Rules Explained
KO, TKO, Submission or Decision: Every Way a Fight Can End
Every way a boxing or MMA fight can end: KO, TKO, RTD, submission, decisions, draws, DQ, no contest and technical decision, explained.
Cole Ramsey
Cole Ramsey is the pen name of the small independent editorial team behind Sportwire Pro.
MMA
A Beginner’s Guide to Watching MMA: Understanding What Happens in the Cage
A new fan's guide to the phases of an MMA fight, the ground positions that matter, why being on top isn't always winning, and how to read a fight card.
Boxing
A Beginner’s Guide to Watching Boxing: What to Look For in a Fight
New to boxing? How fight night is structured, what the referee and judges do, and what to watch: the jab, distance, body work and ring cutting.
Kickboxing
Kickboxing vs Muay Thai: The Key Differences in Rules and Style
How kickboxing and Muay Thai differ in elbows, knees, clinch, sweeps and scoring, why the styles look so different, and the many rule sets inside kickboxing.
MMA
How the UFC Works: Rankings, Title Shots and Event Formats
How UFC numbered events and Fight Nights differ, how the media-voted rankings work, how title shots and interim belts happen, and how fighters get into the UFC.
Boxing
WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO: How Boxing’s Four Sanctioning Bodies Work
How boxing's four sanctioning bodies began, rank fighters and order mandatories, what super, interim and franchise titles mean, and The Ring belt.
MMA
UFC Weight Classes Explained: Every Men’s and Women’s Division
Every active UFC division with its weight limit, the one-pound non-title allowance, catchweights, and the Unified Rules classes the UFC does not use.
Boxing
Boxing Weight Classes Explained: All 17 Divisions From Minimumweight to Heavyweight
All 17 professional boxing divisions with limits in pounds and kilograms, their alternate names, how the Original Eight grew, and where bridgerweight stands.
Rules Explained
The Unified Rules of MMA Explained for New Fans
What the Unified Rules of MMA are, where they came from, and how rounds, attire, legal strikes, fouls and judging work under the athletic commissions.
Rules Explained
How Boxing Scoring Works: The 10-Point Must System Explained
How boxing judges score a fight round by round: 10-9 and 10-8 rounds, knockdowns, point deductions, the four judging criteria and every type of decision.