Analysis
The Ground Game Nobody Sees: Why Wrestling Wins Fights
Knockouts make the highlight reel. Wrestling decides the fight. The least glamorous skill in mixed martial arts is also the one that controls where, and how,…
Fear in the Cage: What Fighters Carry to the Octagon
Every fighter is afraid. The good ones are not fearless — they have simply made a working arrangement with the thing in…
The Decline of the Knockout, the Rise of the Strategist
As the talent pool deepens, the wild finisher is giving way to the patient tactician. It is making fights closer, smarter, and…