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: UFC 200 Reflects MMA’s Slowing Evolution The lack of progress MMA has shown since UFC 100</> is actually a sign that the sport is in good health.

Todd Martin

Jul 05, 2016

The Bottom Line: Lightweight Division Long on Respect, Short on Love When MMA fans and media are asked to select the sport’s best division, the consensus answer for quite some time has been 155 pounds. There are...

Todd Martin

Jun 28, 2016

The Bottom Line: A Masterpiece in Unintentional Comedy Even if Fedor Emelianenko spends his last few fights competing in relative obscurity, we can at least appreciate that it brought us Eurasia Fight Nights 50, perhaps the most ridiculous and amusing spectacle in...

Todd Martin

Jun 21, 2016

The Bottom Line: Rory MacDonald’s Path Back With the passing of the legendary Muhammad Ali, there was much discussion about the latter stages of his life when Parkinson’s disease took...

Todd Martin

Jun 14, 2016

The Bottom Line: Brock Lesnar’s Return Better Be Guided by Right Motivations Considering the risks involved, MMA is not a sport for those who are not invested 100 percent, writes Todd Martin.

Todd Martin

Jun 10, 2016

The Bottom Line: Save the Outrage The decision levied in the Bellator 155 main event between Rafael Carvalho and Melvin Manhoef was no miscarriage of justice, argues Todd Martin.

Todd Martin

May 24, 2016

The Bottom Line: More Questions than Answers on Cyborg’s UFC Future Cristiane Justino's long-awaited Octagon debut at UFC 198 was sensational, but does it really mean that “Cyborg” is due for big money,...

Todd Martin

May 17, 2016

The Bottom Line: UFC 198 a Well-Earned Reward for Brazilian MMA As a crucial MMA nation, Brazil deserves a quality card like the one that UFC 189 offers on Saturday at Arena da Baixada in Curitiba, writes...

Todd Martin

May 10, 2016

The Bottom Line: Common Concerns Even among heavyweights, Alistair Overeem and Andrei Arlovski are outliers in just how much their ability to take punishment has affected the...

Todd Martin

May 03, 2016