Martial Arts
A Referee Died From a Head-Drop in Mexico: 585,000 Pesos, a Closed File, and 14 Days Until the Ring Reopened
Slavi Binev, Bulgarian Taekwondo and the Four Keys of a Governance Node Removed
BoxRec and HBF: When Vietnamese Boxing's Scorecard Needs an International Certificate
BoxRec Knocks on HCMC's Door: The Data Question of Vietnamese Boxing
The Blank Sheet on the Scale: Vietnam's Combat Sports Injury-Data Gap
Martial ArtsA Referee Died From a Head-Drop in Mexico: 585,000 Pesos, a Closed File, and 14 Days Until the Ring ReopenedRobert Chacón was held in that position for a few seconds. Arena San Juan...
Martial ArtsSlavi Binev, Bulgarian Taekwondo and the Four Keys of a Governance Node RemovedThe mats were already laid at the arena in Sofia. Flags of ten countries hung...
Martial ArtsBoxRec and HBF: When Vietnamese Boxing's Scorecard Needs an International CertificateINTRODUCTION "When the pitch falls silent, the data starts scoring." In boxin...
Martial ArtsBoxRec Knocks on HCMC's Door: The Data Question of Vietnamese BoxingNo drums, no belts, no fighter names announced. The working session between t...
Martial ArtsThe Blank Sheet on the Scale: Vietnam's Combat Sports Injury-Data GapTwo hours before the fight, in the medical room of a small arena in Da Nang, ...
Martial ArtsThree Real Men Behind Jin Yong's Wuxia Pages: When Legend Overwhelms HistoryIn 2026, on the summit of Mount Hua, a group of robed Taoist priests blocked...
Martial ArtsThe Empty Analysis File and the Ethical Limit of Combat Sports AnalysisThe analysis file arrived on a Tuesday morning, on time, in the correct...
Martial ArtsWhen Data Stays Silent: Lessons from an Empty Analysis and the Trap of Sports DataThere is a moment in sports commentary that taught me more than any match: wh...
Martial ArtsThe Death of Rodis in Las Vegas and the $382,928 Judgment Buried Under the 'Mogul' HeadlineThere is a barbershop in front of that building, and a shoe store. Rodis, 45,...
Martial ArtsNewark Night and the Silence Before the Punch: When Jimmie Rivera Reteaches the Lesson of PatienceThe fight at Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey, ended at 46 seconds of th...
Martial ArtsBKFC 95: Jimmie Rivera stops Meyer in Round 4, and the two-tier résumé gapThe clock at Prudential Center stopped at 0:46 of the fourth round. Meyer wen...
Martial ArtsMuay Opens the 2026 National Sports Festival: 13 Weight Classes and a Talent-Pool PuzzleOn October 20 in Ho Chi Minh City, Muay enters the competition programme of t...
Martial ArtsMuay Thai opens Vietnam's 2026 National Sports Festival: weight structure, format and protocol gapsThe Muay Thai opening ceremony at Vietnam's 2026 National Sports Festival is...
Martial ArtsMuay Opens the 2026 National Sports Festival: Inside an Amateur RingAt six in the morning on 22 October, the gymnasium of the public service supp...
Martial ArtsBuakaw Banchamek beats Meng Gaofeng for the second time in Chonburi: a win built on craft, and the data gaps nobody publishedAt Max Muay Thai Stadium in Chonburi, the most telling detail of the night...
Martial ArtsJena Bishop and the PFL Belt: When a Fight Is Decided by One JudgeWhen Jena Bishop hit the mat for the second time in round one, I closed my...
Martial ArtsJena Bishop Edges Liz Carmouche 48-47 to Claim Inaugural PFL Women's Flyweight CrownAll three judges returned 48-47 in favor of Jena Bishop. If any one of them h...
Martial ArtsSingapore Women's Epee Team Makes History with Asian Games BronzeThe moment the score stopped at 42-41 in Singapore's favour against Uzbekista...