A modern middleweight rivalry comes on Sunday morning on Syndey, Australia. Dricus Du Plessis defeated Sean Strickland by split decision to become the 185 pound champion at UFC 297 in January 2024. After he has submitted Israel Adesanya to defend his belt, 'DDP' has to decline with Sean Strickland. Another victory here will cement Duus […]
While the UFC: Saudi Arabia newspaper heads are dominated by former champion Israel Adesanya, fans should not underestimate this French 'sniper'. Nassourdine Imavov is 15-4 as a professional and is currently running a fantastic three-fermenter-winning series, including impressive victories over Jared Cannonier and Brendan Allen. Prior to the greatest fight of his career so far,
Usman Nurmagomedov admitted that he got the struggle of his life when he defeated Paul Hughes by majority decision to establish a bitter feud in Dubai. For the last time, a Bellator world title was put at stake when Hughes Nurmagomedov challenged his lightweight belt. An atmosphere that is suitable for such an opportunity caught
Tyson Fury just missed out on a spot in Bloody Elbow's top five heavyweight boxers of all time. In his remarkable career, 'The Gypsy King' showed remarkable talent, using his sublime moves to dance rings around the likes of Wladimir Klitschko and Deontay Wilder. Photo credits should be PATRIK STOLLARZ/AFP via Getty Images With unparalleled
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Cain Velasquez proved he was one of MMA's best heavyweights ever at UFC 146 in May 2012. Six months earlier, his first reign as UFC champion was brutally ended by Junior dos Santos. 'Cigano' shocked the world and embarrassed Cain Velasquez by knocking him out in just 64 seconds. There was no point in an
Dakota Ditcheva profiled herself as the new face of PFL in 2024. 2024 PFL women's flyweight champion Dakota Ditcheva started the calendar year with a target on her back, and she responded by putting together one of the most dominant runs for a blossoming prospect in recent MMA history. Ditcheva capped her remarkable 2024 PFL
UFC champions Islam Makhachev and Alex Pereira highlighted Bloody Elbow's 'Fight of the Year' nominations. Islam Makhachev and Alex Pereira started the year and ended the year as UFC title holders. During their 2024 runs, Makhachev and Pereira treated fans to an all-time fight against two of the most dangerous contenders in MMA today. In
MMA is known for producing almost impossible moments. Wild knockouts, slick submissions and downright bizarre post-fight interviews have become commonplace in the sport the world has come to love over the past thirty years. With another great year of battles almost behind us, the staff at Bloody Elbow is looking forward to the weird and
It was a banner year for combat sports in 2024, with gate records being broken left, right and center as major events took place. In the UFC, they finally brought live sports to the new Sphere in Las Vegas for UFC 306 as Sean O'Malley and Merab Dvalishvili went to battle over five rounds. Jon
Alex Pereira and Ilia Topuria have set the sport on fire over the past twelve months, with the pair of icons knocking unconscious any opponent who dared to step into the cage with them. With both men having such a fantastic 2024, selecting the Bloody Elbow Fighter of the Year was certainly no easy task.
A welterweight fight with title implications is scheduled for Saturday night at UFC Tampa. Former interim champion Colby Covington will look to get himself back into contention in his first fight back since suffering a lopsided defeat to Leon Edwards in December when they battled for UFC gold. Joaquin Buckley was originally set to headline