Chris Rini
Chris Rini is an artist and BloodyElbow’s editorial cartoonist. He has been an artist since 1996 and publishes an annual book called The Fine Art of Violence. Chris has worked in Mixed Martial arts since 2013 and in his spare time makes terrariums, plays keyboards, and trains BJJ.
MMA Squared: I’m not saying Max Holloway is a gatekeeper, but… this is the 3rd time
Three times a charm for Max Holloway smashing title hopes?
MMA Squared: Dana White walks back plan to 'attack' journalists.
Dana White may not own the MMA media yet, but perhaps he can add his own flavor to the discourse.
MMA Squared: Israel Adesanya conquers his demons and avoids politics at UFC 287
Israel Adesanya finally conquered his demons.
MMA Squared: UFC WWE merger cements Ari Emanuel's legacy, but not how he hoped.
The UFC WWE merger implies that the UFC’s valuation has tripled in the years since it’s purchase by Endeavor; SURELY fighter compensation has followed suit… right? For way more artwork, join the new BloodyElbow.substack.com where I’ll be making cartoons, illustrations, and the occasional piece of Fine Art. Take care of yourself and I’ll talk to […]
MMA Squared: The MMA Gods are sending coded messages to Dana White about Slap League
2023 slaps, as the kids would say, but not in the way it should. I am thrilled for the future, the substack, not Slap League…. a new MMA art book covering the year 2022 coming out soon, what a life! Take care of yourself and I’ll talk to you Wednesday. Chris
MMA Squared: Donald Cerrone has joined a very exclusive club
The UFC Hall of Fame is the Calvinball of sports enshrinements.
MMA Squared: UFC has become anti-fight promoters of its contenders and champions
Their own words are bigger jokes than I could ever write.
MMA Squared: Hypocrisy or Good Business? Two PPV backup fighters, only one gets a title shot
Chris Rini If you’ve not been following the documented of Muhammad Mokaev’s knee, post UFC 286, I would encourage you to check out this vicious comment by former UFC heavyweight Ben Rothwell. Take care of yourself and I’ll talk to you Monday. Chris
MMA Squared: Leon Edwards’ inspirational win marred by MMA Conspiracy Theory
I’m not being facetious calling Leon Edwards’ performance inspirational. Through all five rounds he would find himself being pushed around and bombed on by Usman and a new look would come across his face. He seemed to gain access to a new reserve of confidence and ability. I was genuinely taken in by the momentum […]
MMA SQUARED: Combat Wombat, sports psychologist advises UFC 286 headliners and Slap League impresario
Auto-correct made ‘history’ into ‘hosiery’ which almost resulted in a classic typo.Chris Rini Take care of yourself and I’ll talk to you Monday. Chris
MMA SQUARED: Let’s check in on Dana White’s perspective after the first season of Slap League
Chris Rini Hey all, I strongly encourage you to join the new BloodyElbow Substack where I will be taking on a new role at BE: Art Director. Thanks to everyone who has been supporting my art studio via Patreon, where the rewards include a copy of my annual MMA book, The Fine Art of Violence. […]
MMA SQUARED: Combat Wombat explains UFC financials for fans who don’t want to read journalism
You can’t see the Endeavor and Disney executives, they’re behind the money bags. Dana White is their guard dog. Chris Rini Here is the link to John S. Nash’s post: UFC admits to ‘lower athlete costs’ during ‘best financial year’ ever Hey all, I’d suggest you subscribe to the new Bloody Elbow substack because I’m […]
MMA SQUARED: Jon Jones is the GOAT and everything is fine now.
It kills me how no one has said Curtis Blaydes’ name. Just gonna dig up ol’ Stipe Miocic instead. Chris Rini Enjoy the latest episode of Book Worthy, drawing Yair Rodriguez vs Josh Emmett from scratch! Thumbnail unrelated. Take care of yourself and I’ll talk to you Wednesday. Chris Related The New Bloody Elbow Starts […]
MMA Squared: Imagining a Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier UFC 285 post-fight interview
Do you think Ciryl Gane feels left out of the whole Jon Jones / Francis Ngannou discussion? Chris Rini Take care of yourself and I’ll talk to you Monday. Chris
MMA SQUARED; Combat Wombat and Petey the Picogram prepare for Jon Jones fight week
For those of you who don’t remember, here’s Petey the Picogram’s Bloody Elbow debut. Chris Rini Take care of yourself and I’ll talk to you Wednesday. Chris
MMA SQUARED: Light Heavyweight headliners are part of UFC’s secret strategy
Chris Rini Take care of yourself and I’ll talk to you Monday Chris
MMA SQUARED: We have entered another Jon Jones Chaos Cycle
Whose job is it to break the cycle? Jone Jones? the fans? Jesus? Chris Rini Thanks to everyone who’s joined my art studio Patreon, I just got the photography done for the next book and will be giving the raw files including the drawings that weren’t able to fit in the physical book to the […]
MMA SQUARED: Dana White’s most beloved friends stage an intervention
Chris Rini BONUS CARTOON! Take care of yourself and I’ll talk to you Monday. Chris
MMA SQUARED: Volkanovski vs Makhachev was too close; now the future of two divisions is blurry
Chris Rini Take care of yourself and I’ll talk to you Monday. Chris
MMA SQUARED: Islam Makhachev overcomes PR threat in thrilling UFC 284 performance
Chris Rini Thanks everyone for being supportive of my work here and in my proper art studio making books about MMA. What a thrilling and heartening night of fights. The winners (and Volk) in the last three fights of UFC 284 just made me more excited for the future. Take care of yourself and I’ll […]
MMA SQUARED: Volkanovaski is going for greatness, but Islam Makhachev is the one taking a risk
Does he look like a Bored Ape? Did I accidentally make an NFT? Chris Rini New “Book Worthy” studio vlog is up, and I just now realised I can embed these videos instead of linking to another site. Old dog, new trick. Take care of yourself and I’ll talk to you Monday. Chris
MMA SQUARED: Dana White explains fight promotion to Islam Makhachev
Chris Rini Hey all, I’m starting a new book series chronicling both the fights and the stories of 2023 over at my Patreon. It will combine wood engravings of the most important fights of the year with Combat Wombat and MMA Squared’s cartoons telling the story behind the fights. You can get support my art […]
MMA SQUARED: Farewell to the Greatest Heavyweight Fighter of all time.
Chris Rini Thanks everyone who’s been following my YouTube channel, patreon book series, or just sharing kind words. Take care of yourself and I’ll talk to you Wednesday. Chris About the author: Chris Rini is an artist and BloodyElbow’s editorial cartoonist. He has been an artist since 1996 and publishes an annual book called The […]
MMA SQUARED: Dana White has a feminist ephiphany
Chris Rini Hey all, I’m not going anywhere. MMA Squared will continue and be folded into my book series The Fine Art of Violence. Over there I’ve been publishing books with artistic renderings of the best, most exciting, and most relevant fights of each year. The next edition covering year 2023 will also be a […]
MMA SQUARED: Combat Wombat, intrepid MMA Journalist, gets fired
Chris Rini Hey all, things are getting a little wacky these days but I’ve decided that no matter what happens I will continue MMA Squared. The cartoons will be be collected in conjunction with my Fine Art of Violence book series. All the support I’ve gotten from bloody elbow over the past five years have […]
MMA SQUARED: UFC was paying unranked prospects more than champions in the FOX era
Chris Rini Take care of yourself and I’ll talk to you Monday. Chris
MMA SQUARED: Brandon Moreno, a master of Lego and Flyweights puts an end to an era
Chris Rini I want to briefly say that I’m saddened by the loss of Kid Nate. He believed in me, my artwork and. aspirations. So much of the artwork I’ve created in my own studio and here at MMA Squared, the creation of Combat Wombat are can all be traced back to Nate and I’ll […]
MMA SQUARED: Forget the Slap stuff—both wife and league, there’s *good* UFC news this time
Chris Rini Take care of yourself and I’ll talk to you Monday. Chris
MMA SQUARED: The real reason Dana White could never negotiate with Francis Ngannou
Chris Rini I had a nice exhibition of MMA artwork in Denmark recently and the local TV station interviewed me. The footage is here, you’ll get to see a couple large MMA paintings Take care of yourself and I’ll talk to you Friday with an extra MMA Squared. Chris