Todd Martin

Todd Martin has written about mixed martial arts since 2002 for a variety of outlets, including CBSSports.com, SI.com, ESPN.com, the Los Angeles Times, MMApayout.com, Fight Magazine and Fighting Spirit Magazine. He has appeared on a number of radio stations, including ESPN affiliates in New York and Washington, D.C., and HDNet’s “Inside MMA” television show. In addition to his work at Sherdog.com, he does a weekly podcast with Wade Keller at PWTorch.com and blogs regularly at LaTimes.com. Todd received his BA from Vassar College in 2003 and JD from UCLA School of Law in 2007 and is a licensed attorney. He has covered UFC, Pride, Bellator, Affliction, IFL, WFA, Strikeforce, WEC and K-1 live events. He believes deeply in the power of MMA to heal the world and bring happiness to all of its people.

The Bottom Line: Scott Coker’s Savvy Gamble By mixing together legendary fighters, current champions, future stars and a premier location, Bellator is planting its flag and announcing its...

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Mar 28, 2017

The Bottom Line: When the Diaz Brothers Blaze a Trail Nick and Nate Diaz may have become unlikely trendsetters in a movement that could have catastrophic consequences for the UFC, writes Todd Martin.

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Mar 21, 2017

The Bottom Line: Moving Up Isn’t So Hard to Do Anthony Johnson, Donald Cerrone, Johny Hendricks, Kelvin Gastelum and others have proven harsh weight cutting is not a prerequisite for success,...

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Mar 14, 2017

The Bottom Line: Squandered Opportunity Stephen Thompson will likely live to regret the passivity he showed on the biggest stage of his career, writes Todd Martin.

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Mar 07, 2017

The Bottom Line: No Gimmickry Necessary Great fights -- like the UFC 209 co-main event between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson -- are great fights, no matter how they are sold,...

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Feb 28, 2017

The Bottom Line: Resist the Temptation A rumored Georges St. Pierre-Michael Bisping matchup would be the wrong move for the Ultimate Fighting Championship, writes Todd Martin.

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Feb 22, 2017

The Bottom Line: Middleweight Renaissance The UFC’s 185-pound weight class will offer more quality title fights in the next few years than any other division, writes Todd Martin.

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Feb 14, 2017

The Bottom Line: Fool’s Gold The creation of a women’s featherweight title for UFC 208 could represent a tipping point in fans transitioning from anger to apathy over...

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Feb 07, 2017

The Bottom Line: McGregor-Mayweather a Bad Idea for Everyone in MMA, Save One Sherdog columnist Todd Martin finds it remarkable that the top superstar in mixed martial arts would risk sacrificing his sport’s status in an...

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Jan 31, 2017

The Bottom Line: Right Place, Wrong Time Valentina Shevchenko and Julianna Pena are like rival Blockbuster executives who slowly worked their way to the top of the company right as...

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Jan 24, 2017