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MMA History: The Nate Marquardt vs. Ricardo Almeida Controversy
Ever since he was pulled from his UFC on Versus 4 main event with Rick Story, Nate Marquardt has been a subject of much discussion. Some of that discussion has focused on his past, pointing out the number of controversial events he's been involved with before. Two of the biggest controversies took...
Strikeforce Fight Card: Overeem, Werdum, Barnett and Rogers Represent Proud MMA Traditions
Long-time Bloody Elbow readers know that one of my obsessions is MMA History and the way modern mixed martial arts has stimulated the cross-pollination of diverse fighting traditions from around the globe. A lot of my efforts to understand the sport I'm obsessed with have involved tracing the...
Women's MMA: Potentially Dying in America, Thriving in Japan
The Queen of Pancrase. For those familiar with the testosterone heavy environment of the pioneering MMA promotion, it's something that's tough to wrap your head around. It's not just the MMA business that is changing, it's Japan. A once fiercely patriarchal society is welcoming women into the...
Pancrase Impressive Tour 2: Hitomi Akano, Motonobu Tezuka Featured
Pancrase has released a number of the bouts set to be held at the Impressive Tour 2 event in Osaka, Japan on March 13th. The card will include bouts featuring Smackgirl champion Hitomi Akano and rising bantamweight Motonobu Tezuka. The card will be heavy on competitors who last saw action at the...
Pancrase Impressive Tour 1 Results: Sato New KOP, Kondo Loses, Tanaka Victorious
The results from Pancrase's Impressive Tour 1 event are in from Tokyo and there is a new welterweight King of Pancrase. Takenori Sato was able to apply a kimura to Kengo Ura and secure the win near the end of the first round. I'm waiting on video of the bout, but the fact that Pancrase's blog...
Monday Morning Head Kicks: January 31st to February 6th
Banner image provided by Anton Tabuena It's Monday morning and you know what that means. Of course, UFC 126 was the big story this week. People were wondering all sorts of things: what could Vitor Belfort offer Anderson Silva and how would Anderson Silva respond? Would Jon Jones be deemed the...
Pancrase Impressive Tour 1 - February 6th
The opening event of Pancrase's 2011 Impressive Tour will take place next Sunday, February 6th, at the Differ Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan. The event will be headlined by a bout between welterweight King of Pancrase Kengo Ura and Takenori Sato and will also feature Akihito Tanaka's return to mixed...
Yuki Kondo: The Journey of a Journeyman
This Sunday night (or morning here in the States) longtime veteran, Yuki Kondo, will have his 85th pro MMA fight in the main event on Pancrase's 11th installment of their Passion Tour. He will rematch Rikuhei Fujii, the man who beat him in September, for the middleweight King of Pancrase...
Five Holiday Fights: Santa Set to Deliver Cage Fighting Action for MMA Fans
Another month, another collection of awesome fights. Have you been naughty? Nice? It doesn't really matter - you're getting a great collection of fights this holiday season either way. These are my five favorite fights of the month. Share yours in the comments and in our poll. 5. Yuki Kondo vs....
Brocktober's Best: Five Fights to Enjoy This Fall
Another month relegated to history. September provided plenty of entertainment, capped off by a great night of fights last night courtesy of the WEC and Bellator. Now we turn our attention to October, sorry, BROCKTOBER. Everyone is excited for the return to the cage of the mighty Brock Lesnar. But...
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