This week five years ago, Conor McGregor made his long -awaited return to the Achthoek; And only needed 40 seconds to beat a 'cowboy' in one of his best performance in his career. Now that the UFC is out of the city, Bloody Elbow looks back in the archives to re-view some of the greatest […]
When fight fans think of brutal kickers in MMA, they think of Edson Barboza, Mirko Cro Cop or Prime Minister Jose Aldo; They're not thinking about UFC commentator Joe Rogan. Most people know Rogan as a practitioner of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, but he has a significant background in Taekwondo and Muay Thai and has some
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Diego Sanchez accomplished many great things during his Hall of Fame UFC career. 'The Nightmare' won the first season of Ultimate Fighter before competing in the Octagon 32 times during an incredible 15-year run in MMA's premier promotion. Diego Sanchez picked up high-profile wins over Nick Diaz, Kenny Florian, Paulo Thiago, Clay Guida, Jim Miller
Lightweight UFC history could be made this weekend at UFC 311. Islam Makhachev makes his fourth lightweight title defense against Arman Tsarukyan. The lightweight title defense record is tied between Makhachev, Khabib Nurmagomedov, BJ Penn and Benson Henderson; Five if you count Frankie Edgar's draw against Gray Maynard. Each of these champions has had three
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An underrated fact about Islam Makhachev is that he lost his second UFC fight. Now 16 fights deep into his UFC career and defending his lightweight title for the fourth time, Makhachev has clawed his way back from setbacks. 12-0 Makhachev debuted in the UFC with high-profile victories over future PFL-Bellator star Mansour Barnaoui and
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Islam Makhachev will make UFC history this weekend with a successful lightweight title defense against Arman Tsarukyan at UFC 311. Breaking Khabib Nurmagomedov, BJ Penn and Benson Henderson's record of three lightweight defenses is one way Makhachev can step out of the shadow of 'The Eagle'. A little known fact, however, is that Makhachev began
UFC 311 is stacked from top to bottom, but keen-eyed fans will keep an eye on rising Payton Talbott during the prelims. Now 9-0, Talbott was sufficiently hyped for his UFC debut in November 2023. His stock skyrocketed even higher with dominant wins over Cameron Saaiman and Yanis Ghemmouri, the latter of whom he knocked
Butterbean's first MMA title fight ended in a disastrous 40-second defeat. The boxing icon – real name Eric Esch – switched to MMA in 2003 and enjoyed some success when he scored a spectacular KO win over a 6ft 7in heavyweight known as 'The Colossus'. It wasn't all plain sailing when Butterbean was dropkicked and
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It's been almost five years since Khabib Nurmagomedov shockingly retired from professional fighting. Nurmagomedov is making headlines for being fired from an airline, but it's important not to forget his legacy as one of the greatest martial arts athletes ever. As Islam Makhachev prepares to potentially break Nurmagomedov's lightweight title defense record at UFC 311,
Khamzat Chimaev continued his remarkable 10-day run on Fight Island with a brutal knockout in his first UFC fight in the United States. UFC middleweight contender Khamzat Chimaev was initially labeled as a wrestler when he began to gain a following among UFC fans. But when faced with what was at the time the toughest
Dana White feared the worst when he entered a Las Vegas hotel room to negotiate Kimbo Slice's signing with the UFC. Before Kimbo Slice first appeared in the UFC spotlight via The Ultimate Fighter 10, UFC CEO Dana White viciously mocked him in the media, calling him a “bum” and discrediting his fighting credentials. When
Kimbo Slice silenced his opponents, including UFC CEO Dana White, by putting one of the UFC's pioneers to sleep. Kimbo Slice's path from a backyard fighter in Florida to an appearance on one of the biggest fighting platforms is one of MMA's most remarkable success stories. He captured the attention of millions of viewers online