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Into the Sunset: Retirement done right
Some fighters have to be dragged kicking and screaming into retirement. Despite the injuries, knockouts and one-sided beatings, they just can't let go and leave the sport they love. But there are some fighters that [...]
Works of Art: MMA’s most artful moments
“Hollywood is crawling with outsiders and foreigners. And if we kick them all out you'll have nothing to watch but football and mixed martial arts, which,” Meryl Streep announces on stage at the 2017 Golden [...]
Francis Ngannou – New Ambition
Some fighters know they want to be a mixed martial artist the second they see it. Others get that feeling once they've started training for the first time. Then there's Francis Ngannou, who had absolutely [...]
Cody Garbrandt – Believe, Achieve, Succeed
By Nick Peet It took Cody Garbrandt 12 months to go from unranked UFC newcomer to undisputed world champion and number one 135lb fighter on the planet. And people still believe that dreams don't [...]
Fighting Hurt
We hear it all too often that fighters are fighting hurt, that they are never 100% fit, that they carry injuries into every fight. But how serious is the problem in mixed martial arts? Several [...]
Vision Quest: George Sotiropoulos ain’t done yet
As rampaging Australian middleweight contender Robert Whittaker edges closer and closer to a UFC title shot, Elliot Worsell checks in with George Sotiropoulos, a former lightweight contender from Melbourne who made his first UFC appearance [...]