Martial Arts
UFC 333: Volkanovski, Yan and the Limits of the Word Great
Why a Combat Sports Report Cannot Be Written Without Names, Records and Weigh-In Numbers
From Judo Peak to Abyss: Lessons from Tomofumi Takajo's Arrest
Muay Thai Opens the 2026 National Sports Festival: Six Men's Classes, Seven Women's Classes and the Gaps Nobody Has Published
Martial ArtsAfter UFC 333: Volkanovski, Evloev, Yan and the Question the Rankings Cannot AnswerOn a 100-metre track, nobody has to persuade anybody. Run 9.79 and you are in...
Martial ArtsA Referee Died From a Head-Drop: The Injury Map and Mexico's Lucha Libre Power VacuumThe referee went down without a sound. The crowd inside the arena in Hidalgo...
Martial ArtsWhen the Fight Analysis Grid Comes Back Empty: A Trade That Forgot How to Say 'I Don't KnowThe report landed on my desk close to midnight, Beijing time. Eight sections,...
Martial ArtsUFC 333: Volkanovski, Yan and the Limits of the Word GreatThe clock inside the cage stopped at 4:28 of the first round. Kavanagh took...
Martial ArtsBoxRec in Ho Chi Minh City: Fighter Records Get Written, Safety Standards Stay BlankThat morning at the gym, the foreign visitor did not watch the heavy bag. He...
Martial ArtsWhy a Combat Sports Report Cannot Be Written Without Names, Records and Weigh-In NumbersThe night in Guangzhou was sealed so tight that heartbeats had to rehearse in...
Martial ArtsRAF: Tsarukyan vs Danis, a Press-Conference Brawl and a Media Gamble Before the BellOne T-shirt, one lunge and a security intervention turned a Real American...
Martial ArtsBrawl at RAF Presser: Tsarukyan, Danis and the Freestyle Wrestling Equation Before the Title BoutThe press conference at Fontainebleau, Las Vegas, began with a T-shirt. Dillo...
Martial ArtsThree Historical Figures Distorted by Wuxia Fiction: Which Case Survives a Source Audit?On the third night I was still sitting with the same file. It had been tagged...
Martial ArtsThe “Martial Arts” Label and the Data Trap in Vietnamese Sports ReportingLate at night in the office I opened a martial arts analysis that had just co...
Martial ArtsFrom Judo Peak to Abyss: Lessons from Tomofumi Takajo's ArrestIn the world of martial arts, every athlete carries a story. But not every...
Martial ArtsFrom 'Boxing Mogul' to a $383,000 Labor Judgment: The Dark Side of the Filipino Fighter Recruitment PipelineIn the last three fight cards I covered in person across small Southeast Asia...
Martial ArtsMuay Thai Opens the 2026 National Sports Festival: Six Men's Classes, Seven Women's Classes and the Gaps Nobody Has PublishedIn the published competition schedule for the 2026 National Sports Festival,...
Martial ArtsMuay Thai Opens the 2026 National Sports Festival: 13 Divisions, Three-Round Rules and the Gaps Nobody Has PublishedAt 6 a.m. on 22 October, the corridor of the gymnasium at Ho Chi Minh City's...
Martial ArtsA Referee Died From a Head-Drop: The Injury Map and Mexico's Lucha Libre Power VacuumThe referee went down without a sound. The crowd inside the arena in Hidalgo...
Martial ArtsWhen the Fight Analysis Grid Comes Back Empty: A Trade That Forgot How to Say 'I Don't KnowThe report landed on my desk close to midnight, Beijing time. Eight sections,...
Martial ArtsUFC 333: Volkanovski, Yan and the Limits of the Word GreatThe clock inside the cage stopped at 4:28 of the first round. Kavanagh took...
Martial ArtsBoxRec in Ho Chi Minh City: Fighter Records Get Written, Safety Standards Stay BlankThat morning at the gym, the foreign visitor did not watch the heavy bag. He...
Martial ArtsWhy a Combat Sports Report Cannot Be Written Without Names, Records and Weigh-In NumbersThe night in Guangzhou was sealed so tight that heartbeats had to rehearse in...
Martial ArtsRAF: Tsarukyan vs Danis, a Press-Conference Brawl and a Media Gamble Before the BellOne T-shirt, one lunge and a security intervention turned a Real American...
Martial ArtsBrawl at RAF Presser: Tsarukyan, Danis and the Freestyle Wrestling Equation Before the Title BoutThe press conference at Fontainebleau, Las Vegas, began with a T-shirt. Dillo...
Martial ArtsThree Historical Figures Distorted by Wuxia Fiction: Which Case Survives a Source Audit?On the third night I was still sitting with the same file. It had been tagged...
Martial ArtsThe “Martial Arts” Label and the Data Trap in Vietnamese Sports ReportingLate at night in the office I opened a martial arts analysis that had just co...
Martial ArtsFrom Judo Peak to Abyss: Lessons from Tomofumi Takajo's ArrestIn the world of martial arts, every athlete carries a story. But not every...
Martial ArtsFrom 'Boxing Mogul' to a $383,000 Labor Judgment: The Dark Side of the Filipino Fighter Recruitment PipelineIn the last three fight cards I covered in person across small Southeast Asia...
Martial ArtsMuay Thai Opens the 2026 National Sports Festival: Six Men's Classes, Seven Women's Classes and the Gaps Nobody Has PublishedIn the published competition schedule for the 2026 National Sports Festival,...
Martial ArtsMuay Thai Opens the 2026 National Sports Festival: 13 Divisions, Three-Round Rules and the Gaps Nobody Has PublishedAt 6 a.m. on 22 October, the corridor of the gymnasium at Ho Chi Minh City's...
