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Strikeforce Fight Card: Overeem, Werdum, Barnett and Rogers Represent Proud MMA Traditions
Long-time Bloody Elbow readers know that one of my obsessions is MMA History and the way modern mixed martial arts has stimulated the cross-pollination of diverse fighting traditions from around the globe. A lot of my efforts to understand the sport I'm obsessed with have involved tracing the...
Exclusive: Jeremy Horn on Japan, Bellator and the UFC
Listen to this complete interview in the latest edition of Ring Psychology. Streaming at Angry Marks and downloadable at iTunes. Jeremy Horn is one of the most prolific fighters of MMA's formative years. Starting his career back in 1996, Horn has done battle more than 100 times all over the world....
The Emperor Had No Clothes: Fedor Emelianenko's One and Only MMA Loss
He's as dominant a champion as the sport has ever seen. He's been undefeated for nine and a half years. In that time Fedor Emelianenko has beaten a who's who of MMA heavyweights, running roughshod through jiu jitsu aces (like Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and Babalu Sobral), Olympians( like Mark...
The Outsider 12 Fight Card
Rings founder Akira Maeda's thuggish ruggish The Outsider promotion wraps up its 60-65kg (132-143 lbs.) tournament at Differ Ariake in Tokyo on June 20th, plus kicks off a new 70-75kg (154-165 lbs.) bracket. Below, the full 30-bout fight card: #30 - 60-65kg Tournament FinalRiku Shibuya (5-2-1) or...
QuickPoll: CWS Champion
I've been thinking about this a lot the last few days... I've decided to ask your opinion. As much as I want Fresno State to come from behind and win the series, I wouldn't be upset if Georgia won the championship. After all, we did beat Georgia in a series this year. And a pre-season matchup...
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