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Giant-sized YouTuber True Geordie calls out Conor McGregor...gets response
Conor McGregor has been called out by 300 pound YouTuber True Geordie aka Brian Davis
Did the UFC cut the come back out of Conor's latest viral video?
Did Conor McGregor benefit from preferential treatment in the UFC editing room? That's what his opposite coach on The Ultimate Fighter says.
Haney vs Lomachenko video: KO of the year locked up by Junto Nakatani on the undercard
Junto Nakatani eliminated his opp with extreme predjudice.
Ngannou to Dana: Why are you so against me being free and happy?
Former UFC heavyweight champ Francis Ngannou reminds Dana White of a few facts regarding their prior business relationship.
Katie Taylor immediately invokes rematch clause
After her shock loss in Dublin, Katie Taylor will be rematching Chantalle Cameron in the near future.
Upset! Katie Taylor loses Dublin homecoming fight
Katie Taylor had a rough night in her Dublin homecoming against Chantelle Cameron.
Katie Taylor vs. Chantelle Cameron fans energized by surprise Conor McGregor arena arrival
The fans at Katie Taylor vs. Chantelle Cameron went wild when the 'Notorious' Conor McGregor entered the arena.
MF & DAZN: X Series 007 weigh-in results: Super heavyweights trade fast food-related insults
WingsOfRedemption and Boogie2988 had no problems poking fun at themselves ahead of tonight's MF & DAZN: X Series 007.
UFC love triangle? Former title challenger airs ugly dirty laundry
Three UFC veterans have their dirty laundry aired in public.
Canelo Alvarez will retire, on one condition
Canelo Alvarez Is all set to fight John Ryder at home in Guadalajara, Mexico. But could it be for the last time?
Ouch! Luke Rockhold's teeth got jacked up
Luke Rockhold’s teeth got jacked up at BKFC 41.
BKFC 41 Ghastly cut over Bec Rawlings' eye gives Christine Ferea the win
This thing just happened at BKFC 41!
Video: 7 second KO at BFKC 41
BKFC 41 got off to a great start with Tyler Winemiller's 7 second knock out win.
Mike Perry dubs his opp Luke 'Out-Cold'
Mike Perry warns Luke Rockhold he'll be Luke "out cold" at BKFC 41.
The Collapse of Tyson Fury vs. Oleksandr Usyk
A special guest post by Eddie Goldman
Belal Muhammad is not amused by Colby Covington’s threats against Jon Anik
UFC welterweight contender Colby Covington took issue with a tweet by Jon Anik and decided to warn the UFC commentator that “I don’t want your kids to grow up without a dad.” Belal Muhammad, the fighter Anik mentioned in the initial tweet that earned Covington’s ire, spoke to MMA Fighting and had this to say: […]
Conor McGregor tweets and deletes insults against top MMA coaches, possible TUF spoilers
Sometimes the fight game is a battle of fists, sometimes it’s a battle of words…and then there’s days like today when it’s a battle of tweets….later deleted. Former UFC champ and current The Ultimate Fighter coach Conor McGregor took to Twitter last night to say: “Firaz zihabi is a little douchebag. Trevor wittman is a […]
The New Bloody Elbow Podcast Starts Now
Bloody Elbow is leaving Vox Media and relaunching as an independent, reader-supported site under the leadership of Nate Wilcox. As step 1 of that process, we launched the Bloody Elbow Newsletter on Substack. Step 2 starts today with the relaunch of the Bloody Elbow Podcast Network (formerly the BE Presents Podcast Network) on its stand-alone Substack. […]
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Bloody Elbow is moving off the VOX platform come April and we want to make sure that our readers feel like they’re coming with us as we jump to our new platform. A big part of that will be making sure the new BE website has a strong comment section, something we feel has always […]
Happy birthday Kid Nate!
It’s Kid Nate Day! That’s right, Nate Wilcox has made it through another year of covering the ups and downs of combat sports. And this year it’s been harder than ever. You know by now that Nate was laid off by Vox media in January and that BE will be leaving the Vox platform at […]
Sedriques Dumas calls reporting of domestic violence arrest ‘clout chasing’ (Updated)
The UFC signed Sedriques Dumas after a first-round submission win on the August 30, 2022, edition of Dana White’s Contender Series. With the win, Dumas moved to 7-0 as a professional fighter with four knockouts, two submissions and one decision. The UFC has booked Dumas to make his promotional debut on March 11, 2023, on […]
UFC 281: LIVE YT PBP Watch Party | ‘Adesanya vs Pereira’ & ‘Esparza vs Weili’
Join MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck and Conner Burks, and other special guests such as Jed Meshew and Bloody Elbow’s own Kristen King to watch along on Saturday, November 12th, 2022, for a LIVE play-by-play ‘watch party’ in the player above of the UFC 281 PPV (pay-per-view) MAIN CARD, with LIVE updates, commentary, results & reactions […]
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UFC Vegas 64: Marina Rodriguez vs. Amanda Lemos — How to stream, start time, full fight card
The UFC is back in the APEX facility this weekend with a main event that could prove pivotal in the strawweight division. Brazilians Marina Rodriguez and Amanda Lemos (both coming off big wins) are set to collide with the winner likely to be launched into the title conversation at 115 lbs. The co-main event has […]
UFC 279: ESPN releases footage of backstage brawl involving Khamzat Chimaev and Kevin Holland
Now it can be seen. ESPN has tweeted video of the backstage kerfuffle that led to the cancellation of the UFC 279 press conference. Khamzat Chimaev and Kevin Holland were believed to have been at the center of the chaos but the Nate Diaz team was suspect as well. Let’s look at the tweet: Footage […]
KSI finishes Swarmz in second round: Full fight video highlights and results
Social media star KSI is boxing not once, but twice in one night at The O2 Arena in London. Part one was a matchup against rapper Swarmz, who took this fight on short notice and looked like he’d never boxed before. Predictably, Swarmz looked like someone who’d never boxed before, and KSI ripped him apart. […]
Photo of the Day: UFC owner Ari Emanuel hoses down Elon Musk aboard Zeus
Twitter is filled with the most random things, and a perfect example is this photo making the rounds and getting various reactions on social media today. I guess this is UFC owner Ari Emanuel using a bidet on a shirtless Elon Musk while they were in Greece aboard a luxury yacht called Zeus. Here is […]
UFC fight card updates: results, highlights and latest news
CURRENT UFC CARD: UFC on ESPN+ 66 (AKA: UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall and UFC London) takes place on July 23, 2022 at The O2 Arena in London, England. The event airs on ESPN+. The preliminary card begins at 11 AM ET. The main card starts at 2 PM ET. Fight Card: Main card […]
Apples to Apples: Why UFC’s Volkanovski will make a pittance compared to boxing’s Kambosos
One can imagine it was a painful experience for the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s 145-pound titleholder Alexander Volkanovski to work as the color commentator for countryman George Kambosos’s recent boxing match at Marvel Stadium. Not because of Kambosos’s poor showing or the fact that he was commenting on boxing instead of his own sport of mixed […]