Judo Chop: Ben Henderson’s Foot Sweep on Josh Thomson
Sadly, some highly decorated wrestlers seem to leave behind their years of training on the mat when they step into a cage. Meanwhile, fighters with…
Wrestling Archives: 01/2014
Rener Gracie: ‘No limit’ to CM Punk’s potential in MMA
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WWE Royal Rumble 2014 Preview: Brock Lesnar faces Big Show
Former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar makes his anticipated return to a WWE ring Sunday when he faces The Big Show as part of WWE’s…
UFC on Fox 10 Factgrinder: The Wrestling of Stipe Miocic
Taking a brief look back in modern history, 2003 was a wild and weird time. Myspace took the world by storm, opening a whole new…
CM Punk on fighting MMA, Brock Lesnar returning to the UFC, Ronda Rousey and more
CM punks talks about his contract, Brock, if he’ll compete in MMA.. what Michelle Beadle told him, what he thinks of card, women’s MMA.. .…
This Weekend in Siberia: the Toughest Wrestling Tournament in the World
On January 24-26, at the Ivan Yarygin (or Yariguin) Grand Prix will feature men’s and women’s freestyle wrestling competition in the city of Krasnoyarsk in…
Tyrell Fortune is MMA’s next great heavyweight
I first saw the name Tyrell Fortune on the 2008 Asics Boys Team poster. High school coaches laminate these and hang them in wrestling rooms…
Olympian, 2-Time NCAA Champ Steve Mocco Signs with WSOF
You will often hear that Steve Mocco won NCAA wrestling titles twice, and wrestled in the 2008 Olympics alongside current undefeated mixed martial artists Henry…
Agon Wrestling Championship III Coming January 26
The third installment of Agon WC, “The Festival of Funk” (named because of the participation of both Askren brothers, who have a renowned “funky” style),…
Chael Sonnen Randomly Paid for a Wrestler to Live in Russia
In a two-inch by two-inch box, on a crappy laptop screen, in pixelated laggy video, at four o’clock in the morning, I watched Andy Hrovat’s…
UFC Fight Night 35 Factgrinder: The Wrestling Career of Yoel Romero
Sometimes super-talented athletes rise through the ranks of their sport in a pretty straight line. They show promise, pay their dues, check all the boxes…
The 20 Greatest Wrestling Matches Between Future MMA Stars, Part IV
Welcome back to Bloody Elbow’s ranking of the 20 greatest matches wrestled by future MMA stars. Today, in the fourth part of the series, author…
The 20 Greatest Wrestling Matches Between Future MMA Stars, Part III: 14 and 13
14. Ben Askren vs Johny Hendricks- 2002 Wrestling USA Dream Team Classic Every year the Dream Team Classic pits a team of national all-stars against…
The 20 Greatest Wrestling Matches Between Future MMA Stars, Part II: 16 and 15
Welcome to part II of Bloody Elbow’s ranking of the greatest wrestling matches between future MMA stars. This entry presents the 16th and 15th ranked…