We examine a few of the great Lazarus stories of combat sports and try to put our finger on the factors that made each possible.

"An unwavering juggernaut whose weakness is a love for combat that might move him to break down in tears in the middle of a bout."

The more of Du Plessis I see, the more I become convinced that he is that ideal fighter I have written about for so long: not asking questions but finding answers.

We examine the king of the classical side step and the cross step.

Pantoja has choked more people than anyone else... by doing it wrong?

We look at the system of attacks and tactics that Volkanovski used to completely defuse the powerful Diego Lopes.

The thing about David versus Goliath is that Goliath never came back for the rematch.

The more of Du Plessis I see, the more I become convinced that he is that ideal fighter I have written about for so long: not asking questions but finding answers. It has never been more obvious than in this second Strickland fight.

We discuss the principles of the back kick and how Max Holloway applies them at the highest levels of MMA.

We ask just how the much the pit played a role at the first Craig Jones Invitational

A look at some of the names, moves and match ups we will see in the greatest grappling tournament ever assembled.