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: Living by the Sword By challenging for a title in just his third Octagon appearance, Jiri Prochazka harks back to an earlier, wilder era in the UFC, which fits...

UFC

Todd Martin

May 31, 2022

The Bottom Line: An Explosive Legacy In the wake of Paul Daley's triumphant swan song in London, Todd Martin takes a moment to reflect on a career the likes of which we will likely...

Bellator MMA

Todd Martin

May 17, 2022

The Bottom Line: When Nothingness Surpasses Evenness The universally criticized rematch between Rose Namajunas and Carla Esparza in the UFC 274 co-main event served as a case study for when 10-10...

UFC

Todd Martin

May 10, 2022

The Bottom Line: An Inextricable Link The success of Ultimate Fighting Championship pay-per-views and the struggles of “lesser” weekly events are tied to one another, writes Todd...

UFC

Todd Martin

May 03, 2022

The Bottom Line: Longevity as a Virtue Uncommon reliability has marked Andrei Arlovski’s remarkable career and separates him from the vast majority of his peers, writes Todd Martin.

UFC

Todd Martin

Apr 26, 2022

The Bottom Line: Climate Change Conditions have grown less and less favorable for female mixed martial artists who hope to break through to true stardom, writes Todd Martin.

Women’s MMA

Todd Martin

Apr 19, 2022

The Bottom Line: Profiles in Validation Neither Aljamain Sterling nor Gilbert Burns should have been so casually dismissed heading into UFC 273, writes Todd Martin.

UFC

Todd Martin

Apr 12, 2022

The Bottom Line: Khamzat Chimaev and the UFC 273 Crucible The outcome of the undefeated prospect’s battle with Gilbert Burns should settle the hype-versus-substance debate that has accompanied his...

UFC

Todd Martin

Apr 05, 2022

The Bottom Line: The Paddy Pimblett Conundrum Still relatively new to the Ultimate Fighting Championship scene, the Englishman has painted himself into a corner with Ilia Topuria, writes Todd...

UFC

Todd Martin

Mar 22, 2022

The Bottom Line: No Easy Answers Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has put Russian mixed martial artists in an impossible situation without a clear solution, writes Todd Martin.

Opinion

Todd Martin

Mar 15, 2022