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Video: Chael Sonnen Gives Passionate Speech About Intensity
Chael Sonnen is a man of many faces. To some, he's the trash talking gangster from the mean streets of West Linn, Oregon. To others, he's the man who has created a real life story line with the entire country of Brazil. However, to a lucky few, Sonnen is seen as much more than just a persona. To...
Matwork! Qingdao Judo Grand Prix Results, Midlands Contenders, Year's Best Awards, Christmas Grappling Videos and More
Recent happenings in the worlds of sambo, judo, Brazilian jiu jitsu, submission grappling and/or collegiate/freestyle wrestling. If it takes place on the ground and it's interesting, it should be here. This issue is hitting your eyeballs nine days before the end of 2011. As an opportunity for a...
Matwork! Issue #1 11/23/11
Here at Bloody Elbow, you can find general updates on a wide variety of combat sports scattered in between the mixed martial arts coverage that is our bread and butter. This weekly column, Matwork!, is designed to bring you the recent happenings in the world of grappling, be it sambo, judo,...
Strikeforce Judo Chop: Luke Rockhold Does a Cage Crawling Clinic Against Jacare
This Judo Chop is by Tom Grant. Fraser Coffeen has already discussed Rockhold's striking in this fight. It was common forum fodder in the mid-2000s to debate the merits of cage vs ring as a venue for an MMA match. It was asserted that cages favored grapplers, while rings favored strikers. The...
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