2010 Bloody Elbow Reader Awards: Upset of the Year
Fabricio Werdum Submits Fedor Emelianenko As a 5-1 underdog, Fabricio Werdum wasn’t the biggest mathematical underdog to win in 2010. That recognition would go to…
Mike Fagan Archives: 01/2011
Bloody Elbow Staff Retrospective: Fight of the Decade
Contrary to popular belief, there is no Year Zero. Decades run from XXX1 to XX10. So while other MMA sites erroneously ran decade retrospectives last…
2010 Bloody Elbow Reader Awards: Commentator of the Year
Joe Rogan Last year, I predicted Michael Schiavello would finally give Joe Rogan a viable opponent in the Reader Awards. Instead, Rogan increased the gap…
Bloody Elbow Staff Retrospective: Event of the Decade
Contrary to popular belief, there is no Year Zero. Decades run from XXX1 to XX10. So while other MMA sites erroneously ran decade retrospectives last…
Jose Aldo Wants to Make UFC Debut in March
Jose Aldo was scheduled to make his UFC debut last week at UFC 125, but a cervical disc injury forced him off the card. Aldo told…
Analyzing and Handicapping the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix Tournament
Strikeforce just can’t seem to do anything right. After announcing their plans for a heavyweight grand prix tournament, spoiled fans and UFC-loyal pundits have taken…
Bloody Elbow Reader Awards: Camp of the Year
Jackson’s Submission Fighting It wasn’t a banner year for the Jackson team. Keith Jardine washed out of the UFC, lost his first post-UFC fight to…
Bloody Elbow Staff Retrospective: Knockout of the Decade
Contrary to popular belief, there is no Year Zero. Decades run from XXX1 to XX10. So while other MMA sites erroneously ran decade retrospectives last…
2010 Bloody Elbow Reader Awards: Official of the Year
Herb Dean Successful referees adhere to the credo of the Milford Academy: be neither seen, nor heard. This makes writing praise for a referee quite…
Bloody Elbow Staff Retrospective: Submission of the Decade
Contrary to popular belief, there is no Year Zero. Decades run from XXX1 to XX10. So while other MMA sites erroneously ran decade retrospectives last…
The Week in Quotes: December 26th – January 1st
THE BEGINNING OF A BEAUTIFUL FRIENDSHIP “I think Frankie Edgar’s going to walk out with that belt.” – Anthony Pettis, leading up to the UFC 125…
Fedor Emelianenko Scheduled to Fight Antonio Silva in February
Fedor Emelianenko will fight Antonio Silva on February 12th in New Jersey, according to a Brett Okamoto of ESPN and Mike Whitman of Sherdog. Reports of the bout…
UFC 125 Results: FightMetric Reports for Edgar vs. Maynard, Diaz vs. Kim
FightMetric released reports for two fights from UFC 125: Frankie Edgar vs. Gray Maynard and Nate Diaz vs. Dong Hyun Kim. Judges Patricia Morse Jarman…
UFC 125 Results: Edgar vs. Maynard Post-Fight Recap and Analysis
We might have the fight of the year on January 1st. Frankie Edgar and Gray Maynard put on an all-time classic at UFC 125. It…