Shevchenko vacates flyweight belt with shoulder and back ligament damage
Coach Pavel Fedotov says shoulder and back ligament damage forced Shevchenko out; the flyweight belt is vacant and Silva meets Wang Cong for it.
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Dana White says heavyweight division will keep rolling as Aspinall's return date stays unset
White says Aspinall remains injured and the heavyweight division will carry on without him, but he offered no return date and no ruling on the belt.
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Low kick technique and how to learn it without injury
How a low kick actually works, where it lands, how shins really adapt to impact, and which common mistakes end in a wrecked ankle or leg.
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Guard, mount and side control: BJJ positions explained
A plain guide to guard, mount and side control: what each position does, what it scores, how to escape it and how to drill it properly in class.
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Your first sparring session: how to prepare and why you go light
What a first sparring session should actually look like: how hard to go, what gear you need, how to prepare and when to stop the round.
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Krav maga: self-defence or sport, and what you actually get
Where krav maga came from, what a class really looks like, how many sessions a week it takes, and where knife and gun defences stop working.
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How to choose a martial arts club: what to ask at the first session
What a good first session actually looks like, the eight questions worth asking out loud, and the warning signs that tell you to keep looking elsewhere.
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Aikido and wing chun: what works in sparring and what doesn't
What aikido and wing chun actually teach, which parts fall apart against a resisting partner, and how to add live work so the useful bits survive.
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Taekwondo rules and scoring: how an Olympic bout actually works
What a head kick is worth, how the electronic scoring vest decides a point, and why Olympic bouts are won two rounds out of three rather than on total score.
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Sambo explained: how it differs from judo and wrestling
Rules, scoring, leg locks and how sambo is actually trained, plus a clear breakdown of what separates it from judo and from freestyle wrestling.
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Dana White confirms UFC will not re-sign Michael 'Venom' Page
Dana White has confirmed the UFC is not re-signing Michael 'Venom' Page, who closed out his six-fight deal in Paris with a 5-1 promotional record.
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Dana White says heavyweight division moves on without Tom Aspinall
Dana White says the UFC heavyweight division will keep moving without Tom Aspinall, who has been out for 11 months with an eye injury and no return date.
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Katie Taylor beats Flora Pili at Croke Park and retires undisputed
Katie Taylor beat Flora Pili by unanimous decision at Croke Park on 5 September, becoming undisputed champion for a third time and retiring with a 26-1 record.
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Parnasse stops Hooker in the opening round in Paris
Salahdine Parnasse stopped Dan Hooker with a body kick and follow-up strikes at 2:35 of round one on his UFC debut in Paris.
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Shevchenko vacates flyweight title through injury as Silva meets Wang Cong at UFC 332
The UFC says Valentina Shevchenko will be out for at least a year, leaving Natalia Silva and Wang Cong to contest the vacant flyweight belt on 3 October in Salt Lake City.
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Martial arts for children: what age, which sport, what to check
When a child can realistically start, which combat sport suits which age, what a good class looks like and where the sensible limits on contact sit.
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The muay thai clinch: how to train it and why it wins rounds
How the muay thai clinch actually works, why judges reward it, which drills build it, and the mistakes that keep beginners stuck and gassed inside it.
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How to hold focus mitts properly and what pad work trains
How to hold focus mitts so neither wrist nor shoulder pays for it, how to structure rounds and calls, and what pad work really trains and what it doesn't.
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Neck training for fighters: what it does and how to build it
How neck strength changes what a punch does to your head, which exercises actually earn their place, and how to build them over eight to twelve weeks.
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Skipping rope for fighters: variations, rounds and what it builds
Which skipping variations actually help a fighter, how many rounds to do, and what the rope genuinely builds — plus what it does not.
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Kyokushin, Shotokan and Wado: what actually sets them apart
How knockdown and point-fighting rules shape stance, range and conditioning in three karate styles, and what that means for your Tuesday night session.
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Taekwondo scoring and rules, and what real training looks like
How taekwondo scoring actually works, what a gam-jeom is, how a match runs round by round, and what a genuine week of club training involves.
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Judo for adult beginners: what training looks like and how belts work
What an adult beginner actually does in a judo class, what you learn in the first months, and how the kyu and dan belt system really works in practice.
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The heavy bag as cardio: what you really burn and how to train rounds
A realistic calorie range for bag work, why your watch overstates it, and how to build rounds that raise conditioning without wrecking your wrists.
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