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Backstage with Mauro Ranallo
We shot this video just a couple of hours before Strikeforce: Houston for AOL Fanhouse/MMAfighting.com, interview conducted by Ariel Helwani, as part of the “Backstage” series. If you get one thing out of this video, it should be that Mauro really does sound like that all the time. But most importantly, it’s nice to hear [...]
UFC 118 Fight Gallery
We are back from Boston and thoroughly exhausted from our month long tour through San Diego–Oakland–Phoenix–Houston–Boston along the MMA media circuit. My full gallery is up at MMAfighting.com, but these sixteen are my absolute favorites. Unfortunately, I saw little of Boston but I do hope to return one day with better-planned lodging and perhaps a little more [...]
UFC 118 Fight Week
Just a gallery of photos from all the fight week events I’ve shot for MMAfighting.com leading up to tonight’s UFC 118 here in lovely Boston, MA to whet your appetite for the fights. I’m pretty jazzed for this card, especially Nate Diaz vs Marcus Davis, and interested in Amilcar Alves’ UFC debut. Don’t forget to [...]
Strikeforce Houston Fight Night
It’s not a secret that we here at All Elbows are longtime fans of Mo Lawal, as we’ve done pretty much all his pre-fight hype videos since meeting him in Japan last year. But I have also worked with Rafael “Feijao” Cavalcante since his days at EliteXC and I honestly couldn’t be prouder to see [...]
Strikeforce Houston Weigh-ins
Strikeforce: Houston is tomorrow night! We had weigh-ins today at the Toyota Center with lots of fans in attendance. Below are the weigh-in photos + Jorge “Macaco” Patino weighing in after the stage had been torn down. Casey’s here working for AOL and he made a video on fight week events, which is below the [...]
Strikeforce Houston Media Workout
I’m all settled in here in downtown Houston for Strikeforce fight week and more than thrilled for this Saturday’s card at the Toyota Center in my adopted hometown. The week started off with today’s media workout at the Metro Fight Club. In the afternoon, KJ Noons, Bobby Lashley, King Mo, and Tim Kennedy went to [...]
Strikeforce Challengers Phoenix Fight Night
Phoenix was interesting. The fights were good, though I’ll say it again, three minute rounds are far too short for the women’s bouts. The layout of the theater was probably nice for fans, a bit uncomfortable for the media, but I hope the spectators had a good time — seemed like they did. Fans ran [...]
Strikeforce Challengers Phoenix Weigh
Weigh-ins & studio today here in warm Phoenix. Got to meet all the tournament participants today and I’m thoroughly excited for tomorrow night — oh wait, it’s past midnight now — tonight’s fights. Wanted to post a few shots from today’s weigh-ins, I apologize for not more comprehensive photo coverage. My speedlite died halfway through [...]
UFC 117 Fight Night
I was fortunate enough to have the last moment of Silva-Sonnen right in front of me. Seven or eight feet away. The whole night seemed to blur at that moment. I’m still not confident that it’s Monday morning. I don’t remember my flight home. I remember the bus ride from the airport to Union Station [...]
UFC 117 Workout Photos + Video
We’re up here in mild-summered Oakland for UFC 117 fight week doing our usual comprehensive coverage for AOL Fanhouse. I’ve got my favorite photos from yesterday’s workout and today’s very fun presser (full gallery here on AOL — with fullscreen capability) and Casey made this sweet video of the whole event. And photos! Yay!
UFC on VERSUS 2 Gallery
What a thrilling night of fights. I have to say, as a fan, I’m constantly rewarded each time I show up to shoot. Sure, there are a few stinkers in the mix — you can’t help that in a night of ten bouts. I’m happiest for Takanori Gomi. I’m glad he gets to pay off [...]
Jones vs Matyushenko Workout
Down in San Diego for UFC on Versus: Jones vs Matyushenko for AOL Fanhouse/MMAfighting.com I have lots of fond memories of San Diego. In fact, I was just here, a month prior, at a friend’s wedding, having the time of my life with my Texans + New Yorkers who used to live in Texas. Today, [...]
Kaufman vs Modafferi Part 3: Fight Night
We bring you the final installment of our Fight Journal with Sarah Kaufman and Roxanne Modafferi at Strikeforce Challengers Everett.
Everett Fight Night Gallery
I had an amazing week in Everett, WA. Casey and I had the opportunity to follow around Strikeforce Champion Sarah Kaufman and challenger Roxanne Modafferi as they prepared for their title clash, their fight, and after. Thank you to both Sarah and Roxy for letting me into their lives at a time when most fighters [...]
Kaufman vs Modafferi Fight Journal Part 2
It’s fight day! Casey stayed up all night editing the second installment of the Kaufman vs Modafferi Fight Journal. MMAfighting.com is chronicling behind-the-scenes of this Strikeforce title fight. It’s been a fun week and I can’t wait for the fights tonight. You’re all in for a treat as I’m sure there will be lots of [...]
More Strikeforce Everett Fight Week
As you may have seen on MMAfighting.com, Casey produced this excellent video about Sarah Kaufman and Roxanne Modafferi’s first days here in Everett as they prepare for their title clash Friday on Showtime’s Strikeforce Challengers. Part 2 will be out before the fight but until then, you can hype yourself up for the action by [...]
Kaufman vs Modafferi Fight Week
This week, Casey and I arrived in Everett early to document the lead-up to the big title fight on Friday’s Strikeforce Challengers’ card, Sarah Kaufman defends her Women’s 135 belt against the formidable and experienced fighter, Roxanne Modafferi.
Because You Care How You Look
You’re an MMA fan. Maybe you are slowly collecting belts in BJJ, maybe you are in cardiokickboxing but have dreams of Thailand, or maybe you are a keyboard (camera) warrior like me, and you just like fighting because it’s an awesome human experiment, an amazing competition of brains and brawn. You want to sport some [...]
Backstage with Joe Rogan
During the UFC 116 fight week, Ariel Helwani seized an opportunity to interview and hang out with Joe Rogan backstage before and after his comedy show at the House of Blues, Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas. Casey shot the long conversation and I hung out, shooting a little but mostly listening to Joe and Ariel discuss [...]
Strikeforce: Nashville Media Workout +
Media workout photos plus a few stills from our production shoot. More to come.
Months on film.
I carry my little point-and-shoot 35mm Konica Big Mini around with me, usually loaded with Fuji Natura 1600 or Ilford XP2 (for fun) and I do my best to remember to take photos for personal posterity while working. Here’s a bunch of stuff I’ve shot on film over the last few months. I’ll be posting [...]
Rock n’ Jock at AKA
MTV’s Rock N’ Jock countdown invaded AKA in San Jose for a few days during Strikeforce Challengers week and I hung around for some of the antics with Josh Thomson, Gilbert Melendez, staredown lessons with Mayhem and King Mo, and sparring with Miesha Tate. Though Dirty appeared to survive his fight with Takedown Tate, even [...]
Strikeforce Challengers 5 Fight Night
While spending my entire very late night listening to MMAWeekly radio, I uploaded these photos from Friday’s Strikeforce Challengers card for your perusal. I’m not thrilled, yes, I know I say this every time. I’ve got a ton of excuses but there are still a few winners in there. I love the venue’s intimacy and [...]
DREAM 13 Poster
Fuck. DREAM designers make me so happy. This is just bold and wonderful. Bibiano Fernandes vs Joachim Hansen.
Enjoy.