Cutting weight before a fight: what is safe and what is not
How much weight can safely come off before a weigh-in, what the final 48 hours look like, how to rehydrate properly and when to stop the cut.
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Strength work in an MMA camp: how much, and on which days
How many strength sessions fit into a fight camp, which days they belong on, what sets and reps to use, and how to taper without losing strength.
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Setting up a punchbag at home without wrecking your wrists
How to pick the right bag weight, where you can safely hang one in a flat, and how to punch so your wrists survive the first three months.
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Boxing conditioning: how to build a week that lasts the rounds
Why you fade in round three, and how to arrange easy running, interval rounds, bag work and strength across a week so you last the whole fight.
6 min read
How a fighter's professional record is counted, and what a no contest is
What the win-loss-draw line actually records, who signs off on a result, and why some bouts end up counting for neither fighter at all.
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Amateur vs professional boxing: rules, kit and rounds
How rounds, gloves, headguards and scoring differ between amateur and professional boxing, and why each code demands a different kind of training.
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Boxing gloves, wraps and mouthguards: choosing and using them
What glove weight actually means, why hand wraps are really about the wrist, and how to tell a mouthguard that fits from one that does not.
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Sparring: how to do it properly and how often you need it
How to agree on sparring intensity, how many rounds a week actually make sense, what to do between sessions and when to stop and see a doctor.
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How to start boxing as an adult beginner: what to expect
What actually happens when an adult takes up boxing: the first class, the kit that matters, a weekly plan, sparring, and the mistakes that stall progress.
6 min read
Fighter nutrition in camp: calories, weight and rehydration
How much a fighter actually needs to eat during camp, how weight should come off without losing strength, and how to rehydrate after the weigh-in.
7 min read
MMA injuries: the most common ones and how to prevent them
What actually gets injured in MMA, why the training room causes more damage than fight night, and the habits that genuinely lower your risk.
6 min read
Concussion in combat sports: what we know and what to do
How to spot a concussion in the gym or the ring, what to do in the first 48 hours, how a safe return to sparring works, and when a doctor is not optional.
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ONE Championship and PFL: how they really differ from the UFC
Rules, weigh-ins, scoring and season formats compared: what ONE Championship and PFL do differently from the UFC, and how that changes a fighter's camp.
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Kickboxing and muay thai: what really separates them
Rules, stance, the clinch and the training week compared, so you know what changes between a muay thai gym and a kickboxing one before you sign up.
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Muay Thai: the rules, the techniques and how it is trained
How Muay Thai actually works: the rules and scoring, shin kicks and the clinch, a realistic training week, and the myths that keep going round.
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Wrestling as the base of MMA: why wrestlers so often dominate
Why wrestling decides where a fight happens, what it actually looks like in the cage, how to train it for MMA, and the myths about wrestlers that refuse to die.
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Brazilian jiu-jitsu: how the training works and what the belts mean
What a Brazilian jiu-jitsu class actually looks like, what each belt means, how long a black belt really takes, and how to train off the mats.
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Training grappling and striking in the same week
How to fit grappling and striking into one week without falling apart: session order, how much sparring, what to do in the gym and when to back off.
6 min read
Five-round conditioning: how fighters actually build it
What really decides whether your hands are still up in round five: the three energy systems, the weekly training mix and the habits that waste fuel.
6 min read
Weight cutting before a weigh-in: how it works and why it's risky
How fighters shed five to eight kilos in the week before a weigh-in, how much of it comes back before the fight, and the signs that a cut has gone too far.
8 min read
How MMA judging works and why decisions cause arguments
The ten-point must system, the criteria judges actually rank, and the concrete reasons two people can watch the same fight and score it differently.
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How a boxing round is scored: the 10-point must system
Who gets the 10, when a round drops to 10-8, and why three judges' cards disagree — the 10-point must system explained without the mystique.
8 min read
Boxing weight classes and titles: WBC, WBA, IBF and WBO explained
Why one division can have four champions, how the 17 weight classes work, and what a WBC, WBA, IBF or WBO belt actually tells you.
7 min read
How the UFC works: weight classes, rankings and title shots
A plain explanation of how the UFC is organised: the weight classes, who votes on the rankings, and how many wins it really takes to reach a title fight.
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