Opinion: A New Way to Rank Champions
Lev Pisarsky offers up a different perspective on ranking the best
fighters in the world across different promotions.
Opinion: Will They Let You Leave With Your Win?
Lev Pisarsky examines the phenomenon of promotional and
fan-favorite fighters benefiting from questionable judging, and the
way it affects all...
American Football Destroys Kung Fu!
Lev Pisarsky shares some fun reminiscences of mid-90s MMA, when
just being big, strong and tough could take a man quite a long way
in a wild new...
The Bottom Line: The Illusion of Supremacy
Once-dominant champions in all three major American mixed martial
arts organizations have questions to answer after being dethroned
in 2022,...
Opinion: Bantamweights Tell Us MMA’s Future
The top competitors at 135 pounds give us a glimpse of what the
sport might look like in the days, weeks, months and years ahead,
writes Lev Pisarsky.
Opinion: The UFC Not Presenting a ‘Sport’
More than enough exhibits have been entered into evidence for fans
to know that the top mixed martial arts organization in the world
will almost...
The Bottom Line: Wakeup Call
Mixed martial arts promotions and regulating bodies should use the
alleged James
Krause scandal as an opportunity to combat the potential for...
Opinion: Good Coach vs. Bad Coach
Sherdog columnist Lev Pisarsky examines the stark differences
between Pat Miletich and Ken Shamrock as trainers to the stars.
Opinion: The Mental Sport
Sherdog columnist Lev Pisarsky looks at four fights from UFC
281—a strong contender for “Event of the Year”—where the mind
mattered most.
The Bottom Line: Gut Punches
Agonizing losses suffered by some of the sport’s more popular
competitors overshadowed their victorious opponents at UFC
281, writes Todd Martin.
