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The Bloody Elbow Judo Chop
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November 20, 2022
Gameplanning for Greatness: How Adesanya lost to Pereira
An old series returns with a new twist. Bloody Elbow’s Connor Ruebusch breaks down the strategic missteps in Israel Adesanya’s UFC 281 title defense against longtime nemesis Alex Pereira.
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July 22, 2022
UFC London technical breakdown: Cooking ribs with Chris Curtis
BE striking analyst Connor Ruebusch breaks down the body shots UFC fighter Chris Curtis uses to break down his opponents.
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February 17, 2022
Judo Chop: Breaking down Bobby Green’s crowning moment
BE’s striking specialist Connor Ruebusch breaks down Bobby Green’s near-flawless victory over Nasrat Haqparast at UFC 271.
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February 12, 2022
Israel Adesanya vs. Robert Whittaker 2: Being true to yourself
BE’s Connor Ruebusch breaks down some of what went wrong for Robert Whittaker in his first clash with Israel Adesanya, and the attitude adjustment that could make or break him in the rematch at UFC 271.
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October 26, 2021
Ninja Sh!t, Part 2: Breaking down Volkanovski and Ortega’s chess match
Part 2 of 2 of our Alexander Volkanovski vs Brian Ortega breakdown. Anton Tabuena goes over the final two submission attempts and various transitions.
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September 3, 2021
Gerald Meerschaert: Slow as molasses, still kicking asses
Bloody Elbow’s Connor Ruebusch breaks down the simple strategy Gerald Meerschaert used to upset Makhmud Muradov at UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs Chikadze.
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July 30, 2021
Editorial: Sean Strickland versus the world
Bloody Elbow’s Connor Ruebusch breaks down the mindset and mechanics of one of MMA’s most idiosyncratic oddballs, Sean Strickland.
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June 21, 2021
Leon Edwards vs Nate Diaz: When fighting safe isn’t safe
Bloody Elbow’s Connor Ruebusch examines Leon Edwards almost dominant win over Nate Diaz, and the pathological caution that led a close shave in the final seconds.
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May 22, 2021
Judo Chop: How Oliveira knocked out Chandler
Bloody Elbow’s Connor Ruebusch breaks down the picture perfect left hook Charles Oliveira used to flatten Michael Chandler at UFC 262.
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April 28, 2021
Thug Rose breakdown: Ain’t that a kick in the head
Bloody Elbow’s Connor Ruebusch breaks down the 74-second stunner with which Rose Namajunas wrested the title from Weili Zhang at UFC 261.
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March 5, 2021
Technique breakdown: Aljamain Sterling can outstrike Petr Yan
Bloody Elbow’s Connor Ruebusch lays out one way that Aljamain Sterling could best Petr Yan in the one phase the Russian expects to dominate: on the feet.
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February 26, 2021
Ciryl Gane breakdown: Heavyweight’s best kicker?
Bloody Elbow’s Connor Ruebusch breaks down Ciryl Gane’s tricky kicking game ahead of his upcoming battle with Jairzinho Rozenstruik.
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February 12, 2021
Usman vs Burns breakdown: Clash of Classmates
Bloody Elbow’s Connor Ruebusch breaks down the evolving striking games of Kamaru Usman and Gilbert Burns ahead of their clash at UFC 258.
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November 20, 2020
UFC 255: How Valentina Shevchenko stinks up the joint
Bloody Elbow’s Connor Ruebusch presents what is either a hate-fueled screed or a desperate love letter, but definitely also a technical analysis of UFC flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko.
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October 23, 2020
UFC 254 breakdown - Justin Gaethje: Learning the hard way
Bloody Elbow’s striking specialist Connor Ruebusch breaks down Justin Gaethje’s newly honed defense ahead of his title fight with Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 254.
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February 26, 2020
Judo Chop: How Tyson Fury beat Deontay Wilder
Connor Ruebusch takes a closer look at how Tyson Fury dominated and stopped Deontay Wilder to become the undisputed #1 heavyweight in world boxing.
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November 1, 2019
Stephen Thompson is good, actually
Bloody Elbow’s Connor Ruebusch tries to revise our collective understanding of the UFC career of ‘Wonderboy’ Stephen Thompson, who is actually one of the best strikers in MMA.
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October 10, 2019
Judo Chop: Robert Whittaker’s road to hell, pt. 1
Bloody Elbow’s Connor Ruebusch breaks down the strategies and tactics at play in last weekend’s battle between Robert Whittaker and Israel Adesanya.
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April 26, 2019
Pivotal Moments: Israel Adesanya vs Kelvin Gastelum
Bloody Elbow’s Connor Ruebusch breaks down the key moments of the first two rounds of Israel Adesanya and Kelvin Gastelum’s UFC 236 war.
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April 19, 2019
Judo Chop: Three clever tricks of Terence Crawford
Bloody Elbow’s Connor Ruebusch breaks down three of Terence Crawford many intelligent boxing moves.
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April 12, 2019
Judo Chop: The marvelous footwork of Max Holloway
Bloody Elbow’s striking specialist Connor Ruebusch breaks down Max Holloway’s quick and clever feet.
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March 18, 2019
Till vs Masvidal: Why the overhand left is the southpaw killer
Bloody Elbow’s striking specialist Connor Ruebusch breaks down Jorge Masvidal’s crafty knockout win over Darren Till.
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February 8, 2019
Comparing the techniques of Anderson Silva & Israel Adesanya
Bloody Elbow’s Connor Ruebusch compares and contrasts Israel Adesanya with Anderson Silva, his supposed predecessor, and UFC 234 opponent.
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December 17, 2018
How Max Holloway dominated Brian Ortega, pt 2
Bloody Elbow’s striking specialist Connor Ruebusch breaks down even more of Max Holloway’s win over Brian Ortega at UFC 231.
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December 14, 2018
How Max Holloway dominated Brian Ortega, feet-first
Bloody Elbow’s striking specialist Connor Ruebusch breaks down Max Holloway’s dazzling title defense against Brian Ortega from UFC 231.