Henderson vs Machida: The Minimalists
Lyoto Machida and Dan Henderson are men who use a couple of techniques better than anyone else in the world. They are truly minimalists but have beaten the stiffest competition out there
Lyoto Machida and Dan Henderson are men who use a couple of techniques better than anyone else in the world. They are truly minimalists but have beaten the stiffest competition out there
Renan Barao and Michael McDonald meet at UFC on Fuel 7. Both are highly touted strikers so today we take a brief look at the favourite methods of each man.
Few Muay Thai practitioners have brought as much flair and creativity to their work as Saenchai. Today we look at just a couple of his tricks.
Bloody Elbow alum Luke Thomas of MMAFighting.com recently published a Q&A with Roufusport head trainer Duke Roufus pertaining to striking-centric evolutions in MMA.
There might never have been a better boxer for pure offense than Roy Jones Jr. who led with power punches and set up his punches with psychology and corner cutting movements in equal measure.
In the main event of UFC 156, Jose Aldo defeated Frankie Edgar due, in part, to impeccable take down defense. This is a close look at the techniques used by Aldo in defending Edgar's take downs.
A new Bloody Elbow technical series, looking at the foundational techniques of different martial arts and those unique to Mixed Martial Arts. This second article looks at a technique present in all ground grappling arts, the bridge.
Giorgio Petrosyan is perhaps the greatest kickboxer on earth and one of the best in history. Today we look at some of the great Armenian's techniques with a focus on his bout with Albert Kraus.
The wonderful folks at Eye Handy, provide an excellent video on how to properly wrap your hands.
Even the best strikers in the world can be knocked out when they behave foolishly. We take a look at how Overeem threw away the fight.