Bloody Elbow's top ten Heavyweight prospects of 2011, as compiled by Leland Roling.

We've finally made it to the last weight class we'll cover on the 2011 World MMA Scouting Report. It's been a long journey, one that will probably need to be less verbose next year as the meticulous task of combing over countless hours of video drained on me over the last four months. In the end, it was well wor...

Bloody Elbow's top ten Light Heavyweight prospects of 2011, as compiled by Leland Roling.

Surveying the USAT/SBN Light Heavyweight rankings, what is the most common factor that makes a fighter successful? Obviously, skill is something that encompasses all fighters in every weight class, but the light heavyweight division is one of the most exciting weight classes for a reason. The fighters who ...

Conflict MMA: Havoc at the Civic Center  5/11/13 Nick Smiley def. Joe Ray via KO RD1 Heavyweight title Nick Beal def Erik Harris via KO RD1 for the 155 title  Allen Lawyer def Tray Moss via UD for the 185 title Josh Blyden def  Rocky McClure via RNC Lindsay Rowse def Jeremy Wallace via Heel Hook RD1 Adrian [...]

Bloody Elbow's top ten Middleweight prospects of 2011, as compiled by Leland Roling.

It's taken myself and smoogy an extended period of time to compile a list of middleweight prospects for the masses to mull over, but we are finally bringing you the 2011 World MMA Middleweight scouting report. While the outlook of the 185 pound weight class is a bit grim due to the lack of talent working their ...

Bloody Elbow's top ten welterweight prospects of 2011, as compiled by Leland Roling.

Continuing our 2011 World MMA Scouting Report, we'll now turn our attention to the prospects littering the landscape of the 170 pound weight class. The surprise to both myself and smoogy in researching this division was the scarcity of high-level fighters making their way through the ranks, and the fact that Br...

Bloody Elbow's top ten featherweight prospects of 2011, as compiled by Leland Roling.

As a measure to keep our minds excited about the prospect of finding great up-and-coming fighters, we've chosen to skip over the heavyweight division for the time being. The decision was based on a number of factors, but mostly because the talent pool is deeply lacking. We will still bring you our top ten pros...

Bloody Elbow's top ten bantamweight prospects of 2011, as compiled by Leland Roling

Denis "The Bosnian Menace" Puric. A nickname that might garner a few laughs from the peanut gallery. Unfortunately, four professional fighters and a bevy of amateurs found out quickly that the "Menace" is the perfect adjective to describe Puric's offensive talents. With an extensive background in Muay Thai, Puric...

For quite some time now, Zorobabel Moreira has been considered as one of the best and brightest prospects in the Asian MMA region. The massive 6-foot-3 lightweight is a BJJ world champion who has impressed early in his career and has been ranked as the #7 lightweight in the World MMA Scouting Report.

He has always been highly regarded in the Asian MMA circuit but after huge wins over Felipe Enom...

In addition to a previously announced headliner between John Salter and Josh Samman, June's "Xtreme Fighting Championship 18:

Music City Mayhem" event features six additional fights on the evening's

HDNet-broadcast main card.

XFC officials recently announced the lineup also includes Scott Barrett

vs. Gabriel Salinas Jones, Sofia Bagherdai vs. Heather Jo Clark, Luke

Sanders vs. Chris Wright, ...

Two exciting young welterweight strikers will battle this Saturday night (May 19, 2012) as Nah-Shon Burrell takes on Chris Spang in the opening bout of the Strikeforce: "Barnett vs. Cormier" main card in San Jose, California.

Burrell has quietly gone 3-0 under the Strikeforce banner and has been one of the young welterweights pegged to potentially make a big splash in the promotion. This is his ...

Filter by:Canadian NewsIntro Article:Halifax, NS - ECC 14 "Warrior's Soul" took place inside the Halifax Forum on Saturday night (April 28, 2012).  Main-event participants, local Ricky Goodall and Strikeforce veteran Joe Ray battled it out.Thumbnail:

Jordan Breen from Sherdog.com is in Halifax for ECC’s 14th event.  Here are the results that he is sending Top MMA News throughout the event.  Keep refreshing your screen to get the latest results. Matt Heim defeats Mertezza Shahi by TKO in Round 1, 1:44 _____________________ 170-Ricky Goodall (170.2) vs. Joe Ray (171.2)** 155-Jeff Black [...]Post from: Canada's #1 MMA news source @ topmmanews.co...

There is no shortage of Brazilians in mixed martial arts (MMA). They come up through domestic promotions like Jungle Fight and Fury FC and cut their teeth on arguably the most competitive circuit in the entire MMA world before the best of them break out onto the international scene.

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) champions Anderson Silva, Junior dos Santos and Jose Aldo are the most famo...

This is a guest post by Rory MacLeod (smoogy)

A year ago, we selected the inaugural class of fighters that would make up the first edition of the World MMA Scouting Report. It's been a gratifying experience to see some of the athletes we selected go on to succeed in major fight opportunities, and a heartbreaking one to see others come up just short. For each pick that claimed a significant title...

Despite losing its welterweight champion, light heavyweight champion and eventually its entire heavyweight division, the Strikeforce mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion is determined to soldier on with events on Showtime.

In fact, tonight (Sat., Jan. 7, 2012) the San Jose, Calif.-based organization will host its first event of the New Year as part of Showtime's free preview weekend. Leading the w...

Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Jardine will welcome MMA fans to 2012 with the first premiere event of the year. The show goes down this Saturday, January 7, from the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas and will be headlined by newly crowned middleweight champion Luke Rockhold in his first title defense against savvy veteran Keith Jardine.

Rounding out the live broadcast are bouts pitting middlewe...

Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Jardine will welcome MMA fans to 2012 with the first premiere event of the year. The show goes down this Saturday, January 7, from the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas and will be headlined by newly crowned middleweight champion Luke Rockhold in his first title defense against savvy veteran Keith Jardine.

Rounding out the live broadcast are bouts pitting middlewe...

Name:

Zorobabel Moreira

Nickname:

Zoro

Age:

28

Height:

6'3"

Location:

Singapore

The popularity of mixed martial arts and its global reach has created a high demand for Brazil's best grappling talent. The most successful training camps in the world house highly-qualified Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu masters, instilling their knowledge on teammates to help them become better fighters. From th...

Strikeforce Challengers 19: "Larkin vs. Rossborough" went down last Friday night (Sept. 23, 2011) from "The Pearl" at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Now that the dust has settled, it's time for these guys to get paid.

Up-and-coming light heavyweight prospect Lorenz Larkin was one of the top earners of the night, banking $10,000 for outpointing Nick Rossborough in the "Sin City" m...

You are doing yourself a horrible disservice if you've yet to take in a Lorenz Larkin fight. Deprive yourself no longer and behold "The Monsoon" in the headliner of tonight's Strikeforce Challengers 19 event from the Palms Casino and Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada. The action begins at 11 p.m. ET on Showtime.

Drawing comparisons to feared striker Melvin Manhoef, light-heavyweight Lorenz Larkin has ...