Bloody Elbow Presents

Zane Simon & Connor Ruebusch are back with the MMA Vivisection MAIN CARD SHOW, breaking down a set of five bouts on the 12-bout UFC 257: Poirier vs. McGregor 2 Main Card. "It’s not, perhaps the most electric main card that the UFC has ever put together for a PPV, but it is a fantastic event from top to bottom. Conor McGregor vs. Dustin Poirier 2 feels like a big chance for both men to prove where they are atop the lightweight division. Dan Hooker seems like a distinct challenge for Octagon...

Zane Simon & Connor Ruebusch are back with the MMA Vivisection PRELIMS SHOW, breaking down a set of seven bouts on the 12-bout UFC 257: Poirier vs. McGregor 2 Preliminary Card. "It’s not, perhaps the most electric main card that the UFC has ever put together for a PPV, but it is a fantastic event from top to bottom. Conor McGregor vs. Dustin Poirier 2 feels like a big chance for both men to prove where they are atop the lightweight division. Dan Hooker seems like a distinct challenge for...

Our compilation show is a deep dive with host, Trent Reinsmith, into the bigger news and goings on in MMA, both inside and outside the cage; presented with a critical, unbiased eye. Here is some detail on what’s going on here... the “regular” ‘C’mon Now MMA Podcast’ is a daily podcast of varying lengths, which can be found here: cmonnow.substack.com/. This show, however, is a compilation of some of the best topics covered on the daily show over the past week. This week’s “Best of” edition...

EPISODE 105 UFC Fight Island 7 recap: Max Holloway gives Calvin Kattar the beating of a lifetime, Carlos Condit (maybe?) ends UFC career with a win, Jangalang and Di Chirico pull off upsets - 3:01 Dana White: Khabib could return if something spectacular happens at UFC 257 - 28:30 https://www.bloodyelbow.com/2021/1/16/22234981/dana-white-khabib-nurmagomedov-return-special-performance-at-ufc-257-mcgregor-poirier Conor McGregor inevitably eggs on a Nate Diaz trilogy, possibly with LW title at...

Zane Simon & Connor Ruebusch are back with the MMA Vivisection FULL CARD SHOW, breaking down a set of fourteen bouts on the UFC Fight Island 8: Chiesa vs. Magny Card. "The UFC is packing in the fights this week over on Fight Island, with a mid-week offering that has more the flavor of contractual obligations than a well planned event. Michael Chiesa vs. Neil Magny is a definite highlight in the main event, and Bloody Elbow will be rooting for Roxanne Modafferi against Vivi Araujo, but much...

It’s time for another one of our infamous & patented Care/Don’t Care Podcasts, with your talent: Eugene S. Robinson, John S. Nash & Stephie Haynes. The format of the show is to review the prior events’ picks & then to announce each fight on the upcoming card, quickly commenting on which fights are hot, and which fights are not, based on relevancy to the sport as a whole. UFC FIGHT ISLAND 7 REACTIONS: 1:05 Here’s a look at the UFC FIGHT ISLAND 7: ‘HOLLOWAY VS KATTAR’ RESULTS & UPDATED FIGHT...

Zane Simon & Eddie Mercado are back to breakdown the UFC FIGHT ISLAND 7 event. The guys will have hot takes, possible next fights, as well as reactions to the overall event. Tonight, Sat, Jan 16th, 2021, in the main event of UFC Fight Island 7, we had a main event featuring Max Holloway vs. Calvin Kattar. In our co-main event, we had fight veterans Carlos Condit vs. Matt Brown. Overall, this 10-bout card saw three swift finishes in Round 1, no submissions, three exciting KO/TKO’s, seven...

EPISODE 106 Dana White says UFC is working on a Nate Diaz fight at 155 - 3:07 Jairzinho Rozenstruik vs. Ciryl Gane set for UFC’s March 13th event - 12:20 Spencer Fisher reveals CTE symptoms, Dana White’s response is as you’d expect - 19:09 Michael Bisping sounds off on incompetent judging - 34:19 UFC Fight Island 7 Soriano/Todorovic - 44:43 Buckley/Di Chirico - 46:29 Ponz/Jingliang - 48:35 Condit/Brown - 50:48 Holloway/Kattar - 53:30 UFC Fight Island 8 Modafferi/Araujo - 57:07 Chiesa/Magny -...

Zane Simon & Connor Ruebusch are back with the MMA Vivisection MAIN CARD SHOW, breaking down a set of five bouts on the 11-bout UFC Fight Island 7: Holloway vs. Kattar Main Card. "The UFC is opening 2021 with a reasonably solid Fight Night offering, with UFC Fight Island 7, which is headlined by a truly fantastic featherweight scrap between Max Holloway and Calvin Kattar. A legends bout between Carlos Condit & Matt Brown should bring some violence to the co-main. And fans will finally get to...

Zane Simon & Connor Ruebusch are back with the MMA Vivisection PRELIMS SHOW, breaking down a set of six bouts on the 11-bout UFC Fight Island 7: Holloway vs. Kattar Preliminary Card. "The UFC is opening 2021 with a reasonably solid Fight Night offering, with UFC Fight Island 7, which is headlined by a truly fantastic featherweight scrap between Max Holloway and Calvin Kattar. A legends bout between Carlos Condit & Matt Brown should bring some violence to the co-main. And fans will finally...

Our compilation show is a deep dive with host, Trent Reinsmith, into the bigger news and goings on in MMA, both inside and outside the cage; presented with a critical, unbiased eye. Here is some detail on what’s going on here... the “regular” ‘C’mon Now MMA Podcast’ is a daily podcast of varying lengths, which can be found here: cmonnow.substack.com/. This show, however, is a compilation of some of the best topics covered on the daily show over the past week. This week’s “Best of” edition...

EPISODE 104 UFC Fight Island 7 preview - Max Holloway’s last stand? Calvin Kattar’s big moment? - 1:49 Dana White: I’m going to push Khabib as hard as I can to make a comeback - 20:14 https://www.bloodyelbow.com/2021/1/10/22223781/ufc-mma-news-interview-dana-white-khabib-nurmagomedov-comeback-retirement-fight Dana White not counting on Nate Diaz fighting in 2021 - 30:03 https://www.bloodyelbow.com/2021/1/9/22222453/ufc-mma-news-interview-president-dana-white-nate-diaz-return-2021-fight Diego...

It’s time for another one of our infamous & patented Care/Don’t Care Podcasts, with your talent: Eugene S. Robinson, John S. Nash & Stephie Haynes. The format of the show is to review the prior events’ picks & then to announce each fight on the upcoming card, quickly commenting on which fights are hot, and which fights are not, based on relevancy to the sport as a whole. UFC VEGAS 17 REACTIONS: 1:05 Here’s a look at the UFC Vegas 17: ‘THOMPSON VS NEAL’ RESULTS & UPDATED FIGHT RECORDS: ESPN+...

EPISODE 105 Joanna Jedrzejczyk outlines ideal scenario for return to MMA, including more money - 4:15 Figgy gets his pay-per-view points - 15:05 Justin Gaethje vs. Charles Oliveira probably next, says Dana White - 22:57 Good god JDS, take the L and move on - 29:41 RIZIN RECAP - 42:09 Mookie: Horiguchi (1-0) Stephie: Asakura (0-1) Victor: Horiguchi (1-0) 2020 STANDINGS Mookie: 136-93-2 Stephie: 131-98-2 Victor: 124-105-2 Predictions: Which champions keep their belts at the end of 2021? -...

We’re in the middle of a mini UFC vacation. Which means its time to do a little more reflecting on the past few months of MMA, before Dana White kicks things back into gear for 2021. Last week we brought you a trio of terrible 2020 fights, but we’ve still got so much more to bring. This time around we’re opening the show with OSP’s failed heavyweight bid against Ben Rothwell. Then jumping over to Jessica Eye’s five round main event against Cynthia Calvillo. And we’re wrapping the whole thing...

Our compilation show is a deep dive with host, Trent Reinsmith, into the bigger news and goings on in MMA, both inside and outside the cage; presented with a critical, unbiased eye. Here is some detail on what’s going on here... the “regular” ‘C’mon Now MMA Podcast’ is a daily podcast of varying lengths, which can be found here: cmonnow.substack.com/. This show, however, is a compilation of some of the best topics covered on the daily show over the past week. This week’s “Best of” edition...

EPISODE 103 Ryan Garcia beats Luke Campbell in thriller, but is he ready for the real top dogs? - 2:13 Deiveson Figueiredo wants his damn PPV points! - 16:38 https://www.bloodyelbow.com/2021/1/2/22209937/deiveson-figueiredo-valued-ufc-ppv-points-mma-flyweight-news Manager: Paulo Costa should fight Robert Whittaker for interim belt - 25:18 https://www.mmafighting.com/2021/1/2/22209628/paulo-costa-robert-whittaker-interim-belt-israel-adesanya-jan-blachowicz-ufc Dana White: UFC working on Jorge...

EPISODE 09 Favorite fight of 2020 Least favorite fight of 2020 Personal favorite fighter this year and why Least favorite fighter and why Favorite outlandish MMA moment of 2020 Best looking fighter, male & female Fight you would most like to see happen in 2021 Fantasy matchmaking If you enjoy our show, "heart" us here on SC, or "like" & share over on whichever BE Presents Podcast Channel happens to be your listening platform of choice: * YouTube:...

EPISODE 104 Curses! Khamzat Chimaev out of UFC Fight Island 8 main event vs. Leon Edwards due to COVID-19 - 3:06 If Kevin Holland doesn’t fight Leon Edwards, he’s lined up for a main event vs. Derek Brunson - 11:00 Chase Hooper not happy with either Joe Rogan or Daniel Cormier for UFC 256 commentary - 19:15 Sean O’Malley has reached full delusion - 31:45 RIZIN NYE 2020 Horiguchi vs. Asakura - 39:37 STANDINGS Mookie: 135-93-2 Stephie: 131-97-2 Victor: 123-105-2 If you enjoy our show, "heart"...

Back in May, the UFC returned from a brief hiatus due to the mounting pressures of the COVID-19 pandemic. And the months since UFC 249 have provided a more-or-less non-stop thrill ride of weekly fight cards. There have been highs, there are been lows. New champions have been crowned and former champs have exited the UFC. seemingly for good. Given all that, we’ve got some serious catching up to do. This year has played host to some serious duds and we haven’t had time to talk about any of...