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Connor Ruebusch

Cincinnati
As seen in: Heavy Hands, The Finer Points of Face Punching, Bloody Elbow
Host of the podcast Heavy Hands. Writing about fighting at facepunching.substack.com DM me for scouting work
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UFC 298 - Ilia Topuria: positioned for greatness

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By Connor Ruebusch, Tim Bissell
| Bloody Elbow Verified
When Ilia Topuria signed with the UFC, he was a 23 year-old prospect with only eight fights under his belt. He was undefeated, but still largely unproven on the international stage. Almost immediately, however, he marked himself out as no ordinary prospect. A BJJ black belt with a background in Greco-Roman wrestling, Topuria quickly established a reputation as a dangerous puncher.
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Should UFC pick Magomed Ankalaev over Jamahal Hill?

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By Stephie Haynes Verified, Connor Ruebusch
| Bloody Elbow Verified
After stopping Johnny Walker at UFC Vegas 84, Magomed Ankalaev threw his hat in the ring to be the next man in contention for Alex Pereira’s belt. Ankalaev said that he, not Jamahal Hill, was more deserving of the next shot at light heavyweight gold. His reasoning comes down to simple math. Light heavyweight seems to be in a constant state of flux since the longest reigning light heavyweight champion in UFC history finally put his money where his mouth is and moved up to 265.
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UFC 297: Making sense of Dricus Du Plessis

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By Connor Ruebusch
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Technique MMA News UFC 297 UFC Editorial Dricus Du Plessis does not look like a man ready to win the title at UFC 297. He also did not look like the man… By: Connor Ruebusch | 1 min Dricus Du Plessis is not a good fighter. He may yet, however, turn out to be a great fighter. Let me explain. Throughout the history of combat sports, there have been many legends who didn’t play by the established rules of fighting technique.
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