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Raging Heavyweight

By Robbert Wijtman

NEWARK, N.J., July 5, 2025 - Wyatt Hendrickson rages in on a blast double leg take-down. The match - second in a best of three series - was part of the Final X event. Held in Newark, New Jersey, on June 14, 2025, it was the final cross between the winners of the US Open and the World Team Trials. A USA national team spot at the 125Kg weight class was in contention.

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Surviving Ohio State: A Battle We Must All Fight

HBO's documentary reviewed

By Joey Krebs

HBO's Surviving Ohio State - its landmark documentary - unveils a legacy of abuse and cover-up at The Ohio State University. Its June 18 release broke through the walls of silence and denial surrounding the sexual abuse scandal at the university.

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USADA

What is Sermorelin?

Sermorelin is a synthetic peptide that mimics the action of growth hormone-releasing hormone (GHRH), stimulating the pituitary gland to increase the body’s natural production of human growth hormone (hGH). Originally developed for medical purposes, Sermorelin has also become a subject of interest—and controversy—in the realms of anti-aging, regenerative medicine, athletics, and anti-doping.

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The Controversy at the boxing venue during the Paris Olympics

By Robbert Wijtman

PARIS, July, 2025 - Why were two Olympic Gold Medalists recently stripped of their medals and banned from competition?
Imane Khelif (Algeria), 66Kg boxing and Lin Yu-Ting (Chinese Taipei), 57Kg boxing, and flag barer for her country, were both determined ..... Link to full article

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Combat Wrestling was UWW's attempt at a MMA type attraction.
By Robbert Wijtman

Combative Wrestling was UWW's attempt to get into the MMA market. If you pad wrestlers in striking gear and tell them,...... Click here for the rest of the article

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Opinion and Commentary

The Burden of Being an Olympian

By Robbert Wijtman

Ask a group of sports camp attendees, “Who here wants to be an Olympian?” Almost all will...... Click here for the rest of the article

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Tough as nails little girls

With a focus on speed and flexibility, their techniques differ significantly from the men's game. The men, for the most part, derive their speed from explosive power and quick twitch. The women are seen to obtain speed..... Click here for the rest of the article

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Sand wrestling has a long history and a very bright future

Wrestling on dirt or sand has been done since the beginning. Before Catch wrestlers fought in hay-covered barns and Jujitsuka trained on hemp mats, men fought for positions of power in the dirt. Ancient Olympians wrestled in a sand..... Click here for the rest of the article

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Pancration is the oldest known style of fighting.

Modern practitioners' battles are documented in a photo gallery from Serbia

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Taekwondo

High kicks and strikes were on display at the 2019 Pan/Am Games

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