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 Low-Risk, High-Reward Proposition Dominick Cruz has much to gain and little to lose when he challenges Henry Cejudo for the bantamweight championship at UFC 249 on May 9, writes...

UFC

Todd Martin

Apr 28, 2020

The Bottom Line: Foreseeable Complications Amanda Nunes’ decision to bow out of the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s planned May 9 card highlights the difficulties in moving forward in a landscape reshaped by the...

Women’s MMA

Todd Martin

Apr 21, 2020

The Bottom Line: The Top 10 Lightweights of All-Time Sherdog columnist Todd Martin uses overall record, win quality and division dominance to identify history’s best at 155 pounds.

UFC

Todd Martin

Apr 14, 2020

The Bottom Line: An Outlaw Sport Once Again With UFC President Dana White announcing his intention to purchase a private island and fly in fighters on a private jet, the sport is firmly...

Coronavirus

Todd Martin

Apr 07, 2020

The Bottom Line: The Intriguing What Ifs of MMA Many fighters have teased us with their potential for something greater throughout the years, from Mark Schultz to Houston Alexander.

UFC

Todd Martin

Mar 24, 2020

The Bottom Line: Steps to Promote Safety When the UFC Returns With the Ultimate Fighting Championship having tabled events, it is imperative that it spends time now carefully considering the precautions it...

Coronavirus

Todd Martin

Mar 17, 2020

The Bottom Line: Little Value in Finger Pointing Duds like Israel Adesanya-Yoel Romero are going to happen from time to time in MMA. Accept them and move on, writes Todd Martin.

Todd Martin

Mar 10, 2020

The Bottom Line: Shared Plight Joseph Benavidez and Yoel Romero serve as prime examples of how difficult it can be for even the best fighters to reach MMA’s mountaintop,...

Todd Martin

Mar 03, 2020

The Bottom Line: No Need for a Flyweight Reboot Outside of Joseph Benavidez and Deiveson Figueiredo, no one benefits from the continued existence of the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s...

Todd Martin

Feb 25, 2020

The Bottom Line: A Page from the NBA Playbook Max Holloway was on the right track when he put forth the idea that the Ultimate Fighting Championship should consider something akin to NBA...

Todd Martin

Feb 18, 2020