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By Amaar Burton on February 23, 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

Ben Saddik’s Return, Beterbiev’s Rematch Headline Big Fight Week

It was an action-packed week for combat sports, with a UFC Fight Night card, a GLORY kickboxing pay-per-view, and a boxing card that some analysts described as arguably the deepest […]

By Amaar Burton on February 12, 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

Super Bowl LIX: Overlooked Eagles Fly High

“Throughout history, many Super Bowls — if not every Super Bowl — will be decided by the efforts of players who are not superstars or household names. Some of the […]

By Amaar Burton on February 4, 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

Boxing Does Not Have Too Many Title Belts

With the rise of Turki Alalshikh as the biggest power broker in boxing, there is hope among a lot of the sport’s fans and media that the chairman of Saudi […]

By Amaar Burton on February 3, 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

Kyrie Irving’s Role in the NBA Trade of the Century

Saturday night, February 1st, delivered an all-time shocker to the NBA universe. The Los Angeles Lakers, the most glitzy big brand in basketball and arguably the greatest franchise in league […]

By Amaar Burton on January 28, 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

Super Bowl LIX Preview: Unsung Heroes of Chiefs-Eagles

In the days leading up to Super Bowl LIX on February 9th, you can learn everything there is to know about Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce and Saquon Barkley and […]

By Amaar Burton on January 19, 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

Makhachev Retains UFC Title, No. 1 Ranking

Islam Makhachev is still on top. The UFC lightweight champion, a Muslim from Russia who is No. 1 on the promotion’s pound-for-pound list, retained his title and his ranking in […]

By Amaar Burton on January 12, 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

Al-Shaair’s Rocky Season Peaks In the NFL Playoffs

The Houston Texans signed linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair last offseason to help turn one of the NFL’s better defenses into one of its best defenses, and to put a rising playoff […]

By Amaar Burton on January 11, 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

Ondash Brothers Shine, Abdullaev Wins While Losing

ONE Championship went to one of the world’s most famous fight venues and put on two shows in one day, both headlined by fighters from Muslim-majority countries. At the historic […]

By Amaar Burton on January 4, 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

Built Different: Mr. Olympia Hadi Choopan

In a recent Instagram post, Hadi Choopan wrote: I am cut harder than a diamond, just as I cut my path like a diamond. Those words provide a glimpse into […]

By Amaar Burton on December 31, 2024 • ( Leave a comment )

The List: Sports Highlights of 2024

It’s late December, and the calendar (the Gregorian one, not the Islamic one) is about to turn over to a new year — which means the time has come for […]

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