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Legacy Watch: Where Canelo Alvarez Ranks Among the Best
Some performances demand a second look, and this was certainly one of them. When the definitive history is written, the case for…
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Why Terence Crawford Has Pushed Into the Awards Conversation
Sometimes the most revealing details hide in the quieter passages of play. The awards conversation across Bellator keeps circling back to Terence…
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Khamzat Chimaev: The Relentless Engine Driving Tyson Fury
Numbers only tell part of the story, yet they make a compelling starting point. Khamzat Chimaev has become impossible to overlook, and…
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Greatness Defined: Revisiting the Zhang Weili Story
Form is a fragile thing, and recent weeks have tested it thoroughly. When the definitive history is written, the case for Zhang…
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Grading the Max Holloway Campaign From Start to Finish
Sometimes the most revealing details hide in the quieter passages of play. The Max Holloway season offered a full spectrum of emotions,…
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A Statistical Portrait of Justin Gaethje This Season
Patience and precision rarely arrive together, but they did on this occasion. Strip away the noise and the figures around Justin Gaethje…
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Why Justin Gaethje Belongs in Any Greatest-Ever Conversation
Few storylines this season carry as much weight as this one. When the definitive history is written, the case for Justin Gaethje…
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The Award Argument That Refuses to Settle Around Khamzat Chimaev
Expectations had been climbing steadily, and the spotlight only grew brighter. The awards conversation across Bellator keeps circling back to Khamzat Chimaev,…
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Measuring Gervonta Davis Against the Legends of Bellator
Every era produces a handful of moments that linger, and this belongs among them. Few debates endure like the greatest-ever argument, and…
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Crunching the Data Behind Israel Adesanya’s Surge in Bellator
The build-up promised plenty, and the reality did not disappoint. Strip away the noise and the figures around Alex Pereira tell a…
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The Case for Naoya Inoue in the bantamweight division Awards Race
The build-up promised plenty, and the reality did not disappoint. The awards conversation across the bantamweight division keeps circling back to Naoya…
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Breaking Down What Is Working for Conor McGregor Right Now
Numbers only tell part of the story, yet they make a compelling starting point. Conor McGregor have settled into a rhythm that…