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UFC rankings: Cory Sandhagen creeps back up bantamweight ladder
UFC San Antonio didn’t exactly light the UFC rankings on fire. Far from it. As usual with these Fight Night events, it was essentially a one-fight card without much else of relevance taking place. There was a lot of interest in Cory Sandhagen vs. Marlon Vera though, with the winner sitting in a very good […]
UFC San Antonio: Vera vs. Sandhagen live play-by-play, results, and analysis
Join us here at Bloody Elbow for live results, discussion, and play-by-play (main event) as UFC San Antonio: Vera vs. Sandhagen takes place from the AT&T Center in San Antonio, TX. The main event for this fight night will take place in the bantamweight division with a possible title shot at stake, when the streaking […]
UFC rankings: Kamaru Usman slips on P4P list following second straight loss to Edwards
UFC 286 saw Kamaru Usman slip down the welterweight rankings.
Jon Jones accuses Stipe Miocic of ducking him, thinks they won’t fight in July
Even with three years out of the cage, any big fight fan knows that Jon Jones likes to play head games with his opponents leading up to fights. The newly-crowned UFC heavyweight champion “may” be wiser as he has gotten older, but the tactics haven’t changed. And he showed that today, getting some trash talk […]
UFC rankings: New top contender at bantamweight, former champ tumbles
Merab Dvalishvili got a big boost in the latest UFC rankings.
Canelo Alvarez confirms hometown fight against John Ryder in May
Canelo Alvarez is going home, and he’s taking a huge event with him. The four-division world champ announced today that he will defend his undisputed super middleweight title on Cinco de Mayo weekend in Guadalajara, Mexico. He will meet WBO interim champ John Ryder. Alvarez (58-2-2, 39 KO) bounced back from a loss to Dmitry […]
UFC Vegas 71: Yan vs. Dvalishvili results and analysis
Join us here at Bloody Elbow for live results, discussion, and play-by-play (main event) as UFC Vegas 71: Yan vs. Dvalishvili event goes down from the the Theater at Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas, Nevada. The main event for this fight night will take place in the bantamweight division, with former champion Petr Yan taking […]
UFC fighter rankings: Jon Jones rockets back up to the top of P4P list
What an event UFC 285 turned out to be. Many fighters made the most of big opportunities (with almost all over them being betting favorites other than Alexa Grasso), and there were a lot of nice finishes. This caused quite a rankings ripple. As expected, Jon Jones pushed Islam Makhachev out of top spot on […]
UFC 285: Jones vs. Gane results and post-fight analysis – New champs!
Jon Jones said he would make it look easy. Guess what? Jon Jones made it look easy. Three years out of the cage? New weight class? Fearsome striker across the cage? None of it mattered – he looked just like the Jones of before, and now he’s a two-division champion after winning the main event […]
UFC 285: Jon Jones vs. Ciryl Gane full results, play-by-play, analysis
Join us tonight on Bloody Elbow for live results, discussion, and round by round scoring for UFC 285 from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Today’s card will be headlined by two title fights. In the main event, 205-pound GOAT Jon Jones makes his big return at heavyweight, challenging French striker Ciryl Gane for the […]
UFC 285: Valentina Shevchenko vs. Alexa Grasso live results, play-by-play, analysis
Join us tonight on Bloody Elbow for live results, discussion, and round by round scoring for UFC 285 from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Today’s card will be headlined by two title fights. In the main event, 205-pound GOAT Jon Jones makes his big return at heavyweight, challenging French striker Ciryl Gane for the […]
UFC 285 main card: Geoff Neal vs. Shavkat Rakhmonov live results, play-by-play, analysis
Join us tonight on Bloody Elbow for live results, discussion, and round by round scoring for UFC 285 from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Today’s card will be headlined by two title fights. In the main event, 205-pound GOAT Jon Jones makes his big return at heavyweight, challenging French striker Ciryl Gane for the […]
UFC 285 video: Embedded, part 4 – ‘I’m the last Jones brother with a hairline’
UFC 285 is almost here, and as usual, Embedded is here as well. The show that gives you an inside look at the marquee contestants on PPVs has issued the fourth episode for this weekend’s big show in Vegas, and it serves as a brief introduction to the fighters at the top of the card. […]
UFC 285 video: Embedded, part 3 – ‘I’m a professional fighter’
UFC 285 is almost here, and as usual, Embedded is here as well. The show that gives you an inside look at the marquee contestants on PPVs has issued the third episode for this weekend’s big show in Vegas, and it serves as a brief introduction to the fighters at the top of the card. […]
UFC 285 video: Embedded, part 2 – ‘I think an MMA fight is just one big test’
UFC 285 is almost here, and as usual, Embedded is here as well. The show that gives you an inside look at the marquee contestants on PPVs has issued the second episode for this weekend’s big show in Vegas, and it serves as a brief introduction to the fighters at the top of the card. […]
UFC 285 video: Embedded, part 1 – ‘Jon is the GOAT’
UFC 285 is almost here, and as usual, Embedded is here as well. The show that gives you an inside look at the marquee contestants on PPVs has issued the first episode for this weekend’s big show in Vegas, and it serves as a brief introduction to the fighters at the top of the card. […]
Man accused of molesting son of Cain Velasquez will face trial
NOTE: While Bloody Elbow would not normally reveal the name of a victim of sexual assault but in this case the family has elected to go public with that information and we believe that decision is material to the story. 44-year-old Harry Goularte will stand trial on charges relating to his alleged molestation of Cain […]
BKFC Knucklemania 3 live play by play, results, and discussion
Join us tonight on Bloody Elbow for results and play-by-play (main card) as Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship hosts it’s 3rd Knucklemania event at the Tingley Coliseum in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The card is headlined by a BKFC light heavyweight title unification fight between champion Lorenzo Hunt and interim champ Mike Richman. And if you’re an […]
UFC fighter rankings: Alexander Volkanovski still tops P4P list
While UFC 284 featured one of the most technically proficient fights ever between the top two P4P fighters in the promotion, not much changed in terms of the rankings. Alex Volkanovski came up just short in the main event, dropping a close decision to Islam Makhachev that a lot of people think he actually won. […]
Bryce Mitchell to meet Jonathan Pearce at UFC 288
At UFC 288 Bryce Mitchell looks to bounce back from his loss to Ilia Topuria.
Bellator 290: Bader vs. Fedor 2 full results, play-by-play
Join us tonight on Bloody Elbow for results and play-by-play (main event) as Bellator 290 comes to the Kia Forum in Inglewood, California. The headliner for the card is the retirement fight of MMA legend Fedor Emelianenko. He will rematch Ryan Bader with the Bellator Heavyweight Championship up for grabs. Bader defeated Fedor in just […]
Conor McGregor, Michael Chandler to serve as TUF 31 coaches, will fight later in year
Conor McGregor is back. Or he will be in May, anyway. That doesn’t mean he’ll be in the Octagon right away. But in a live social media video this morning, UFC president Dana White confirmed that McGregor will coach one team on ‘The Ultimate Fighter 31’. The other coach? Former Bellator champ and UFC title […]
Dan Hardy: It’s ‘difficult to picture’ Jon Jones with a heavyweight frame
Many fans are excited about the long-awaited return of former light heavyweight king Jon Jones, who will fight for the first time in three years at UFC 285 – as a heavyweight. Jones’ heavyweight debut will be for the undisputed HW title, when he takes on Ciryl Gane following champion Francis Ngannou’s exit from the […]
UFC 283: Glover Teixeira vs. Jamahal Hill live results, play-by-play, analysis
Join us tonight on Bloody Elbow for live results, discussion, and round by round scoring for UFC 283 from the Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Today’s card will be headlined by two title fights. In the main event, Glover Teixeira will look to regain his UFC light heavyweight title when he meets Jamahal […]
UFC 283: Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Brandon Moreno live results, play-by-play, analysis
Join us tonight on Bloody Elbow for live results, discussion, and round by round scoring for UFC 283 from the Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Today’s card will be headlined by two title fights. In the main event, Glover Teixeira will look to regain his UFC light heavyweight title when he meets Jamahal […]
UFC 283 main card: Gilbert Burns vs. Neil Magny live results, play-by-play, analysis
Join us tonight on Bloody Elbow for live results, discussion, and round by round scoring for UFC 283 from the Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Today’s card will be headlined by two title fights. In the main event, Glover Teixeira will look to regain his UFC light heavyweight title when he meets Jamahal […]
UFC Vegas 67: Strickland vs. Imamov results and post-fight analysis
You might not agree with some of the things Sean Strickland says, but you have to give it up for him as a fighter. Less than a month after suffering a controversial split decision loss to Jared Cannonier, he jumped right back into a five-rounder as a late replacement against a dangerous prospect – and […]
UFC Vegas 67: Strickland vs. Imavov live results, discussion, play by play
Join us here at Bloody Elbow for live results, discussion, and play-by-play (main event) as UFC Vegas 67: Strickland vs. Imavov event goes down from the promotion’s APEX facility in Las Vegas, Nevada. The main event for this fight night will take place in the light heavyweight division, with late replacement Sean Strickland stepping in […]
Chael Sonnen names his choice for scariest fighter in UFC history
An MMA topic that has come up lately, and was conjured up in the minds of Joe Rogan and Mike Tyson, is who is the “scariest” fighter in MMA history. That can mean whatever you want, but to former UFC fighter turned podcaster Chael Sonnen, only one name comes to mind. Former UFC heavyweight champion […]
Valentina Shevchenko wants to fight but can’t find an opponent
Valentina Shevchenko is frustrated. The long-time women’s flyweight champion has been constantly training for a bout, but it seems that the UFC has no one lined up for her. In a conversation with UFC.com, the champ is understandably puzzled by the fact that everyone talks about getting a belt, yet no one seems willing to […]