Bellator must have needed another rock star wrestler after snatching up superstars Ben Askren and Joe Warren, so they signed rising star Eric Larkin this past August. Larkin, a 4-time All-American, 4-time Pac 10 champ and 3-time National USA Wrestling Team Member, wrestled for Arizona State and also worked there as an assistant wrestling coach [...]

IFL veteran Chad “the Gravedigger” Griggs was virtually unheard of in the world of MMA until he handed Bobby Lashley his first loss while making his debut for Strikeforce: Houston on August 21st. Griggs, a full-time firefighter/paramedic for the Tucson Fire Department, defeated Lashley by 2nd round TKO. MMA HQ recently spoke with Griggs about [...]

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With UFC 120 just around the corner, the talk about the card has gone into overdrive. Several sources have criticised the card’s depth and have raised questions about value for money. Whereas it’s obvious the card is a good advertisement for how far UK mma has come in the last few years, are the fans [...]

MMA legend Don Frye is mending soured relationships in the MMA community as he looks forward to commentating alongside Bas Rutten for Shark Fights 13. BloodyElbow’s Jonathan Snowden conducted a recent interview with Frye, and it is a solid read. Rutten is known as a live MMA commentator and sports video journalist away from MMA, [...]

In case you missed the main event of Bellator 27 tonight from San Antonio, Texas. Bellator adds: After Soto picked Warren apart on the feet in round 1 of the fight, Warren opened round 2 with a huge right hand, sending the former champ reeling to the canvas. After Soto scrambled back to his feet, [...]

Karo Parisyan will make his return back to the UFC later this fall when he meets Dennis Hallman at the Palace in Auburn Hills, MI. The news first broke, courtesy of MMA Fighting, which reportedly confirmed the fight with Parisyan and several other sources.  It’ll be an interesting fight because Parisyan has had two fights [...]

Evan Tanner may not ever get into the UFC Hall of Fame, but the unique fighter has won a place in the hearts of many MMA fans. His intriguing life is the focus of a new documentary entitled “Once I was a Champion,” and has received increasing amounts of recent support. The film’s director, Gerard [...]

B.J. Penn has lost two consecutive lightweight championship fights against current champion Frankie Edgar, and there is some concern as to how Penn is mentally and physically feeling. Days after the loss, Penn announced he planned to get back into the gym and wants to get another fight as soon as possible.  UFC President Dana [...]

photo courtesy of graciemag.com A few weeks ago it seemed as though the Fighting and Entertainment Group (FEG) has found its second life. In mid July it was announced that PUJI Capital, a Chinese investment company, had partnered with FEG in hopes of raising the funds needed not only to keep the company going, but [...]

Gabe Ruediger surely must be counting his lucky stars following UFC 118. Firstly he’s got to be thankful that, following on from his annihilation by Joe Lauzon, he still has functioning limbs and coherent speech. He’s also got to be glad that Joe Silva has confirmed that he’ll have another chance to redeem himself back [...]

Tonight live in San Antonio, Texas, Bellator Featherweight Champion Joe Soto is set to defend his title against Joe Warren during the main event of Bellator 27.  The featherweight title fight will take place at the Majestic Theatre and shows a meteoric rise in both fighters’ careers. Soto chats about the fight: “I don’t think [...]

With Quinton “Rampage” Jackson announced to face Lyoto Machida in Michigan at UFC 123 in November, some analysis about this intriguing match-up in order. The two fighters are both coming off of some big losses. Machida lost his title to Mauricio “Shogun” Rua, and Rampage is coming off of a big loss to his archrival [...]

Fading MMA legend Jens Pulver, best known for his heavy hands and his once-feared stand-and-bang style, has stumbled on rough times as of late. He wants to continue his famed professional MMA career at a time when many are calling for him to retire. It’s a turbulent time that is being expressed in a new [...]

UFC fighter Nate Diaz recently won his second consecutive victory in the UFC welterweight division, as the controversial fighter establishes his position in two different weight classes. Diaz  (13 -5) is a natural lightweight that has recently dabbled in the welterweight division after being exhausted of constantly cutting weight. Possible matchups exist in both weight [...]