This technique breakdown is a guest post from BJJ & Judo black belt, multiple time Fight 2 Win Pro competitor, and amateur Muay Thai fighter Tommy Elliott.

It’s fight-week for Saturday’s stacked UFC 238 card, so that means Bloody Elbow is back to bring you the midweek betting odds.

It’s become clear why Tony Ferguson left his old management company, Paradigm Sports, to sign with Ballengee Group in April.

UFC Stockholm saw a stunning upset in the headliner and a stunning head kick KO in the co-main. Other than that, it didn’t see much at all from a rankings standpoint. There were only two other ranked fighters on the card below the top two fights, and they met each other in a bout that went to a one-sided unanimous decision.

29 April 2019 – Singapore: The largest global sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), has increased requirements and standards for the ONE Agent Certification program. The ONE Agent Certification was originally created to establish uniform standards of eligibility and conduct for all Agents, Managers, and/or Advisors seeking to work with ONE athletes. This program ensures that minimum requirements are met and maintained before an Agent, Manager, and/or Advisor is eligible to work with a ONE athlete.

The restraining order case against Tony Ferguson has come to an end.

The wife of the UFC star, Cristina Ferguson, filed a request for a temporary restraining order against Ferguson for her and their 2-year-old son March 13 in Orange County (Calif. ) family court, citing “threatening and violent behavior.” A hearing in the case was scheduled for April 5, but that did not happen, per Cristina Ferguson’s counsel’s request, and the temporary restraining order has expired, per court documents obtained by MMA Fighting.

Filipino Brave Combat world champion Stephen Loman pulled off a bell-beating knockout win against Elias ‘The Smile’ Boudegzdame of Bahrain and retained his bantamweight title in the Brave 22: Storm of Warriors – Brave Combat Federation’s debut in Manila -- Friday night at the MOA Arena in Pasay City.

James Gallagher is back on the winning track.

Before last summer, the young upstart Irish grappler had announced himself as the next big thing in MMA, talking a big game and backing it up with pristine submissions. He was quickly drawing comparisons to Conor McGregor with his penchant for showmanship. But at Bellator 204, Ricky Bandejas put Gallagher’s plans on hold, knocking him out in under three minutes.