A long-time writer and now managing editor of BloodyElbow.com, Brent Brookhouse has been a combat sports fan since a combination of Punchout! on the NES, Mike Tyson vs. Buster Douglas and the movie Bloodsport captured his imagination as a young boy. A dedicated fan of mixed martial arts, Brent is also a major fan of boxing and moonlights as editor of BadLeftHook.com since all punching is good punching.
John Cholish announced his retirement from the UFC ahead of UFC on FX 8. He now says that he hopes the UFC pays fighters more in the future and claims that he lost money to fight on the card.
Mike Kogan uses the standard weak defense that Nate Diaz's use of "fag" to describe Bryan Caraway isn't homophobic because that's "not what it means" to him.
Showtime claims that Mayweather vs. Guerrero hit the one million buy mark on PPV. While anything under 1.2 million is realistically still a bit disappointing, that's much better than the "well under one million" previously speculated.
Daniel Cormier is planning to make the move to light heavyweight but will be taking the long road, slowly dieting his way down to 205 while competing as a heavyweight.
Bellator will yet again change time slots this fall, continuing the promotion's wild ride that has seen it appear on four networks and at numerous times since 2009.
Chris Lytle says that he would come back for one more UFC fight, but only if it was on short notice so that he wouldn't have to spend time away from his family.