With the emergence of youth combat sports on the national and international scale, is there a framework in place to help our young athletes achieve success? When we look at outstanding athletes like Kayla Harrison, a two-time Olympic gold medalist who was able to transition from the Olympics to the PFL where she is a…
The current landscape of combat sports and the United States’ current standing in the world of international wrestling got me to thinking, “What college wrestling program provides the best pathway to success?” There were three categories that I used to try and best analyze this question: Olympic success of its athletes, UFC champions, and NCAA…
With yet another assault allegation now looming over UFC fighter Coner Mcgregor’s head have we finally come to the point where we have to take a closer look at what kind of impact his actions will have on combat sports. What can be learned from Coner Mcgregor’s success? He is currently the most well-known mma…
The 2023 Oceania Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) Championships will be held in Auckland, New Zealand, according to the Global Association of Mixed Martial Arts (GAMMA), which has announced the location of its first international event of the year. From Australia, the Cook Islands, Fiji, New Zealand, Samoa, Tonga, and Tuvalu, among other nations whose participation…
‘I am kicking myself,’ said Chatri Sityodtong expressing his feelings regarding his first show in the United States when asked at the post press conference. While talking to his team about doing his first show in the United States, one of the topics of discussion was possibly a larger venue. At the time Chatri felt…
Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury both putting their names in the MMA hat Deontay appeared at PFL and announced his desire in facing Francis Ngannou live, or Tyson considered accepting Dana White’s invitation to fight Jon Jones in the UFC. Thus, why is the question. We all know that Dana White is trying to portray…
