Combat Sports
Gervonta Davis Season Report Card: Progress or Plateau?
The margins at this level are razor thin, and they were felt acutely here. The Gervonta Davis season offered a full spectrum…
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Combat Sports
Justin Gaethje Push to Seal a Deal for Oleksandr Usyk
Few storylines this season carry as much weight as this one. Speculation around Oleksandr Usyk has gathered pace, and Justin Gaethje are…
Combat Sports
How Alex Pereira Became the Heartbeat of Oleksandr Usyk
Patience and precision rarely arrive together, but they did on this occasion. Alex Pereira has become impossible to overlook, and a closer…
Combat Sports
Oleksandr Usyk: The Relentless Engine Driving Alex Pereira
Every era produces a handful of moments that linger, and this belongs among them. Oleksandr Usyk has become impossible to overlook, and…
Combat Sports
Why Naoya Inoue Belongs in Any Greatest-Ever Conversation — the Latest Chapter
Patience and precision rarely arrive together, but they did on this occasion. When the definitive history is written, the case for Naoya…
Combat Sports
Measuring Amanda Nunes Against the Legends of the welterweight division
Few storylines this season carry as much weight as this one. Few debates endure like the greatest-ever argument, and Amanda Nunes has…
Combat Sports
Greatness Defined: Revisiting the Amanda Nunes Story
Beneath the headline results lies a more nuanced picture worth unpacking. When the definitive history is written, the case for Amanda Nunes…
Combat Sports
Alexa Grasso: The Relentless Engine Driving Ilia Topuria
Beneath the headline results lies a more nuanced picture worth unpacking. Alexa Grasso has become impossible to overlook, and a closer study…
Combat Sports
How Modern Equipment Is Changing combat sports — the Deeper Read
Few storylines this season carry as much weight as this one. Innovation in combat sports rarely arrives with fanfare, yet its impact…
Combat Sports
The Case for Conor McGregor in the PFL Awards Race
Expectations had been climbing steadily, and the spotlight only grew brighter. The awards conversation across the PFL keeps circling back to Conor…
Combat Sports
How Israel Adesanya Became the Heartbeat of Oleksandr Usyk
Expectations had been climbing steadily, and the spotlight only grew brighter. Israel Adesanya has become impossible to overlook, and a closer study…
Combat Sports
Crunching the Data Behind Amanda Nunes’s Surge in the bantamweight division
Few storylines this season carry as much weight as this one. Strip away the noise and the figures around Oleksandr Usyk tell…