Following up with the previous episode, Eric (@grapplers.win) continues to talk about curriculum design for jiu jitsu and how to design and identify the learning needs of your students. www.fightis.land/p/episode-4-...

The UFC's international tour heads down under for a show in Australia headlined by Dominick Reyes and Carlos Ulberg. That and more is covered by Carl (@punchsport.report) once again in Carl's Fight Breakdowns. www.fightis.land/p/carls-figh...

Fight Island's own Jess (@legkicktko.bsky.social) has the exclusive story on Sedriques Dumas being honored with a golden ankle monitor to commemorate his 50th arrest. fightisland.substack.com/p/sedriques-...

The main event for November 1st's Polaris 34 was announced as Helena Crevar vs Sula-Mae Loewenthal in a rematch for the Women's Featherweight (66kg) title. This is in addition to Team Europe vs Team Asia & Oceania competing in the Polaris Squads World Tournament Finals. #grappling #jiujitsu #bjj

In this month's episode of Punchsport Pagoda, Eric (@grapplers.win) talks about jiu jitsu curriculum design. www.fightis.land/p/episode-03...

In the Polaris 33 main event, Owen Livesey claims the Polaris LHW title after submitting Tommy Langaker with an arm triangle choke. #grappling #jiujitsu

Team Asia & Oceania get it done with a win over Team South America. It is now Team Europe vs. Team Asia & Oceania for the finals in the Polaris Squads World Tournament. #grappling #jiujitsu

The UFC is a company that really likes to talk up their ideas, and then quietly toss them into a pit never to be spoken of again. Jess ( @legkicktko.bsky.social ) goes over some of the more recent additions to the UFC Graveyard www.fightis.land/p/ufc-gravey...

When the opening line ends with "the Noche UFC cards have been a historical set of clusterfucks" you know Carl (@punchsport.report) is excited for this weekends card. www.fightis.land/p/carls-figh...

More team jiu jitsu action takes place this weekend with Polaris 33. And this has made @rollingwords.bsky.social very happy. www.fightis.land/p/scrambling...

The UFC's international travel schedule is picking up, and Carl (@punchsport.report)'s Parisian vacation is cut short by a Middleweight tilt. www.fightis.land/p/carls-figh...

Ok, brother, listen. This office ..… very soft. Nobody here cut weight, nobody wrestle. Everybody just type, type, type. You call this business casual? In Dagestan, business casual is tracksuit. Strong tracksuit. Here, you wear khaki. But okay, brother, we go to meeting now.

MMA is shifting down a gear in September with fewer shows. This, however, does not stop Carl (@punchsport.report) from using what little consciousness he has remaining to go over what's on for the month of Mixed Martial Arts. www.fightis.land/p/the-punchs...

This weekend Craig Jones Invitational 2 takes over Las Vegas and places team-based format back in center stage. @rollingwithwords.bsky.social goes over all the details, and the talent rich teams competing. www.fightis.land/p/scrambling...

Everyone likes a MMA fighter in a cool cultural hat. @legkicktko.bsky.social breaks down the various cool hats we've been seeing in MMA as of late, and explains their cultural significance to those fighters and their culture. www.fightis.land/p/cool-cultu...

Poor @carlcx.bsky.social is now forced to wake up early this weekend to, checks notes, watch a Johnny Walker fight. We're sorry that's happened to you Carl. www.fightis.land/p/carls-figh...

Neal (@weekend-warrior.bsky.social) goes over what it is that makes people see MMA as "fun to watch" and how the current iteration of the sport falls short. www.fightis.land/p/punchsport...

The PFL have pulled a fast one and are doing the 2025 World Tournament Final finale on a Thursday and not Friday. No worries, @legkicktko.bsky.social has a quick break down to prepare you for it just in time. www.fightis.land/p/the-b-leag...

(during the Tim Elliott vs Kai Asakura fight) @carlcx.bsky.social: oh did the wrestling work, what a fucking shock

With the days of #UFC PPVs coming to an end, @carlcx.bsky.social takes a look at this weekends UFC 319 and starts to dread the future of UFC cards. www.fightis.land/p/carls-figh...

The #PFL World Tournament is inching closer to the end and this weekend there are a handful of tournament finals taking place. @legkicktko.bsky.social does a quick and dirty rundown on what's going on. open.substack.com/pub/fightisl...

How the #UFC looks at @carlcx.bsky.social when they realize they have another event at the UFC Apex this weekend.

"BACK TO THE APEX WITH YOU" says the #UFC. "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" says @carlcx.bsky.social. www.fightis.land/p/carls-figh...

It's a new month, which means we have a new Punchsport Report by @carlcx.bsky.social going over all of the latest news and a look at what's to come in August. www.fightis.land/p/the-punchs...

There are a few #MMA events of interest this weekend and the first is Friday night with #PFL 8, aka 2025 World Tournament Finals part 1 of 3. Word salad event titles are now law. www.fightis.land/p/the-b-leag...

"NO! DON'T MAKE ME GO BACK" - @carlcx.bsky.social upon realizing this weekend's #UFC is once again back at the UFC Apex. www.fightis.land/p/carls-figh...

We started a podcast! For our first episode we sat down to have a round table discussion on #MMA rankings, our philosophies for rankings, and the current issues plaguing how rankings play out in the #UFC and elsewhere. www.fightis.land/p/e01-we-fin...

Once again it is time for FIGHT WEEK, PET'S WEEK (sorry we are a bit late). Marc-Andre Barriault's got a pair of good pals.

The attempt by @carlcx.bsky.social to write "fuck you" for an entire article because the #UFC tried booking Movsar Evloev vs Aaron Pico rather than giving Evloev a title shot has been avoided. Here, instead, is his analysis of the Fight Night card. www.fightis.land/p/carls-figh...

We are once again excited for the fights this weekend with #PFL Africa & #UFC 318. However, there are also pets we are obliged to "dawwww" over first. Johnny Eblen's got some fine pups and a pretty good cow costume for his 2024 Halloween costume.

With the first major #MMA event in Africa taking place this weekend, @legkicktko.bsky.social takes a look at the card and breaks down what the PFL has lined up. www.fightis.land/p/pfl-africa-1

UFC 318 is this weekend, Dustin Poirier is fighting the last fight of his career, and @carlcx.bsky.social is busy having mental breakdowns about Łukasz Brzeski. www.fightis.land/p/carls-figh...

Eric (@roamingwords.bsky.social) briefly discusses Paulo Freire's seminal work, Pedagogy of the Oppressed, and how it can be useful in jiu jitsu coaching/education. www.fightis.land/p/paulo-frei...

Overt Nazism in BJJ is a bad thing, IMO. www.bjjee.com/articles/jiu...

With another UFC Fight Night card this weekend, @carlcx.bsky.social continues to scream into the void about matchmaking and how fight cards are set up these days. www.fightis.land/p/carls-figh...

The Q2 2025 MMA rankings are out and a whole lot has been shaken up since the start of this year. (Rankings by @carlcx.bsky.social & @roamingwords.bsky.social) www.fightis.land/p/rankings-q...

June was, as @carlcx.bsky.social puts it, insane. Hopefully July will slow down a bit? #UFC #MMA www.fightis.land/p/the-punchs...

The Jon Jones Venn Diagram

It's time for Fight Week, Pets Week for this week's #PFL World Tournament 7 and #UFC317 First up is Antonio Carlos Junior, aka Shoe Face, who has a dog that apparently likes the taste of shoes.

UFC 317 is a pretty great card on paper, but to @carlcx.bsky.social there is just something a little bit off about how it doesn't feel as "big" as it ought to be.

We are very excited to bring back Fight Week, Pets Week at Fight Island and @legkicktko.bsky.social has done an excellent job at introducing us to all the adorable pets of the fighters competing this weekend at #PFL and #UFC. open.substack.com/pub/fightisl...

The UFC heads to Azerbaijan for a UFC Fight Night. The most exciting thing is that it may end before 1am EST. www.fightis.land/p/carls-figh...

It is a cycle of (literal) violence #mma #ufc

Kamaru Usman is finally back at Welterweight to fight Joaquin Buckley, and @carlcx.bsky.social cannot enjoy it because he's having an existential crisis about Alonzo Menifield. #mma #ufc www.fightis.land/p/carls-figh...

The UFC's foray into BJJ officially begins with UFC BJJ 1 and UFC BJJ: Road to the Title, two amazingly well designed brand names. @roamingwords.bsky.social gives you all the info you need to know ahead of the June 25th debut. www.fightis.land/p/ufc-bjj-de...

UFC 316 sees two title fights being played out, but that doesn't stop @carlcx.bsky.social taking a look at how much of a wasteland marketing matchmaking is. www.fightis.land/p/carls-figh...

A new month means a new Punchsport Report by @carlcx.bsky.social www.fightis.land/p/the-punchs...

Further promotional malpractice is discussed, debated, and yelled about by @carlcx.bsky.social ahead of this weekend's UFC Fight Night which is, again, coming from the UFC APEX. www.fightis.land/p/carls-figh...