Top Stories – Mixed Martial Arts

• MMATorch is on Twitter: Follow us and get breaking news, MMATorch article alerts, event results, and more
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• UFC 109 ROUNDTABLE REVIEWS #3: Hyden and Teal rate and review Saturday night's pay-per-view
  FRANK HYDEN, MMATORCH COLUMNIST (6.0) Best Fight: Marquardt vs. Sonnen Worst Fight: Maia vs. Miller I wasn't expecting much from this card so my expectations were slightly surpassed. Randy is just Randy. …
• UFC 109 QUOTEBOOK: Most noteworthy utterances by Joe Rogan and Mike Goldberg during PPV telecast
  This was originally part of my UFC 109 Live Blog, but in case you missed it, here's the quotes I picked out from the telecast along with some added context... Joe Rogan: "That was the story of 2009 in the UFC. So many injuries, so may great fights canceled or postponed." Mike Goldberg in response: "Joe Silva aged about ten years in 2009." Joe Rogan after the cornermen first attempted to clear ice from a broken ice pack after the first round of the Melvin Guillard-Ronys Torres fight: "Get back in there, you're not done. …
• Simpson vs. Leben Confirmed for UFC 114
  Before his controversial split decision win to Tom Lawlor, Aaron Simpson appeared unstoppable. And although A-Train didn’t wake up until the second round of the UFN 20 bout, his resilience and toughness was as evident as fan favorite Tom Lawlor’s impressively improved hands. …
• MMATorch Podcast: Two UFC 109 Roundtables (one hour each) available - subscribe to our podcast in iTunes Store
  By Wade Keller, MMATorch Supervising Editor If you haven't checked it out yet, be sure to subscribe to our MMATorch Podcast in the iTunes Store. This weekend Jamie Penick and I each hosted separate hour-long Audio Roundtables on UFC 109. Jamie was joined by longtime columnist Matt Pelkey and new columnist Anwar Perez. …
• UFC 109 medical suspensions: Despite wins, Sonnen, Maia, Danzig and Guillard suspended
  The Nevada State Athletic Commission issued medical suspensions to half of the competitors from this past weekend's "UFC 109: Relentless" event, and four of them were actually winning fighters. The NSAC today distributed the list of medical suspensions to MMAjunkie.com. …
• COLUMN: The History of African-Americans in MMA - part one of our month long series
  By Anwar Perez, MMATorch Columnist For the month of February, we will be looking at important African-Americans during Black History month in MMA. Some were champions, others pioneers for the sport outside of the cage. …
• Quote of the Day: Ed Soares Says "Chael Sonnen Should Fight Demian Maia First"
  "We are fine if this is what the UFC wants, but if you look at this logistically, Sonnen should fight Demian Maia first. Demian beat him up easily, by submission, so why not make them fight first, to determine who gets a shot at the title?" "There's not much to say about that (Sonnen referring to himself as the "alpha male"). …
• UFC 109 backstage pics behind the scenes for 'Relentless'
  Dan Miller exploding the term "Hitchhiker's Thumb." See the entire UFC 109 backstage gallery here. …
• COLUMN: Death of the Guard - Changes to the MMA game evident at UFC 109, especially in Sonnen vs. Marquardt
  By Jason Amadi, MMATorch Columnist In a post-UFC 109 interview done by Mike Straka, Jon Fitch made quite a bold statement. Fitch stated that the closed guard in MMA was "dead." He said that unless you're Shinya Aoki or Demian Maia, if you get taken down by a strong wrestler, you need to get back to feet or suffer a beating. …
• Melvin Guillard snapshot from behind the scenes pictures at ufc.com UFC 109: Relentless coverage
  Melvin Guillard snapshot from behind the scenes pictures at ufc.com UFC 109: Relentless coverage …
• Ken Shamrock Says He’s In EA Sports MMA
  If Ken Shamrock vs. Frank Shamrock is a fight you still want to see, you may just get the chance…in the virtual world at least. According to Around the Octagon, Shamrock says he’ll be in EA Sports MMA. …
• Wilson Reis Expects Bellator Fight on April 8, Sengoku Debut Will Have to Wait
  by Ray HuiFiled under: FanHouse Exclusive, Bellator, NewsWilson Reis (9-1) will first look to capture the Bellator featherweight title before he makes his MMA debut in Japan.Bellator made the announcement Monday that Reis would again be entering the promotion's featherweight tournament, beginning in April. But last week, it appeared Reis was headed to Japan on March 7 to face Cage Force featherweight champion Yuji Hoshino. …
• UFC NEWS: UFC 109 Press Conference Notes - Summaries of key points made by Dana White, Serra, Trigg, Sonnen, Couture, Coleman
  By Laramey Leet, MMATorch Columnist DANA WHITE: Dana believes in cleaning out a weight class, then moving on to another. He believes that Anderson Silva will stay at middleweight no matter what the outcome of the Vitor Belfort fight will be. …
• Phil Baroni's Mom Works at Starbucks, Makes Lattes For Matt Serra
  In this talk with Fox News's "Fight Game" it's difficult to tell whether Phil Baroni is drunk or just on the downward slope of a career spent getting punched in the head. It's like that time you did a terrible karaoke rendition of "Little Red Corvette" before throwing up all over your girlfriend's shoes. …
• UFC 109 Medical Suspensions
  by Ray HuiFiled under: UFC, NewsThe Nevada athletic commission has handed down as a precautionary measure medical suspensions to half the fighters on Saturday's UFC 109 card.Mike Swick (left elbow), Demian Maia (upper eyelid cut) and Mac Danzig (possible knee sprain) are required to receive medical clearance to compete before August 6. Melvin Guillard will need to see an eye specialist before March 26.The seven other suspended fighters received short suspensions.UFC 109 Medical Suspensions originally appeared on MMA Fighting on Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:02:00 EST . …
• More on UFC Undisputed 2010
  The UFC and THQ announced over the weekend that Brock Lesnar would grace the cover of UFC Undisputed 2010, but they’ve since released more information regarding new additions and improvements to the game: THQ Inc. (NASDAQ: THQI) and Zuffa, LLC today announced the first gameplay details surrounding UFC® Undisputed™ 2010, the follow-up to the critically and ... …
• CompuStrike Stats: UFC 109 Chael Sonnen vs. Nate Marquardt Sonnen completely dominated the 4-1...
  CompuStrike Stats: UFC 109 Chael Sonnen vs. Nate Marquardt Sonnen completely dominated the 4-1 favorite Marquardt, outlanding him 158-46 in Total Strikes. 149 of those 158 strikes were Ground Strikes as most of the fight was fought on the ground (13:12 Ground Time). …
• The Emotional and Unpredictable Nature of the UFC Debut
  Joey Beltran pounds out Rolles Gracie at UFC 109. …
• Joe Lauzon Targeting August UFC Return in Boston
  Lightweight Joe Lauzon, who dropped a unanimous decision to Sam Stout at UFC 108 in January, gives credit to Stout for the victory, which many called the best performance of his career, but says he rushed his return from knee surgery and will wait until August before stepping back into the Octagon in Boston. …