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Gary Goodridge has been diagnosed with CTE/pugilistic dimentia and blames his K-1 career for the majority of the damage.

UFC 134: Rio week continues with our look at crazy fights from Brazil's MMA history. Today: Gary Goodridge vs. Pedro Otavio in a crazy groin attacking battle at IVC.

A look at the price fighters pay for participating in combat sports.

Brent Brookhouse of Bloody Elbow looks at the sad story of Gary Goodridge and the effects of traumatic brain injury from years of competing in professional kickboxing and mixed martial arts.

A look at one of the most infamous bouts in MMA History. Gary Goodridge vs The Pedro Otavio, 1997.

Don Frye talks to Total MMA author Jonathan Snowden about the UFC Hall of Fame, Dana White, and his amazing fight with Gary Goodridge. What's the worst thing that can happen putting him and Bas Rutten in the same broadcast booth at Shark Fights 13? Find out that and more at Bloddy Elbow.

Dream featherweight champion Bibiano "The Flash" Fernandes says that the Japanese promotion still hasn't paid him for a bout which took place five months ago. Fernandes has turned down a proposed September bout until he is fully compensated.

Picks and predictions for New Year's Eve's "Dynamite!! 2009" by the staff of BloodyElbow.com.

The event will also see DREAM and Sengoku lightweight champions Shinya Aoki and Mizuto Hirota battling one another, 2008 Olympic Judo Gold Medalist Satoshi Ishii making his debut, and some intriguing bouts featuring Melvin Manhoef, Kazuo Misaki, Norifumi "Kid" Yamamoto, Tatsuya Kawajiri, Kazunori Yokota, Akihiro Gono, Hayato Sakurai, and many, many more.

Bloody Elbow brings you full live coverage of Dynamite!! 2009 in Saitama, Japan. Bouts include DREAM lightweight champion Shinya Aoki vs. Sengoku ace Mizuto Hirota, retiring kickboxer Masato against Andy Souwer, and dueling gold medal judokas Satoshi Ishii and Hidehiko Yoshida.