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: A Superfight in Concept Considered a longshot for now due to a number of obstacles, a showdown between Kayla Harrison and Claressa Shields has the potential to be orders of magnitude bigger than any match the...

Professional Fighters League

Todd Martin

May 11, 2021

The Bottom Line: Jiri Shines Jiri Prochazka has hit the UFC light heavyweight division like a bolt of lightning, perhaps pointing the way towards the post-Jon Jones era,...

UFC

Todd Martin

May 04, 2021

The Bottom Line: A Shot of Adrenaline UFC 261 on Saturday resulted in a number of talking points, writes Todd Martin, the overwhelming dominance of welterweight champion Kamaru Usman...

UFC

Todd Martin

Apr 27, 2021

The Bottom Line: Peep Show The reality that mixed martial arts operates largely as a meritocracy makes it much easier for fans to digest spectacles like Triller’s polarizing...

Boxing

Todd Martin

Apr 20, 2021

The Bottom Line: A Step Backward Todd Martin reacts to One Championship’s debut on TNT.

Todd Martin

Apr 13, 2021

The Bottom Line: Make the Fight In Francis Ngannou vs. Jon Jones, the UFC has a truly rare blockbuster matchup on its hands, and this one might not have the shelf life of some...

UFC

Todd Martin

Apr 06, 2021

The Bottom Line: Collective Amnesia Francis Ngannou has not yet demonstrated that he has shored up his vulnerabilities from his first failed encounter with Stipe Miocic, writes...

UFC

Todd Martin

Mar 23, 2021

The Bottom Line: Bursting at the Seams A loaded April schedule featuring the UFC, Bellator MMA, the Professional Fighters League and One Championship will provide insight into which...

Todd Martin

Mar 16, 2021

The Bottom Line: A No-Win Situation The conclusion to the Petr Yan-Aljamain Sterling bantamweight title fight Saturday night was unfortunate all around, but it points to the way...

UFC

Todd Martin

Mar 09, 2021

The Bottom Line: Three-Headed Monsters Even with a growing trend towards stacking cards with title fights, UFC 259 represents a particular treat for fans who appreciate the quality of...

UFC

Todd Martin

Mar 02, 2021