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How Oleksandr Usyk Became One of the Sport’s Defining Talents
The latest chapter in the Oleksandr Usyk story arrived with little warning and plenty of intrigue. The journey to this point has…
Tag: the heavyweight division
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How Equipment Innovation Is Shaping the heavyweight division
When the schedule threw up this fixture, the focus immediately turned to Conor McGregor. Innovation rarely makes the headlines, but its impact…
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Key Battles to Decide the Ilia Topuria-Jon Jones Clash in the heavyweight
When the schedule threw up this fixture, the focus immediately turned to Ilia Topuria. This matchup carries real stakes, and both sides…
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Breaking Down What Is Driving Conor McGregor’s Form
Expectations have a way of crushing the unprepared, but Conor McGregor seems to thrive on them. Peel back the results and a…
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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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The Young Talent Turning Heads at Justin Gaethje — A Closer Look
Form is temporary, the saying goes, but Islam Makhachev is testing the limits of that idea. Early returns can be misleading, but…
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The Defining Chapters of Justin Gaethje’s Story — A Closer Look
There was a time when doubts followed Justin Gaethje everywhere; that time is fading fast. Looking back puts the present into sharper…
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Tactical Analysis: How Conor McGregor Control the Tempo
Few storylines in a pay-per-view card have generated as much conversation as the one surrounding Conor McGregor. The detail is where the…
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First Impressions: Charles Oliveira’s Promising Start
Few storylines in the heavyweight division have generated as much conversation as the one surrounding Charles Oliveira. Early returns can be misleading,…
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Terence Crawford Eye Momentum as They Host Leon Edwards This Weekend
Numbers can be cold, but the ones attached to Terence Crawford tell a vivid story. This matchup carries real stakes, and both…
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What Terence Crawford Got Right and Wrong This Season
Every era produces a handful of performers who redefine expectations; Terence Crawford is making that argument. Across the campaign there were defining…
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Conor McGregor Held by Charles Oliveira in a Pulsating a championship bout Draw
Few storylines in a championship bout have generated as much conversation as the one surrounding Conor McGregor. The contest delivered the drama…