MMA

Oliver Gadd

40 min read

Mixed Martial Arts and the Presence of Right-Wing Ideology

Introduction: Art Under Attack At the 2017 Golden Globe Awards, Meryl Streep took to the stage to accept the Lifetime Achievement Award. ...

Oliver Gadd

5 min read

Punishing Wrestlers with Sean O'Malley

If you are who you say you are... Despite most media, analysts and fellow fighters picking against him, Sean O’Malley is the new...

Oliver Gadd

5 min read

UFC 290: Alexander Volkanovski vs Yair Rodriguez Keys To Victory

Alexander Volkanovski is arguably the best fighter we’ve ever seen. Between his domination of the Featherweight division since taking the...

Oliver Gadd

6 min read

UFC 290: Brandon Moreno vs Alexandre Pantoja Keys To Victory

It’s hard to look at Brandon Moreno and Alexandre Pantoja’s third meeting and take too much away from their first two bouts. After...

Oliver Gadd

5 min read

UFC on ABC 5: Emmett vs. Topuria Keys to Victory

A classic young gun versus veteran matchup greets Jacksonville this weekend as Georgian/Spanish Ilia Topuria takes on Team Alpha Male’s...

Oliver Gadd

13 min read

The Identity of a Fighter - Masculinity in MMA

A study of masculine identity and culture within MMA and the implications and opportunities for change.

Oliver Gadd

6 min read

Aljamain Sterling vs TJ Dillashaw - Proving a Point

Now a proven champion, Aljamain Sterling has no time to rest on his laurels. He faces a consensus great Bantamweight in TJ Dillashaw....

Oliver Gadd

7 min read

Cory Sandhagen Carves His Way to Victory at UFC Vegas 60

Cory Sandhagen’s recent streak of competitive losses came to an end in his 5-round bantamweight main event against Song Yadong. The long,...

Oliver Gadd

6 min read

Israel Adesanya vs Alex Pereira: The Threepeat

After a recent run of universally panned performances, former Middleweight champion Israel Adesanya was put to the test against his...

Oliver Gadd

2 min read

UFC Vegas 63 Calvin Kattar vs Arnold Allen: Post-Fight Lamentations

2022 should go down, if nothing else, as the year of random limb explosions. With Aspinall, Rakic, Dillashaw, Ortega and now Kattar all...

Oliver Gadd

3 min read

Charles Oliveira vs Islam Makhachev: A Battle for Legacy

Charles Oliveira’s flashy finishing streak against the best of the UFC’s marquee division will be put to the test at UFC 280. The once...