Punchsport Pagoda
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Writing & podcasting about combat sports. https://www.punchsportpagoda.com
@troyponce.bsky.social joins the Pagoda to discuss the MMA story no one else is brave enough to tackle: What does Jean Baudrillard have to say about the UFC ring girl costumes at the White House? www.punchsportpagoda.com/p/why-were-t...
Why Were The UFC’s Ring Girls Outfits At The White House So Bad?
A Thesis
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"I don’t intend to do a breakdown of how we got here (at least all too much). I am just going to rant and try to get across the point that you should just boycott the ever living shit out of the UFC." Eric ends our White House coverage with primal rage. www.punchsportpagoda.com/p/lets-just-...
Fuck UFC 250, Boycott the UFC
Just do it.
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"One day, as hard as it is to presently imagine, the sport, and the world, will not be this." @punchsport.report is here for day two of the UFC at the White House, and they are searching for meaning in the worst moment of their sport. www.punchsportpagoda.com/p/carls-figh...
CARL'S FIGHT BREAKDOWNS, EPISODE 187: WHAT YOU GIVE AWAY
Carl doesn't look at the White House.
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"They either think we’re too stupid to notice, or too complacent to care, or too weak for it to matter." @legkicktko.bsky.social starts our White House UFC coverage with a breakdown of the card and the greater existential wonder of why we are still here. www.punchsportpagoda.com/p/ufc-freedo...
UFC Freedom 250
what is any of this
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We've decided that MMA rankings are boring and too focused on things like "accuracy" and "being up to date," so @legkicktko.bsky.social and @punchsport.report have sorted out the weight classes by abandoning sense altogether in favor of joy. www.punchsportpagoda.com/p/the-punchs...
The Punchsport Pagoda Irregular Rankings Special
After a long slumber, Jess and Carl have come to rank fighters.
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Netflix is finally dipping its toe into mixed martial arts, and @legkicktko.bsky.social is here to make sense of what a card programmed around Ronda Rousey, Gina Carano and Chris Avila really means a decade and a half after its heyday. www.punchsportpagoda.com/p/b-league-p...
B-League Preview: MVP MMA 1
Rousey vs Carano
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The Pagoda crew, led by @legkicktko.bsky.social, got back together to discuss Carano vs Rousey. And then @punchsport.report took two weeks to edit it so its undercard didn't exist yet. Let the dulcet tones of our voices convince you it's still February. www.punchsportpagoda.com/p/on-caranor...
On Carano/Rousey
Jessica, Nemo, Neal and Carl get together to discuss the then-newly-announced Netflix MMA debut and then Carl takes two weeks to edit it so no one has anything to say about Ngannou/Lins.
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"It’s an incredible rematch. It’s incredibly important to the future of the Lightweight division. So how am I still, somehow, annoyed about it?" It's Holloway/Oliveira 2 and @punchsport.report cannot get over the fake belt the UFC invented to sell shoes. www.punchsportpagoda.com/p/carls-figh...
CARL'S FIGHT BREAKDOWNS, EPISODE 174: A LIST OF CONCEPTS
UFC 326 is here, and assuredly, nothing can get in the way of one of the best rematches in the history of the sport.
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There's a UFC tomorrow, and @punchsport.report is here to talk about the tiredness of bigotry, the future of scarcity conflicts, and Deep Space Nine references. www.punchsportpagoda.com/p/carls-figh...
CARL'S FIGHT BREAKDOWNS, EPISODE 172: IN CONTENTION
Carl takes a walk through Texas for Strickland vs Hernandez and thinks about the great, gaping darkness.
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"All it takes is a stinky wrestling singlet, ringworm, and some virulent, outspoken bigotry and any horrid oaf gets a shot on the Contender Series against a Brazilian guy who’s 9-3 against an assortment of scarecrows." @legkicktko.bsky.social vs Heavyweights. www.punchsportpagoda.com/p/the-fungib...
The Fungibility of Heavyweight
Or: Trashweight Ever After, a Division’s Lament
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In the wake of the allegations against Andre Galvao, and thanks to a consistent string of abusive situations in the sport, Eric goes over why "duty of care" is important to creating safe spaces, and how it is failed to be upheld by the organizing bodies. www.punchsportpagoda.com/p/duty-of-ca...
Duty of Care in Jiu Jitsu
Eric discusses why duty of care is important, how it is failed in jiu jitsu, and offers a solution that semi-exists already.
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In what Carl (@punchsport.report) calls an actual good main event, the UFC has also begun its full corporate partnership with Facebook. Leaving him incapable of feeling joy, and now he wants to free Kyoji Horiguchi from the Meta Apex. www.punchsportpagoda.com/p/carls-figh...
CARL'S FIGHT BREAKDOWNS, EPISODE 171: LOK DOGS & POLISHMEN
In which Carl looks at UFC Fight Night: Bautista vs Oliveira and gets mad at Meta.
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In the wake of the sexual harassment/abuse allegations recently raised against Andre Galvao, we feel it is worth sharing this piece written by one of our writers on power dynamics in BJJ and the "mythologizing" of black belts. grapplers.win/p/the-mythol...
The Mythologizing of Black Belts
Let's talk about how people keep assuming anyone with a black belt are an authority on anything but grappling.
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February is now here and it brings more events in the MMA landscape, explained in an excellent fashion by Carl (@punchsport.report). www.punchsportpagoda.com/p/the-punchs...
THE PUNCHSPORT REPORT FOR FEBRUARY 2026
The year has begun, the sport is awake, the B-leagues are returning, and if you're reading this, the only UFC title fight of the month is already over.
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Carl (@punchsport.report) goes through UFC 325: Volkanovski vs Lopes 2 and fights a persistent feeling of deja vu. www.punchsportpagoda.com/p/carls-figh...
CARL'S FIGHT BREAKDOWNS, EPISODE 170: BEGIN AGAIN
Carl goes through UFC 325: Volkanovski vs Lopes 2 and fights a persistent feeling of deja vu.
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A new year. A new streaming deal. A new series of ways for Carl (@punchsport.report) to be tortured at the Meta Apex. www.punchsportpagoda.com/p/carls-figh...
CARL'S FIGHT BREAKDOWNS, EPISODE 169: A NEW DAY IN HELL
Carl kicks off 2026 with UFC 324: Gaethje vs Pimblett, and boy, this year is off to a rough start.
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With 2025 over, Eric (@grapplers.win) goes over the main takeaways for jiu jitsu were from the past twelve months and what coverage will look like in 2026. www.punchsportpagoda.com/p/grappling-...
Grappling with 2025
Eric gives his thoughts on all the aggressive hugsport stuff from the past year.
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Also to add in to our early 2026 news, we have an announcement to make. www.punchsportpagoda.com/p/punchsport...
Punchsport Pogada
It's a new year and we have some big news.
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It is the start of a new year, and also a new month. Carl (@punchsport.report) goes over all of January's upcoming events, as well as a breakdown of all the major news from the end of 2025. www.punchsportpagoda.com/p/the-punchs...
THE PUNCHSPORT REPORT FOR JANUARY 2026
It's a new year, we only have one UFC this month, and Carl's already kind of exhausted.
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Thank you everyone for reaching out regarding call for artists to do commissioned work. We will be reaching out to those we are interested in commissioning shorty via direct messaging on Bsky. Thanks again.
We are currently in need of some art work to be done for our site/podcast and are looking for artists. If you know anyone who does commissions, or are an artist yourself, please hit us up here on BlueSky so we can talk details. Thanks so much!
Fresh from a trip abroad, Eric (@grapplers.win) shares a short guide on training jiu jitsu in South Korea while traveling. www.fightis.land/p/training-i...
Training in South Korea: A Short Guide
Eric goes over some of the basics of training jiu jitsu in South Korea, after having spent a month doing just that.
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Don't forget, the Tap Cancer Out Global Grappling Day 2025 fundraiser ends this Saturday. You can donate via our team page to help Tap Cancer Out raise funds for: American Brain Tumor Association, Jay Fund, Alex's Lemonade Stand, Little Pink House of Hope, & more. wecan.tapcancerout.org/psp
Global Grappling Day, 2025
Today is the last day of our fundraiser!
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Watching fights from yesteryear is cool, and Jessica (@legkicktko.bsky.social) makes the case why you should find old retired #MMA fighters' fights and become a fan of them now. www.fightis.land/p/why-you-sh...
Why You Should Be a Fan of Retired Fighters
Jessica goes over why you should take the time to find, and watch, retired MMA fighters' fights from yesteryear.
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The final UFC PPV for 2025, and under the nominal PPV system before shifting over to 'premium live events', is upon us. www.fightis.land/p/carls-figh...
CARL'S FIGHT BREAKDOWNS, EPISODE 167: THE END OF THE ROAD
We're here at the final UFC pay-per-view, and Merab is going to try to make history at the same time history comes to an end.
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2025 is coming to an end, with a few more #MMA events to close off the year. Carl (@punchsport.report) takes us into the dark days of December in the final Punchsport Report of the year. www.fightis.land/p/the-punchs...
THE PUNCHSPORT REPORT FOR DECEMBER 2025
Another year has come and gone, and we are going into the Winter dark in peace and quiet.
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The 2025 finales for BJJ Clubes is this week and Eric (@grapplers.win) goes over the whole season and what to expect. www.fightis.land/p/scrambling...
Scrambling: BJJ Clubes 2025 Finals
Well well well, another team focused grappling event is having its finals and I missed out on everything.
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We are back with another episode of Punchsport Pagoda, this time Neal, Carl, and Jessica sit down and take a walk down #MMA memory lane to talk about guys and guys we may have forgotten about. www.fightis.land/p/episode-7-...
Episode 7 - Remembering Guys and Gals (Part 1)
Neal, Carl, and Jessica sit down to travel through MMA history and chat about figures and fighters most of us have forgotten about. Some of whom for good reason.
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The UFC is in Qatar this week, there are multiple fights with top contendership considerations, and Carl (@punchsport.report) is just too happy Kyoji Horiguchi is finally here to focus on anything else. www.fightis.land/p/carls-figh...
CARL'S FIGHT BREAKDOWNS, EPISODE 166: WHERE BREAD IS BUTTERED
We're in Qatar for a better weekly than we usually get, an--HOLY SHIT, KYOJI HORIGUCHI'S FINALLY BACK
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