Opinion: The harsh reality of knockouts, concussions and fighter health
MMA is a form of entertainment. I have enjoyed watching this sport as a hobby, a passion and as work. Entertainment takes people away from…
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Could this fighter be C.M. Punk’s first UFC opponent?
The UFC may have found a suitable opponent for CM Punk’s professional MMA debut. 23 year old Mickey Gall (1-0) was one of the latest…
UFC 195: Analyzing the 3rd round of Robbie Lawler vs. Carlos Condit
Within the past four years, the UFC has seen the owner of its welterweight championship be decided by two of three judges. Carlos Condit narrowly…
The UFC in 2015: PPV buys soar, Rousey and McGregor emerge as stars
The UFC had quite the roller-coaster year in 2015. The year started off with a couple of rough patches, with Jon Jones, Nick Diaz and…
Stephen Thompson confident that Johny Hendricks will make weight at UFC 196
When the UFC approached Stephen Thompson (11-1) with an offer to fight Johny Hendricks (17-3), Thompson took the opportunity with open arms. The No. 9 ranked…
Video: Nate Diaz adds himself to UFC on Fox poster
UFC Lightweight Nate Diaz showed that the pen is mightier than the sword when it comes to self promotion. At the media day for UFC…
Jose Aldo and Chris Weidman join long list of losing UFC champions in 2015
At UFC 194, history was made in many different areas. Conor McGregor became the first ever UFC Featherweight Champion not named Jose Aldo. The fight…
Getting to Know: UFC middleweight Elias Theodorou
UFC Middleweight Elias Theodorou and his coaches talked with Bloody Elbow’s Michael Hutchinson about training camp and the fight on Thursday at UFC Fight Night…
Video: A brief history of Reebok errors with UFC apparel
Since Reebok became the exclusive outfitter of the UFC, the company has made dozens of errors on both apparel and its website. This has led…
AJ McKee: Second generation fighter and confidence of a champion
If you were looking to create the perfect prospect in MMA, A.J. McKee would be a great starting point. An extensive amateur record, his first…
UFC 194 main event and co-main event referees announced
UFC 194 features two major championship fights in Jose Aldo vs. Conor McGregor and Chris Weidman vs. Luke Rockhold. With so much being on the…
Tate tells Correia to worry about getting ‘knocked out in 20 seconds again’
A new rivalry in the women’s bantamweight division recently began between top contender Miesha Tate and former title challenger Bethe Correia. Correia has been particularly…
UFC Seoul: Henderson vs. Masvidal analysis – Winners and losers
The last event in November 2015 took place in Seoul, South Korea and featured some entertaining fights and a lot of close decisions. Benson Henderson…
UFC Seoul post-fight bonuses: Prelim fighters earn extra $50,000
The UFC brought an action packed card to Seoul, South Korea. The card saw five finishes, all of the (T)KO variety, while the majority of…
UFC Henderson vs. Masvidal 6th Round post fight show
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Video: Watch this nasty dislocated elbow injury from UFC Seoul
Earlier in the night, Dominique Steele was able to get his first UFC win with a slam KO. Fredy Serrano was looking for a similar…
UFC Seoul video: Dominique Steele’s brutal slam KO’s Dong Hyun Kim
The first fight of the night for UFC Seoul ended with a quite the knockout finish. After two rounds of fighting, Dominique Steele finished Dong…
UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Gastelum – Winners and losers
In an event that was originally supposed to see Mexican American Kelvin Gastelum fight Matt Brown, it was Neil Magny who came out as the…
UFC Monterrey Results: Magny defeats Gastelum in back and forth fight
The original main event of UFC Fight Night: Monterrey was supposed to be a fight between Kelvin Gastelum and Matt Brown. However, that was was…
UFC Monterrey Results: Lamas picks apart Sanchez, gets the decision win
Diego Sanchez was looking to make a successful move down to the Featherweight division while Ricardo Lamas’ plan was to notch a win over a…