Tim Bissell
Tim Bissell is a writer, editor and deputy site manager for Bloody Elbow. He has covered combat sports since 2015. Tim covers news and events and has also written longform and investigative pieces. Among Tim's specialties are the intersections between crime and combat sports. Tim has also covered head trauma, concussions and CTE in great detail.
Tim is also BE's lead (only) sumo reporter. He blogs about that sport here and on his own substack, Sumo Stomp!
Email me at tim@bloodyelbow.com. Nice messages will get a response.
Dana White wants judge investigated over UFC title fight decision
UFC CEO Dana White is upset over what he saw in he main event of UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Shevchenko 2.
Bellator 299: Fight card, start time, live streams
Bellator 299 goes live this Saturday from Dublin. In the headliner Johnny Eblen defends his middleweight title against Fabian Edwards.
Sumo Stomp! Aki Basho results and highlights: Day 12
Sumo's fall tournament is upon us. Check here regularly for all the results, highlights and analysis for the next 15 days of sumo action.
UFC Fight Night: Fizeiv vs. Gamrot staff picks and predictions
UFC Fight Night: Rafael Fiziev vs. Mateusz Gamrot goes down at the UFC APEX this weekend. Here's who we think will win on fight night.
MF & DAZN: X Series 009: Weigh-in live stream
Misfits Boxing X Series 009 is on tap for this weekend. But before the celebs thrown down, they gotta hit the scales.
Joe Joyce frustrated by Oleksandr Usyk’s last fight
Joe Joyce will try to avenge his first pro loss when he takes on Zhilei Zhang this weekend, with hopes of clearing a path to Oleksandr Usyk.
MF & DAZN: X Series 009: Press conference live stream
Misfits Boxing is back with another event. This time it's X Series 009. Check out the press conference here and see if anyone behaves themselves.
UFC vet reveals details on multi-million dollar BKFC deal, calls out Darren Till
Mike Perry is set to make a whole bucket of money from his new BKFC contract.
Jack Della Maddalena says Kevin Holland made 'weird' offer during their Noche UFC fight
Jack Della Maddalena got the win over Kevin Holland at Noche UFC, but the Aussie fighter thinks it won't be enough to win over his 'haters'.
Hitting The Links: White roasts UFC exec for WWE goals
Here are the UFC and MMA stories you might have missed during the week, including a technical analysis of Israel Adesanya vs. Sean Strickland, and Dana White roasting a UFC executive.
Noche UFC staff picks and predictions
Check out who the Bloody Elbow staff are picking for Noche UFC.
Noche UFC Reader's Picks: 'I'm going with the experienced underdog'
Noche UFC is tonight with Alexa Grasso vs. Valentina Shevchenko and Kevin Holland vs. Jack Della Maddalena. See who our readers think will win!
Craig Jones kneebarred a sumo wrestler
Craig Jones, Nicky Rodriguez and Haisim Rida visited the Miyagino sumo stable. Here's why that's a pretty big deal.
UFC middleweight says Strickland beat an 'amateur' to claim title
UFC middleweight contender Dricus Du Plessis reacted to Israel Adesanya's loss at UFC 293 and sent a message to The Last StyleBender.
Manager: Next UFC welterweight title match-up finally set
Leon Edwards' UFC welterweight title will likely be contested in either November or December, now that we know who will be fighting.
This week's UFC card continues to crumble
This week's Noche UFC card has suffered a lot of changes since it's original line-up was announced. This week, two more fights fell through.
Hitting the links: Dillon Danis gets served, UFC hates pillow fighting
Here are the UFC and MMA stories you might have missed during the week. This week there's Dillon Danis being a troll and the UFC not liking fun.
UFC 293 video: Manel Kape burns Israel Adesanya with 'cartoon porn addiction' crack
Israel Adesanya is preparing for Sean Strickland at UFC 293. But at the final press conference he got into it with a much smaller man on the card.
UFC 293 staff picks and predictions: Israel Adesanya to win, of course
It's time for UFC 293! Check out who we think is going to win on tonight's card, which features Israel Adesanya vs. Sean Strickland.
UFC 293: Fighter hurls homophobic slur at fans after winning performance
UFC 293 featured a moronic moment from prelim fighter Charles Radtke, who used his time on the mic to hurl a homophobic slur.
UFC 293 main event gets surprise back up fighter
Israel Adesanya is set to face Sean Strickland at UFC 293 tonight. But the promotion has a plan in case something goes sideways.
UFC 293 reader picks: Adesanya is simply better than Strickland
Will it be Israel Adesanya or Sean Strickland who gets their hand raised at UFC 293. See what our readers think here.
Jorge Masvidal says tonight's Gamebred Bareknuckle card features 'biggest fight he could make'
Jorge Masvidal and his Gamebred MMA promotion are in Florida tonight. Junior dos Santos vs. Fabricio Werdum headlines the card.
Gamebred Bareknuckle: Dos Santos vs. Werdum: Fight card, start time, live streams
Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA is back tonight, this time with UFC heavyweight champs Junior dos Santos and Fabricio Werdum.
Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA: Free live stream
It's time for Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA! Tonight's card features Junior dos Santos vs. Fabricio Werdum. Watch it all here.
Sumo Stomp! 5 questions heading into the Aki Basho
Sumo's aki basho starts this weekend. Here are my musing on what to look for during the latest grand sumo tournament.
UFC 293: Sean Strickland 'assaults' fan days before biggest fight of his career
Sean Strickland did Sean Strickland things in Sydney ahead of UFC 293.
No way Jon Jones takes this replacement fight at UFC 295
Jon Jones will not consider a back-up fighter at UFC 295 if Stipe Miocic can't make it.
Hitting the links: The UFC piggy bank and Saudi Arabia's MMA powerplay
Here are the UFC and MMA stories you might have missed during the week, including how the UFC's owners took loans out from the company.
UFC fighter suggests he's been given a title shot, promotion staying quiet
Despite their not being an official announcement from the UFC, one fighter says he's booked for a title shot.