MMA News and Articles by Jacob Debets - Page 4

Opinion: UFC 249 a Test of UFC Exceptionalism Historically, combat sports have been held to a relaxed set of moral standards when compared to their stick-and-ball counterparts. The question:...

Coronavirus

Jacob Debets

May 08, 2020

Rewriting MMA’s Script, Part 2: Agents of Doom Sherdog.com columnist Jacob Debets puts MMA management under the spotlight and asks why managers have been unable to achieve better outcomes for...

Jacob Debets

May 02, 2020

Sherdog Prospect Watch: Colby Thicknesse With nine amateur bouts under his belt and a spot as one of Ultimate Fighting Championship featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski’s main...

Sherdog’s Prospect Watch

Jacob Debets

Apr 25, 2020

Rewriting MMA’s Script, Part 1: Ending the Cycle of Abuse With MMA being on hiatus until at least May 9 and possibly longer, Jacob Debets encourages stakeholders to engage in sober reflection on the...

Coronavirus

Jacob Debets

Apr 17, 2020

Opinion: False Dichotomy UFC President Dana White is trying to argue that putting on events during a global pandemic is about protecting fighters’ financial interests....

Jacob Debets

Apr 03, 2020

Opinion: When Us vs. Them Doesn’t Cut It By defining itself in opposition to the global fight to flatten the curve of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ultimate Fighting Championship is...

Coronavirus

Jacob Debets

Mar 27, 2020

Opinion: Because Fighting Beats the Alternative Ultimate Fighting Championship competitors are opting to compete during the coronavirus pandemic because that is the only way they make money...

Coronavirus

Jacob Debets

Mar 16, 2020

Opinion: Israel Adesanya, Thrill Seeker Extraordinaire “The Last Stylebender” at UFC 248 will risk his championship, his undefeated record and his blood feud with Paulo Henrique Costa for the...

Jacob Debets

Mar 06, 2020

Third Time’s the Charm Joseph Benavidez’s third and likely final shot at the flyweight title happens this Saturday. The outcome will define his career.

Jacob Debets

Feb 27, 2020

Opinion: A Plea for Vigilant Coverage of Fighter Pay History dictates that the power asymmetry—and its various manifestations—between the Ultimate Fighting Championship and its fighters is...

Jacob Debets

Feb 21, 2020