The MMA Vivisection Shows: 'Main Card Preview' & 'Prelims Card Preview'

It will be a day of celebration if we ever get an Apex fight night card that actually looks good on paper and not just in practice, in spite of itself. That day is definitely NOT today. Just in case you were wondering, there are zero ranked fights on the undercard and of course, there are zero ranked fighters there. Bloody Elbow is fighting for the sport, the fighters and the fans. If you share our mission, please consider becoming a paid subscriber today.Instead, what you get are several fighters coming off losses and several with names that are barely recognizable, and that is only if you follow the regional scene pretty intently. Our Kool-Aid is so watery we can see the bottom of the cup while full. Send the St. Bernard with the the little barrel of good fights please!UFC Vegas 78 Prelims* Marcus McGhee  vs.  JP Buys135 lbs* Terrance McKinney  vs.  Mike Breeden155 lbs* Francis Marshall  vs.  Isaac Dulgarian145 lbs* Josh Parisian  vs.  Martin Buday265 lbs* Montserrat Ruiz  vs.  Jaqueline Amorim115 lbs* Da'Mon Blackshear  vs.  Jose Johnson135 lbs* Juliana Miller  vs.  Luana Santos125 lbsThank you for reading this article and listening to the podcast. Please consider subscribing to the Bloody Elbow Substack to enjoy our daily premium content. Your paid subscriptions are helping build our new site and keeping hope alive that our staff will remain intact. If you haven’t already, please pledge with a paid subscription today. If you have, please share this post far and wide.Thank you for reading and listening to the MMA Vivisection. This post is public so feel free to share it.Follow us as @BloodyElbow on twitter, facebook, instagram, and at BloodyElbow.Substack.com & BloodyElbowPodcast.Substack.com. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit themmadrawpodcast.substack.com/subscribe

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit themmadrawpodcast.substack.comUFC Nashville will be directly competing with Jake Paul vs. Nate Diaz, but fortunately, UFC had the foresight to throw together an above average event. The main event is going to be an absolute firecracker. Rob Font wasn’t the original opponent, that was Umar Nurmagomedov, who had to withdraw with an injury, so we are being treated to a catchweight bout…

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit themmadrawpodcast.substack.comUFC Nashville is a good card and that’s demonstrated in the compelling matchups represented in the lineup. Every fight has a recognizable name—a marked difference from Apex cards—and every one has clear potential for upward movement. Most importantly, all the fights look exciting, at least on paper (looking at you Quarantillo vs. Jackson).Bloody Elbow i…

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit themmadrawpodcast.substack.comUFC 291 thankfully didn’t totally bankrupt the undercard with fights of little value. As a matter of fact, there are a few compelling matchups there. The one that is most visible is Derrick Lewis vs. Marcos Rogerio de Lima and for obvious reasons. Derrick Lewis hasn’t seen an undercard since February of 2016.Bloody Elbow is fighting for the sport, the f…

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit themmadrawpodcast.substack.comUFC 291 has stiff competition Saturday night. There’s a solid Bellator vs. Rizin card and of course, the most anticipated fight of the year, Terence Crawford vs. Errol Spence, Jr. Sean Shelby and Mick Maynard have done good work, though. At the very least, they’ve put together an absolutely stellar main event.Bloody Elbow is fighting for the sport, the …

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit themmadrawpodcast.substack.comHooray! It’s not an Apex card! It’s not PPV quality either, but it’s befitting of what a London card should be—loads of fun matches with recognizable names interspersed with rising prospects. The undercard delivers on that front and with a very important women’s bantamweight bout appearing here, it gives one the feeling that we’re going to be watching a…

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit themmadrawpodcast.substack.comUFC London is a pretty fun card, but of course it would be since it’s not being held at the Apex. They seem to put in a little more effort when a show is on the road—a far cry from the Fight Night fodder we’ve been getting. That said, we don’t want to gild the proverbial lily here. The Bloody Elbow Podcast is supported by our readers and listeners. To r…

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit themmadrawpodcast.substack.comUFC Vegas 77, as a whole, is an objectively bad card. There’s very little in the way of impactful fights, name value or the promise of entertainment. It’s like Sean Shelby and Mick Maynard put names in a hat and threw together whomever they drew out. There is one blessing on the prelims, though, and his name is Jack Della Maddalena. The Bloody Elbow Pod…

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit themmadrawpodcast.substack.comHo hum, back to the Apex for one of the worst booked cards of the year, possibly ever. Aside from the main event, there are no other ranked fights. As a matter of fact, only 3 fighters in total are ranked and of 17 athletes are coming off losses. Watered down, dud of a card, typical of these Apex shows.The Bloody Elbow Podcast is supported by our reader…

It’s been so long since we’ve been treated to a truly worthwhile card, we’re just bubbling over. The main card is loaded with a pair of title fights and a title eliminator. The prelims are equally praiseworthy with the retirement fight of Robbie Lawler after a 22-year career filled with amazing knockouts and bloody battles.Thank you for listening to this Bloody Elbow Podcast. Our posts are public so feel free to share them.The rest of the prelims are just a laundry list of certified bangers that any fight fan can appreciate. We’ll finally see the return of Tatsuro Taira since his previously scheduled fight was moved to this card. Taira’s future looks incredibly bright so his fights are automatically “must watch” TV.Let’s take a look at the prelims:* Robbie Lawler  vs.  Niko Price 170 lbs* Jack Della Maddalena  vs.  Josiah Harrell 170 lbs* Yazmin Jauregui  vs.  Denise Gomes 115 lbs* Jimmy Crute  vs.  Alonzo Menifield 205 lbs* Edgar Cháirez  vs.  Tatsuro Taira 130 lbs* Vitor Petrino  vs.  Marcin Prachnio 205 lbs* Cameron Saaiman  vs.  Terrence Mitchell 135 lbs* Shannon Ross  vs.  Jesus Aguilar 125 lbs* Kamuela Kirk  vs.  Esteban Ribovics 155 lbsSubscribe for Bonus ContentDon’t forget, in order to join the podcast Substack community and comment on the shows, or access the full show archive, or any of our bonus podcasts, you still have to pledge your support and become a paid subscriber. Bloody Elbow Podcast is a listener-supported publication. To receive new posts and support our work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.Give us your email address and you can subscribe specifically to the podcasts and hosts you enjoy the most, and opt out of the others. You will be notified when those shows post new episodes and when we drop bonus content podcasts (The MMA Bunker/MMA Tête-À-Tête, The MMA Depressed-Us, The Hey Not the Face! Podcast, Show Money, Crooklyn’s Corner). This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit themmadrawpodcast.substack.com/subscribe