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8/1 AFTERNOON UPDATE: Roundtable on Jones-Cormier trash talk; Gus takes shot at Jones cut; Teixeira-Davis set; Silva says family not happy he's returning; Longo not comfortable with Belfort bout
Aug 1, 2014 - 5:40:00 PM 8/1 AFTERNOON UPDATE: Roundtable on Jones-Cormier trash talk; Gus takes shot at Jones cut; Teixeira-Davis set; Silva says family not happy he's returning; Longo not comfortable with Belfort bout

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FRIDAY 8/1 AFTERNOON 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 afternoon:

-Our roundtable this afternoon looks at the back and forth between Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier ahead of UFC 178, and whether it comes off as natural and adds anything to the lead up of that fight. Excerpt from Frank Hyden: “I do think it's natural to a point, though Cormier comes off as forced and trying too hard at times. However, this doesn't boost the feud to me because it's already pretty high on my hype list. It won't reach the top of my hype meter because I fully expect Jones to win, and I definitely don't think that Cormier is the toughest challenge Jones has ever faced.” Head to the main listing of our mobile site at MMATorch.com in your phone or tablet browser for the full roundtable.

-Speaking of trash talking, Alexander Gustafsson got a couple licks in at Jones on Instagram today, taking credit for the cut from their fight last September. See his post with some further thoughts on the mobile site now.

-Glover Teixeira vs. Phil Davis is officially heading to Brazil and the UFC 179 card in October, according to Teixeira. Get more on both fighters on the mobile site now.

-Anderson Silva said on Friday that his family isn't happy that he's returning in January, but it's something he needed to do. He also said he's not ruling out another title fight in the future, as he's got seven fights left on his UFC deal, but it's not his priority right now. Head to the mobile site for more of his comments and further analysis.

-Chris Weidman's coach Ray Longo said this week that he's not wholly comfortable with the fight against Vitor Belfort in December for a number of reasons. He's not sure Belfort will pass his drug tests, and as such they're forced to prepare some contingency plans in case they have to fight someone else. More from Longo with added thoughts on the mobile site now.

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!