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Shinya Aoki Loathes American Wrestlers Too
The debate about wrestling's place in mixed martial arts used to be confined to various message boards around the Internet. Now fighters are using the medium of interviews to flame each other back-and-forth. MMA Fighting provides the latest cannon fodder: "The American wrestling style - punching a...
UFC 118 SB Nation Exclusive Interview: Gray Maynard Talks Title Shot
David St. Martin catches up with Gray Maynard in the wake of his win over Kenny Florian at UFC 118 in an exclusive SBNation.com interview: I would think tactic-wise both Florian and Edgar would have a similar gameplan against you, moving in and out of range. I believe I'll be able to open up in...
UFC 118 Recap: FightMetric Report for Frankie Edgar vs. B.J. Penn 2
There was no controversy this time. Frankie Edgar beat B.J. Penn with better execution of the gameplan he used in the first fight. Edgar straight befuddled Penn all night with in-and-out movement, takedowns, feints, takedown feints, speed, and volume. Penn looked disinterested from the time he...
UFC 118 in Review: Frankie Edgar Is for Real, Gray Maynard Is Coming for Him
Jonathan Snowden is saying that Frankie Edgar's consecutive five round wins over B.J. Penn prove that B.J. Penn isn't all that and never was. That's a typical MMA fan approach -- throwing the baby out with the bathwater. The baby here is Frankie Edgar's phenomenal win over B.J. Penn. I'm not...
UFC 118: Edgar vs. Penn 2 Post-Fight Recap and Analysis
-Let me eat some crow to start. I thought it was Frankie Edgar that needed to make the adjustments in his rematch with B.J. Penn. I thought he did a good job at keeping the fight close and then taking a couple of rounds late as B.J. faded down the straight. I wondered, though, what adjustments he...
Gambling Spotlight: UFC 118
Running past the deadline, so I'll eschew my normally hilarious ledes and just get to the meat and taters. Bloody Elbow now has an affiliate deal with BetUS. By signing up on BetUS through the link, you're providing much needed support for this site. All photos by MMA Junkie. Frankie Edgar #1...
UFC 118: B.J. Penn vs. Frankie Edgar 2 - Live Results and Commentary
As with every major show, BloodyElbow.com will be here to bring you live results and commentary for UFC 118: Penn vs. Edgar 2. The live blog will start with the beginning of the Spike TV broadcast (at 9PM EST) and continue through the pay-per-view (at 10pm EST)...
USAT/SBN August MMA Consensus Rankings: Lightweight
Rankings compiled by Richard Wade. <!-- BEGIN RANKINGS TABLE --> Rank Fighter Points Promotion Last Rank 1 Frank Edgar 99 UFC 1 2 B.J. Penn 96 UFC 2 3 Gilbert Melendez 88 Strikeforce 3 4 Kenny Florian 86 UFC 4 5 Shinya Aoki 83 DREAM/Strikeforce 5 6 Eddie...
UFC 118 Preview: Fight Watch: B.J. Penn vs Frankie Edgar and the Accountability of Judges
"He who rejects change is the architect of decay. The only human institution which rejects progress is the cemetery." - Harold Wilson Fight Watch is a new semi-regular feature that highlights issues plaguing the sport of mixed martial arts and what should be done to change them. UFC 112 was a weird...
USAT/SBN July MMA Consensus Rankings: Lightweight
Rankings compiled by Richard Wade. <!-- BEGIN RANKINGS TABLE --> Rank Fighter Points Promotion Last Rank 1 Frank Edgar 349 UFC 1 2 B.J. Penn 335 UFC 2 3 Gilbert Melendez 309 Strikeforce 3 4 Kenny Florian 304 UFC 4 5 Eddie Alvarez 286 Bellator 5 5 Shinya...
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