The UFC is the premier MMA organization in the world which hosts international talent on the biggest stage week in and week out. The UFC has been home to some of the most brutal, entertaining, talented and legendary fighters to ever step inside the octagon. Home to 8 men’s weight divisions and 4 women’s divisions,…
Approaching PEDs in combat sport
Obviously, performance enhancing drugs enhance the performance of athletes who can see results in the form increased abilities in endurance, strength and explosive abilities depending on the compounds used and the athletic requirements for an athlete’s sport. An important note to make is that the type of compound also matters as to avoid drug testing…
GOAT status in MMA
When it comes to discussing the greatest of all time in any sport, there is usually contention found when it comes to generation, level of competition and development of the sport at the time. Similar to most sports MMA finds itself contending with those as well as some aspects unique to combat sports. To preface,…
Last Week in Sports: UFC 261 in review
Saturday, April 24, saw one of the best MMA cards in recent memory. Taking place in front of the first large live audience that the UFC has hosted since the start of the pandemic, the 15,000-person crowd in Florida lit up the Jacksonville Arena with cheers and jeers that had been missing since fight night…
Modern boxing — beloved pastime or hype machine?
Boxing is one of, if not the most, popular combat sports that everyone has heard of. Outside of enjoying the technical aspects of the sport, I’d think most would agree that there is an appeal in watching two people try to punch each other’s lights out for a few three-minute rounds. From brutal wars where…
Lethwei – The art of nine limbs
The country of Myanmar has a long history of combat centered around one of the most brutal martial arts still practiced to this day. Lethwei, or Burmese boxing, is a martial art that has been recorded back to the 2nd century BC in the Pyu city-states of present-day Myanmar. Participants would range from commoners to…