Bloody Elbow, for MMA and UFC news

In an extremely important event for the sport of wrestling, The United States freestyle wrestling team was defeated by Iran at the World Cup of Wrestling last week. Here is how it happened.

As the UFC counts down to its first ever women's fight, a century before women were literally fighting in the streets of London for their rights.

Chael Sonnen talks about his upcoming UFC 148 bout with Anderson Silva and talks about using WWE legend "Stone Cold" Steve Austin as his strength and conditioning coach.

On some levels, it may be a tough choice to decide whether to root for Burroughs the possibly transcendent talent in his wrestling career, or to root against him temporarily so he turns to MMA as Muhammad Lawal and Dan Cormier did. Find out which Ben Thapa ultimately chose to do in this freestyle wrestling coverage at Bloody Elbow.

2008 Olympic gold medalist Henry Cejudo retired from wrestling today. He has expressed interest in a possible MMA career in the past.

A technical analysis of Ronaldo 'Jacare' Souza's use of the cage to help with his take downs against Bristol Marunde at Strikeforce: Tate vs. Rousey. A Bloody Elbow Judo Chop by Mike Riordan.

Chael Sonnen spoke with young wrestlers and explained the concept of intensity in competition and practice.

Qindao Grand Prix results, Midlands contenders, Year's Best Awards, Christmas grappling videos and more.

Matwork! Grappling news from around the world. Quick hits and awesome links.

A technical breakdown of Luke Rockhold's technique in beating Jacare Souza and taking the Strikeforce middleweight title.