Chuck Mindenhall @chuckmindenhall.bsky.social · 22/08/2025I've always wanted to do a kind of Liebling-esque "Sweet Science" for MMA. So I'm excited to do that! 180
Chuck Mindenhall @chuckmindenhall.bsky.social · 12/07/2025On Taylor-Serrano III -- the rivalry, the atmosphere, and the perfect storm that has now passed. sports.yahoo.com/boxing/artic...sports.yahoo.comKatie Taylor and Amanda Serrano's third and final act was a thing to beholdWhen people look back on this trilogy, they will find it all in a single hour. That’s how long Serrano and Taylor needed to create history in the moment and the longing for more. 030
Reposted by Chuck MindenhallGreg Donovan @gregsdonovan.bsky.social · 29/06/2025Ice wars. Lots of jerking, twisting and thrashing, a sadistic little tango. Fists crashing off of helmets fast & furious. All the familiarity of hockey with nary a puck or a stick in sight [ @chuckmindenhall.bsky.social @yahoosports.bsky.social ] sports.yahoo.com/mma/article/...sports.yahoo.comReal-life 'Slap Shot': Inside the unbridled chaos of Ice Wars, BKFC's push into organized hockey fightsNo puck, no penalty box, and no reason to hold back. Whatever Ice Wars is, it's not subtle — and that's exactly the point. 011
Reposted by Chuck MindenhallThe Onion @theonion.com · 15/05/2025UFC Clown Jumps Into Octagon To Distract Irate Fighter theonion.com/ufc-clo... 301724110
Chuck Mindenhall @chuckmindenhall.bsky.social · 24/04/2025They're smart, they're somewhat demented, and they're one of the best stories going in MMA...they are the Fighting Nerds. New feature for your reading pleasure. sports.yahoo.com/mma/article/...sports.yahoo.comRevenge of the Nerds: Inside the ruthless rise of UFC’s newest avengersWith a combined 24-0 record in the UFC, Brazil's Fighting Nerds have taken the MMA world by storm. But the scariest part? They're just getting started. 083
Reposted by Chuck MindenhallALL THE GODS @allthegods.bsky.social · 18/04/2025@chuckmindenhall.bsky.social is on point in this take on the Ilia-Islam-Belal-JDM dilemma. I'd add that it's ironic--even as Dana plans to fix boxing, UFC's having a harder time making fights fans really want. Thought that was boxing's problem. Hmm... #jonesaspinall sports.yahoo.com/mma/article/...sports.yahoo.comThe hypocrisy in Islam Makhachev’s stance (and why Jack Della Maddalena now holds so much power)Jack Della Maddalena's title shot at UFC 315 on May 10 could send ripples through multiple UFC weight classes. 011
Chuck Mindenhall @chuckmindenhall.bsky.social · 23/03/2025Wrote about the great George Foreman, who was one of the great marvels of our lifetime. sports.yahoo.com/boxing/artic...sports.yahoo.comGeorge Foreman’s life was extraordinary, and his transformation fit for a giantIt wasn’t the victories that ultimately came to define George Foreman’s life. It was the defeats and epiphanies and genuine convictions, the leaps of faith he took which came to define him. It was the... 1203
Reposted by Chuck MindenhallBen Fowlkes @benfowlkes.bsky.social · 25/02/2025I’ve long been fascinated by the career of Primo Carnera. Did the mob fix all his fights? Did everyone from managers to Humphrey Bogart do him dirty? How many of his 72 KOs (still a record for heavyweight champs) were legit? All that and more explored here. sports.yahoo.com/boxing/artic...sports.yahoo.comPrimo Carnera: Boxing’s biggest fraud or exploited victim? A legacy of disgrace reexamined nearly 100 years laterPrimo Carnera's 72 knockout wins are more than any other heavyweight champion in boxing history. But the numbers tell only half of the story. 1174
Chuck Mindenhall @chuckmindenhall.bsky.social · 21/02/2025Spoke to Fluffy Hernandez. We discussed fighting with pipes and pistol whippings, but I assure you it wasn't all so wholesome. Have a look. sports.yahoo.com/mma/article/...sports.yahoo.comSay hello to 'Fluffy' Hernandez: UFC Seattle's foul-mouthed contender is middleweight's greatest dark horseAnthony Hernandez is where momentum goes to die in the UFC middleweight division. And if he can win his seventh straight Saturday at UFC Seattle, he may just be a genuine title threat. 140
Reposted by Chuck MindenhallJulie Kedzie @juliekedzie.bsky.social · 12/02/2025If you haven’t subscribed to @benfowlkes.bsky.social Substack “The Fighting Life,” do it now. He’s brilliant and one of the very few voices in the MMA community (and the United States, honestly) who continues to hold space for nuance and hope. open.substack.com/pub/thefight...open.substack.comSuch anguishes and despairsWhy you shouldn't kill yourself in February, the worst but also shortest month of the year. 1143
Chuck Mindenhall @chuckmindenhall.bsky.social · 09/02/2025UFC 312 wasn't awesome, but it made clear who the best fighters are. Here's a Super Bowl Sunday column. sports.yahoo.com/ufc-312-wasn...sports.yahoo.comUFC 312 wasn’t awesome, but it made clear who the best fighters areUFC 312 may not have been a fun time, but greatness can sometimes feel like a rip-off. 070
Chuck Mindenhall @chuckmindenhall.bsky.social · 06/02/2025A week after Bryce Mitchell shouted out Hitler in the opening act, Sean Strickland arrives as the headliner at UFC 312. Got a feature the original Mr. Line Crosser. sports.yahoo.com/whats-going-...sports.yahoo.comWhat’s going through Sean Strickland’s head?With Bryce Mitchell’s lowering of the bar, UFC’s second-most notorious rabble-rouser arrives for another crack at the middleweight title at UFC 312. What could possibly go wrong? 0142
Reposted by Chuck MindenhallBen Fowlkes @benfowlkes.bsky.social · 30/01/2025Wrote something about the whole situation where Bryce Mitchell thinks Hitler was a good guy and the UFC wishes he wouldn’t say that but apparently can’t do anything about it. sports.yahoo.com/if-bryce-mit...sports.yahoo.comIf Bryce Mitchell's disgusting comments are 'free speech,' is there no such thing as too bigoted for the UFC?Bryce Mitchell's support for Adolf Hitler earned him a public condemnation from UFC CEO Dana White, but nothing more. 118216
Reposted by Chuck MindenhallBen Fowlkes @benfowlkes.bsky.social · 24/01/2025Got that new Substack post for you right here. Don’t leave me hanging. thefightinglife.substack.com/p/finally-th...thefightinglife.substack.comFinally there is nothing you are sure you will never beYou age. You change. And if you don't maybe you are fucking it up a little bit. 4171
Reposted by Chuck MindenhallChuck Mindenhall @chuckmindenhall.bsky.social · 23/01/2025If you're in the market for this kind of thing, I went to a Zach Bryan concert with Diego Lopes. I even wrote about it. sports.yahoo.com/i-went-to-a-...sports.yahoo.comI went to a Zach Bryan concert with Diego Lopes ...Diego Lopes enjoyed a breakout year with the UFC in 2024 – and he's just getting started. 072
Reposted by Chuck MindenhallLouisa Thomas @louisathomas.bsky.social · 24/01/2025Wrote about Nikola Jokić a year ago, back when he was, oh, only the best player in the world, before he became a fever dream of excellence www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...newyorker.comHow Nikola Jokić Became the World’s Best Basketball PlayerHe doesn’t run very fast or jump very high, and seems to prefer the company of horses. But he has mastered the game’s new geometry like nobody else. 181
Chuck Mindenhall @chuckmindenhall.bsky.social · 23/01/2025If you're in the market for this kind of thing, I went to a Zach Bryan concert with Diego Lopes. I even wrote about it. sports.yahoo.com/i-went-to-a-...sports.yahoo.comI went to a Zach Bryan concert with Diego Lopes ...Diego Lopes enjoyed a breakout year with the UFC in 2024 – and he's just getting started. 072
Chuck Mindenhall @chuckmindenhall.bsky.social · 15/01/2025Got a chance to hang with Payton Talbott out in Reno for this feature, and I have to say, he's definitely one of the most unique individuals in the fight game. sports.yahoo.com/payton-talbo...sports.yahoo.comPayton Talbott is different: Inside the swirling, singular world of UFC 311's next superstarReno’s 26-year-old bantamweight phenom is far from your ordinary MMA fighter. But can he be as extraordinary as many believe? 040
Reposted by Chuck MindenhallBen Fowlkes @benfowlkes.bsky.social · 07/01/2025I argued that Ilia Topuria deserved to be 2024’s Fighter of the Year. The big homie @chuckmindenhall.bsky.social argued for Alex Pereira. You alone can judge the merits of our respective cases. sports.yahoo.com/alex-pereira...sports.yahoo.comAlex Pereira or Ilia Topuria: Did 'Poatan' get robbed of 2024's MMA Fighter of the Year?Ilia Topuria narrowly won Uncrowned's 2024 Male Fighter of the Year award over Alex Pereira. Was it the right call? 292
Reposted by Chuck MindenhallBen Fowlkes @benfowlkes.bsky.social · 03/01/2025Check out bold and possibly even crazy predictions for MMA in 2025 from the whole Uncrowned staff. (I feel smugly confident in mine tbh.) sports.yahoo.com/8-bold-predi...sports.yahoo.com8 bold MMA predictions for 2025: Jon Jones' next step, Tony Ferguson, Conor McGregor and moreUncrowned lets loose with our eight boldest takes about the wonders in store for MMA in 2025. 011
Chuck Mindenhall @chuckmindenhall.bsky.social · 01/01/2025The first-ever MITHY Awards: MMA's best (and most serious) sendoff for 2024 sports.yahoo.com/the-first-ev...sports.yahoo.comThe first-ever MITHY Awards: MMA's best (and most serious) sendoff for 2024"The Man In The Hat," Chuck Mindenhall, crowns MMA’s miscellany as only he can. 020
Chuck Mindenhall @chuckmindenhall.bsky.social · 28/12/2024Wrote about the hottest of MMA hotbeds as part of Uncrowned's End of Year series. sports.yahoo.com/mmas-greates...sports.yahoo.comMMA’s greatest emerging hotbeds for 2024: The French revolution is upon us. Who saw that coming?Each year there’s a new MMA destination that embraces barefoot fighting as if they’ve been starving for it. In 2024, it was France's turn. 020
Chuck Mindenhall @chuckmindenhall.bsky.social · 17/12/2024Sometimes the low blows don't hurt as much as the shots that land clean. 0141
Reposted by Chuck MindenhallDenver Broncos @denver-broncos.bsky.social · 16/12/2024GOT IT DONE. We #BeatTheColts!!! 1041237
Chuck Mindenhall @chuckmindenhall.bsky.social · 13/12/2024Colby Covington is more vulnerable than ever before at UFC Tampa — and he knows it sports.yahoo.com/colby-coving...sports.yahoo.comColby Covington is more vulnerable than ever before at UFC Tampa — and he knows itBy his own standards, the lead-up to his fight with Joaquin Buckley at UFC Tampa has been quiet. So what’s up with Colby Covington? 130
Reposted by Chuck MindenhallBen Fowlkes @benfowlkes.bsky.social · 13/12/2024Well, this paints a certain picture and it made me weirdly sad for Colby Covington. sports.yahoo.com/colby-coving... 3201
Chuck Mindenhall @chuckmindenhall.bsky.social · 12/12/2024Does GFL stand for “good fucking luck”? We discuss. sports.yahoo.com/global-fight...sports.yahoo.comGlobal Fight League: 4 burning questions about the upstart promotionWhat’s this now? A new fight league, with teams and seasons? Featuring, wait, Renan Barao? Kevin Lee? Wanderlei Silva? We have questions! 010
Chuck Mindenhall @chuckmindenhall.bsky.social · 09/12/2024Uncrowned MMA pound-for-pound rankings, December 2024: Alexandre Pantoja, Dakota Ditcheva make big moves sports.yahoo.com/mma-pound-fo...sports.yahoo.comMMA pound-for-pound rankings, December 2024: Alexandre Pantoja, Dakota Ditcheva make big movesIf UFC 310 taught us anything, it’s that it’s time to believe in Alexandre Pantoja. 010
Chuck Mindenhall @chuckmindenhall.bsky.social · 06/12/2024UFC 310: 5 burning questions ahead of Alexandre Pantoja vs. Kai Asakura, as addressed by yours truly and Petesy Carroll. sports.yahoo.com/ufc-310-5-bu...sports.yahoo.comUFC 310: 5 burning questions ahead of Alexandre Pantoja vs. Kai AsakuraThe Uncrowned crew answers the five major questions ahead of an underrated UFC 310 event. 010
Chuck Mindenhall @chuckmindenhall.bsky.social · 04/12/2024Jon Jones vs. Francis Ngannou is frankly absurd (enough to happen) sports.yahoo.com/jon-jones-vs...sports.yahoo.comJon Jones vs. Francis Ngannou is frankly absurd (enough to happen)Jon Jones vs. Francis Ngannou? If Turki Alalshikh is involved, maybe it’s not as ridiculous as it seems. (Or maybe it’s just ridiculous enough to make sense.) 041
Chuck Mindenhall @chuckmindenhall.bsky.social · 28/11/2024Here is my traditional “Things to Be Thankful For in MMA” column. Happy Thanksgiving! t.co/038eJsF4sAt.cohttps://sports.yahoo.com/17-things-to-be-thankful-for-in-mma-on-thanksgiving-2024-140006317.html 141
Chuck Mindenhall @chuckmindenhall.bsky.social · 17/11/2024My post-UFC 309 column — the UFC has one job when it comes to Jon Jones. sports.yahoo.com/jon-jones-ne...sports.yahoo.comJon Jones next move after UFC 309? Figuring out the price of riskFor Jon Jones, how much is enough to risk it all against Tom Aspinall? 080
Chuck Mindenhall @chuckmindenhall.bsky.social · 16/11/2024A wrap-up column on Tyson-Paul before we go headlong into Jones-Miocic tonight. sports.yahoo.com/jake-pauls-f...sports.yahoo.comJake Paul’s fight with Mike Tyson wasn’t all bad — at least we got to complainWas Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson any good? No. But in the end, we got exactly what we came for. 130
Chuck Mindenhall @chuckmindenhall.bsky.social · 15/11/2024Big weekend of fights, and we took a stab at answering the burning questions ahead of Tyson-Paul and UFC 309. sports.yahoo.com/ufc-309-5-bu...sports.yahoo.comUFC 309: 5 burning questions ahead of Jon Jones vs. Stipe MiocicThe Uncrowned crew answers the five most burning questions ahead of Jon Jones' long-awaited return at UFC 309. 110
Chuck Mindenhall @chuckmindenhall.bsky.social · 13/11/2024If you're in the market for a Jon Jones feature on the complicated word that is "legacy," I've got you covered right here. sports.yahoo.com/the-elephant...sports.yahoo.comThe Elephant in the GardenAt UFC 309, Jon Jones is fighting more than just Stipe Miocic in his quest to be remembered as the greatest MMA has ever seen. 161
Chuck Mindenhall @chuckmindenhall.bsky.social · 13/11/2024Heard all the cool people were vacationing over here, thought I'd see. 2100