Sitemap - 2023 - The MMA Draw Newsletter
2023: UFC business was booming, fandom not so much
A thank you gift to the substack subscribers - The Fine Art of Violence
An insider's deep dive on how UFC got California to sanction Power Slap: Part Two
UFC 296 technical breakdown: Who is to blame for the tepid main event?
An insider's deep dive on how UFC got California to sanction Power Slap: Part One
Clown Show: Mumble Mouthed Colby Covington Secures Legacy as UFC's Biggest Loser
Second Place Sonnen finally comes in first
UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington live thread
UFC 296 staff picks and predictions
UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington - Expert analysis and predictions from the MMA Vivisection team
UFC 296 technique breakdown: Building a beatdown with Ian Garry
The champ doth protest too much, methinks - The Fine Art of Violence.
Is Daniel Cormier right that 'there's no suing in fighting'?
TKO COO Mark Shapiro's ruthless message to Team UFC & Team WWE
California folded far too fast on Power Slap
UFC Vegas 83: Song vs. Gutierrez live thread
UFC Fight Night: Song Yadong vs. Chris Gutierrez staff picks and predictions
UFC Vegas 83: Expert analysis and predictions from the MMA Vivisection team
Emails and texts reveal UFC's 'cut throat' and 'nasty' negotiation tactics
Dear Roxy: What's your non-training diet like?
UFC Song vs. Gutierrez Insider Picks
How UFC owners pulled hundreds of millions out the company every year to pay themselves
UFN Song vs. Gutierrez Reader Picks
Is Gavin Newsom giving UFC & Dana White a Golden State gift for Power Slap?
UFC Austin reminds us that sports don't matter
UFC Austin: Tsarukyan vs. Dariush live thread
UFC Austin staff picks and predictions: Beneil Dariush gets the slight nod
UFC Austin: Expert analysis and predictions from the MMA Vivsection team
The UFC has quietly become a black box - The Fine Art of Violence
Likely payouts revealed for Nick and Nate Diaz, 47 other WMMA champs and UFC stars
I hope the PFL can stop sucking
The highs and lows of being a UFC prospect - The Fine Art of Violence
Finding fool's gold: Where's the oil money for MMA?
Feature: Working undercover for the UFC
UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Craig - Fights to make
UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Craig live thread
UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Craig staff picks and predictions
UFC's strangely uncomfortable celebration of the history of their 30th anniversary
UFC Allen vs. Craig Insider picks
UFC 295 Technical breakdown: Pereira and Procházka was a throwback to MMA's violent history
UFC Allen vs. Craig Reader Picks
Likely payouts for 33 former UFC champions revealed from lawsuit documents
UFC 295: Prochazka vs. Pereira - Fights to make
UFC 295 staff picks and predictions: Prochazka vs. Pereira will be close
UFC 295 technique breakdown: Alex Pereira's legendary left hook
How ‘Face The Pain’ became the sound of the UFC
The one fight UFC should have never let go to the judges - Part 1
UFC 294: Prochazka vs. Pereira Reader Picks
Endeavor is vulnerable, but massively profitable UFC is 'definitely not for sale'
UFC's desperation cost a great title fight
UFC Sao Paulo: Bloody Elbow live thread
UFC Sao Paulo: Expert analysis and predictions from the MMA Vivsection team
UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs. Lewis staff picks and predictions
Several top UFC stars' payouts revealed in lawsuit documents
Whatever happened to heavyweight MMA? - The Fine Art of Violence
This is how the Just Bleed GIF became MMA's most infamous meme
UFC Almeida vs. Lewis Insider Picks
How UFC's greed lost both Francis Ngannou and their crown as undisputed kingmaker
UFC Almeida vs. Lewis Reader Picks
Francis Ngannou just shook MMA
Dear Roxy: Should the Octagon fence be replaced with plexiglass?
UFC 294 Technical Breakdown: How to adjust against the king of adjustments
The Genesis of Francis Ngannou vs. Tyson Fury
UFC 294: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 2 live thread!
UFC 294 staff picks and predictions: Islam Makhachev by a hair
UFC 294: Expert analysis and predictions from the MMA Vivsection team
Technique breakdown: Khamzat Chimaev and the science of smesh
Who is FBI vet and new UFC drug testing czar George Piro?
UFC & USADA: How did it last so long?
How I Got Into This Mess, pt 3: Crossover Boxing
UFC Vegas: Yusuff vs. Barboza live thread
UFC Fight Night: Sodiq Yusuff vs. Edson Barboza picks and predictions
What would you show people who don't know what MMA is? - The Fine Art of Violence
The UFC and Fury vs. Ngannou are heading to Saudi Arabia - is it safe?
UFC Yusuff vs. Barboza insider picks
UFC Yusuff vs. Barboza reader picks
The UFC 's story of its bromance with Donald Trump leaves out one key detail
UFC Fight Night: Dawson vs. Green live thread
UFC Fight Night: Dawson vs. Green staff picks and predictions
Breaking down MMA's most restrictive contract: ONE Championship's clauses extend past death
The Fine Art of Violence - March 2023
UFC Grant Dawson vs. Bobby Green Insider Picks
UFC Dawson vs. Green reader picks
WWE & UFC looking to TKO Japan with new ABEMA & U-NEXT TV deals
Boxing has been kicking the UFC's ass all year and here's why
The Fine Art of Violence - February 2023
The most interesting man in MMA right now is Scott Coker
Ari Emanuel's massive salaries and bonuses from TKO revealed
Virtual reality and the future of MMA
UFC Vegas: Fiziev vs. Gamrot live thread
UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. Gamrot staff picks and predictions
UFC Fiziev vs. Gamrot Insider Picks
UFC finances for first half of 2023 revealed
UFC Rafael Fiziev vs. Mateuz Gamrot reader picks
California is cruising for a bruising
Noche UFC: Shevchenko vs. Grasso 2 live thread
Noche UFC: Grasso vs. Shevchenko 2 staff picks and predictions
The (W)reckoning of Valentina Shevchenko - The Fine Art of Violence
UFC 293 Technical breakdown: Did Israel Adesanya just have an off night?
UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland - Fights to make
UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland live thread
UFC 293 staff picks and predictions
Bangers and bummers: the two sides of Israel Adesanya
The Fine Art of Violence - Best and the worst of January 2023
UFC’s Gordian knot in tying up antitrust lawsuit damages
UFC Paris: Gane vs. Spivac live thread
UFC Paris staff picks and predictions
The Fine Art of Violence: Editing the 2023 Top 100 moments in MMA list
Dear Roxy - How young is too young for MMA?
The Pula Arena: The Historic Host Of The Modern Day Gladiators
The anti-trust lawsuit fallout will push UFC into significant business reformation
UFC Singapore: Holloway vs. Korean Zombie staff picks and predictions
UFC Holloway vs. Korean Zombie insider picks
The Fine Art of Violence: Who's That Girl?
Explained: UFC antitrust lawsuit 'fast track' and other details from landmark case
UFC 292 Breakdown: Sean O'Malley was prepared for everything
UFC Holloway vs. Korean Zombie reader picks
Beating kids? Ian Machado Garry to the rescue! Beating wives? Well...
UFC 292: Sterling vs. O'Malley - Fights to make
UFC 292 staff picks and predictions: Sterling to outshine O'Malley
The Fine Art of Violence: Please don't shoot yourself in the foot Aljo.
UFC 292 - Sean O'Malley: Better than you'd like
Pickleball vs BJJ: Fighting for Mainstream Popularity
Melting down the separation of (MMA) Church and State
UFC Fight Night: Luque vs. Dos Anjos Live Thread
UFC Luque vs. Dos Anjos staff picks and predictions
The Fine Art of Violence: Potential Cinderella Story and other good news.
UFC Luque vs. Dos Anjos Insider Picks
UFC Luque vs. Dos Anjos Readers Picks
MMA Media, fighters as media and 'a punk's place'
Nate Diaz, professional fighter
UFC Nashville: Sandhagen vs. Font live thread
UFC Sandhagen vs. Font: Staff picks and predictions
The Fine Art of Violence - Nate Diaz, master of mind games
UFC Sandhagen vs. Font Insider Picks
UFC 291 Technical Breakdown: Did Justin Gaethje Actually Set Up His High Kick?
UFC Sandhagen vs. Font Reader Picks
Dear Roxy 23 - Should the UFC bring back private sponsors for fighters?
It’s obvious why Trump wants to be associated with the UFC, but what’s in it for Endeavor?
UFC 291: Staff picks and predictions: Diamond to go up 2-0 on The Highlight
The Fine Art of Violence: Want a title shot? Patience is a virtue in ESPN era of UFC.
The Story of Tom Molineaux: One Man’s Tragic Conquering Of America
UFC 291: Poirier vs. Gaethje 2 Reader Picks
How I Got Into this Mess, part 2
UFC London: Aspinall vs. Tybura live thread
UFC London: Aspinall vs. Tybura staff picks and predictions
The Fine Art of Violence: We need to talk about the Light Heavyweight division
In 2024, athletic commissions may face a devil's bargain with Power Slap & UFC
Rear naked choked to death: Jordan Neely, Daniel Penny & the rules of engagement
UFC Vegas: Holm vs. Bueno Silva live thread
UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Silva staff picks and predictions
UFC 290 Technical Breakdown: Volkanovski remains the pound-for-pound king
UFC Holly Holm vs. Marya Bueno Silva Insider Picks
The Fine Art of Violence: a tale of two champions
UFC Holly Holm vs. Marya Bueno Silva Reader Picks
UFC 290: Great fights, marred by Dana White's extraneous bulls--t
Fights to make - UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez
UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez live thread
UFC 290 staff picks and predictions
Alexander Volkanovski: Objects in cage fight longer than they appear
Volkanovski vs Rodriguez | Order vs Chaos
The Fine Art of Violence: Prospects on the Rise.
How I Got Into This Mess, part 1
UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Magomedov live thread
UFC: Strickland vs. Magomedov staff picks and predictions
UFC's revenue goes up, net income down in first quarter of 2023
UFC: Strickland vs. Magomedov Insider Picks
Your subscription is producing art books about MMA
UFC Strickland vs. Magomedov reader picks
UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Topuria staff picks and predictions
Is the Golden Era of the UFC already behind us?
UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Topuria insider picks
As California doubles down on fight taxes, New York looks for dramatic regulatory reductions
UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Topuria reader picks
The Big Bloody Elbow Sell Out Continues
UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Cannonier live thread
UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Cannoner staff picks and predictions
Technique: Amanda Nunes and Charles Oliveira Remain a Class Above
Vettori vs. Cannonier: UFC insider picks
Best female fighter? No, Amanda Nunes is the Greatest of all Time, period.
UFC: Vettori vs. Cannonier readers' picks
Troubles with California's boxing pension fund bode ill for MMA
UFC 289: Nunes vs. Aldana - Fights to make
UFC 289: Nunes vs. Aldana live thread with Zane Simon
UFC 289 staff picks and predictions: Amanda Nunes to squeak by with a win?
Connor Ruebusch Breaks Down Amanda Nunes, How Good Is the GOAT?
Insiders: Give us your UFC 289 picks!
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Zuckerberg vs. The New York Times: a BJJ Imbroglio
UFC Vegas 74: Kara-France vs. Albazi live chat
UFC Fight Night: Kara-France vs. Albazi staff picks and predictions
UFC Fight Night: Kara-France vs. Albazi Insider Picks
UFC Fight Night: Kara-France vs. Albazi reader picks
Journalism, ethics, MMA media and me
The UFC’s Monopoly on Monotony
The strange details of Lee Murray's Securitas heist
13% revenue share? Fighter pay drops, UFC profits blow past every fight promoter combined
From the Publisher: Why the first UFC might not have happened without Jim Brown
UFC Vegas 73: Staff picks and predictions
Neo-Nazis have forgotten the first rule of fight club
Make your picks for UFC Vegas 73!
All the details on Francis Ngannou's game changing new PFL contract
Behind 'Catching Lightning': Director Pat Kondelis on Lee Murray
UFC on ABC 4: Rozenstruik vs. Almeida - Fights to make
UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Almeida staff picks and predictions
Breakdown: Aljamain Sterling vs Henry Cejudo was more skillful than you remember
That time Ali Abdelaziz tried to kill my first big Kadyrov story
The UFC is a microcosm of the U.S. economy
Submit your UFC picks for this weekend's card
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Henry Cejudo vs. Deiveson Figueiredo? | UFC 288 Fights to Make
UFC 288 staff picks and predictions
The case of the UFC fighters and Morocco's missing king
PFL is rumored to be buying Bellator and it's kind of true
What’s wrong with MMA? Or…why Nate Diaz vs Jake Paul is the biggest fight this year
EARLY ROUNDS: Mike Perry leaves Luke Rockhold with mangled teeth
EARLY ROUNDS: BKFC says Ngannou's Value is Dropping
Why the UFC doesn't make stars
EARLY ROUNDS: BKFC 41 is a better card than UFC Vegas 72
UFC Vegas 72 staff picks and predictions
EARLY ROUNDS: When Alleged Battery is Just Part of the Brand
EARLY ROUNDS: Max Holloway open to match with 'Tank' Davis
Why Doesn't MMA Care About Its History?
EARLY ROUNDS: 375-pound Tim Sylvia makes Slap Fight debut
Caught in the Crosshair: Exploring the role of combat sports in the Russia-Ukraine war
UFC Vegas 72 reader picks competition
Dear Roxy 20: 'Does it bother you that your prime was spent fighting in relative obscurity?'
EARLY ROUNDS: McGregor uplifts Garcia after Davis loss
EARLY ROUNDS: Scorecard Discrepancy Creates Controversy Post 'Davis vs. Garcia'
Burns and Muhammad: Dana White won't be able to heal the brain damage you take
EARLY ROUNDS: UFC anti-betting stance trashed in one post-fight interview
UFC Vegas 71 staff picks and predictions: Blaydes to cut through Pavlovich
EARLY ROUNDS: Conor McGregor, 'Financial Advisor'?
Gervonta Davis vs. Ryan Garcia: We Don't Need No Stinkin' Belts
EARLY ROUNDS: Shaolin ‘master’ fights boxer in a mall, praying mantis style fails him
BJJ Oversimplified - Gunnar Nelson’s top game tactics
EARLY ROUNDS: Fight fixing in India leads to UFC dreams
MMA coach Johnny Haught stands up for drag queens, submits harassers
EARLY ROUNDS: Volkanovski tells Holloway to 'leave my division'
UFC Vegas 71 community picks contest
Vince is finished, Dana is done, Ari is the alpha
EARLY ROUNDS: White confirms Jones' opponent for first title defense
UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Allen - Fights to make
EARLY ROUNDS: DC offers advice to 18-year old Bantamweight after first loss
EARLY ROUNDS: Kung Fu master tries to teach and spar MMA coach, guess what happens next
UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Allen staff picks and predictions
EARLY ROUNDS: Alex Pereira moves divisions after Title loss to Adesanya
Reminder to make your UFC picks for this weekend!
How MMA fighters helped rehabilitate Andrew Tate’s image
EARLY ROUNDS: NSAC seeks public comment on possible cannabis rule changes
BE insider picks for Holloway vs. Allen
Dear Roxy: 'What do you miss the most about competing'
EARLY ROUNDS: Sonnen praises Adesanya for heel turn at UFC 287
EARLY ROUNDS: Chimaev vs. Costa Rumored For UFC 294
Tell us who will win at UFC Fight Night: Max Holloway vs. Arnold Allen
Extreme weight cutting helps fighters win, we have the proof
EARLY ROUNDS: Burns accuses Masvidal of greasing
UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2 - Fights to make
EARLY ROUNDS: UFC 287 Results & Reactions - Complete with PBP from the PPV
UFC fighters crossing over to WWE? Know your role!
EARLY ROUNDS: UFC 287 preview - Will this be the end of a rivalry?
As Trump faces felony charges, his WWE and UFC friends are making billions
UFC 287 staff picks and predictions: Pereira fancied to go 4-0
EARLY ROUNDS: Hey Ngannou, 'wake up & call Dana'!
MMA Science Weekly: Volume 1 - This is your brain on MMA
EARLY ROUNDS: MMA sites are spreading UFC propaganda
A neo-Nazi MMA fighter was arrested in Romania. What happens to his fight club empire?
EARLY ROUNDS: WWE and UFC finances revealed after merger
EARLY ROUNDS: UFC, WWE Merger Reveals Financial Details
Submit your UFC 287 Insider Picks
Moves to Remember: Anthony Joshua vs. Jermaine Franklin
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EARLY ROUNDS: UFC parent company Endeavor on the verge of WWE purchase
Who becomes a fighter? — The science behind the passion
Anthony Joshua: A Champion No More
PFL 2023 #1: Loughnane vs Moraes preview, weigh-in results
EARLY ROUNDS: Should the UFC Care if Fighters Use the Octagon as a Political Platform?
Bloody Elbow transition hiccup
If The Shoes Fit - Should the UFC Care if Fighters Use the Octagon as a Personal/Political Platform?
An ode to Old School - Breaking down Adam Wardzinski's 2023 IBJJF Pan Championship win
EARLY ROUNDS: Joe Rogan wants strikes to the back of the head legalized
Investigating Russia's MMA-to-mercenary pipeline
EARLY ROUNDS: What happened to Eagle FC?
Whatever happened to Khabib’s Eagle FC?
EARLY ROUNDS: A Q&A with Roxanne Modafferi
UFC San Antonio - Vera vs. Sandhagen: Moves to Remember
UFC San Antonio: Marlon Vera vs. Cory Sandhagen - Fights to Make
EARLY ROUNDS: Donald Cerrone isn't a UFC Hall of Famer
Donald Cerrone is a lot of things. 'UFC Hall of Famer' isn't one of them
EARLY ROUNDS: UFC San Antonio results, highlights and analysis
EARLY ROUNDS: UFC San Antonio preview
UFC on ESPN: Vera vs. Sandhagen staff picks
EARLY ROUNDS: ‘I’d never defend a murderer’ - Anderson Silva
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Reminder to get your picks in for UFC San Antonio
Vladimir Putin and Steven Seagal’s bromance is stronger than ever
UFC 286 Technical Breakdown: Moves to Remember, part 2 (Main Event)
EARLY ROUNDS: Edwards slams Covington’s ‘Dana White privilege’
UFC 286 Technical Breakdown: Moves to Remember, Prelims and Co-Main Event
BE Insiders: Make your picks for UFC San Antonio
EARLY ROUNDS: Covington threatens Anik for supporting 'racist' Belal Muhammad
McGregor’s TUF hijinks show Dana White won’t stand for media reporting basic news
UFC double champions should be banned
EARLY ROUNDS: Gaethje trashes Bisping for biased commentary at UFC 286
Make your picks for UFC on ESPN: Vera vs. Sandhagen
After Jeff Molina’s statement, the UFC has another opportunity to address bigotry
Muslim bashing and Trump rally soil 2023 NCAA wrestling championships
EARLY ROUNDS: Covington gets next?
UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3 - Fights to make
EARLY ROUNDS: Leon Edwards earns majority decision in trilogy with Kamaru Usman
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EARLY ROUNDS: Getting you ready for UFC 286
What is wrong with Leon Edwards?
Editorial: UFC fighters visited a Russian warlord, now they're headlining UFC 286
EARLY ROUNDS - Still no USADA for Mystic Mac
UFC 286 staff picks and predictions
NSAC claims no record of UFC asking to overturn Jon Jones vs. Matt Hamill DQ
EARLY ROUNDS: UFC fighter's Ukraine support censored
If the Shoes Fit - Francis Ngannou & UFC Vegas 71
Reminder to make your UFC 286 community picks
UFC’s Russian broadcast partner censors MMA fighter for supporting Ukraine
EARLY ROUNDS - TBS is out of the Slap game
BE Insiders: Make your UFC 286 picks here!
EARLY ROUNDS: UFC Vegas 71 - Unofficial Awards
Biggest victory at UFC Vegas 71 goes unnoticed
EARLY ROUNDS: UFC Vegas 71: Winners and Losers
UFC Vegas 71: Yan vs. Dvalishvili - Fights to make
Early (late) Rounds - Dvalishvili shines in Vegas
EARLY ROUNDS - Get ready for UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili
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Editorial: Dana White, with or without you, Power Slap sucks
EARLY ROUNDS - A warning from Bruce Buffer
Kid Nate Speaks...First Comments on Dana White's Power Slap Fiasco, MMA Media and More
Dana White vs the Boston Irish Mafia: Discuss
Early Rounds: The Jones-Cormier feud is over, deal with it
Editorial: The Jon Jones-Daniel Cormier feud is dead, but media wants it to live
Early Rounds - UFC finances booming, fighter pay still a bust
Insiders Only: UFC Vegas 71 picks
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UFC admits to ‘lower' fighter pay during ‘best financial year’ ever
UFC 285: Jones vs. Gane - Fights to make