The Technique of the Week has made its triumphant return to US Combat Sports. Follow along as Josh Lanier of Cage Academy in North Carolina demonstrates the Arm Out Darce Choke with the assistance of Chris Sutton.

Tim Sylvia isn’t winning any popularity contests anytime soon but he continues to win fights. The former UFC champion earned a unanimous decision victory over Andreas Kraniotakes in the main event of Saturday’s Pro Elite “Big Guns” card. Relying heavily on his usage of cage control Sylvia never allowed Kraniotakes the opportunity to get comfortable inside of the cage. Despite a few wild swings the German remained glued against the fence for the majority of the fight.

The ProElite Heavyweight Grand Prix began on Saturday night at the “Big Guns” event in Moline, Illinois. The first round saw an unlikely come from behind win from Cody Griffin, a huge left hook from Jake Heun, a dominant performance from Richard Odoms, and a surprisingly early exit for Mark Ellis.

Floyd Hodges insisted that his ProElite opponent Waylon Lowe had no striking game – he was dead wrong. After being dropped by a big hook in the second frame the ringside physicians waved off the fight and the biggest opportunity of Hodges’ career. Hoping to use his matchup against Lowe as a springboard into the UFC, the Janesville fighter was sent home packing with a loss and what looks to be a broken jaw.

Saturday’s featherweight ProElite battle between Floyd Hodges and Waylon Lowe is one of the few fights not set to air on HDNet. But according to “The Hitman”, fans can check out Lowe’s knockout loss to Melvin Guillard at UFC 144 for a preview of the upcoming showdown in Moline, Illinois. “My fight with Lowe is going to play out just like when he fought Guillard,” Hodges told US Combat Sports. “Melvin caught him in the clinch and was able to finish him. That’s the blueprint I’m going to use on Saturday.” Set to take place on this weekend’s ProElite2 preliminary card, Hodges faces what many would consider the biggest challenge of his young career in the four-time UFC veteran. But while Hodge...