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Carl Froch and Mikkel Kessler meet in a highly-anticipated rematch today from the O2 Arena in London, headlining a Matchroom Boxing bill that will be televised on HBO in the U.S. and Sky Box Office in the United Kingdom.

BLH will be here with full coverage of the entire televised show from Sky Box Office, starting at 3 pm EDT. The HBO broadcast goes live at 6 pm EDT with just the main event, and they'll also have a 10 pm EDT replay later tonight.

Fight time: 3:00 pm EDT (UK) / 6:00 pm EDT (US, 10 pm EDT replay)

TV channel: Sky Box Office (UK) / HBO (US)

Venue: O2 Arena - London, England

Undercard: Tony Bellew vs Isaac Chilemba (rematch), George Groves vs Noe Gonzalez.

If you are for some reason hoping to avoid "spoilers," keep in mind that won't be possible on the site. We're going to run the results live as they come in, and again, we'll be here with full card live coverage. Join us!

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Froch vs Kessler: Fight time, TV schedule, undercard, more

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Carl Froch and Mikkel Kessler meet in a highly-anticipated rematch today from the O2 Arena in London, headlining a Matchroom Boxing bill that will be televised on HBO in the U.S. and Sky Box Office in the United Kingdom.

BLH will be here with full coverage of the entire televised show from Sky Box Office, starting at 3 pm EDT. The HBO broadcast goes live at 6 pm EDT with just the main event, and they'll also have a 10 pm EDT replay later tonight.

Fight time: 3:00 pm EDT (UK) / 6:00 pm EDT (US, 10 pm EDT replay)

TV channel: Sky Box Office (UK) / HBO (US)

Venue: O2 Arena - London, England

Undercard: Tony Bellew vs Isaac Chilemba (rematch), George Groves vs Noe Gonzalez.

If you are for some reason hoping to avoid "spoilers," keep in mind that won't be possible on the site. We're going to run the results live as they come in, and again, we'll be here with full card live coverage. Join us!

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411 MMA Fact or Fiction 05.22.13: Belfort Challenging for a Title, Diaz Shenanigans, More

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Did Vitor Belfort earn another title shot with his second consecutive big win? Was Nate Diaz's suspension hypocritical but justified? Will Nick Diaz's new promotion fail? 411's Jonathan Solomon and Robert Cooper debate these topics and more in this week's Fact or Fiction: MMA!

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Championship Fighting Alliance 11: Kyle vs Wiuff, Fallon Fox vs Allanna Jones preview, discussion, results

Bloody Elbow - Fri, 05/24/2013 - 21:57

A preview of tonight's CFA 11 Kyle vs Wiuff event taking place from the BankUnited Center in Coarl Gables, Florida, that also features controversial transgender fighter Fallon Fox taking on Allanna Jones in her next WMMA Featherweight bout.

Tonight on AXS.TV from 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT sees Heavyweight veterans Mike Kyle and Travis Wiuff clash in a main event with familiar names on the main undercard, including controversial transgender WMMA fighter Fallon Fox and Bellator veteran Alexis Vila.

Wiuff, filling in for originally slated fighter Valentijn Overeem, is looking to snap a 3 fight losing streak that saw him knocked out twice in Bellator. In his way is Strikeforce veteran Mike Kyle who had put together a good streak in King of the Cage and Strikeforce until losing by submission in his last fight to Gegard Mousasi. The fight with Wiuff is actually a rematch from King of the Cage Vengeance in 2010 that ended in a No Contest when Wiuff was TKO'd (doctor's stoppage) but it was determined punches had landed after the bell. This is a chance for Wiuff to get revenge, or for Kyle to finally close this chapter in his career.

Featherweight WMMA fighters Fallon Fox and Allana Jones square off in the co-main event and one that is garnering the most interest because of the controversy surrounding fox. Fox is 2-0 as a professional and has a handful of amateur bouts under her belt, while Jones is 2-1 with her sole loss coming by submission, though her last fight was won by split-decision. Fox is a little taller than Jones, but both appeared similarly built if the weigh in photos are anything to go by. This fight looks to be even, but as we know, looks can be deceiving.

Bellator veteran Alexis Vila returns to CFA after losing his last fight by guillotine choke to Joshua Sampo at CFA 9. Having lost his last 3 in a row, the ATT fighter is aiming to rkindle his career at Flyweight, though at 42 years old time is not on his side even with an impressive Olympic Wrestling pedigree. He takes on 7-2 submission specialist Czar Sklavos from Boise, Idaho.

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Travis Wiuff vs Mike Kyle (Heavyweight)

Fallon Fox vs Allanna Jones (Womens Featherweight)

Robert Washington vs Luis Palomino (Lightweight)

Sean Soriano vs Elvin Leon Brito (Interim Featherweight Title)

Alexis Vila vs Czar Sklavos (Flyweight)

Oscar Delgado vs Mike King (Middleweight)

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Invicta president Shannon Knapp says Brett Atchley banned from all Invicta events

Bloody Elbow - Fri, 05/24/2013 - 21:15

Shannon Knapp, president of Invicta FC, announced that Brett Atchley has been banned from all events going forward. This is a major situation as Atchley has spent several years as one of the top women's MMA managers in the game.

Here's the tweet from Inside MMA:

BREAKING NEWS - According to @shanknapp Brett Atchley has been banned from all Invicata Events moving forward.

— Inside MMA (@InsideMMAaxstv) May 25, 2013

Bloody Elbow has been covering the Atchley story since Knapp posted on Facebook about a manager who was claiming he could blackball fighters from her promotion.

Women's MMA personalities such as Tara LaRosa, Jessamyn Duke, Kim Couture, Sarah Maloy, Alyssa Vasquez, Elaina Maxwell and many others have come forward alleging a wide variety of inappropriate behavior from Atchley over the past several years.

Many fighters have also left Atchley's management company since the story broke, including Taylor Stratford who tweeted "P.S i'm no longer a represented fighter, currently a free agent." And many more fighters may be unwilling to be managed by a man who isn't allowed to attend events for Invicta.

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Occupy The Throne 5.22.13: Trending Topics #1

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UFC 160: Junior Dos Santos vs. Mark Hunt Preview and Prognostication

Bloody Elbow - Fri, 05/24/2013 - 20:00

In the co-main event of the weekend in Vegas for UFC 160, an unlikely challenger takes on a former champion.

Junior dos Santos (15-2) vs. Mark Hunt (9-7) Heavyweight

Like everyone else, it's still taking some getting used to; "UFC Heavyweight title contender, Mark Hunt!". Hunt's history tends to be overblown a bit, however. Yes, he lost six straight at one point, but look at the list of opponents: Fedor, Overeem, Barnett, Mousasi. The Manhoef loss remains an aberration; not because Hunt lost, but because he was knocked out.

If fans gave up on Hunt it's because he lost to Sean McCorkle. And now here we are, actually considering the potential of a Hunt title shot with a win over dos Santos.

It's difficult to identify just how we got here. Hunt's game is the same. Favorable matchups? Not really. Ben Rothwell, and Stefan Struve were difficult opponents, and stylistic nightmares. Yet Hunt kept on pushing, earning victories and endearing him to fans with his charming indifference.

For dos Santos, the trick will be recovering from a prolonged beatdown at the hands of Cain Velasquez. Most people recognized that the rematch probably wouldn't look the same, but fans still had faith. And that faith was quickly shattered when Cain took complete control, beating Junior on the feet, and getting Joe Rogan to convince fans that the first fight between was meaningless during the commentary. Not that Cain's performance failed to make the point invalid.

If Hunt were to gain a title shot with a victory, this is his best chance: against one of the few heavyweights who will be willing to stand with him.

What both men can do: Hunt's strength is his deceptive speed, and power. His right hand, left hook could best be described as 'carnivorous'. Just look at Stefan Struve's skull.

In addition, his timing and ability to counter strike happen to be impeccable. He's easily the division's best striker. Which is what makes this fight so interesting.

JDS is a great striker too. His jab, and his right hand are enough to be feared, even by a guy like Mark Hunt. Hunt may be able to boast one of the sport's greatest chins, but at 39 years of age, and battleworn, it's not a trait you want to flaunt, or test this late in the game against the sport's elite.

I'd like to mention something about their respective ground games. In JDS' case, his wrestling is quite underrated, and I wouldn't be surprised to see this become a factor. Hunt, despite the fact that it still isn't good, obviously showed signs of life against Struve. Struve has always been a gifted grappler, although I have to suspect Hunt's resilience had more to do with Struve underperforming on the ground than Hunt secretly being gifted from his back (though to be fair, he's shown to be aggressive on top).

What both men can't do: This is where things get interesting. On the feet, the edge goes to Hunt. I won't necessarily call it a wash, however. Cigano's problem is that he still leaves himself wide open. He brings his left hand back too slowly, and this leaves him open for a right hand. If Hunt is looking for Cigano's chin, he won't have trouble finding it.

On the other hand, Hunt's cardio is still a question mark. Struve managed to land hard strikes on Hunt, and if you watch closely, Hunt didn't just shrug them off. Obviously, the difference here is that Struve had a huge reach advantage. At the same time, Struve's punches are less powerful than Junior's.

Obviously, I don't expect Junior to outstrike Hunt. But I do think it can stay competitive. The x-factor in this fight will be Junior's wrestling. I predict he'll use it. Fights like these rarely tend to play like we desire them to. Some of us hope they'll make a gentleman's agreement and stand and bang, and if they do, it'll be because Hunt is able to defend the takedown. However, for all the love thrown Hunt's way, let's not kid ourselves into thinking he's an elite fighter who will one day be mentioned in the same name as Cain Velasquez, or Daniel Cormier.

The man lost to Sean McCorkle before the first round hit the two minute mark. It's only a matter of time before he gives up the ghost, and the weekend of his biggest fight against an elite heavyweight seems like just as good a time as any.

Prediction: Junior dos Santos by Decision.

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