Rules Explained
Weight Cutting and Weigh-Ins Explained: Why Fighters Make Weight
Official vs ceremonial weigh-ins, penalties for missing weight, the IBF's fight-morning check, ONE's hydration tests and why weight cuts worry doctors.
Rules Explained
Rules Explained
Illegal Moves: Fouls in Boxing and MMA and How They’re Penalized
The common fouls in boxing and MMA, from low blows and headbutts to eye pokes and illegal knees, and how warnings, deductions, recovery time and DQs work.
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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.
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.