Matthew Roth Archives: 02/2012

Former UFC light heavyweight champion Mauricio “Shogun” Rua recently spoke with Brazilian news source Tatame to give an update about his MMA career. The discussion…

The UFC and FX released the competitor list for the fifteenth season of the Ultimate Fighter. Coaches Urijah Faber and Dominick Cruz will train 16…

The Daytona 500 is the biggest event of the NASCAR season. A 500 mile, 200 lap race, the entire weekend is one big party and…

Miguel Torres became a bit of a controversial fighter when a politically incorrect tweet led to his termination from the UFC. Unsure of his future,…

Bas Rutten’s involvement in MMA has taken him from being a three time King of Pancrase and UFC Heavyweight champion to the voice of PRIDE…

As part of my desire to expand coverage on Bloody Elbow to the regional level, I made the trip this past Friday down to Houston…

In the third fight of the pay per view broadcast of UFC 144, Tim Boetsch came from behind to finish Yushin Okami in the third…

In the second fight of the UFC 144 pay per view broadcast, Hatsu Hioki showed he is an elite featherweight by winning a unanimous decision…

In the opening bout of the UFC 144 pay per view broadcast, Anthony Pettis scored a highlight reel head kick knockout over Joe Lauzon to…

In the fifth fight on the UFC 144 undercard, Takanori Gomi faced Eiji Mitsuoka in a clash between two Japanese lightweights. The fight was the…

I traveled down to Houston this past weekend to cover Legacy Fighting Championship 10, a card featuring Paul Audinwood, Gerald Harris and Chidi Njokuani. There…

Following every fight, fans love to try and come up with the match ups that make the most sense divisionally to create new contenders and…

UFC 144 was absolutely insane. It was the kind of pay per view where there is absolutely zero buyer’s remorse and one that entertained on…

Benson Henderson defeats Frankie Edgar by Unanimous Decision. The score cards were 49-46, 48-47, 49-46. Inside leg kick landed for Frankie to open the round.…

Ryan Bader defeats Quinton Jackson by Unanimous Decision. The score cards were 30-27, 30-27, 30-27. Bader looked antsy to open the fight. Rampage taunted Bader…

Mark Hunt defeats Cheick Kongo by TKO. The stoppage came at 2:11 in the first round. Leg kick early from Mark Hunt but he slipped…

Jake Shields defeats Yoshihiro Akiyama by Unanimous Decision. All judges scored the fight 30-27, 30-27, 30-27. Leg kick from Jake Shields to open the round.…

Tim Boetsch defeats Yushin Okami by TKO. The stoppage came at :54 in the third round. Tim Boetsch landed an early leg kick and straight…

Hatsu Hioki defeats Bart Palaszewski by Unanimous Decision. The judges scored the fight 30-27, 29-28, 29-28. Hatsu Hioki dropped Bart Palaszewski early with a straight…

Anthony Pettis defeats Joe Lauzon by knockout. The stoppage came at 1:21 in the first round. Early head kick from Anthony Pettis. He followed it…