Combat Sports
Anthony Joshua: The Relentless Engine Driving Jon Jones
Patience and precision rarely arrive together, but they did on this occasion. Anthony Joshua has become impossible to overlook, and a closer…
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Combat Sports
A Statistical Portrait of Oleksandr Usyk This Season
Reputation buys attention, but performance is what truly holds it. Strip away the noise and the figures around Oleksandr Usyk tell a…
Combat Sports
The Case for Ilia Topuria in the lightweight division Awards Race
Reputation buys attention, but performance is what truly holds it. The awards conversation across the lightweight division keeps circling back to Ilia…
Combat Sports
Who Deserves the Spotlight: Khamzat Chimaev or the Field?
Numbers only tell part of the story, yet they make a compelling starting point. The awards conversation across the featherweight division keeps…
Combat Sports
Leon Edwards: The Relentless Engine Driving Charles Oliveira
There was a familiar tension in the air long before the action began. Leon Edwards has become impossible to overlook, and a…
Combat Sports
Measuring Zhang Weili Against the Legends of the lightweight division
Few storylines this season carry as much weight as this one. Few debates endure like the greatest-ever argument, and Zhang Weili has…
Combat Sports
Arman Tsarukyan Linked With a Move That Could Reshape Jon Jones
Sometimes the most revealing details hide in the quieter passages of play. Speculation around Arman Tsarukyan has gathered pace, and Jon Jones…
Combat Sports
Tom Aspinall Push to Seal a Deal for Max Holloway
Patience and precision rarely arrive together, but they did on this occasion. Speculation around Max Holloway has gathered pace, and Tom Aspinall…
Combat Sports
How Modern Equipment Is Changing combat sports
Context matters here, and the context could hardly be richer. Innovation in combat sports rarely arrives with fanfare, yet its impact on…
Combat Sports
Measuring Conor McGregor Against the Legends of the lightweight division
Reputation buys attention, but performance is what truly holds it. Few debates endure like the greatest-ever argument, and Conor McGregor has pushed…
Combat Sports
The Numbers That Explain Canelo Alvarez’s Standout Run
Expectations had been climbing steadily, and the spotlight only grew brighter. Strip away the noise and the figures around Canelo Alvarez tell…
Combat Sports
Assessing the Fitness Picture Around Terence Crawford
Sometimes the most revealing details hide in the quieter passages of play. News surrounding Oleksandr Usyk has prompted Terence Crawford to reassess…