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Kickboxing these days is kind of depressing. The great heavyweights of the early 2000's--Peter Aerts, Jerome Le Banner, Ray Sefo, Andy Hug, Paulo Filho, Mike Bernardo--are either gone from the...

Connor Ruebusch breaks down the sequence of brutal strikes that Thiago Silva used to separate Rafael "Feijao" Cavalcante from consciousness at Saturday's UFC event, and the gameplan that preceded the finish.

Connor Ruebusch examines the new and improved Muay Thai of UFC heavyweight contender Fabricio Werdum.

Yesterday, MMA Fighting's Luke Thomas posted an interview with Dave Camarillo where they talk about judo in MMA, and specifically about Ronda Rousey's ground game. It didn't take long for Ronda and her mother to respond to Camarillo's assessment.

Connor Ruebusch breaks down the striking technique of Junior Dos Santos as he prepares to face Mark Hunt at UFC 160 in the matchup Bloody Elbow readers around the world have been waiting for.

T.P. Grant looks at the guard passing game of Jacare Souza, one of the best BJJ fighters in MMA.

Vitor Belfort is often credited as being an example of high level MMA boxing but lacks a great many of the fundamental skills which a good technical boxer or striker should use consistently.

Michael Bisping's ability to take a punch is the talk of the media before every Bisping fight. Today we look at the defensive flaws which leave Bisping's chin so exposed in his bouts.

Today we take a look at the surprisingly simplistic striking of Edson Barboza ahead of UFC on FX 7.

The clinch has always been an important position - but many wrestlers still struggle to get to the clinch on their own terms without being hit. Today we look at drawing an opponent into the clinch with examples from Randy Couture and Floyd Mayweather