. As for the remaining 23%, half of those don't see what all the fuss is about, while the other half think it's not strong enough to headline a pay-per-view.
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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Jamie Penick, editor-in-chief
(mmatorcheditor@gmail.com)
STAFF COLUMNISTS: Shawn Ennis - Jason Amadi
Frank Hyden - Rich Hansen
Chris Park - Matt Pelkey
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