Martial Arts
Volkanovski and a New Crossroads After UFC 333: When Timing Is EverythingAfter UFC 333, the biggest question surrounding Alexander Volkanovski is no...
Asiad 20, September 20: Bui Ngoc Nhi takes karate kata bronze via repechage as Vietnam's karate shows its distance from JapanOn the electronic board at the Aichi-Nagoya arena, Bui Ngoc Nhi's name sat in...
Vietnamese Combat Sports Is Missing a Verification LayerThat night at Rach Mieu Arena, the roar was loud enough that I had to lean in...
UFC books interim welterweight title: Carlos Prates vs. Michael Morales at UFC 336 as Islam Makhachev cannot defendOn January 30 at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, UFC 336 will carry two title...
UFC 336 Books Interim Welterweight Title: Prates Meets Morales While Makhachev Waits Out RamadanOn a weekend morning, I sat in a familiar corner of a training hall outside...
UFC 333: Volkanovski, Yan and the Biological Ceiling the Record Book Does Not ShowThe arena begins to empty from the twelfth row. In the far corner, a man in a...
Volkanovski Stops Evloev in Round 2 at UFC 333: When the Wrestling Wall Collapses at the Point of ConversionSummer 2026, I said something that made the whole scene laugh. Now they call ...
UFC 336: Carlos Prates vs. Michael Morales and the Interim Belt the Calendar BuiltInside the broadcast frame of Scotiabank Arena there is a moment that almost...
Vietnamese Martial Arts and the Data Gap: When a Match Report Has Not a Single Verifiable FactVietnamese Martial Arts and the Data Gap: When a Match Report Has Not a Singl...
One Label, Nine Injuries: The Uncounted Data Gap at SEA Games 31In May 2026, in the warm-up area of the boxing hall at SEA Games 31, I counte...
The Empty Report and the Classification Trap in Vietnamese Martial ArtsAt 11:47 p.m. in Da Nang, with a light rain falling, a file slid into my inbo...
Yin Zhiping, Lü Wende, Shi Lang: The Case Files of Three Historical Names Distorted by Wuxia FictionIn October 2026, on the road up Mount Hua, a group of Taoist priests from...
Chimaev demands Strickland rematch: three 48-47 scorecards and a weight cut he cannot rememberKhamzat Chimaev says he does not remember his weight cut. Not how he got onto...
After the Tokyo Tatami: A Judo Champion and the Post-Career VoidOn the Tokyo tatami in 2026, Tomofumi Takajo threw the reigning world number...
