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UFC 333: Volkanovski, Evloev and the matchmaking question the rankings cannot answerNine in the morning at a gym in Da Nang, the mats still smelling of fresh...
UFC 333: Three Identical Scorecards and the Gap Nobody Can FillUFC 333: Three Identical Scorecards and the Gap Nobody Can Fill In the small...
UFC 333: Volkanovski Stops Evloev, Yan Beats Dvalishvili — and the Limits of Age 38The clock stopped at 4:28 of the first round. Kavanagh's left uppercut...
Eight Sections of Analysis, Zero Facts: The Hole Sits at the Input StageZero. Not one missing information point. All of them. An eight-section...
Khamzat Chimaev and the Sean Strickland rematch: three 48-47 scorecards expose a weight-cut crisisThree scorecards, same number, different beliefs 48-47. 48-47. 48-47. Read...
Khamzat Chimaev Pushes for Sean Strickland Rematch: Three 48-47 Scorecards and a Weight Cut He Cannot RememberThe mixed zone at UFC 328 emptied out after the final horn. I stood against a...
Khamzat Chimaev, Sean Strickland and the Data Void Behind Three 48-47 ScorecardsAt UFC 328, three judges' scorecards were read out with the same figure: 48-4...
When Data Is Empty: Lessons From a Failed Sports Analysis PipelineA deep sports analysis was recently published with all eight analytical...
RAF Abu Dhabi: Tsarukyan Draws Gracie, Blades Defends Against Mir — and the 22-Day GambleOn October 23, Arman Tsarukyan stepped onto the RAF 14 mat against Dillon...
Pereira vs. Pavlovich at UFC 335: 39 Years Old, a Fresh Knockout Loss, and the Third-Title GambleIn August 2026, at the Tokyo Olympic Stadium, Allyson Felix — 35 years old, a...
Budo Sento 37 in Mexico City: women lead the card, and Montiel wins on a doctor's callThe doctor spoke before the referee could raise a hand. Larrainzar's left...
Jena Bishop Rallies Past Liz Carmouche for Inaugural PFL Flyweight Crown: 48-47 and the 10-8 Nobody ScoredRound five, minute four: Jena Bishop is on Liz Carmouche's back. Four minutes...
Budo Sento 37: When Women Take the Center of the CageIn the instant Montiel's elbow tore through Larrainzar's left eyelid, the are...
Jena Bishop and the Inaugural Belt: When One Round Decides an Entire ReignIn Shenzhen, I have a habit of rewatching a fight's scorecards more often tha...
Jena Bishop Wins PFL Crown: 48-47 and the Grey Zone of a Belt Nobody OwnsIn the fifth round of the inaugural PFL women's flyweight title fight, Jena...
Jena Bishop wins inaugural PFL women's flyweight title: a belt hanging on one 10-8 scorecardIn round one, Jena Bishop hit the canvas twice. The first time a right hook...
RAF Abu Dhabi: Arman Tsarukyan Faces Gracie, Kennedy Blades Defends Title Against Bella MirA ticket for Arman Tsarukyan has appeared at RAF Abu Dhabi, and it does not...
Undefeated Basharat Leaves UFC: When 16 Wins Can't Buy a Roster SpotIn July 2026, Farid Basharat stepped onto the scale at a UFC event with a 16-...
Farid Basharat leaves the UFC at 16-0: when finish rate decides the value of a roster slotFarid Basharat is leaving the UFC with a 16-0 professional record and a 7-0 r...
Farid Basharat Leaves UFC at 16-0: When a Perfect Record Cannot Buy a Roster SpotOn the evening of Thursday, August 14, 2026, Farid Basharat posted a short li...
Farid Basharat Cut by UFC Despite 16-0 Record: When Winning Is No Longer CurrencyThe Silence After the Bell On July 24, 2026, at an unglamorous UFC Fight Nigh...
Allen Submits Duncan in Round 5: Nine Minutes of Control Outweigh 138 StrikesIn the 21st minute of the fight, Brendan Allen threaded his arm under Christi...
Brendan Allen Submits Duncan in UFC Main Event: A Control Victory and the Middleweight Division's Unresolved QuestionIn the fourth minute of the fifth round, Brendan Allen slipped his arm under...
Allen Submits Duncan in UFC Main Event: A Win Decided by a Single Point DeductionOPENING In the fourth minute of the fifth round, Brendan Allen slithered onto...
28 Years, 27 Reigns: The Relentless Turnover of the UFC Heavyweight TitleIn the press section of a UFC event in Las Vegas, I sat next to a Brazilian...
Arman Tsarukyan to face Gracie at RAF Abu Dhabi; Kennedy Blades vs. Bella Mir title bout addedReal American Freestyle (RAF) has confirmed its Abu Dhabi debut at Etihad Are...
Sal Everett: Dana White's Personal Assistant Earns UFC Contract with KO at 1:57Sal Everett: Dana White's Personal Assistant Earns UFC Contract with KO at 1:...
Oliveira and Lopes: The BMF Belt, Nine Months of Waiting, and a Bell That Has Not Yet RungThere is a silence that lasts nine months. Not the silence of a crowd falling...
Pereira vs. Pavlovich at UFC 335: The Three-Belt Gamble of a 39-Year-Old Former ChampionAmid the flood of information about UFC 335 being locked in, one detail has...
UFC 335: Alex Pereira and Sergei Pavlovich — A 39-Year-Old Gamble Between Two Devastating PunchersOn December 12 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Alex Pereira will face Sergei...
Three Judges, Three Fights: The Scoring Paradox in Modern MMAOn the night of March 6, 2026, at UFC 259 in Las Vegas, Petr Yan knelt in the...
UFC 335: Pereira Meets Pavlovich — The Age Equation at HeavyweightIn June in Las Vegas, Alex Pereira went down in the second round after a stri...
Raoni Barcelos Leaves Hospital After Health Scare: When UFC Tells a Safety Story, a 39-Year-Old Fighter's Body Tells AnotherOn the night of September 26 in Las Vegas, the roar inside the arena cut out ...
Raoni Barcelos Released From Hospital After Round-5 KO: The Open Questions About UFC Fighter SafetyThe hospital ceiling in Las Vegas. That was the first thing Raoni Barcelos sa...
Barcelos Stretchered in Round 5: The Damage Ledger of a 39-Year-Old FighterIn Las Vegas, the stretcher was pushed into the octagon at the end of the fif...
Raoni Barcelos Hospitalized After Round-5 TKO: What Remains After the Final Bell in Las VegasIn combat sports, there are moments television never broadcasts. The stretche...
Raoni Barcelos Hospitalized After Round-5 TKO: A 'Fine' Signal Is Not a Medical ClearanceRound five. Raoni Barcelos stayed down on the canvas after a finishing...
Raoni Barcelos, the Fifth Round, and the Silence in Las VegasIn Las Vegas, in the fifth round of the main event, Raoni Barcelos went down....
Asiad 20, September 20: Bui Ngoc Nhi's Path to Karate Kata Bronze, and the Results Left BehindThat evening at the Aichi-Nagoya arena, when the judges announced the results...
Four Seconds of Silence Before the Bell: When a Vietnamese Combat Sports Referee Must Choose Between the Rulebook and the CrowdThe arena at Phu Tho Stadium lit up, the cheers still echoing, and I stood...
UFC 333: Three Identical Scorecards and the Gap Nobody Can FillUFC 333: Three Identical Scorecards and the Gap Nobody Can Fill In the small...
UFC 333: Volkanovski Stops Evloev, Yan Beats Dvalishvili — and the Limits of Age 38The clock stopped at 4:28 of the first round. Kavanagh's left uppercut...
Eight Sections of Analysis, Zero Facts: The Hole Sits at the Input StageZero. Not one missing information point. All of them. An eight-section...
Khamzat Chimaev and the Sean Strickland rematch: three 48-47 scorecards expose a weight-cut crisisThree scorecards, same number, different beliefs 48-47. 48-47. 48-47. Read...
Khamzat Chimaev Pushes for Sean Strickland Rematch: Three 48-47 Scorecards and a Weight Cut He Cannot RememberThe mixed zone at UFC 328 emptied out after the final horn. I stood against a...
Khamzat Chimaev, Sean Strickland and the Data Void Behind Three 48-47 ScorecardsAt UFC 328, three judges' scorecards were read out with the same figure: 48-4...
When Data Is Empty: Lessons From a Failed Sports Analysis PipelineA deep sports analysis was recently published with all eight analytical...
RAF Abu Dhabi: Tsarukyan Draws Gracie, Blades Defends Against Mir — and the 22-Day GambleOn October 23, Arman Tsarukyan stepped onto the RAF 14 mat against Dillon...
Pereira vs. Pavlovich at UFC 335: 39 Years Old, a Fresh Knockout Loss, and the Third-Title GambleIn August 2026, at the Tokyo Olympic Stadium, Allyson Felix — 35 years old, a...
Budo Sento 37 in Mexico City: women lead the card, and Montiel wins on a doctor's callThe doctor spoke before the referee could raise a hand. Larrainzar's left...
Jena Bishop Rallies Past Liz Carmouche for Inaugural PFL Flyweight Crown: 48-47 and the 10-8 Nobody ScoredRound five, minute four: Jena Bishop is on Liz Carmouche's back. Four minutes...
Budo Sento 37: When Women Take the Center of the CageIn the instant Montiel's elbow tore through Larrainzar's left eyelid, the are...
Jena Bishop and the Inaugural Belt: When One Round Decides an Entire ReignIn Shenzhen, I have a habit of rewatching a fight's scorecards more often tha...
Jena Bishop Wins PFL Crown: 48-47 and the Grey Zone of a Belt Nobody OwnsIn the fifth round of the inaugural PFL women's flyweight title fight, Jena...
Jena Bishop wins inaugural PFL women's flyweight title: a belt hanging on one 10-8 scorecardIn round one, Jena Bishop hit the canvas twice. The first time a right hook...
RAF Abu Dhabi: Arman Tsarukyan Faces Gracie, Kennedy Blades Defends Title Against Bella MirA ticket for Arman Tsarukyan has appeared at RAF Abu Dhabi, and it does not...
Undefeated Basharat Leaves UFC: When 16 Wins Can't Buy a Roster SpotIn July 2026, Farid Basharat stepped onto the scale at a UFC event with a 16-...
Farid Basharat leaves the UFC at 16-0: when finish rate decides the value of a roster slotFarid Basharat is leaving the UFC with a 16-0 professional record and a 7-0 r...
Farid Basharat Leaves UFC at 16-0: When a Perfect Record Cannot Buy a Roster SpotOn the evening of Thursday, August 14, 2026, Farid Basharat posted a short li...
Farid Basharat Cut by UFC Despite 16-0 Record: When Winning Is No Longer CurrencyThe Silence After the Bell On July 24, 2026, at an unglamorous UFC Fight Nigh...
Allen Submits Duncan in Round 5: Nine Minutes of Control Outweigh 138 StrikesIn the 21st minute of the fight, Brendan Allen threaded his arm under Christi...
Brendan Allen Submits Duncan in UFC Main Event: A Control Victory and the Middleweight Division's Unresolved QuestionIn the fourth minute of the fifth round, Brendan Allen slipped his arm under...
Allen Submits Duncan in UFC Main Event: A Win Decided by a Single Point DeductionOPENING In the fourth minute of the fifth round, Brendan Allen slithered onto...
28 Years, 27 Reigns: The Relentless Turnover of the UFC Heavyweight TitleIn the press section of a UFC event in Las Vegas, I sat next to a Brazilian...
Arman Tsarukyan to face Gracie at RAF Abu Dhabi; Kennedy Blades vs. Bella Mir title bout addedReal American Freestyle (RAF) has confirmed its Abu Dhabi debut at Etihad Are...
Sal Everett: Dana White's Personal Assistant Earns UFC Contract with KO at 1:57Sal Everett: Dana White's Personal Assistant Earns UFC Contract with KO at 1:...
Oliveira and Lopes: The BMF Belt, Nine Months of Waiting, and a Bell That Has Not Yet RungThere is a silence that lasts nine months. Not the silence of a crowd falling...
Pereira vs. Pavlovich at UFC 335: The Three-Belt Gamble of a 39-Year-Old Former ChampionAmid the flood of information about UFC 335 being locked in, one detail has...
UFC 335: Alex Pereira and Sergei Pavlovich — A 39-Year-Old Gamble Between Two Devastating PunchersOn December 12 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Alex Pereira will face Sergei...
Three Judges, Three Fights: The Scoring Paradox in Modern MMAOn the night of March 6, 2026, at UFC 259 in Las Vegas, Petr Yan knelt in the...
UFC 335: Pereira Meets Pavlovich — The Age Equation at HeavyweightIn June in Las Vegas, Alex Pereira went down in the second round after a stri...
Raoni Barcelos Leaves Hospital After Health Scare: When UFC Tells a Safety Story, a 39-Year-Old Fighter's Body Tells AnotherOn the night of September 26 in Las Vegas, the roar inside the arena cut out ...
Raoni Barcelos Released From Hospital After Round-5 KO: The Open Questions About UFC Fighter SafetyThe hospital ceiling in Las Vegas. That was the first thing Raoni Barcelos sa...
Barcelos Stretchered in Round 5: The Damage Ledger of a 39-Year-Old FighterIn Las Vegas, the stretcher was pushed into the octagon at the end of the fif...
Raoni Barcelos Hospitalized After Round-5 TKO: What Remains After the Final Bell in Las VegasIn combat sports, there are moments television never broadcasts. The stretche...
Raoni Barcelos Hospitalized After Round-5 TKO: A 'Fine' Signal Is Not a Medical ClearanceRound five. Raoni Barcelos stayed down on the canvas after a finishing...
Raoni Barcelos, the Fifth Round, and the Silence in Las VegasIn Las Vegas, in the fifth round of the main event, Raoni Barcelos went down....
Asiad 20, September 20: Bui Ngoc Nhi's Path to Karate Kata Bronze, and the Results Left BehindThat evening at the Aichi-Nagoya arena, when the judges announced the results...
Four Seconds of Silence Before the Bell: When a Vietnamese Combat Sports Referee Must Choose Between the Rulebook and the CrowdThe arena at Phu Tho Stadium lit up, the cheers still echoing, and I stood...
