Pressure reveals character, and Naoya Inoue has been offering plenty of evidence lately. The contest delivered the drama it promised, swinging between…
Momentum is a fragile thing, and right now it appears to be tilting toward Ilia Topuria. Comparisons across eras are imperfect by…
Ask any seasoned observer and they will tell you that Tom Aspinall has reached an inflection point. Looking back puts the present…
Reputations in the welterweight division are earned slowly and lost quickly, a lesson Max Holloway knows well. Peel back the results and…
Expectations have a way of crushing the unprepared, but Alex Pereira seems to thrive on them. Greatness is measured over time, not…
The latest chapter in the Islam Makhachev story arrived with little warning and plenty of intrigue. Greatness is measured over time, not…
Some performances demand a second look; the latest from Dricus du Plessis is one of them. Across the campaign there were defining…
Form is temporary, the saying goes, but Sean O’Malley is testing the limits of that idea. The absence forces difficult questions about…
On paper it was straightforward; in reality, Islam Makhachev made it anything but. The journey to this point has not been linear,…
Numbers can be cold, but the ones attached to Ilia Topuria tell a vivid story. Greatness is measured over time, not in…
For all the noise that surrounds modern a pay-per-view card, Alexander Volkanovski keeps the focus on the field. This matchup carries real…
On paper it was straightforward; in reality, Jon Jones made it anything but. Looking back puts the present into sharper relief. The…