Rampage Jackson’s Arraignment Postponed Due to “New Evidence”
Quinton Jackson was scheduled to be arraigned today in connection with his July 15th hit-and-run escapades, but Loretta Hunt has learned that the Orange County…
Chris Nelson Archives: 08/2008
ESPN’s “MMA Live” Episode 14
The good news is Kenny Florian’s back alongside Frank Mir, John Anik and (cough) Franklin McNeil; the bad news is an ESPN spokesman says we…
“Warrior” Bringing MMA Back to the Silver Screen
Entertainment trade paper Variety is reporting that director Gavin O’Connor has signed on with Lionsgate Films to direct and produce Warrior, “a mixed-martial-arts saga about…
Japanese Round-Up: Kaz Nakamura to Sengoku, No Cro Cop/Overeem at DREAM.6
– World Victory Road announced that UFC veteran Kazuhiro Nakamura will drop weight to participate in the opening round of the Sengoku 2008 Middleweight Grand…
Matt Serra: “I Had Fitch Picked to Win”
TriStateFighter just posted a great brief audio interview with Matt Serra, who was far more complimentary of old nemesis Georges St. Pierre‘s “per-for-mance” on Saturday…
Quote of the Day: Matt Hughes
“The last fight of the night was Georges [St. Pierre] and [Jon] Fitch. Georges didn’t look as big as he has before and he seemed…
Paul “Semtex” Daley Headed Stateside to Fight for EliteXC
A month ago, ex-Cage Rage Welterweight Champion Paul Daley went against the express wishes of Cage Rage parent entity ProElite and competed on rival UK…
Clip of the Day: Randy Couture, Thespian
At some level you have to find that character inside yourself. I’ve been around mean, nasty people plenty of times in my life and…
Long-Rumored “Fighting Fedor” Reality Show Coming Later This Year
Apparently Fedor Emelianenko‘s departure from the one-and-done M-1 Global promotion – who co-promoted last year’s “Yarennoka!” event in Japan with former PRIDE and current DREAM…
UFC 87 Breaks Target Center Record
UFC 87 had the biggest live gate in Target Center history according to Steve Cofield: The attendance at the Target Center was 15,082. The gate of $2.2 million set…
Clip of the Day: Butterbean vs. Cabbage at K-1 Hawaii
Wesley “Cabbage” Correira vs. Eric “Butterbean” EschK-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in HawaiiSaturday, Aug.9 – Honolulu, HI A couple more fights from the event after…
Frank Trigg: FSN Working to Bring World Victory Road’s Sengoku to US Airwaves
Frank Trigg joined BloodyElbow.com editor Luke Thomas on today’s episode of “MMA Nation” and revealed that Fox Sports Net (FSN) is “working diligently” on a…
UFC 87 Results, Updates and LIVE Fight Coverage
Check back here tonight at BloodyElbow.com beginning at 10PM EST / 7PM PDT for live play-by-play and results of UFC 87’s main card. Be sure…
Cris Cyborg’s Trainer Reveals Next Fight, Opponent
Rafael Cordeiro, one of the top dogs at Chute Boxe Academy in Curitiba and trainer of EliteXC competitor Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos, recently spoke with Tatame…
Partial “Affliction: Day of Reckoning” Card Announced; Undercard to Air on HDNet
Affliction VP Tom Atencio held a press conference at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas today, where he confirmed a couple of…
Kid Yamamoto Is Crafty
By now, fight fans are all too aware of the knee injury which Japanese featherweight icon Norifumi “KID” Yamamoto suffered in the lead-up to July’s…
UFC 87 Preview: Jon Jones
At 21, Jon Jones has won an Iowa state high school wrestling championship, a National Junior College championship, holds a 5-0 MMA record and as…
WEC 35 Payroll Released
MMAJunkie got the not-quite-Afflictionesque numbers from the NSAC: Carlos Condit: $44,000 (includes $22,000 win bonus) def. Hiromitsu Miura: $5,000 Steve Cantwell: $10,000 ($5,000 win bonus) def. Brian…
Snapshot of the Day: Anthony Johnson, Post-Eye Surgery
From ProMMA, who caught up with Anthony Johnson today at the IMMAE (International Mixed Martial Arts Expo) in Long Beach, CA. Johnson required Lasik surgery…