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  • Fight card for Bellator 218: Sanchez vs. Karakhanyan 2
    by Misagh Norouzi on March 20, 2019 at 2:43 am

    Bellator MMA returns to WinStar World Casino and Resort in Thackerville, OK on March 23 (AEDT). The event on Paramount Network, and simulcast on DAZN, features the four-fight main card following the preliminary card comprising ten bouts. In the main event former featherweight title contender Emmanuel Sanchez (17-4) faces Georgi Karakhanyan (28-8-1, 1 NC) for […] The post Fight card for Bellator 218: Sanchez vs. Karakhanyan 2 appeared first on FIGHTMAG. […]

  • Carnage Diary: Recap Lion Fight 52, Muay Thai Dublin
    by Nathan Corbett on March 20, 2019 at 1:22 am

    Lion Fight kicked off 2019 with a bang launching the year last month in Los Angeles. We then took the show on the road presenting our second event this past Saturday (Mar. 16) in Dublin, teaming up with Capital 1 Muay Thai promotion. The lineup was stacked with local talent, featuring international stars on the […] The post Carnage Diary: Recap Lion Fight 52, Muay Thai Dublin appeared first on FIGHTMAG. […]

  • Will Tomlinson presents Wildfighter, Melbourne boxing event
    by Parviz Iskenderov on March 19, 2019 at 8:15 pm

    Wildfighter: Round 1 The inaugural “Wildfighter” promotion takes place at The Timber Yard in Port Melbourne this coming Saturday March 23. Presented by former World Champion Will Tomlinson, the event features local and Australian talent in a series of boxing bouts. Will Tomlinson (25-3-1, 13 KO) is former IBO World Super Featherweight champion winning the […] The post Will Tomlinson presents Wildfighter, Melbourne boxing event appeared first on FIGHTMAG. […]

  • Fight card for ONE Championship ‘Roots of Honor’ in Manila
    by Misagh Norouzi on March 19, 2019 at 9:15 am

    ONE: Roots of Honor fight card ONE Championship returns to the Philippines on April 12 with a mixed-fight card held at the Mall of Asia Arena in Manila. The event billed as “Roots of Honor” features a series of MMA, kickboxing and Muay Thai bouts with two titles contested on the night. In the main […] The post Fight card for ONE Championship ‘Roots of Honor’ in Manila appeared first on FIGHTMAG. […]

Bloody Elbow

  • Conor Calls Out Rogan, Masvidal’s Meal Deal - IF I DID IT
    by Alexei Auld on March 20, 2019 at 3:59 am

    Welcome to IF I DID IT where we analyze and solve PR kerfuffles from the MMA world (insert hand gesture) not beyond. This week we discuss more Conor McGregor fallout and Masvidal’s philosophy. Join your host, the indubitable Alexei Auld, author of “7 Secret Sources of Inspiration: A Snappy Guide for Creative Procrastinators”, and his guests, the great Kid Nate is back, Bloody Elbow Manager and the creator of The Let it Roll Podcast, and of course rounding out the team we have the infamous Eugene S. Robinson, from ozy.com, the OZY CONFIDENTIAL PODCAST and author of “Fight, Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Ass-Kicking but Were Afraid You Would Get Your Ass Kicked for Asking”; Collectively, your MMA Puncholes. This week The Puncholes feature... You’re Joe Rogan. Conor McGregor said he’d maybe be in your podcast one day….before calling out your fight calling, live and in public, if you will. How should you respond...if at all? - 0:55 video, 1:09 audio You’re the OOF-SEE. With Jorge Masvidal’s tasty three piece specials tantalizing the taste buds of fight fans….is it time to throw in some biscuits...cole slaw...Mac and cheese...and a refreshing soft drink to make a main event meal featuring what he’s cookin’, live and in public, if you will? - 9:05 video, 9:21 audio REGULAR FEATURE: HEEL TURN - 16:58 video, 17:14 audio REGULAR FEATURE: LOST BATTALION - 18:05 video, 18:20 audio “We’ll be back next week with another installment of If I Did It and we don’t know what we’ll be talking about yet, because the PR mistakes have yet to be made.” *timestamps reflect times on both the VIDEO & AUDIO podcasts. Welcome to another episode of IF THE SHOES FIT; a show where we solve salacious situations by stepping into the shoes of the shaken...the chagrined...the kerfuffed! This week: Shane Dawson and Beto Bashed. Join along while Alexei, Eugene and Nate discuss PR issues in the non-MMA world! Now let’s get to stepping! Step into the shoes of Shane Dawson. You created a tweetstorm denying having relations with your cat, live and in public, if you will. What PR steps do you need to take to become the cat’s meow again? - 0:41 video, 22:08 audio Step into the shoes of Beto O’Rourke. The Wall Street Journal dug up your donors and discovers you’ve been shilling for the right despite your progressive punk appeal. How do you manage your right wing record when your party is skewing left? - 7:24 video, 28:47 audio REGULAR FEATURE: HEEL TURN - 15:46 video, 37:09 audio REGULAR FEATURE: #MISTYAF - 17:59 video, 39:21 audio “Until next week, no matter how tight, loose, or uncomfortable, remember these words: on this show, the shoes always fit, so we can never acquit.” *timestamps reflect times on both the VIDEO & AUDIO podcasts. THANKS FOR JOINING US. FOLLOW US on Twitter: Eugene-@EugeneSRobinson, Alexei-@AlexeiAuld, Nate, @KidNate, and visit and “like” the MMA Puncholes Facebook page as well, for all the latest shows involving your favorite hosts, now with closed captions on our fb videos, in case you want to watch at work, but can’t really “listen”. As always, if you enjoyed our show, give us a “REC” here on Bloody Elbow, you can watch If I Did It and If the Shoes Fit, SUBSCRIBE, GIVE US A “THUMBS UP” & leave us comments at If The Shoes Fit on YouTube. Or, give us a “like”, share & subscribe over on one of our other BE Presents Podcast Channels: SoundCloud, YouTube, iTunes & Apple TV , iHeartRadio, Stitcher, Spotify, Google Play, blubrry, TuneIn, OverCast, or Player FM – whichever one happens to be your listening platform of choice. While you’re there, don’t forget to subscribe to Bloody Elbow Presents; that way you’ll always be the first to get all of BE’s daily MMA offerings. For previous episodes of the show, check out our playlists on all of our BE Presents channels and at If the Shoes Fit on YouTube. Visit us here on Bloody Elbow, buy “7 Secret Sources of Inspiration”, buy OXBOW’S Thin Black Duke and Bunuel’s Easy Way Out wherever fine music is sold, and listen to the Show Money Podcast and the Let It Roll Podcast, and check out our If the Shoes Fit Patreon page. *intro/outro music on the SoundCloud production of If I Did It/If the Shoes Fit was provided by OxBow, starring Eugene S. Robinson. June M. Williams The MMA Puncholes: Nate Wilcox, Alexei Auld, Eugene Robinson, John Nash, Stephie Haynes […]

  • White: Fighting wouldn’t be in Ferguson’s ‘best interest’ right now
    by Zane Simon on March 20, 2019 at 2:00 am

    Tony Ferguson sounds like he wants to return to action ASAP, but the UFC president appears to have a few reservations about putting him back in the cage soon, in light of recent events. Even amid the recent turmoil in his personal life, it’s clear that top ranked UFC lightweight Tony Ferguson is still firmly focused on his MMA career. The California based fighter recently made headlines with the news that he had been served a restraining order by his wife. That legal action came on the heels of what was reportedly a series of bizarre incidents – involving several calls to the police – over the last year. The incidents, noted in police reports, involved Ferguson apparently arguing with family members, destroying objects, ranting about strange conspiracies, throwing holy water at his wife, and culminated with him taking his child from his wife’s parents home back to his house and changing the locks on the doors. Despite all that, in a post on Instagram, Ferguson made it clear that his status in the lightweight division – as the UFC prepares to crown another interim champion – isn’t far from his mind. View this post on Instagram "Champion Mentality" 155lb Interim Lightweight World Champion @ufc @danawhite @bokamotoespn A post shared by @TonyFergusonxt (@tonyfergusonxt) on Mar 19, 2019 at 11:30am PDT In fact, when that title fight between Max Holloway and Dustin Poirier was announced, Dana White recently revealed that Ferguson was quick to call him up and ask what the UFC’s plans were for him. White apparently expressed his interest in getting ‘El Cucuy’ a fight with Al Iaquinta. But more realistically, in the UFC president’s mind, it may be best to wait until Ferguson’s personal troubles are further behind him. Current reports are, instead, that the UFC has verbal agreements in place for Iaquinta to face Donald Cerrone in the upcoming UFC Ottawa headliner. “Tony had hit me up after the Max Holloway fight went to [Dustin] Poirier and was saying, ‘What’s next for me?’” White explained in a recent interview with Yahoo Sports (transcript via MMA Fighting). “I said, ‘Well, we can get you a fight with Al Iaquinta.’ Reached out to Al, Al was interested in the fight. But the reality is that right now Tony has a lot of personal problems that he needs to deal with. I don’t think that putting him in a fight right now would be in his best interest. He needs to handle his personal stuff first.” In her declaration to the court in regards to Ferguson’s restraining order, his wife, Christina wrote that Ferguson’s behavior had been becoming “worse and more frightening.” And that she was afraid that Ferguson may “kill me, our son, and/or himself” during one of his “episodes.” However, in a recent post on Instagram, Ferguson also mentioned that the “UFC & Management are helping me find the help we need.” And he is currently scheduled to meet with Orange County domestic violence prevention services on March 22 — with a court hearing on April 5th. After those dates, the timeline on Ferguson’s future will likely become a bit more clear. […]

  • Report: Iaquinta-Cerrone to headline UFC Ottawa
    by Nick Baldwin on March 20, 2019 at 1:00 am

    Donald Cerrone won’t be fighting Conor McGregor next after all. A pivotal lightweight contest is targeted for the UFC’s return to the Great White North’s capital city. Al Iaquinta is expected to meet Donald Cerrone in the main event of UFC on ESPN+ 8, which takes place May 4 in Ottawa, Canada. ESPN’s Ariel Helwani reported the news Tuesday evening. Per the report, both fighters have verbally agreed to the bout and it is nearly finalized. Iaquinta is coming off one of the biggest wins of his career, a decision over Kevin Lee at UFC on FOX 31 — the final big FOX show — last December. The main-event victory marked Iaquinta’s second win over Lee, the first coming in early 2014. Iaquinta bounced back from a loss to Khabib Nurmagomedov, in which “The Eagle” won the vacant lightweight title, at UFC 223 last April. After recent struggles at welterweight, Cerrone has won two in a row — one at 170 pounds and one since moving back down to lightweight. Most recently, “Cowboy” stopped rising 155-pound fighter Alexander Hernandez at UFC Brooklyn, the promotion’s first show in the ESPN era. Before that, the veteran fighter tapped Mike Perry with an armbar late last year. Cerrone has lately been linked to a bout against former two-division champ Conor McGregor, but it has seemingly failed to come to fruition. UFC Ottawa, which takes place at Canadian Tire Centre, also features a middleweight bout between Derek Brunson and Elias Theodorou. […]

  • UFC Nashville previews, predictions results, PBP, highlights, more
    by Mookie Alexander on March 20, 2019 at 12:09 am

    Check out Bloody Elbow’s pre-fight, fight night, and post-fight coverage for UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Pettis, set for Saturday, March 23rd in Nashville, Tennessee. The main event is a five-round welterweight clash between former title challenger Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson and former UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis. The entire card streams live on ESPN+. […]

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