Martial Arts
Muay Thai Opens Vietnam's 2026 National Sports Festival: the 63.5 kg Ceiling, the Opening Slot, and the Rules Nobody Published
The Empty Martial Arts Record: Eight Data Fields, One Surviving Label
UFC 332: Nine First-Round Knockouts and What the Promotion Would Rather You Not Count
The Random Weigh-In Scale and a Forfeited Spot: A Governance Gap in South Korea's Judo Team
Dana White's Personal Assistant Knocks Out Ozzy Martin to Earn a UFC Contract: From Backstage Staffer to Professional Fighter
Muay Opens Vietnam's 2026 National Sports Festival: Weight-Class Architecture and the Forty-Eight-Hour GapThe competition schedule says October 20, 2026. The opening ceremony is set f...
Muay Thai Opens Vietnam's 2026 National Sports Festival: the 63.5 kg Ceiling, the Opening Slot, and the Rules Nobody PublishedAt six in the morning on 22 October 2026, in Ho Chi Minh City, the opening...
Three 48-47 Scorecards: Jena Bishop and an Inaugural Belt Hanging on a Single RoundRound one, 41 seconds left. Jena Bishop rises for the second time in the same...
The Empty Martial Arts Record: Eight Data Fields, One Surviving LabelOn the night of August 12, I opened three tabs as usual: one holding the sour...
Three disciplines under one label: where Vietnamese martial arts data goes blank5:40 a.m., a gym at the end of an alley off Nguyen Chi Thanh Street in Thuan...
Tran Thi Cam Tu and the Karate Silver: When the 0-6 Defeat Isn't the Only StoryI called an old contact in Incheon, asking him what it feels like to stand in...
Tran Thi Cam Tu and the Karate Silver: A Technical Verdict from the Empty ArenaThe training hall in Bielsko-Biała was empty of strangers. I stood in the...
Jena Bishop Outpoints Liz Carmouche for PFL Crown: The 48-47 and One Discretionary ScorecardThree judges returned 48-47. The identical number on all three scorecards mak...
Jena Bishop and Three 48-47 Cards: An Inaugural Belt Decided by One RoundRound five, a little over four minutes left, Jena Bishop is on Liz Carmouche'...
UFC 332: Nine First-Round Knockouts and What the Promotion Would Rather You Not CountThe bell ending the first round sounded in the ninth fight of UFC 332, and I...
Farid Basharat, the Contract That Never Came, and the Real Value of a 16-0 RecordOn a Thursday afternoon in late July 2026, Farid Basharat opened the X app an...