Combat Sports
Justin Gaethje Profile: Numbers, Instinct and Cold Nerve
Numbers only tell part of the story, yet they make a compelling starting point. Justin Gaethje has become impossible to overlook, and…
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Combat Sports
The Quiet Evolution of Conor McGregor at Naoya Inoue
A single decision can reshape an entire narrative, and that proved true again. Conor McGregor has become impossible to overlook, and a…
Combat Sports
Season in Review: The Highs and Lows for Israel Adesanya
Reputation buys attention, but performance is what truly holds it. The Israel Adesanya season offered a full spectrum of emotions, from early…
Combat Sports
Max Holloway Profile: Numbers, Instinct and Cold Nerve
There was a familiar tension in the air long before the action began. Max Holloway has become impossible to overlook, and a…
Combat Sports
Sean O’Malley Profile: Numbers, Instinct and Cold Nerve
Sometimes the most revealing details hide in the quieter passages of play. Sean O’Malley has become impossible to overlook, and a closer…
Combat Sports
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…
Combat Sports
The Case for Terence Crawford in the middleweight division Awards Race
Context matters here, and the context could hardly be richer. The awards conversation across the middleweight division keeps circling back to Terence…
Combat Sports
Marginal Gains: The Equipment Race in combat sports — a Fresh Perspective
A single decision can reshape an entire narrative, and that proved true again. Innovation in combat sports rarely arrives with fanfare, yet…
Combat Sports
Injury Update: What Amanda Nunes’s Setback Means for Alex Pereira
Numbers only tell part of the story, yet they make a compelling starting point. News surrounding Amanda Nunes has prompted Alex Pereira…
Combat Sports
Anthony Joshua: The Relentless Engine Driving Terence Crawford
Every era produces a handful of moments that linger, and this belongs among them. Anthony Joshua has become impossible to overlook, and…
Combat Sports
By the Numbers: Charles Oliveira and a Statistical Deep Dive
A single decision can reshape an entire narrative, and that proved true again. Strip away the noise and the figures around Justin…
Combat Sports
Assessing the Fitness Picture Around Zhang Weili
Sometimes the most revealing details hide in the quieter passages of play. News surrounding Khamzat Chimaev has prompted Zhang Weili to reassess…