Bloody Elbow's top ten lightweight prospects of 2012, as compiled by Leland Roling.

Name:

Juha-Pekka Vainikainen

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Age:

27

Height:

6'0"

Location:

Espoo, Finland

Finland may not have the prominence of its neighbor, Sweden, in regards to the growth of the sport in Scandinavia, but it has lent a helping hand. That hand has normally been in the form of fodder for the various...

A few months ago we told you about former TUF fighter Ray Elbe's fractured penis in what was considered a "sex accident". I'm sure that many of you have been wondering "when is the next genital story" coming out? Well folks, today is your lucky day. Former UFC fighter and current WSOF lightweight Waylon Lowe (14-4) has sued a Philadelphia sex shop over a "penis gel" which burned, scarred, and per...

In a prelim fight at UFC 148, Melvin Guillard (29-10-2(1); 10-6 UFC) takes on Fabricio Camoes (14-6-1; 1-1-1 UFC). This Lightweight fight is the last of four prelims airing on FX. Guillard is currently the #16 Lightweight in the world according to the USA TODAY / MMA Nation Consensus MMA Rankings, with Camoes unranked. The UFC 148 prelims live on FX start Saturday night July 7 at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p....

The long awaited rematch between Anderson Silva and Chael Sonnen will go down this Saturday at UFC 148 from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The 6-fight main card is a pay-per-view offering but 5 free preliminary matches will precede them; 4 on the FX channel at 8:00 p.m. ET and the lone bout on Facebook to lead off the evening.

FX PrelimsGleison Tibau vs Habib NurmagomedovRiki Fukuda vs...

Is longtime Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) lightweight striker Melvin Guillard looking past Fabricio Camoes? Probably not. But is he still bothered by the loss to Joe Lauzon at UFC 136 back in Oct. 2011?

Sure sounds like it.

The "Young Assassin" was socked and rocked by "J-Lau" on the main card of "Edgar vs. Maynard 3" before he was quickly mounted and forced to tap from a rear naked chok...

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is rapidly plugging holes in its UFC 148 fight card, currently scheduled for July 7, 2012 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, according to a tweet from UFC Brazil (via Porto do Vale Tudo).

Talented 155-pound striker extraordinaire, Melvin Guillard, has reached DEFCON 2 from a career standpoint, having dropped consecutive losses to Joe Lauzon a...

MMA Weekly reported Thursday night that Melvin Guillard will face Fabricio Camoes at July's UFC 148 in Las Vegas, NV.

Since coming within a big win of getting a shot at the UFC Lightweight title, Guillard (29-10-2-1) lost consecutive fights to Joe Lauzon and Jim Miller, both via first round rear naked choke submission. To that point, the 29-year-old was on a five fight win streak.

Before the Mi...

Longtime upper-tier lightweights Jim Miller and Melvin Guillard will collide in the centerpiece of tonight's UFC on FX show from the Bridgestone Center in Nashville, Tennessee. The festivities begin with a six-piece preliminary lineup on Fuel TV at 6 p.m. ET to whet your appetite for the main course on the FX network at 9 p.m. ET.

So, we all know the score with Melvin Guillard (29-9-2) by now. W...

Longtime upper-tier lightweights Jim Miller and Melvin Guillard will collide in the centerpiece of tonight's UFC on FX show from the Bridgestone Center in Nashville, Tennessee. The festivities begin with a six-piece preliminary lineup on Fuel TV at 6 p.m. ET to whet your appetite for the main course on the FX network at 9 p.m. ET.

So, we all know the score with Melvin Guillard (29-9-2) by now. W...

Friday's UFC on FX show from the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee, marks the promotion's inaugural broadcast on the FX channel.

Captained by a lightweight clash pitting Jim Miller vs. Melvin Guillard, four matches will grace the main card on FX beginning at 9:00 p.m. ET. The event will also showcase six preliminary card fights on FX's sister channel, Fuel TV, starting at 6 p.m. ET. The...

Come on, feel the noise.

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is heading down to "Music City" this Friday night (Jan. 20, 2012) for its first-ever free card on FX, and the mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion is definitely ready to rock.

Lighting up the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn., are lightweight contenders Jim Miller and Melvin Guillard, headlining the card as they attempt to regain t...

Name:

Juha-Pekka Vainikainen

Nickname:

--

Age:

27

Height:

6'0"

Location:

Espoo, Finland

Finland may not have the prominence of its neighbor, Sweden, in regards to the growth of the sport in Scandinavia, but it has lent a helping hand. That hand has normally been in the form of fodder for the various prospects in other Nordic countries eyeing a shot at the big leagues. Hopefully, th...

With Rafaello Oliveira injured, the UFC has called up another Brazilian lightweight to fill in against the debuting Reza Madadi at UFC on FX 1 in Nashville. Tatame reports that former UFC fighter, Fabricio Camoes, has been tapped to return to the Octagon and face Madadi on the January 20th card.

In an interview with tatame, Morango said that he only has to sign the contract for his return to ...

This is a guest post by Joonya Pylkas from Beatings from the North. Keep an eye out for more updates on the Scandinavian and European mixed martial arts scenes from Joona in the future.

Fight Festival 31 offered a long and entertaining night for the fight fans on October 1st at the Töölö Sports Hall in Helsinki, Finland. Even though most of the fights on the card went to distance, the night was...

Insert your Steven Seagal jokes here. We've found a spectacular front-kick knockout that the action movie star and Blackhouse MMA pal can't take credit for this time.

Two weeks ago, Justin Buchholz plucked one from the Anderson Silva/Lyoto Machida playbook. This was first good video to emerge of Buchholz's KO of Steve Lopez in Las Vegas at Superior Cage Combat.

Seagal has been mocked for taki...

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Two Saturdays ago at Superior Cage Combat 1 in Las Vegas, lightweight UFC veteran Justin Buchholz became the third person since February to score a front-kick knockout in an MMA fight, which came in the closing minute of his headlining bout against Steve Lopez. In a bizarre and tragic coincidence, Lopez happens to be a member of the Xtreme Couture camp, just like Ra...

This past weekend, Super Cage Combat made its promotional debut at Bally's Event Center in Las Vegas.

The May 21 event featured a host of notable names.

In fact, two squared off in the main event. Listen and watch

MMAjunkie.com's John Morgan and BMX pro/TV host T.J. Lavin call the

action in the stunning Justin Buchholz vs. Steve Lopez headliner.

Justin Buchholz won his last fight, Steven Seagal style. He stopped fellow UFC veteran, Steve Lopez this past weekend by a front kick KO with only 30 seconds left in the final round.

The front kick struck again.

Five-time UFC veteran Justin Buchholz was the latest Steven Seagal-channeling athlete to implement the suddenly sexy strike, and the blow delivered a third-round knockout of two-time UFC fighter Steve Lopez.

Buchholz's jaw-dropping strike came with just 30 seconds remaining in the main event of Superior Cage Combat 1, which took place Saturday at Las Vegas' Bally's ...

LAS VEGAS - The 16 fighters competing in tonight's first-ever Superior Cage Combat event successfully made weight for the show.

Friday's weigh-ins featured lightweight headliners and UFC vets Steve Lopez and Justin Buchholz, who both weighed 155 pounds.

They lead tonight's card at Bally's Events Center inside Bally's Las Vegas. BMX rider/MTV host T.J. Lavin and MMAjunkie.com's John Morgan call ...