Lawler was always a fan favourite but no one had any reason to suspect that on his return to the UFC he would rattle off one of the great streaks in MMA history, going 8-1 over the next three years and winning the UFC welterweight title in the process.

Pantoja is equal parts brilliant and baffling. As ugly and awkward on the feet as he is smooth and lethal on the ground. We examine the crab rides, mutual ashis, and sloppy right swings of the UFC flyweight title challenger.

After winning both the ONE kickboxing and Muay Thai titles, and knocking out the number 4 ranked fighter in the world in under a minute, Regian Eersal has found his place in the fighting world.

We examine the overwhelmingly creative offence of the K-1 champ, and some slick moves that landed at Polaris 24.

Slow fight weeks happen but good fight footage will be around forever. That is why I am resurrecting a series from Fightland, in which I was able to share the fighters who excite me and whom I spend my days studying.

We look beyond the controversy to examine a great scrap in which two of boxing's slickest technicians gave each other more than a handful. 

What if good kickboxers started calf kicking other good kickboxers who know how to check a calf kick?

An offensive whirlwind in a division that has traditionally been held ransom by defensive craftsmen.

A Fight of the Year contender and perhaps the last great performance from one of MMA's most unusual strikers

No strike counting or rule reading here, just switch hitting and scrambles.

One of those rare and beautiful fighters built up from the principles of striking, not chiseled down to match the appearances in the textbooks.

In the first of our studies on ADCC 2022 we talk about the surprisingly technical performances of the bigger competitors and say absolutely nothing about Orlando Sanchez.

A study on the greatest left hook in kickboxing history and the art of placing it on a well sheltered chin.

An all time great UFC title fight full of grit, swings in momentum, and tricky technique.

Combat Jiu Jitsu gives us a window into how the ever changing no-gi grappling “meta game” holds up to a swift smack in the face.

The story of Blachowicz vs Rakic is not going to set your pulse racing, but the footwork of Davey Grant and the Oliveira-ryu Jiu Jitsu of Allan Nascimento might.

Slacky returns to the medium that made him: post fight breakdowns.

Alexander Volkanovski is a good hitter and strong in the clinch, which are the traditional must-haves for a shorter fighter, however the majority of Volkanovski’s bouts are won by his work on the outside in a slick game of footsie.

Triumphs of smaller men over larger ones are exciting anomalies in boxing on their own, but victories of smaller fighters over larger ones that do not comfortably conform to the “taller man boxes, smaller man infights” template are as rare as rooster teeth and well worth studying.