How to Measure Reach in UFC, MMA & Boxing
You might be wondering why measuring ‘Reach’ is significant in UFC (MMA) or boxing. All fighters like Chuck Lidell, Matt Hughes, and Georges St-Pierre have experienced this unique metric, ‘reach’ in the past to evaluate the impact of the fight. Reach is one of the metrics required to measure the outcome of the fight. Let’s […]
Do UFC Fighters Wear Cups? UFC Cup Rule & More
Being kicked in the groin by a professional fight is no fun at all. Though such strikes are illegal in MMA fights, but prohibited or not, accidents can and do happen. Therefore it is regulated by certain athletic commissions and is requisite for a male MMA fighter to wear cups as protective gear. Even if […]
How Fighters Aggressively Lose Weight Before Weigh-in
The fighting spirit is all about ‘go hard or go home,’ i.e., either win the game or lose your chance. However, there comes a time in a fighter’s life when losing is a ‘win-win’ situation for them. That time is when they are going through a weigh-in and have to ‘lose weight.’ As the weigh-in […]