Combat SportsHow UFC rankings and title shots actually work
Who votes on them, how a fighter earns a title shot, and why the line sometimes gets jumped. The UFC ranking system, explained.
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Combat SportsUFC Event Week: What Makes Fight Promotion So Effective
The UFC has turned the week before a fight into a content engine of its own. Here is how press conferences, Embedded and weigh-ins build an event from nothing.
Combat SportsHow Fighters Build Personal Brands Outside the Arena
A fighting career is short and violent. The smartest fighters now treat their name as the real asset, building businesses and audiences that outlast the final bell.
Combat SportsThe Business of Pay-Per-View in Combat Sports
For decades, pay-per-view was the financial engine of boxing and the UFC. Now the biggest players are abandoning it. Here is how the model worked and why it is fading.
Combat SportsBoxing vs MMA: How Combat Sports Audiences Differ
Boxing and MMA look similar from a distance, but their audiences, economics and media strategies have diverged sharply. Here is how the two fan bases compare.