MMA Editorial
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BE Mailbag – Paulo Costa’s legacy, Saudi money, and who gains what
When all is said and done, what do things look like for Paulo Costa? Also, some fun fantasy booking and a look at UFC 298’s standings.
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BE Mailbag – Conor McGregor vs UFC, who needs who? Plus Nate Diaz vs Masvidal, and more
Welcome to the BE mailbag, where resident curmudgeon Victor Rodriguez will answer your questions. We take our maiden voyage talking about the Conor McGregor business, Masvidal/Diaz in boxing, and more.
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Cage Warriors 114/115 preview: The trilogy begins
With all of the uncertainty, cancellations and event postponements this year, Cage Warriors is setting up a wild gamble on a blockbuster three-night affair featuring some of their premier talent and some title fights. Dubbed The Trilogy, this set of events should provide plenty of action throughout the week and…
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Invicta FC 42: Cummins vs Zappitella preview
Invicta once again has been showing resilience during the current pandemic situation, staging smaller events on a consistent basis. The events may be smaller, but the matchmaking remains great and the action still delivers. As a standard Invicta event, Invicta FC 42 is very good. Some of the usual names…
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Invicta FC 41: Janaisa Morandin vs Montserrat Ruiz preview
Invicta FC isn’t slowing down, adapting their events to the current global situation and making the most of the situation. This week, it’s mostly flyweights in action. The main event is still a non-title strawweight fight, and as usual, they pairings are very, very interesting and lend themselves to some…
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Book Review – Shamrock: The World’s Most Dangerous Man
It all begins with a beating. Ken Shamrock’s new biography starts with his childhood, the very first thing he remembers. It builds upon that foundation and with every story, every adventure, every loss, there is a piece that explains the overall puzzle of who Ken is and why he is…
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Good Riddance: A hater’s post-mortem on 2019
With another year gone, everyone usually sets up their tallies for polls regarding fighter of the year, fight of the year, etc. It’s always good as it is to take time to celebrate the people and events that make combat sports memorable. But see, that’s just not what we’re going…
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The MMA Vivisection – Bellator Japan, RIZIN and PFL odds and analysis
So the final fireworks of the year are set to go off, with Bellator and RIZIN setting up their crossover shows and PFL crowning million-dollar winners for each of their weight divisions. But don’t fret, kids. We’ve got you covered here at Bloody Elbow, with a primer for all three…
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Book review – Bruce Lee: A Life
Shake Up And Excite San Francisco. Tiny Phoenix. Little Dragon Lee. Never Sits Still. A man can have many names during the course of his life. But while Lee Jun Fan, a troblemaking and rambunctious child actor from Hong Kong was known as a brother, son and friend to many,…
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Opinion: Bellator badly needs to switch things up, and here’s how they can do it
June 18th, 2014. After the ouster of founder Bjorn Rebney, former Strikeforce founder CEO Scott Coker was announced as the new head of operations for Bellator MMA. It was an odd thing to process. After all, Coker had been working for Zuffa since their purchase of the organization he helped…
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