Editorial Team
Senior Management
Jordan Ellis
Jordan Ellis is Head of Combat Sports for GRV Media, overseeing Bloody Elbow, Bloody Knockout, Boxing Retro and MMA Retro. He is an established and prominent figure in the world of combat sports with previous in-depth interviews with some of MMA’s biggest stars, including Tom Aspinall, Michael Bisping, and Sean O’Malley. Before joining GRV Media, he was MMA Lead at talkSPORT.
Senior Writers
Donagh Corby
Donagh Corby is the Deputy Head of Combat Sports for GRV Media, overseeing Bloody Elbow, Bloody Knockout, Boxing Retro and MMA Retro. He has over ten years of experience as an award-winning journalist. After starting a successful YouTube channel covering during his early teens, Donagh gained a BA (Hons) degree in Journalism with Irish in 2019. Once he had garnered a number of freelance publications in major outlets, he spent three years with the Irish Daily Mirror as an online sports reporter. From there he moved to the Daily Mirror UK where he focused on boxing and MMA, landing major exclusive interviews with the likes of Conor McGregor, Kamaru Usman and Francis Ngannou. He has covered MMA from all angles around the world, and brings a wealth of knowledge to his cageside position.
Writers
Brendan McGilligan
Brendan McGilligan is an NCTJ qualified sports journalist. Brendan has three years of online publishing experiencing reporting for Derry News and County Derry Post. His bylines have also appeared in Planet Rugby, The Rugby Paper, Manchester Evening News and Liverpool Echo. Brendan has particular expertise in rugby union and football.
Christopher De Santiago
Christopher De Santiago is an experienced MMA Journalist, now writing for Bloody Elbow. Chris has gained over 5 years of experience at multiple freelance outlets. He worked at MiddleEasy.com as a combat sports writer for over 3 years, covered 11 UFC events and became their editor-in-chief for a stint at 19. Chris then moved onto Sports Illustrated's MMA Knockout and he has conducted hundreds of interviews with UFC fighters.
Curtis Calhoun
Curtis is a fully qualified sports journalist and has four years of experience covering MMA for several prominent websites including BJPENN, MMA News and Fansided MMA. Prior to that Curtis studied Journalism and Media Production at Washington State University. Curtis’s expertise and passion for the sport make him a valuable voice in the MMA community.
Donal Long
Donal Long is Sports Journalist for GRV Media's Bloody Sports sites, as well as Boxing Retro. He is a Dublin City University graduate. Donal has over 4 years of experience covering the sports, interviewing some of the sports most-known athletes along the way. He has previously written for reputable publishers such as JOE and GiveMeSport.
Hamish Woodward
Hamish Woodward is a versatile combat sports journalist and SEO writer with years of experience covering combat sports. A graduate of Swansea University, where he earned his Media and Communications degree from 2015 to 2018, Hamish has built a strong reputation for delivering in-depth coverage of breaking news stories and major events, including events like WrestleMania, UFC and Boxing.
Harvey Burton
Harvey Burton is a sports journalist writing for GRV's combat sports sites. Harvey has previously contributed to notable publishers including NoSmokeBoxing and GiveMeSport, writing news and feature pieces across the sport of boxing.
Harvey Leonard
A Sports Journalism graduate from Southampton Solent University, Harvey Leonard has four years of experience as an MMA journalist and editor, with bylines at MMA News, Sportskeeda, GiveMeSport, and WhatCulture. Specialising in breaking news, opinion, and features, Harvey is now covering combat sports for GRV Media.
James Sweetnam
James Sweetnam is a combat sports journalist, with experience working at The Daily Mirror, The Daily Star, The Hits Radio network and Sporf. Utilising his expertise and enthusiasm for boxing, MMA and wrestling, he has landed exclusive interviews with Israel Adesanya, Michael Bisping, Randy Couture, Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson, Gilbert Burns, Frank Mir, Alexandre Pantoja, Brad Pickett, Deontay Wilder, Ricky Hatton, Anthony Crolla, Tommy Fury, Josh Warrington, Jamel Herring, Big E, LA Knight, Joe Hendry and even taken a punch off UFC interim heavyweight champion — Tom Aspinall. His career has given him the opportunity to travel the globe, covering sporting events in remarkable locations. He's reported at WWE WrestleMania 41 in Las Vegas, Formula E races in Brazil and Mexico, the Red Bull Street Style Global Championships in Belgium, and mixed martial arts fight nights with The UFC, PFL, Oktagon MMA and Hexagone MMA in the USA, the UK, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Germany and France. In addition, he's had the chance to offer his analysis during promotional shoots, broadcast on DAZN across Europe and on the big screen to crowds of 20,000 people.
Jamie Theodosi
Boasting a degree in Sports Journalism from the University of Birmingham, Jamie Theodosi has been covering combat sports for five years. Currently working as MMA Specialist & Combat Sports Writer for Bloody Elbow, Jamie's love for MMA started in the early days of The Ultimate Fighter and has been obsessed ever since. Previously, he worked as a reporter for Cageside Press and producer on The MMA Fan Show Podcast. Jamie has covered several live UFC events and interviewed some of the best fighters in the process, striving to tell the fighters' stories.
Kyle Dimond
Kyle Dimond is a Combat Sports Journalist with over eight years of experience in the industry. Having studied Sport Journalism at the University of Gloucestershire, Kyle has worked with high-profile outlets such as Fighters Only, MMA News, and Sportskeeda before joining GRV Media. Specialising in combat sports, he brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to his reporting, covering everything from MMA to boxing.
Ross Markey
Ross Markey is an experienced combat sports journalist with nine years of coverage across MMA and boxing. He has previously written for LowKick MMA and Severe MMA before joining GRV Media.