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: An Overdue Curtain Call Dominick Cruz’s return to San Diego in the UFC on ESPN 41 main event on Saturday will be more about a well-deserved celebration of his...

UFC

Todd Martin

Aug 09, 2022

The Bottom Line: Pieces Falling into Place Upgraded venues and positive outcomes have the Professional Fighters League on the upswing as it enters the home stretch of its 2022 campaign,...

Professional Fighters League

Todd Martin

Aug 02, 2022

The Bottom Line: Loose Ends The Julianna Pena-Amanda Nunes rematch at UFC 277 figures to answer many of the questions that remained after their stunning first encounter in...

UFC

Todd Martin

Jul 26, 2022

The Bottom Line: The Next Generation of MMA Royalty The UFC's second trip to London this year promises another potentially explosive, memorable night of fights—and perhaps a glimpse at the next...

UFC

Todd Martin

Jul 19, 2022

The Bottom Line: A Recipe for Success A number of contributing factors have once again made the Ultimate Fighting Championship one of the hottest tickets in sports. Sherdog columnist...

UFC

Todd Martin

Jul 12, 2022

The Bottom Line: When Pieces Fall into Place Ultimate Fighting Championship matchmakers could not have mapped out the route to Israel Adesanya-Alex Pereira any better, writes Todd Martin.

UFC

Todd Martin

Jul 05, 2022

The Bottom Line: Still in the Shadow Despite a 2-0 advantage in their head-to-head series, Alexander Volkanovski stands to gain more from his trilogy fight with Max Holloway in the UFC...

UFC

Todd Martin

Jun 28, 2022

The Bottom Line: Coming Into Focus For the second week in a row, a UFC main event has left a divisional title picture blurry and indistinct, writes Todd Martin, as he works to...

UFC

Todd Martin

Jun 21, 2022

The Bottom Line: An Impact Player Joanna Jedrzejczyk was the jolt of electricity that influenced everything that came after her in the Ultimate Fighting Championship women’s...

Women’s MMA

Todd Martin

Jun 14, 2022

The Bottom Line: Blind Eyes The Ultimate Fighting Championship would be wise to stop avoiding difficult conversations like the one involving Askar Mozharov and his...

UFC

Todd Martin

Jun 07, 2022