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MMA referee Josh Rosenthal's sentencing date moved from May 21st to July 2nd …Bloody ElbowToday would've been sentencing day for MMA referee Josh Rosenthal, who is guilty of federal drug trafficking charges, but that date has once again been pushed back.  Share on Facebook ·  Tweet post · + Comments. Last month it [...]

WTSP 10 News Fallon Fox: 'I'm the first transgender fighter in MMA, I'll deal with it'Bloody ElbowFox spoke to USA Today about the reaction from the MMA world:"It's about what I thought it would be," Fox said. "I've always known, ever since I was competing in jiu-jitsu and grappling tournaments, this was a possibility," Fox [...]

The MMA Beat #12: Pat Healy's fine, Vitor Belfort & TRT, Mark Hunt, Josh …Bloody ElbowIn this twelfth episode of the MMA Beat, Ariel Helwani, Mike Chiappetta, Luke Thomas of MMA Fighting and Chuck Mindenhall of ESPN discuss Pat Healy's fine and suspension for marijuana usage, Vitor Belfort's use of testosterone replacement, Mark Hunt's … [...]

Urijah Faber gives a detailed look at the MMA CombineBloody ElbowThis week has been a busy one for MMA. We've got the eighth UFC On FX card coming up this weekend, fighters getting popped for weed, and the very first MMA Combine in our sport's relatively young history. To me, an MMA Combine marks a [...]

Tim Sylvia wants to finish his MMA career in the UFC, eyes fights with Frank …Bloody ElbowBloody Elbow, for MMA and UFC news. Home · Fanposts · Fanshots · Sections · UFC on FX 8: Belfort vs. Rockhold · UFC 160: Velasquez vs. Silva · UFC 162: Silva vs. Weidman · UFC on Fox 8: [...]

Showtime not done with MMA, Invicta FC could be possible targetBloody ElbowShowtime Sports executive Stephen Espinoza believes that MMA will make a return to his network. But what promotion will get the spot? Espinoza was a guest on The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani and was quite candid about the timetable for MMA to return [...]

FanSided Report: Nick Diaz is starting his own MMA promotionBloody ElbowIt takes a certain kind of crazy to run an MMA promotion, and Nick certainly has the sort of attitude that people would pay to see, regardless of who actually fights for him. If he can get someone to run the business ins and outs [...]

Former Boxing Champ Ricardo Mayorga's MMA debut overturned to No ContestBloody ElbowFormer boxing champion, Ricardo Mayorga carried over his controversial ways when he made his MMA debut earlier this month. Not only did he miss weight by 20 lbs, Mayorga also ended the fight by landing an illegal knee to his opponent's spine as he [...]

Kicking is starting to impact MMA strikingBloody ElbowMMA is over 20 years old as an official sport. From it's inception it has combined a variety of styles, techniques, and formats that have emphasized any number of skills. Recently one skill has begun something of a renaissance in MMA, the ability to kick. mma – Google [...]

The Sun Let's all be adults and shut up about MMA vs boxing alreadyBloody ElbowThe point of MMA is not to be a representation of a street fight or a bar fight. It's a sport. While Jones was slyly pointing out things you can't do in boxing that you can in a bar, he left [...]