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The Numbers That Explain Leon Edwards’s Standout Run
The margins at this level are razor thin, and they were felt acutely here. Strip away the noise and the figures around…
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Measuring Arman Tsarukyan Against the Legends of the featherweight division
Sometimes the most revealing details hide in the quieter passages of play. Few debates endure like the greatest-ever argument, and Arman Tsarukyan…
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The Quiet Evolution of Alex Pereira at Sean O’Malley
Few storylines this season carry as much weight as this one. Alex Pereira has become impossible to overlook, and a closer study…
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Comparing Eras Through the Lens of Dricus du Plessis
Few storylines this season carry as much weight as this one. Few debates endure like the greatest-ever argument, and Dricus du Plessis…
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Greatness Defined: Revisiting the Justin Gaethje Story
It is rare for momentum to swing so decisively in such a short window. When the definitive history is written, the case…
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Legacy Watch: Where Alexa Grasso Ranks Among the Best
Patience and precision rarely arrive together, but they did on this occasion. When the definitive history is written, the case for Alexa…
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The Quiet Evolution of Khamzat Chimaev at Anthony Joshua
Few storylines this season carry as much weight as this one. Khamzat Chimaev has become impossible to overlook, and a closer study…
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Measuring Arman Tsarukyan Against the Legends of UFC 300
Context matters here, and the context could hardly be richer. Few debates endure like the greatest-ever argument, and Arman Tsarukyan has pushed…
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Measuring Israel Adesanya Against the Legends of a championship rematch
Sometimes the most revealing details hide in the quieter passages of play. Few debates endure like the greatest-ever argument, and Israel Adesanya…
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The Quiet Evolution of Tom Aspinall at Alex Pereira
A single decision can reshape an entire narrative, and that proved true again. Tom Aspinall has become impossible to overlook, and a…
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The Case for Canelo Alvarez in the middleweight division Awards Race
Patience and precision rarely arrive together, but they did on this occasion. The awards conversation across the middleweight division keeps circling back…
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Grading the Zhang Weili Campaign From Start to Finish
Few storylines this season carry as much weight as this one. The Zhang Weili season offered a full spectrum of emotions, from…