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Last weekend saw another super-fight between Vasyl Lomachenko and Teofimo Lopez where no one got humiliated. We’ll drudge up the coffin to put the sport in again. Rats. But if you really think your time was wasted, we’re going show what went right and wrong for each guy, and how they adapted to e...
Here we’ll break down Nurmagomedov vs. Gaethje at UFC 254. Saturday night, Khabib Nurmagomedov (28-0) is set to defend his Lightweight Championship against Interim Champion Justin Gaethje (22-2). Nurmagomedov has not seen the inside of a cage since 2019 after beating then Interim Champion Dustin ...
At UFC 253 Fight Island, Brandon Royval (12-4) showed up as new blood in the shallow ranks of the men’s flyweight division. Royval took on The Ultimate Fighter 24 veteran Kai Kara-France (21-9). “Raw Dawg” had complained about not having a chance to show his striking in his debut against Tim Elli...
Holloway vs Volkanovski was not a robbery. When both men fought for the UFC Featherweight title on Saturday, it was a fantastic performance from them. Max Holloway (21-6) was able to address the challenges Alexander Volkanovski (22-1) brought to his game and provided the champion Volkanovski with...
Fight Island will host the featherweight championship fight between Alexander Volkanovski (21-1) and Max Holloway (21-5). Six months is little time for the former champ Holloway to make the adjustments needed. It’s surprising to think that people were looking past Volkanovski as a challenger to H...
At UFC 249 Justin Gaethje (22-2) beat the former interim lightweight champion, Tony Ferguson (26-4), snapping a 12 fight win streak that lasted over seven years. It is rare for someone to build up a record like this in the lightweight division, and Ferguson proved in his latest match that ending ...
This week’s feature NCAA wrestling match is a Sunday night showdown between the top 133-pound wrestlers in the country – Wisconsin senior Seth Gross and Iowa junior Austin DeSanto. Top-ranked Gross is a former national champion and recently qualified for the Olympic Trials by winning the Bill Far...
Expert analyst Danny Martin takes us through a technically driven career narrative of the living legend Max Holloway. Walk Like a Champion Adaptability is one of the most important traits for any elite fighter, but its broad range of meaning opens the door to a myriad of applications. Being able...
In my first article about #6 ranked featherweight contender Zabit Magomedsharipov, I wrote about the technical flaws in his standup and some in-fight traits that could be limiting to the Russian’s success down the line. Since then, Magomedsharipov netted a unanimous decision victory over perennia...
In 2009, Jon Jones captured the attention of MMA fans. After only training in mixed martial arts for about a year, the young phenom displayed prodigious development in his striking and an athletic style that immediately translated to physical dominance. Those in the know may not have been particu...
When Henry Cejudo defeated Marlon Moraes for the UFC bantamweight title, I was simultaneously impressed and confused by what I had just seen. For Cejudo to finish one of the sport’s most violent finishers, no matter how it happened, that is a phenomenal win to have on one’s record. On the other h...
For most of his career, Brazilian flyweight veteran Jussier Formiga has been known for his prolific back taking, masterful guard passing and persistent top control. After nearly seven years in the UFC, Formiga has transformed into a highly competent striker, rounding out his skill set to become a...
Since Cody Garbrandt’s third consecutive knockout loss to #5 ranked bantamweight Pedro Munhoz, a lot has been made of the Team Alpha Male fighter and his tendency to brawl his way out of trouble (often to no avail). This has been of interest to me, because while Cody Garbrandt certainly has issue...
On June 8th, Professor Calvin Kattar delivered another boxing lesson to the masses at UFC 238, utilizing #10 ranked featherweight contender, Ricardo Lamas, as his test subject. Analysts and pundits have been noting Kattar’s outstanding boxing technique for a while, and it seems with every victory...
27-year-old Austrian Aleksandar Rakic (11-1) is now 3-0 in the UFC’s 205-pound division. In a weight class often hurting for talent, this should be cause for celebration. From a marketing perspective, he’s well put together, stands at 6’5 (allegedly), and employs an action-first striking approach...
Once upon a time, Thiago Alves was the most physical and dangerous striker in the welterweight division. UFC commentator Joe Rogan heaped on praise about his “brilliance at the basics”, as Alves chopped down waves of opponents with meat and potatoes boxing and thudding low kicks. At 35 years old,...