Karl Gotch Week: Satoru Sayama, Shooto And The Style Of Japanese Catch Wrestling
Bloody Elbow has looked back at the history of Japanese MMA to varying degrees, and included in that history has been a brief glance at…
Bloody Elbow has looked back at the history of Japanese MMA to varying degrees, and included in that history has been a brief glance at…
Five years ago on July 28th 2007, a man by the name of Karl Gotch passed away in Tampa, Florida. Born Karl Istaz in 1920’s…
I rarely watch UFC events live because of the timezone difference. I’m 5 hours ahead of Eastern and 8 hours ahead of Pacific standard time.…
Everyone should have been expecting a heated stare down between UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva and challenger Chael Sonnen after the dramatic face off at…
The American Gangster from West Linn, Oregon, hasn’t been one to shy away from crossing the line between tact and taunt, so this latest effort…
Grappling’s guard — developed and innovated in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, while existing to varying degrees in other arts and styles — has come under scrutiny…
Hatsu Hioki is the SBN consensus No#2 Featherweight in the world. With 26 wins and just 4 losses, he’s riding a 6 fight win streak…
When Stefan Struve vs Stipe Miocic was announced as the main event for the UFC’s annual trip to the United Kingdom (Chris Leben vs Mark…
Times Square, New York City hosted the second annual USA vs Russia Freestyle Wrestling Dual meet, in support of the Beat The Streets Gala, an…
Brian Stann and Michael Bisping are the latest in a long line of injuries that have caused fights to fall through for the UFC in…
A-list movie star Charlize Theron was on the Conan O’Brien show on TBS the other night, doing the promotional and publicity rounds for Ridley Scott…
If there was a narrative Dana White, Joe Rogan and Mike Goldberg tried to set throughout the night in the build towards the main event…
Dan Quinn is all kinds of crazy. A Californian MMA fighter with a 5-7 record, Quinn hasn’t fought since 2010 after losing his last 3…
Scott Coker hosted the Barnett vs Cormier Post Fight Press conference last night, with winners Daniel Cormier, Gilbert Melendez, Rafael Cavalcante and Chris Spang on…
Showtime sports spoke to Strikeforce: Barnett vs. Cormier winners Daniel Cormier and Gilbert Melendez last night following their wins over Josh Barnett and Josh Thomson,…
Everything is official for tonight’s Strikeforce event live from the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California. Starting with the prelims on Sho Extreme and Sho…
Strikeforce Bantamweight Champion Ronda Rousey is the current ‘It Girl’ of Women’s MMA, combining her ability to collect arms with that of a savvy social…
As part of Showtime’s promotional efforts for this weekend’s Strikeforce: Josh Barnett vs Daniel Cormier event, former UFC Heavyweight Champion Josh Barnett gets a crash…
In a video interview with Bleacher Report, ahead of his fight with Daniel Cormier to finally finish the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix, Josh Barnett gives…
With Nick Diaz no showing at the World Jiu Jitsu Expo last night in Long Beach, California, he continued his habit of not being able…