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Marcus Reed
Marcus Reed delivers breaking MMA news, fight announcements, injury updates, and key developments from promotions around the world.
Articles by Marcus Reed (4)
Paris Finally Got Its Own: Salahdine Parnasse Needed 155 Seconds
A debutant main-evented the UFC's fifth straight Paris card and finished Dan Hooker in the first round. Eight of fourteen fights ended early, four bonuses went out, and Fight of the Night went unawarded.
AnalysisHeavyweight Ends 80.8% of Its Fights. Strawweight Ends 56.7%
Measured across 925,754 bout-records, finish rate, knockout share, decision rate and finishing round all move in one direction across all nine divisions — with one column that refuses to follow.
AnalysisSubmissions Are Disappearing From MMA. Half a Million Fights Show Exactly How Fast
In the 1990s, almost half of all MMA fights ended in a submission. Today it is under 30 percent. We measured every decisive bout in our archive to find out what actually changed.
Alex Pereira: The Tile Setter Whose Hands Turned to Stone
A bricklayer's laborer who beat alcoholism, learned kickboxing at 21, and became a two-division UFC champion in under seven years — Poatan's improbable war path.