This Week, Mike Fagan from Bloody Elbow says (in Gambling Spotlight: UFC 106) Ortiz went on to beat up Ken Shamrock not once, but twice before Chuck Liddell obliterated him for a second time.  He later drew Rashad Evans in a dreadful fight, followed by getting the Mexican beaten out of him by Lyoto Machida at UFC 84.  Since then, Ortiz has been busy teasing Strikeforce,...

And Kid Nate from Bloody Elbow says (in USAT/SBN November MMA Consensus Rankings: Middleweight) 7 Jake Shields solidified his unlikely status as a top middleweight by beating Jason "Mayhem" Miller at Strikforce: Fedor vs Rogers and taking the Strikeforce middleweight belt. Strikeforce boss Scott Coker has stated that Shields could return to welterweight now that they've beefed...

Last Week, Kid Nate from Bloody Elbow says (in USAT/SBN November MMA Consensus Rankings: Heavyweight) In August it was the failure of #6 Josh Barnett to meet the licensing requirements of the CSAC and the resulting collapse of Affliction as a fight promotion that prevented Fedor from fighting.

Nominal Strikeforce champ #11 Alistair Overeem is expected to return to Strikeforce in 2010 to d...

3 Weeks Ago, Kid Nate from Bloody Elbow says (in USAT/SBN October MMA Consensus Rankings: Middleweight) 8 Yushin Okami plummeted in the rankings after being thoroughly dominated by #7 Chael Sonnen at UFC 104. No word on what's next for the UFC's least favorite red-headed step-child. Sonnen seems set to reap the rewards of beating a fighter that the UFC wanted no where near a title shot.

And Kid Nate from Bloody Elbow says (in USAT/SBN October MMA Consensus Rankings: Light Heavyweight) 5 Forrest Griffin will now headline UFC 106 against #21 Tito Ortiz. This is truly one of those fights where the commercial realities of the fight business are utterly overshadowing the sporting aspects.

8 Gegard Mousasi is expected to have a non-title fight against #22 Rameau Thierry Soko...

And Kid Nate from Bloody Elbow says (in USAT/SBN October MMA Consensus Rankings: Heavyweight) 2 Brock Lesnar was going to face #6 Shane Carwin at UFC 106 on November 21. Instead they'll meet at UFC 108 in January. It's kind of a drag that we only get to see Lesnar fight one time in 2009, but hopefully he'll fight twice or even three times in 2010. A Carwin upset won't be the shattering blow to t...

Last Month, Steven T. Kelliher from Bloody Elbow says (in UFC Decisions on the Rise (Tapology)) Promotion% Decision
in 2008% Decision
in 2009

30%18%
35%37%
15%N/A
31%31%
40%25%
32%45%
27%53% Tapology’s fight stats include results from the following promotions: Affliction, Dream, EliteXC, Sengoku, Strikeforce, UFC, and WEC.

And Steven T. Kelliher from Bloody Elbow says (in Tapology: Favorites Won 70% of Fights (08-09)) Tapology pooled together the results of 727 completed mixed martial arts fights in 2008 and 2009 where the oddsmakers had posted betting lines. The underdogs rose to the occasion and knocked off the favorite 29.1% of the time in 2008. Thus far in 2008 the oddsmakers are faring slightly worse...

2 Months Ago, Mike Fagan from Bloody Elbow says (in Gambling Spotlight: UFC 103) It's the biggest match in UFC history.  Lesnar.  Fedor.  Dallas, Texas.  Networ....oh?  Fedor's in Strikeforce?  Franklin vs. Belfort's headlining?  Well, that's kind of cool.  At least it's not going up against a big boxing PPV.  What's that?  Mayweather's fighting Juan Manuel Marquez on Mexi...