Author: Chuck Mindenhall

The Izzy Show

He’s a superstar in MMA and a champion in the UFC—yet that’s only half of Israel Adesanya’s story. The other half can be told through his incredible body of work.

In Search of Strange Brew

Ten years after the original Ultimate Fighter television show put the UFC on the map, one of its cast members fell off. So … whatever happened to Jason Thacker, the quirky Canadian that trained out of the old abandoned truck stop?

No One Could Beat Khabib Nurmagomedov—and Maybe No One Ever Will

The Nuggets Need More Than a Moral Victory

Denver has been the “fun” upstart before, dating back to the first-round upset of the top-seeded Sonics. But to finally be taken seriously as a contender, it needs a win, not another atta boy, in Game 7.

“I’m a Tall, Skinny Dude Knocking People Out Cold”

O’Malley have the “it” factor to be the UFC’s next big star? It’s starting to feel like it.

The Journey to Fight Island

Remember when Usman first faced Masvidal at UFC 251 on Fight Island?

Answering the call: A day in the life of an MMA manager

On a given day, Brian Butler-Au, the founder and CEO of SuckerPunch Entertainment, will answer his phone a hundred times. It’ll be one of his company’s more than 200 fighters calling to get the status of something.

Nate Diaz’s return was one hell of a contact high

Of all the bold claims Dana White has made over the years, his “Nate Diaz isn’t a needle mover” comment has offered countless hours of comic relief to the more serious matters of the fight game. To use a Diaz-like expression, all he has to do is show up and people lose their shit.

Georges St-Pierre: The Retrospective

A look at GSP's most memorable moments in the octagon.