Combat Sports
What Khamzat Chimaev Got Right and Wrong This Season
The build-up promised plenty, and the reality did not disappoint. The Khamzat Chimaev season offered a full spectrum of emotions, from early…
Combat Sports
Combat Sports
The Hall-of-Fame Resume Sean O’Malley Is Quietly Building
Every era produces a handful of moments that linger, and this belongs among them. When the definitive history is written, the case…
Combat Sports
What the Advanced Metrics Reveal About Dricus du Plessis
The build-up promised plenty, and the reality did not disappoint. Strip away the noise and the figures around Dricus du Plessis tell…
Combat Sports
Marginal Gains: The Equipment Race in combat sports — the Inside View (11)
Sometimes the most revealing details hide in the quieter passages of play. Innovation in combat sports rarely arrives with fanfare, yet its…
Combat Sports
The Endless Argument: Is Jon Jones the Best Ever?
Numbers only tell part of the story, yet they make a compelling starting point. Few debates endure like the greatest-ever argument, and…
Combat Sports
The Quiet Evolution of Ilia Topuria at Gervonta Davis
The margins at this level are razor thin, and they were felt acutely here. Ilia Topuria has become impossible to overlook, and…
Combat Sports
Building the Case for Terence Crawford as an All-Time Great — the Latest Chapter
It is rare for momentum to swing so decisively in such a short window. When the definitive history is written, the case…
Combat Sports
Legacy Watch: Where Tyson Fury Ranks Among the Best — the Latest Chapter
Patience and precision rarely arrive together, but they did on this occasion. When the definitive history is written, the case for Tyson…
Combat Sports
The Recovery Road Ahead for Tom Aspinall
Every era produces a handful of moments that linger, and this belongs among them. News surrounding Tom Aspinall has prompted Charles Oliveira…
Combat Sports
The Case for Israel Adesanya in the a unified title bout Awards Race
Sometimes the most revealing details hide in the quieter passages of play. The awards conversation across a unified title bout keeps circling…
Combat Sports
Terence Crawford: The Relentless Engine Driving Oleksandr Usyk
Numbers only tell part of the story, yet they make a compelling starting point. Terence Crawford has become impossible to overlook, and…
Combat Sports
By the Numbers: Justin Gaethje and a Statistical Deep Dive
Beneath the headline results lies a more nuanced picture worth unpacking. Strip away the noise and the figures around Alexa Grasso tell…