Martial Arts
27 Reigns in 28 Years: Anatomy of UFC Heavyweight VolatilityOn September 7, 2026, when Tom Aspinall was officially stripped of the title...
Korean UFC After the Korean Zombie: When Breathing Replaces the RoarOn the night of August 26, 2026, I sat in a small studio in Incheon, headphon...
UFC Heavyweight 2026–2026: 27 Reigns, One Silence, and the Hidden Power GameIn September 2026 the UFC heavyweight belt sits vacant again. Tom Aspinall,...
Ligaments Don't Lie: A Vietnamese Combat-Sports Season and the Early ComebacksOn the morning of March 12, at a gym in District 7, Saigon, a 23-year-old...
SEA Games Gold Cannot Hide the Real Gap in Vietnamese BoxingRound three, the points gap was already open. The crowd inside the arena...
Page 400 of Southeast Asian Combat Sports: When the Data Is Empty, Trust Must Be Re-VerifiedOn January 14, 2026, at a gym on the edge of Chiang Mai, I opened my twelfth...
Vietnam's Three Streams of Martial Arts: The Mistake Begins with the LabelDuring a podcast recording session in March 2026, a young listener in Da Nang...
Performance Martial Arts or Combat Sport: The Classification Question That Decides Every JudgmentIn a sports newsroom in Hanoi, an editor slid a short clip toward me and aske...
Vietnam's Fighting Ring and the Injury Data Gap: When a Fighter's Body Has No FileOn the night of July 14, at a small arena on the edge of Saigon, a 22-year-ol...
An April silver and one line in a medical file: the Inam Butt doping case through a referee's eyeIn April, at the beach wrestling event of an Asian continental games, Inam Bu...
Inam Butt: When a Champion's Medical File Collides With the Anti-Doping RecordIn April at the Asian Beach Games, Inam Butt stepped onto the wrestling podiu...
Korean UFC After the Korean Zombie: When Breathing Replaces the RoarOn the night of August 26, 2026, I sat in a small studio in Incheon, headphon...
UFC Heavyweight 2026–2026: 27 Reigns, One Silence, and the Hidden Power GameIn September 2026 the UFC heavyweight belt sits vacant again. Tom Aspinall,...
Ligaments Don't Lie: A Vietnamese Combat-Sports Season and the Early ComebacksOn the morning of March 12, at a gym in District 7, Saigon, a 23-year-old...
SEA Games Gold Cannot Hide the Real Gap in Vietnamese BoxingRound three, the points gap was already open. The crowd inside the arena...
Page 400 of Southeast Asian Combat Sports: When the Data Is Empty, Trust Must Be Re-VerifiedOn January 14, 2026, at a gym on the edge of Chiang Mai, I opened my twelfth...
Vietnam's Three Streams of Martial Arts: The Mistake Begins with the LabelDuring a podcast recording session in March 2026, a young listener in Da Nang...
Performance Martial Arts or Combat Sport: The Classification Question That Decides Every JudgmentIn a sports newsroom in Hanoi, an editor slid a short clip toward me and aske...
Vietnam's Fighting Ring and the Injury Data Gap: When a Fighter's Body Has No FileOn the night of July 14, at a small arena on the edge of Saigon, a 22-year-ol...
An April silver and one line in a medical file: the Inam Butt doping case through a referee's eyeIn April, at the beach wrestling event of an Asian continental games, Inam Bu...
Inam Butt: When a Champion's Medical File Collides With the Anti-Doping RecordIn April at the Asian Beach Games, Inam Butt stepped onto the wrestling podiu...
