On this week's edition of the Low Blow we preview a landmark card featuring both MMA and boxing bouts at the Johnny Tapia Presents event. The card features Albuquerque's local standout combat sports talent. We also recap Jackson's MMA fighters competing on national television during the latest UFC on Fox card. Just cause it's the Super Bowl, doesn't mean combat sports takes a backseat. The UFC presents one of their best cards of the year featuring Aldo vs Edgar and we got a in depth preview. We also give our thoughts of Holly Holm making her Bellator debut and the rest of the local fighters on the New Mexico Bellator card. Disagree with our thoughts and opinion, alw...

****The author is a Marine Corps veteran and actually served under Maj. John Caldwell who is cited in this article. The author's opinions are not that of the Marine Corps and have no official endorsement by either the Marine Corps or the Ultimate Fighting Championship. It is purely a matter of personal opinion shared by a Marine Corps veteran and journalist for U.S. Combat Sports**** All good things must come to an end. And in the case of one of the most recognizable partnerships inside the Ultimate Fighting Championship's Octagon, the U.S. Marine Corps and the UFC have officially cut ties. The three-year partnership between the two came to an abrupt halt November 30 after a push...

UFC President Dana White is finally warming up to the idea that women have a place in his organization. White, who had previously been extremely critical over women inside the octagon, now entertains the idea ever since he laid eyes on one, "Rowdy" Ronda Rousey. Rousey, currently the women's bantamweight champion for the Zuffa owned Strikeforce, has been destroying her opponents each within the first round of competition and is currently ranked the number one female fighter on the planet. Of course, before Rousey there was Cristiane "Cyborg" Santos, but Santos derailed her own train after testing positive for a banned substance. The one-time queen of the featherwei...

Low Blow Radio returns as Justin, Jorge, and Will get you caught up on all the combat sports news and preview a weekend of boxing and MMA action. We talk about a lackluster UFC pay-per-view featuring Anderson Silva facing off against the huge underdog Stephan Bonnar. As well, Jorge and Will are pumped up to see Nonito Donaire in action against Toshiaki Nishioka and a fight of the year candidate featuring Brandon Rios facing Mike Alvarado. Finally, the guys ponder a future without Strikeforce. Be sure to contact us through Facebook, @TheLowBlow, and e-mail. We are available on Stitcher Radio App and Itunes.

For two glorious months of the year people in Wisconsin are actually able to take off their shirts and utilize locations like Bradford Beach, Redgranite Quarry, and other bodies of water that rich Illinois people try to take over. But every year – or at least until this global warming thing comes to fruition – September comes along and the days grow shorter, the temperature drops, and water turns back into something you splash into your whiskey. However, along with the return of the Packers and Bucks (just kidding), the fall season brings with it a heavy dosage of combative sports that was severely missed. Check out the top autumn storylines that fans of #WIMMA should pay attention to over...