Stories tagged with "randy couture"

UFC 129: Randy Couture Prepared to Utilize Ground Skills Against Lyoto Machida

by Nick Thomas on Apr 15, 2011 8:17 PM EDT on Bloody Elbow

Former UFC two division champ (heavyweight and light heavyweight) Randy Couture is 47 years old now and won't fight just anybody. The best game-planner in the history of the sport, Couture likes an opponent that presents an interesting stylistic dilemma. The eccentric shotoka karate style of...

Will EA Sports MMA Be a Casualty of the UFC Strikeforce Buyout?

by Kid Nate on Mar 14, 2011 4:35 PM EDT on Bloody Elbow

We've covered a lot of the angles of the UFC's surprise acquisition of Strikeforce, but there's a big one we have not covered. The implications on the video game business. The UFC has partnered with the smaller THQ to publish UFC Undisputed which was a huge hit in 2009. They re-upped for an...

Strikeforce Heavyweight Tournament: Lineal Title at Stake on Showtime

by Jonathan Snowden on Jan 18, 2011 10:01 AM EST on Bloody Elbow

Last week, Strikeforce announced that their heavyweight title would not be up for grabs in their upcoming heavyweight tournament. That's their choice. But some titles are bigger than any promotion. The Strikeforce title may not be at stake this year, but MMA's lineal heavyweight championship...

A Merry Judo Chop Christmas, Part 3

by Kid Nate on Dec 25, 2010 5:00 PM EST on Bloody Elbow

This one is just for the real MMA gluttons out there who just keep coming back for more cookies. Damn it's been a great year for MMA! Enjoy: Georges St Pierre and the Superman Punch Chris Lytle Traps and Taps Matt Brown With "the Lytle" Patricio "Pitbull" Freire Puts on a Leg Lock Clinic Patrick...

Get Out of Chael Free Card: Anderson Silva's Gain Is Fan's Loss

by Jonathan Snowden on Sep 22, 2010 10:26 AM EDT on Bloody Elbow

After four years of unprecedented dominance, UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva was finally put to the test at UFC 117. Wrestling stalwart Chael Sonnen not only grounded and pounded the champ, he also caught him standing and simply made him look bad. Real bad. For years fans have been slow to...

Josh Koscheck, Dana White, James Toney, the UFC and the Last Word on the Great Pro Wrestling in MMA Debate

by Kid Nate on Sep 13, 2010 4:04 PM EDT on Bloody Elbow

Luke Thomas ended his diatribe against those who insist on using Pro-wrestling terminology to discuss MMA with the following: "I don't know Pro Wrestling terminology and I think I'm probably a lot more informed because of it." That's where I have to part ways with my good friend and colleague. I...

Brock Lesnar, Georges St. Pierre Top List of UFC Top Pay Per View Draws Since 2008

by Kid Nate on Sep 9, 2010 12:59 PM EDT on Bloody Elbow

MMA Payout has been playing around with different ways to calculate the top draws in the UFC. They've hit on a method that I think reveals something interesting. They take Derek Jenkins' list of the top 10 draws in the UFC that appeared on Yahoo! and compare cards featuring those fighters to cards...