Hot Takes

Light heavyweight is the best division to watch right now. Every fight is a finish or a war.

Heavyweight is the weakest division in the UFC and it isn't close.

MMA judging won't be fixed until judges are full-time professionals who study film.

The calf kick changed MMA more than any other technique in the last ten years.

Middleweight hasn't had a truly great champion since Anderson Silva.

Alexa Grasso submitting Valentina Shevchenko is the biggest women's upset since Holm and Rousey.

Mackenzie Dern holding a UFC belt is the best advert jiu-jitsu gyms could ever ask for.

Stripping a champion for inactivity should be automatic after 12 months. No exceptions, no favourites.

Petr Yan losing his first title run to one illegal knee changed the bantamweight division for years.

Ronda Rousey did more for women's MMA than anyone, and her fighting résumé is still overrated.

Charles Oliveira's UFC submission record will never be broken.

Leg kicks are the most underrated weapon in MMA. Ask anyone who fought José Aldo.

Sean O'Malley is a top-ten talent with a number-one personality. The skills never matched the hype.

Tony Ferguson's 12-fight win streak deserves more respect than the end of his career gets.

Demetrious Johnson would have been a pay-per-view star if he weighed 50 pounds more. Flyweight robbed him of the spotlight.

Takedown defence wins more title fights than knockout power.

Strikes absorbed per minute is the most important stat in MMA. It tells you who lasts.

Instant replay for eye pokes and low blows should be standard. It's 2026.

Kamaru Usman at his peak was better than Georges St-Pierre at his peak.

Power Slap is the worst thing the UFC brand has ever been attached to.