Fighter Journal

What Will Be Indonesia’s Biggest Combat Sports Trend?

Combat sports in Indonesia aren’t dying, but they are splitting into different lanes. The energy is no longer unified like in the MMA boom of 2015-2017. Today, the fight scene is more fragmented, w...

The Risk and Reward of Weight Cutting

Weight cutting has become an accepted, almost expected part of combat sports like boxing and MMA. For decades, fighters have manipulated their bodies to make a specific weight class, only to step i...

Is Indonesia In A MMA Crisis Now?

Two fights. Two first-round finishes. Two brutal reminders that hype means nothing once the cage door closes. That’s the takeaway from Road to UFC, where Indonesian fighters Rio Tirto and Deni Daff...

The Lifestyle Combat Athlete

Padel is rapidly becoming one of the go-to sports among urban Indonesians, especially in cities like Jakarta, Surabaya, and Bali. Its appeal lies in how easy it is to pick up, the social nature of ...

Why Good Fighters Become Boring

As UFC 315 draws near, anticipation builds around the welterweight title clash between Belal Muhammad and Jack Della Maddalena. While the matchup promises high-stakes action, it also reopens an unc...

A Forgettable Night in Times Square & Riyadh

On May 2, 2025, the global boxing spotlight turned toward two distant arenas: Times Square, New York, and Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The convergence of marquee names—Devin Haney, Ryan G...

The Illustrious History of Indonesian MMA

As One Pride MMA returns on May 3, 2025, it marks not just the continuation of a premier fighting promotion but also a celebration of Indonesia’s rich and evolving relationship with mixed martial a...

A Story That Will Go Down In Ages As Boxing's Best Rivalry

Some rivalries are born from chance. Others, like Chris Eubank Jr. vs. Conor Benn, are written into destiny. On Saturday night, April 26, 2025, under the lights of Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in Lond...

A Story That Will Go Down In Ages As Boxing's Best Rivalry

Some rivalries are born from chance. Others, like Chris Eubank Jr. vs. Conor Benn, are written into destiny. On Saturday night, April 26, 2025, under the lights of Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in Lond...

The Vegas Dream Is Coming True

For years, Ongen Saknosiwi has spoken one dream into existence: to fight under the bright lights of Las Vegas, the world capital of boxing. On Saturday, April 25th, 2025, that dream will move one g...