Mike Fagan Archives: 05/2011

Here’s a crazy thought: of the five Zuffa-promoted shows in May/June, the June 18 Strikeforce show headlined by Alistair Overeem and Fabricio Werdum might just…

After a long and extensive process, esteemed colleague Brent Brookhouse and I are proud to bring you the 2011 Bloody Elbow Tournament of Bad, an idea…

After a long and extensive process, esteemed colleague Brent Brookhouse and I are proud to bring you the 2011 Bloody Elbow Tournament of Bad, an idea…

THIS TWIQ JUST MIGHT BE WORSE THAN UFC 130 (HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY, Y’ALL) “Get off my phone fake ass white boy!!” – Rashad Evans, in a…

If last night’s fights failed to excite you, perhaps FightMetric’s numbers will pique your interest: As I noted in last my post-fight recap last night, Matt Hamill went 0-for-takedowns…

This show…just sort of happened. I didn’t hate it — the UFC has long passed the days where they could put together a card that…

Quinton Jackson (31-8, 6-2 UFC) takes on Matt Hamill (10-2, 9-2 UFC) in the main event of UFC 130. The bout will take place at…

MMA’s worst-kept secret is now out of the bag: former number-one heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko will fight current Strikeforce light heavyweight champion Dan Henderson July 30…

Stefan Struve (21-4, 5-2 UFC) puts his 6’11” frame up against the 6’7″ Travis Browne (10-0-1, 1-0-1 UFC) in a heavyweight bout at UFC 130.…

Thiago Alves (18-7, 10-4 UFC) takes on Smokey Mountain Wrestling wannabe Rick Story (12-3, 5-1 UFC) in a welterweight bout at UFC 130. Injuries to…

In this edition of the Judo Chop, we’re going to look at a couple of footwork habits of Saturday night’s UFC 130 main eventers, Quinton…

I wonder if Dana White is rooting hard for LeBron James and the Miami Heat right now. A Bulls win continues the series…on Saturday. As…

In the traditional stick-and-ball sports, the athletes make somewhere in the neighborhood of 55% of team revenues (it varies from sport to sport). We have no idea…

Join Bloody Elbow on Wednesday nights to discuss the latest episode of the Ultimate Fighter 13, featuring former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar and rising…

After a long and extensive process, esteemed colleague Brent Brookhouse and I are proud to bring you the 2011 Bloody Elbow Tournament of Bad, an idea…

I thought things would pick up around here with a UFC this weekend instead of a naked Bellator event. Not really. In fact, most people…

If you’re like me, you expected Rashad Evans to receive the first crack against Jon Jones should he defeat Jones’ injury-replacement Phil Davis. It’s a…

After a long and extensive process, esteemed colleague Brent Brookhouse and I are proud to bring you the 2011 Bloody Elbow Tournament of Bad, an idea…

After a long and extensive process, esteemed colleague Brent Brookhouse and I are proud to bring you the 2011 Bloody Elbow Tournament of Bad, an idea…

YOU KNOW WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT GUYS WITH BIG FEET “I don’t want to judge anyone…” – Antonio Silva, who, I assure you, is about to…