Paul Gift

Have you been awake in the MMA universe over the last month and a half? If the answer is yes, you’d know that John Nash…

Who’s the best around? It’s a question that fires up MMA fans and while best debated all night over rounds of drinks, is also an…

How did you feel when Daniel Cormier successfully defended his UFC light heavyweight title against Alexander Gustafsson a few weeks ago? Were you happy or…

On Tuesday morning, we put out a prediction that, based on past trends, the petition for an official White House response to the five-year ban…

Do you remember January 2013? As an L.A. boy, I remember it being one of the colder “winters” we’d had in a while. Some nights…

“Apparently it’s not always the damage done when it comes to winning fights, it’s the thought that counts.” These are the words of Reed Kuhn,…

As a competitor, isn’t it nice to know when the other guy has tendencies? What does a dip of their shoulder mean when sparring? How…

Did fight fans recently experience “The Small Cage of Destruction” at UFC Fight Night: Boetsch vs. Henderson? Ten fights ended in a knockout or submission,…

Don’t worry everyone. The real John Nash is still alive and kicking and he’s joined by the rest of the Show Money crew in a…

I’ve had a program ready to run for almost a week. It was ready to analyze the Reebok sponsorship deal the second we get concrete…

Tomorrow’s a special day for the California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) and its Executive Officer, Andy Foster. Mr. Foster recently invited media members from several…

MMA’s quant official evaluates every UFC decision in 2014. How did he do and how did the fights you care about stack up?

From almost my very first day here at Bloody Elbow, I’ve received requests to review the work of Fightnomics, a.k.a. Reed Kuhn. A common theme…

UFC 183 goes down Saturday night in what’s also being billed as the First-Jones/Cormier-Now-Silva/Diaz-for-Only-$5-More-Than-We-Paid-for-Dillashaw/Soto-and-DJ/Cariaso—Pinch-Me Bowl. Most UFC pay-per-views have five or six bouts where both…

What’d you get for Christmas? Was it everything you dreamed it would be? If you didn’t like your presents, have no fear, the UFC has…

After the introductory article last week, RoboJudge is up and running and will soon analyze every UFC fight from 2014. Since Jonny Bones takes on…

Welcome to a new series at Bloody Elbow. Regular readers have seen bits and pieces of RoboJudge before, but not with his new name –…

UFC 181 goes down Saturday night with what’s also known as the Thank-God-We-Finally-Have-a-PPV-We-Can-Really-Get-Behind card. Even though I’d personally watch Fabricio Werdum fight anywhere anytime, we…

With sometimes much and sometimes little drama, Metamoris 5 went down in the LBC on Saturday afternoon. It’s a noticeably different experience live compared to…

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