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Bloody Elbow's own Eddie Mercado caught up with Bas Rutten recently for a quick interview prior to Karate Combat 37, which is officially in the books; it went down on Saturday, December 17th from the backlot of Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida. UFC middleweight champion, Alex Pereira, was invited into the pit along with former UFC heavyweight champion, Bas Rutten, to measure the power of their leg kicks on the 'PowerKube'.Now the 'PowerKube' was being a little finicky. If you don’t hit the target just right then it won’t accurately measure the strike. After trying from a few different angles of attack, Pereira found the sweet spot and managed to deliver a record-breaking leg kick that registered a whopping score of 90987. After seeing this sort of power, it’s no wonder that Israel Adesanya had mobility issues in their MMA match at UFC 281. We all knew that Alex had power, but now it has been officially measured.But there’s no way that a 57-year-old Bas Rutten can come close to those numbers, right? Wrong

UFC Hall of Famer & former two-division UFC champion & actor, Georges ‘Rush’ St-Pierre, catches up with Bloody Elbow’s own Eddie Mercado, Fight Analyst, Author, & MMA Competitor. This exclusive Bloody Elbow Presents Interview includes discussions with GSP on Karate Combat – A Full Contact Karate League; where he offered his perspective as a 3rd dan black belt in Kyokushin karate, not to mention his black belt in BJJ, expertise in Muay Thai, Boxing, & Wrestling. He goes on to discuss various topics, including his fear of heights and rollercoasters, his love for paleontology, & finally being free from his UFC contract. GSP holds combat awards including: Member of the Modern Wing of the UFC Hall of Fame, Rogers Sportsnet’s ‘Canadian Athlete of the Year’ 2008, 2009, 2010, ESPN’s 2010-2011 ‘No.2 Pound-for-Pound Fighter in the World’, as well as being declared ‘The Fighter of the Year’ in 2009, by Sports Illustrated, the World MMA Awards, MMAPayout, Inside MMA, & MMAJunkie. He was also a Fin

UFC Hall of Famer & former two-division UFC champion & actor, Georges ‘Rush’ St-Pierre, catches up with Bloody Elbow’s own Eddie Mercado, Fight Analyst, Author, & MMA Competitor. This exclusive Bloody Elbow Presents Interview includes discussions with GSP on Karate Combat – A Full Contact Karate League; where he offered his perspective as a 3rd dan black belt in Kyokushin karate, not to mention his black belt in BJJ, expertise in Muay Thai, Boxing, & Wrestling. He goes on to discuss various topics, including his fear of heights and rollercoasters, his love for paleontology, & finally being free from his UFC contract. GSP holds combat awards including: Member of the Modern Wing of the UFC Hall of Fame, Rogers Sportsnet’s ‘Canadian Athlete of the Year’ 2008, 2009, 2010, ESPN’s 2010-2011 ‘No.2 Pound-for-Pound Fighter in the World’, as well as being declared ‘The Fighter of the Year’ in 2009, by Sports Illustrated, the World MMA Awards, MMAPayout, Inside MMA, & MMAJunkie. He was also a Fin

UFC Hall of Famer & former two-division UFC champion & actor, Georges ‘Rush’ St-Pierre, catches up with Bloody Elbow’s own Eddie Mercado, Fight Analyst, Author, & MMA Competitor. This exclusive Bloody Elbow Presents Interview includes discussions with GSP on Karate Combat – A Full Contact Karate League; where he offered his perspective as a 3rd dan black belt in Kyokushin karate, not to mention his black belt in BJJ, expertise in Muay Thai, Boxing, & Wrestling. He goes on to discuss various topics, including his fear of heights and rollercoasters, his love for paleontology, & finally being free from his UFC contract. GSP holds combat awards including: Member of the Modern Wing of the UFC Hall of Fame, Rogers Sportsnet’s ‘Canadian Athlete of the Year’ 2008, 2009, 2010, ESPN’s 2010-2011 ‘No.2 Pound-for-Pound Fighter in the World’, as well as being declared ‘The Fighter of the Year’ in 2009, by Sports Illustrated, the World MMA Awards, MMAPayout, Inside MMA, & MMAJunkie. He was also a Fin

UFC Hall of Famer & former two-division UFC champion & actor, Georges ‘Rush’ St-Pierre, catches up with Bloody Elbow’s own Eddie Mercado, Fight Analyst, Author, & MMA Competitor. This exclusive Bloody Elbow Presents Interview includes discussions with GSP on Karate Combat – A Full Contact Karate League; where he offered his perspective as a 3rd dan black belt in Kyokushin karate, not to mention his black belt in BJJ, expertise in Muay Thai, Boxing, & Wrestling. He goes on to discuss various topics, including his fear of heights and rollercoasters, his love for paleontology, & finally being free from his UFC contract. GSP holds combat awards including: Member of the Modern Wing of the UFC Hall of Fame, Rogers Sportsnet’s ‘Canadian Athlete of the Year’ 2008, 2009, 2010, ESPN’s 2010-2011 ‘No.2 Pound-for-Pound Fighter in the World’, as well as being declared ‘The Fighter of the Year’ in 2009, by Sports Illustrated, the World MMA Awards, MMAPayout, Inside MMA, & MMAJunkie. He was also a Fin

Bloody Elbow fight expert, Zane Simon & fellow analyst Dayne Fox recorded for you on Sat, Dec 17th, 2022, with a breakdown of the the last UFC event of 2022; UFC Vegas 66: ‘Cannonier vs Strickland’ — a now 13-bout Fight Night event which took place from the Apex Facility in Las Vegas, Nevada. The guys have hot takes, possible next fights, as well as reactions to the overall event.For all the results, reactions and a plethora of details about the main card, and plenty of tidbits about all the prelims, be sure to hit play on the show to hear what our fight experts have to say!Overall, this now 13-bout card saw two exciting first round finishes, four thrilling KO/TKO’s, one sweet sub, and seven hard-fought decisions. Rounding things out, our fighters who were awarded for putting forth BONUS efforts included — POTN: Alex Caceres, & Michal Oleksiejczuk. FOTN: Drew Dober vs. Bobby Green.Here’s a look at the UFC Vegas 66 event —MAIN CARD | 7/4PM ETPT13. Jared Cannonier (16-6) DEF. Sean Strickland (25-5) — vi

Bloody Elbow fight expert, Zane Simon & fellow analyst Dayne Fox recorded for you on Sat, Dec 17th, 2022, with a breakdown of the the last UFC event of 2022; UFC Vegas 66: ‘Cannonier vs Strickland’ — a now 13-bout Fight Night event which took place from the Apex Facility in Las Vegas, Nevada. The guys have hot takes, possible next fights, as well as reactions to the overall event.For all the results, reactions and a plethora of details about the main card, and plenty of tidbits about all the prelims, be sure to hit play on the show to hear what our fight experts have to say!Overall, this now 13-bout card saw two exciting first round finishes, four thrilling KO/TKO’s, one sweet sub, and seven hard-fought decisions. Rounding things out, our fighters who were awarded for putting forth BONUS efforts included — POTN: Alex Caceres, & Michal Oleksiejczuk. FOTN: Drew Dober vs. Bobby Green.Here’s a look at the UFC Vegas 66 event —MAIN CARD | 7/4PM ETPT13. Jared Cannonier (16-6) DEF. Sean Strickland (25-5) — vi

Bloody Elbow fight expert, Zane Simon & fellow analyst Dayne Fox recorded for you on Sat, Dec 17th, 2022, with a breakdown of the the last UFC event of 2022; UFC Vegas 66: ‘Cannonier vs Strickland’ — a now 13-bout Fight Night event which took place from the Apex Facility in Las Vegas, Nevada. The guys have hot takes, possible next fights, as well as reactions to the overall event.For all the results, reactions and a plethora of details about the main card, and plenty of tidbits about all the prelims, be sure to hit play on the show to hear what our fight experts have to say!Overall, this now 13-bout card saw two exciting first round finishes, four thrilling KO/TKO’s, one sweet sub, and seven hard-fought decisions. Rounding things out, our fighters who were awarded for putting forth BONUS efforts included — POTN: Alex Caceres, & Michal Oleksiejczuk. FOTN: Drew Dober vs. Bobby Green.Here’s a look at the UFC Vegas 66 event —MAIN CARD | 7/4PM ETPT13. Jared Cannonier (16-6) DEF. Sean Strickland (25-5) — vi

Bloody Elbow fight expert, Zane Simon & fellow analyst Dayne Fox recorded for you on Sat, Dec 17th, 2022, with a breakdown of the the last UFC event of 2022; UFC Vegas 66: ‘Cannonier vs Strickland’ — a now 13-bout Fight Night event which took place from the Apex Facility in Las Vegas, Nevada. The guys have hot takes, possible next fights, as well as reactions to the overall event.For all the results, reactions and a plethora of details about the main card, and plenty of tidbits about all the prelims, be sure to hit play on the show to hear what our fight experts have to say!Overall, this now 13-bout card saw two exciting first round finishes, four thrilling KO/TKO’s, one sweet sub, and seven hard-fought decisions. Rounding things out, our fighters who were awarded for putting forth BONUS efforts included — POTN: Alex Caceres, & Michal Oleksiejczuk. FOTN: Drew Dober vs. Bobby Green.Here’s a look at the UFC Vegas 66 event —MAIN CARD | 7/4PM ETPT13. Jared Cannonier (16-6) DEF. Sean Strickland (25-5) — vi

EPISODE 214 - Friday EditionFormal complaint lodged against Douglas Crosby - 3:55https://www.bloodyelbow.com/2022/12/15/23509676/formal-complaint-lodged-against-douglas-crosby-during-nsac-meeting-ufc-282 Dana changes tune, says fight fixing big concern for UFC now - 16:12https://www.bloodyelbow.com/2022/12/13/23508103/dana-white-talks-fight-fixing-allegations-krause-gambling-minner-commission-criminal-charges-mma-ufcGlover definitely won’t retire with win over Hill - 22:05https://www.mmafighting.com/2022/12/14/23508889/glover-teixeira-definitely-wont-retire-ufc-283-title-win-jamahal-hill Strickland filterless, as usual - 29:18https://www.bloodyelbow.com/2022/12/15/23510454/were-cattle-sean-strickland-draws-parallelism-between-ufc-fighters-and-porn-stars-mma-newsWEEKLY PICKS RECAP - 38:30Mookie: Quarantillo, Mitchell, Till, Morono, Paddy, Ankalaev (2-3-1)Stephie: Quarantillo, Mitchell, DDP, Morono, Paddy, Ankalaev (3-2-1)Victor: Hernandez, Topuria, DDP, Ponz, Paddy, Blachowicz (4-1-1)STANDINGS - 46:08Mookie: 1

EPISODE 214 - Friday EditionFormal complaint lodged against Douglas Crosby - 3:55https://www.bloodyelbow.com/2022/12/15/23509676/formal-complaint-lodged-against-douglas-crosby-during-nsac-meeting-ufc-282 Dana changes tune, says fight fixing big concern for UFC now - 16:12https://www.bloodyelbow.com/2022/12/13/23508103/dana-white-talks-fight-fixing-allegations-krause-gambling-minner-commission-criminal-charges-mma-ufcGlover definitely won’t retire with win over Hill - 22:05https://www.mmafighting.com/2022/12/14/23508889/glover-teixeira-definitely-wont-retire-ufc-283-title-win-jamahal-hill Strickland filterless, as usual - 29:18https://www.bloodyelbow.com/2022/12/15/23510454/were-cattle-sean-strickland-draws-parallelism-between-ufc-fighters-and-porn-stars-mma-newsWEEKLY PICKS RECAP - 38:30Mookie: Quarantillo, Mitchell, Till, Morono, Paddy, Ankalaev (2-3-1)Stephie: Quarantillo, Mitchell, DDP, Morono, Paddy, Ankalaev (3-2-1)Victor: Hernandez, Topuria, DDP, Ponz, Paddy, Blachowicz (4-1-1)STANDINGS - 46:08Mookie: 1

EPISODE 214 - Friday EditionFormal complaint lodged against Douglas Crosby - 3:55https://www.bloodyelbow.com/2022/12/15/23509676/formal-complaint-lodged-against-douglas-crosby-during-nsac-meeting-ufc-282 Dana changes tune, says fight fixing big concern for UFC now - 16:12https://www.bloodyelbow.com/2022/12/13/23508103/dana-white-talks-fight-fixing-allegations-krause-gambling-minner-commission-criminal-charges-mma-ufcGlover definitely won’t retire with win over Hill - 22:05https://www.mmafighting.com/2022/12/14/23508889/glover-teixeira-definitely-wont-retire-ufc-283-title-win-jamahal-hill Strickland filterless, as usual - 29:18https://www.bloodyelbow.com/2022/12/15/23510454/were-cattle-sean-strickland-draws-parallelism-between-ufc-fighters-and-porn-stars-mma-newsWEEKLY PICKS RECAP - 38:30Mookie: Quarantillo, Mitchell, Till, Morono, Paddy, Ankalaev (2-3-1)Stephie: Quarantillo, Mitchell, DDP, Morono, Paddy, Ankalaev (3-2-1)Victor: Hernandez, Topuria, DDP, Ponz, Paddy, Blachowicz (4-1-1)STANDINGS - 46:08Mookie: 1

EPISODE 214 - Friday EditionFormal complaint lodged against Douglas Crosby - 3:55https://www.bloodyelbow.com/2022/12/15/23509676/formal-complaint-lodged-against-douglas-crosby-during-nsac-meeting-ufc-282 Dana changes tune, says fight fixing big concern for UFC now - 16:12https://www.bloodyelbow.com/2022/12/13/23508103/dana-white-talks-fight-fixing-allegations-krause-gambling-minner-commission-criminal-charges-mma-ufcGlover definitely won’t retire with win over Hill - 22:05https://www.mmafighting.com/2022/12/14/23508889/glover-teixeira-definitely-wont-retire-ufc-283-title-win-jamahal-hill Strickland filterless, as usual - 29:18https://www.bloodyelbow.com/2022/12/15/23510454/were-cattle-sean-strickland-draws-parallelism-between-ufc-fighters-and-porn-stars-mma-newsWEEKLY PICKS RECAP - 38:30Mookie: Quarantillo, Mitchell, Till, Morono, Paddy, Ankalaev (2-3-1)Stephie: Quarantillo, Mitchell, DDP, Morono, Paddy, Ankalaev (3-2-1)Victor: Hernandez, Topuria, DDP, Ponz, Paddy, Blachowicz (4-1-1)STANDINGS - 46:08Mookie: 1

Zane Simon & Connor Ruebusch are here with the MMA Vivisection PRELIMS SHOW, breaking down a set of 8 bouts on the last UFC event of the year. This is a 14-bout UFC Vegas 66: 'Cannonier vs Strickland' Fight Night event we are covering for you, today, Dec. 15th. 2022."The final UFC fight card of the year is shaping up to be a really fun one. The main event features a showdown between top-ranked middleweights Jared Cannonier and Sean Strickland, with a fantastic lightweight bout between Arman Tsarukyan and Damir Ismagulov in the co-main. Drew Dober vs. Bobby Green & Alex Caceres vs. Julian Erosa help round out a main card that should be all action all the way through...." - Zane Simon 12.15.22For those fans who wish to dive deeper into the MAIN CARD, check out that version of the MMA Vivi which now airs around 5/2AM ETPT every Thursday right here on our SC channel.The MMA Vivisection is brought to you by ‘The Fine Art of Violence’, a collection of art and essays recapping the year in MMA by Chris Rini,

Zane Simon & Connor Ruebusch are here with the MMA Vivisection PRELIMS SHOW, breaking down a set of 8 bouts on the last UFC event of the year. This is a 14-bout UFC Vegas 66: 'Cannonier vs Strickland' Fight Night event we are covering for you, today, Dec. 15th. 2022."The final UFC fight card of the year is shaping up to be a really fun one. The main event features a showdown between top-ranked middleweights Jared Cannonier and Sean Strickland, with a fantastic lightweight bout between Arman Tsarukyan and Damir Ismagulov in the co-main. Drew Dober vs. Bobby Green & Alex Caceres vs. Julian Erosa help round out a main card that should be all action all the way through...." - Zane Simon 12.15.22For those fans who wish to dive deeper into the MAIN CARD, check out that version of the MMA Vivi which now airs around 5/2AM ETPT every Thursday right here on our SC channel.The MMA Vivisection is brought to you by ‘The Fine Art of Violence’, a collection of art and essays recapping the year in MMA by Chris Rini,

Zane Simon & Connor Ruebusch are here with the MMA Vivisection PRELIMS SHOW, breaking down a set of 8 bouts on the last UFC event of the year. This is a 14-bout UFC Vegas 66: 'Cannonier vs Strickland' Fight Night event we are covering for you, today, Dec. 15th. 2022."The final UFC fight card of the year is shaping up to be a really fun one. The main event features a showdown between top-ranked middleweights Jared Cannonier and Sean Strickland, with a fantastic lightweight bout between Arman Tsarukyan and Damir Ismagulov in the co-main. Drew Dober vs. Bobby Green & Alex Caceres vs. Julian Erosa help round out a main card that should be all action all the way through...." - Zane Simon 12.15.22For those fans who wish to dive deeper into the MAIN CARD, check out that version of the MMA Vivi which now airs around 5/2AM ETPT every Thursday right here on our SC channel.The MMA Vivisection is brought to you by ‘The Fine Art of Violence’, a collection of art and essays recapping the year in MMA by Chris Rini,

Zane Simon & Connor Ruebusch are here with the MMA Vivisection PRELIMS SHOW, breaking down a set of 8 bouts on the last UFC event of the year. This is a 14-bout UFC Vegas 66: 'Cannonier vs Strickland' Fight Night event we are covering for you, today, Dec. 15th. 2022."The final UFC fight card of the year is shaping up to be a really fun one. The main event features a showdown between top-ranked middleweights Jared Cannonier and Sean Strickland, with a fantastic lightweight bout between Arman Tsarukyan and Damir Ismagulov in the co-main. Drew Dober vs. Bobby Green & Alex Caceres vs. Julian Erosa help round out a main card that should be all action all the way through...." - Zane Simon 12.15.22For those fans who wish to dive deeper into the MAIN CARD, check out that version of the MMA Vivi which now airs around 5/2AM ETPT every Thursday right here on our SC channel.The MMA Vivisection is brought to you by ‘The Fine Art of Violence’, a collection of art and essays recapping the year in MMA by Chris Rini,

Zane Simon & Connor Ruebusch are here with the MMA Vivisection MAIN CARD SHOW, breaking down a set of 6 bouts on the last UFC event of the year. This is a 14-bout UFC Vegas 66: 'Cannonier vs Strickland' Fight Night event we are covering for you, today, Dec. 15th. 2022."The final UFC fight card of the year is shaping up to be a really fun one. The main event features a showdown between top-ranked middleweights Jared Cannonier and Sean Strickland, with a fantastic lightweight bout between Arman Tsarukyan and Damir Ismagulov in the co-main. Drew Dober vs. Bobby Green & Alex Caceres vs. Julian Erosa help round out a main card that should be all action all the way through...." - Zane Simon 12.15.22For those fans who wish to dive deeper into the PRELIMS CARD, check out that version of the MMA Vivi which now airs around 5/2AM ETPT every Thursday right here on our SC channel.The MMA Vivisection is brought to you by ‘The Fine Art of Violence’, a collection of art and essays recapping the year in MMA by Chris R

Zane Simon & Connor Ruebusch are here with the MMA Vivisection MAIN CARD SHOW, breaking down a set of 6 bouts on the last UFC event of the year. This is a 14-bout UFC Vegas 66: 'Cannonier vs Strickland' Fight Night event we are covering for you, today, Dec. 15th. 2022."The final UFC fight card of the year is shaping up to be a really fun one. The main event features a showdown between top-ranked middleweights Jared Cannonier and Sean Strickland, with a fantastic lightweight bout between Arman Tsarukyan and Damir Ismagulov in the co-main. Drew Dober vs. Bobby Green & Alex Caceres vs. Julian Erosa help round out a main card that should be all action all the way through...." - Zane Simon 12.15.22For those fans who wish to dive deeper into the PRELIMS CARD, check out that version of the MMA Vivi which now airs around 5/2AM ETPT every Thursday right here on our SC channel.The MMA Vivisection is brought to you by ‘The Fine Art of Violence’, a collection of art and essays recapping the year in MMA by Chris R

Zane Simon & Connor Ruebusch are here with the MMA Vivisection MAIN CARD SHOW, breaking down a set of 6 bouts on the last UFC event of the year. This is a 14-bout UFC Vegas 66: 'Cannonier vs Strickland' Fight Night event we are covering for you, today, Dec. 15th. 2022."The final UFC fight card of the year is shaping up to be a really fun one. The main event features a showdown between top-ranked middleweights Jared Cannonier and Sean Strickland, with a fantastic lightweight bout between Arman Tsarukyan and Damir Ismagulov in the co-main. Drew Dober vs. Bobby Green & Alex Caceres vs. Julian Erosa help round out a main card that should be all action all the way through...." - Zane Simon 12.15.22For those fans who wish to dive deeper into the PRELIMS CARD, check out that version of the MMA Vivi which now airs around 5/2AM ETPT every Thursday right here on our SC channel.The MMA Vivisection is brought to you by ‘The Fine Art of Violence’, a collection of art and essays recapping the year in MMA by Chris R