ufc
Tsarukyan, Danis and the RAF presser fracas: a UFC title shot wagered on a mismatchI replayed the press-conference clip from Real American Freestyle four times,...
Bergs, Nadal, Dakar and Jon Jones: Four Ways Sport Prices a MomentZizou Bergs answered with one short sentence, and that sentence outlived the...
BKFC 95: Jimmie Rivera Stops Meyer in Round 4 and the Class Gap Under Newark LightsNewark, New Jersey — At Prudential Center, in the co-main event of BKFC 95,...
A Garbage Win Is Still a Win: The Cop Who Knocked Out a Fighter 13cm Taller and the Lesson of Bare-Knuckle's Developmental CrisisIn an empty stadium, my heartbeat was louder than the referee's whistle. But...
Farid Basharat Leaves the UFC at 16-0: Scorecards, Not Wins, Repriced a Roster SlotAcross the 11 UFC victories belonging to the Basharat brothers, the judges we...
UFC Cuts an Undefeated 16-0 Fighter: Three Scorecards and an Empty Roster SlotThree judges' scorecards, one identical line. No early bell, no opponent on t...
Farid Basharat went 16-0 and still got cut: when winning stops being currency in the UFCI re-watched Farid Basharat's fight against John Garza four times in two days...
16-0 and Still Cut: When the UFC Prices Entertainment, Not WinsThere was an evening when I sat alone in the edit room, rewinding the tape of...
Undefeated at 16-0 and Still Cut by the UFC: When a Perfect Record Stops Being CurrencyOn Thursday, Farid Basharat confirmed he is leaving the UFC. He is 29 years...
Farid Basharat exits UFC despite a 16-0 record: when a perfect record is no longer roster insuranceOf the eleven UFC wins belonging to the Basharat brothers, ten ended in a...
Farid Basharat Leaves the UFC at 16-0: When Winning Stops Being CurrencyIn a video less than two minutes long, Farid Basharat did not raise a belt, d...
UFC lets Farid Basharat walk despite a 16-0 record: the finish rate that repriced a careerAfter the final bell of the third round against John Garza, Farid Basharat...
Farid Basharat leaves UFC at 16-0: when a perfect record stops being currency inside the OctagonBangkok, 3 a.m. I rewind the tape of Farid Basharat's unanimous-decision win...
Brendan Allen Submits Christian Leroy Duncan in UFC Main Event: A Win Built on Nine Minutes of Control and a Single Deducted PointIn the 22nd minute of the fight, when Christian Leroy Duncan had nowhere left...
Brendan Allen Submits Christian Leroy Duncan at UFC: When the Controller Beats the StrikerIn the fifth round, as Christian Leroy Duncan was still trying to maintain...
Two Bouts in Three Weeks: Arman Tsarukyan's Physical Gamble at RAF Abu DhabiOn October 23, Arman Tsarukyan competed at RAF 14. On November 14, he compete...
RAF Abu Dhabi card revealed: Arman Tsarukyan faces Neiman Gracie, Kennedy Blades defends title against Bella MirReal American Freestyle (RAF) has unveiled the fight card for RAF Abu Dhabi,...
Sal Everett, Dana White's Personal Assistant, Earns UFC Contract with KnockoutSal Everett, a 29-year-old welterweight, has officially earned a UFC contract...
Dana White's Personal Assistant Scores Knockout, Earns UFC ContractDana White's Personal Assistant Scores Knockout, Earns UFC Contract Las Vegas...
Pereira vs. Pavlovich at UFC 335: The Concussion Math Behind a Six-Month ReturnLast June in Las Vegas, Alex Pereira went down in the second round against...
39 Years Old, a Stretcher and a Fifth Round: Raoni Barcelos Leaves the Las Vegas Cage in SilenceI watched the clip three times, rewound it twice, and each time I stopped on...
Raoni Barcelos Left the Cage on a Stretcher in Round 5: The Medical Verdict Has Not Been Read YetRaoni Barcelos Left the Cage on a Stretcher in Round 5: The Medical Verdict H...
Barcelos leaves the cage on a stretcher at 39: The fifth round says more than the scorecardA stretcher appeared next to the octagon in Las Vegas. Raoni Barcelos, a...
Raoni Barcelos and the Fifth Round: When 39 Leaves No Room to Pay the PriceRaoni Barcelos did not walk out of the cage on his own two feet. He left on a...
Raoni Barcelos: An Eight-Year Debt Paid in the Fifth RoundBy the fifth round of the Las Vegas main event, Raoni Barcelos was still...
Raoni Barcelos Hospitalized After Round-5 TKO: Decoding the Signals From a 39-Year-Old Fighter's BodyThe stretcher rolled into the middle of the octagon Las Vegas, early Sunday...
27 Reigns in 28 Years and One Vacant Belt: UFC Heavyweight History Through a Data LensOn the day Tom Aspinall was recognized as UFC heavyweight champion in June...
The Global MMA Champion Map: A One-Tier Weight Ladder and the Safety Zone Nobody NamesIn 2026, while cross-checking injury records for the Incheon United youth sid...
UFC Heavyweight: 27 Reigns in 28 Years and a Vacancy Nobody Wants to FillPeople remember the punch. I remember the way the arena breathed. On fight...
The Global Map of MMA Championship Belts: ONE Championship Runs 20 Pounds Heavier Than UFC, PFL Collects Ex-Bellator StarsSix organizations, more than twenty weight classes, and one question no one i...
27 Title Changes in 28 Years: The Fall Rhythm of the UFC's Heaviest BeltOn the UFC athlete page, the field naming the heavyweight champion has been...
The UFC Heavyweight Belt: 27 Title Changes and the Silence After the BellThere is a sound I have never managed to capture on a recorder, though I have...
28 Years, 27 UFC Heavyweight Reigns: When the Throne Is Designed to Stay EmptyIn September 2026, when the announcement that the UFC heavyweight belt would ...
When the Data Goes Blank, Combat Sports Writes Its Own LegendsOne March night in Hai Phong, I opened the data file for an upcoming fight...
