Martial Arts
Martial ArtsVietnam's Combat-Sports Injury Map: When the Data Begins With a Blank2026-10-05The night of the fights was at an arena in southern Ho Chi Minh City. I sat i...
Martial ArtsVirtual Taekwondo at the 2026 Asian Games: Châu Ngọc Tuyết Sang and the First Door of a Discipline Without a History2026-10-03Hanoi, a morning in late September. Inside the training hall, footsteps...
Martial ArtsThe Đinh Văn Tâm File: Asiad 20 Silver, a Left Knee, and the Ceiling of a Sanda Prodigy2026-10-01The Morning With No Crowd At 5:40 in the morning, the corridor of the trainin...
Bishop beats Carmouche 48-47: the first PFL women's flyweight belt turned on one roundRound five, roughly four minutes in. Jena Bishop is on Liz Carmouche's back,...
Farid Basharat and the 16-0 Paradox: The UFC Pays for Entertainment, Not for RecordsIn the waiting room of the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, there is a whiteboard that...
16-0 Wasn't Enough: Why the UFC Cut Farid Basharat Despite an Unbeaten RecordIn a gym in South Florida, Farid Basharat still steps onto the mat every...
100 Grams and an Invisible Injury Map: The No-Match Fall of a -48kg Judo AthleteFifteen minutes before the random weigh-in deadline, Jung Su-jin cut her hair...
Pakistan's Olympic Wrestling: Rs30 Million Requested, Rs0 Granted, and the February 2027 DeadlineIn a training hall in Lahore, the mat is still laid out every morning. But th...
Eight Layers of a Fight: When a Good Analyst Must Say 'Not Enough Data'"On that night in 2026 I stayed awake until dawn; by morning, football stood...
Vietnamese Professional Martial Arts in the Global Vortex: Sanda, MMA and the Invisible Hands Behind the RingEvery season begins on a morning when no one is yet awake. This martial arts...
RAF Abu Dhabi: Tsarukyan Fights Twice in Three Weeks, and the Question Nobody Wants to AnswerOn October 23, Arman Tsarukyan steps onto the mat at RAF 14 to face Dillon...
Sal Everett, Dana White's Personal Assistant, Earns UFC Contract With Contender Series KnockoutSal Everett, a 29-year-old fighter from Las Vegas, has earned an official UFC...
Farid Basharat and the 16-0 Paradox: The UFC Pays for Entertainment, Not for RecordsIn the waiting room of the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, there is a whiteboard that...
16-0 Wasn't Enough: Why the UFC Cut Farid Basharat Despite an Unbeaten RecordIn a gym in South Florida, Farid Basharat still steps onto the mat every...
100 Grams and an Invisible Injury Map: The No-Match Fall of a -48kg Judo AthleteFifteen minutes before the random weigh-in deadline, Jung Su-jin cut her hair...
Pakistan's Olympic Wrestling: Rs30 Million Requested, Rs0 Granted, and the February 2027 DeadlineIn a training hall in Lahore, the mat is still laid out every morning. But th...
Eight Layers of a Fight: When a Good Analyst Must Say 'Not Enough Data'"On that night in 2026 I stayed awake until dawn; by morning, football stood...
Vietnamese Professional Martial Arts in the Global Vortex: Sanda, MMA and the Invisible Hands Behind the RingEvery season begins on a morning when no one is yet awake. This martial arts...
RAF Abu Dhabi: Tsarukyan Fights Twice in Three Weeks, and the Question Nobody Wants to AnswerOn October 23, Arman Tsarukyan steps onto the mat at RAF 14 to face Dillon...
Sal Everett, Dana White's Personal Assistant, Earns UFC Contract With Contender Series KnockoutSal Everett, a 29-year-old fighter from Las Vegas, has earned an official UFC...