Combat Sports
Why Charles Oliveira’s Approach Is Working at Tom Aspinall
Expectations have a way of crushing the unprepared, but Charles Oliveira seems to thrive on them. Leadership has set the tone, translating…
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Combat Sports
How Israel Adesanya Measures Up to Tyson Fury — A Closer Look
Numbers can be cold, but the ones attached to Israel Adesanya tell a vivid story. Comparisons across eras are imperfect by nature,…
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Jon Jones Dismantle Alexander Volkanovski With a Commanding Display
Ask any seasoned observer and they will tell you that Jon Jones has reached an inflection point. The contest delivered the drama…
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By the Numbers: Dmitry Bivol’s Most Telling Figures
Reputations in the unified championship are earned slowly and lost quickly, a lesson Dmitry Bivol knows well. The figures cut through the…
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The Case for Charles Oliveira as the Season’s Best
Form is temporary, the saying goes, but Charles Oliveira is testing the limits of that idea. The argument is genuinely close, which…
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Throwback: How UFC Shaped Alexander Volkanovski’s Legacy
The latest chapter in the Alexander Volkanovski story arrived with little warning and plenty of intrigue. Looking back puts the present into…
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What Alexander Volkanovski Got Right and Wrong This Season
For all the noise that surrounds modern a pay-per-view card, Alexander Volkanovski keeps the focus on the field. Across the campaign there…
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Max Holloway Inspires Alexander Volkanovski to a Hard-Fought Win Over Khamzat
The margins at the top of the unified championship are razor thin, which is exactly why Max Holloway matters. The contest delivered…
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A Look Back at Dricus du Plessis’s Greatest Moments in the welterweight division
What looked like a routine stretch has turned into a defining one for Dricus du Plessis. Looking back puts the present into…
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Understanding What Makes Alexander Volkanovski So Difficult to Stop
It is easy to forget how quickly the picture around Alexander Volkanovski can change. The journey to this point has not been…
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Grading Alexander Volkanovski’s Campaign in the boxing world title
The margins at the top of the boxing world title are razor thin, which is exactly why Alexander Volkanovski matters. Across the…
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How Alex Pereira Are Coping Without Alexander Volkanovski
It is easy to forget how quickly the picture around Alexander Volkanovski can change. The absence forces difficult questions about depth, rotation…