At UFC 161, James Krause made an impressive UFC debut, including landing a rare cartwheel kick. In this Bloody Elbow Judo Chop, Fraser Coffeen breaks down the cartwheel kick, what Krause did right, and how it could have been improved.
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.
Connor Ruebusch breaks down the often-misunderstood Teep Kick,explains how it differs from a front kick, and breaks down some famous examples of its use.
MMA Origins takes an aside from looking at the history of the sport of mixed martial arts to look at the integration of martial arts in the U.S. military.
Connor Ruebusch breaks down the devastating power that is the striking technique of the Super Samoan, Mark Hunt, now just two days away from his UFC 160 fight with Junior Dos Santos.
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.
In his fight against Michel Prazeres at UFC on FX 8: Rockhold vs. Belfort, Paulo Thiago hit a sweet sucker drag from a front headlock.
A breakdown of Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza's impressive UFC debut win over Chris Camozzi at UFC on FX 8.
T.P. Grant looks at the guard passing game of Jacare Souza, one of the best BJJ fighters in MMA.
Shinya Aoki gives a detailed breakdown on how he set up and baited Kotetsu Boku into leaving his neck exposed for a rear naked choke at ONE FC 8.
Connor Ruebusch takes a look at the most dangerous aspect of Vitor's striking, and also his biggest flaw, in preparation for his bout against Strikeforce middleweight champ Luke Rockhold May 18th.
Connor Ruebusch breaks down the striking of Strikeforce middleweight champion Luke Rockhold as he gets set to challenge Vitor Belfort.
MMA is over 20 years old as a sport. From it's inception it has combined a variety of styles, techniques, and formats that have emphasized any number of skills. Recently one skill has begun something of a renaissance in MMA, the ability to kick.
Steven Siler and Kurt Hologaugh kicked off the UFC 159 with an excellent scrap on the the prelims and the second round featured a nice sweep and then a technical counter. T.P. Grant breaks it all down.
Connor Ruebusch breaks down the unique clinch attack of "The Immortal" and the methods he used at UFC on Fox 7 to add prospect Jordan Mein to his five-fight winning streak.
In part two of a two-part breakdown, Connor Ruebusch examines the holes in Ben Henderson's standup game, and discusses how challenger Gilbert Melendez might be able to exploit them.
The first part of a two-part breakdown of the main event of Saturday's UFC on Fox 7. This first installment examines the weaknesses in Gilbert Melendez' standup style, and the ways in which Ben Henderson could exploit those holes.
This Thursday at Bellator 95 Shahbulat Shamhalaev replaces the injured Daniel Straus to vie for the Bellator strap against champion Pat Curran. Both fighters bring a dangerous array of striking techniques to the table.
A new Bloody Elbow technical series, looking at the foundational techniques of different martial arts and those unique to Mixed Martial Arts. This installment explains the elements of an effective stance designed for striking.
Bloody Basics examines the mount position, one of the most dominant in all of combat sports. In this article T.P. Grant examines the basics of controlling and attacking from the position.
Striking analyst Connor Ruebusch takes a look at the ever-changing style of Muhammed "King Mo" Lawal, and how he has landed himself in hot water on more than one occasion by making unnecessary adjustments to his game.
A detailed breakdown of Bellator 93's Dave Jansen vs. Marcin Held. This fanpost was promoted to the Front Page by Anton Tabuena.
A technical breakdown of the ground striking of the UFC's Weleterweight Champion Georges St Pierre
Heading into Georges St. Pierre's fight Nick Diaz, Conner Ruebusch looks at the striking of the UFC Welterweight champion.
