It's been busy around the Bloody Elbow offices this week. We're in the wake of UFC 129, and the buildup toward Pacquiao/Mosley. Staff members are being swallowed up by the mothership, or returning to that thing they call "normal" life. Tim Burke got called up from cleaning the toilets to posting on the front page like a big boy. Kid Nate's remaining hair is now ghost white, and I think I heard Brent Brookhouse using the fax machine to send Manny Pacquiao pictures of his nipples.
- In his first day as a front page regular, Tim Burke scoured ESPN for word that Cung Le will not fight in 2011. Kid Nate was overheard cursing a cornucopia of Roman, Greek, and Egyptian gods. Burke will join him when the Canucks fall out of the Stanley Cup Playoffs in the next few weeks.
- Fedor Emelianenko and Dan Henderson will meet in "Chicago" on July 30th. There's debate on whether the bout is officially at heavyweight or a 220-pound catchweight, so there's still time for M-1 Global to muck this up for us.
- Jason Miller does not appreciate the whole being banned from Showtime and CBS and not being told about it and wasting a year of his career thing.
- Kid Nate and Patrick Tenney did up a Judo Chop on Jason MacDonald's sweet triangle setup against Ryan Jensen.
- Brent Brookhouse made tender love to Manny Pacquiao, juxtaposing him with Georges St. Pierre (now the most evil man in the world following Osama bin Laden's demise).
- Matt Bishop wondered about the future of UFC stadium shows. I'm all for it, as long as they bring more bloody brawls in the cheap seats.
- If you're in New York on May 5th, check out the USA vs. Russia Freestyle Wrestling Meet. In a nod to the Cold War, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has promised to send all of his losing wrestlers to work camps in Siberia.
- Minor UFC 129 coverage: Spike prelims drew 10x as many viewers as Bellator events; GSP's eye is going to be OK, though I can't say the same for his reputation; FightMetric released some numbers; Jason MacDonald's performance was GIF-worthy; and Jon Fitch knows a boring fighter when he sees one.
- So much for that Gabriel Gonzaga retirement...
- Matt Hughes took a break from hunting and farming and country breakfasting to break a woman's nose. Kind of.
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