The Fights2/8/18Feb 8 201812The Fights2/8/18The FightsWho Cares About The UFC In 2018?Patrick Wyman157The UFC has its problems, but one stands out as more serious and scary than the rest: Fewer and fewer people are…
Jan 26 2018231/26/18Climate, Plague, And The Fall Of The Roman EmpirePatrick Wyman26The Roman Empire in the west fell for a great many reasons. We could cite a lengthy series of breakdowns in its…
The Fights1/18/18Jan 18 20186The Fights1/18/18The FightsFrancis Ngannou Is The Most Exciting Talent In MMAPatrick Wyman43Talent, to paraphrase a Justice of the Supreme Court’s aphorism on the topic of pornography, is something you know…
Jan 5 2018141/5/18How Latin Became The Romance LanguagesPatrick Wyman25The Latin language is one of the Roman Empire’s lasting legacies. We hear it around us every day in the form of…
The Fights12/29/17Dec 29 20178The Fights12/29/17The FightsCris Cyborg Finally Gets To Prove She's The Most Dangerous Woman In The WorldPatrick Wyman27Women’s MMA has seen a succession of stars rise and fall over its five years in the UFC.
Dec 6 20171412/6/17After The Black Death, Europe's Economy SurgedPatrick Wyman25The Black Death, the wave of bubonic plague that devastated Europe after 1348, marked the final end of a long period…
The Fights12/1/17Dec 1 201710The Fights12/1/17The FightsWhere Is The UFC's Next Generation Of Stars?Patrick Wyman60Max Holloway is everything the UFC and its fans could possibly want in a young champion. His high-octane,…
Nov 1 20171611/1/17How The Roman Empire's Cities CrumbledPatrick Wyman14When we think of the Roman Empire as a physical space, cities are what come to mind. We see the huge bulk of the…
Oct 13 20173710/13/17What Were The Knights Templar Really Like?Patrick Wyman79Over the last seven centuries, the Knights Templar have left the realm of history and entered the realm of pop…
The Fights10/9/17Oct 9 201717The Fights10/9/17The FightsTony Ferguson, Conor McGregor's Perfect Opponent, Will Likely Never Get To Fight HimPatrick Wyman35Saturday, at UFC 216, the UFC awarded an interim 155-pound belt to Tony Ferguson following a third-round triangle…
The Fights10/6/17Oct 6 201710The Fights10/6/17The FightsDemetrious Johnson Is Still The Perfect Champion, And It Still Doesn't Matter To The UFCPatrick Wyman39The best fighter on Earth is a diminutive video-game enthusiast. He hasn’t lost a fight in six years. Along with…
Sep 15 2017309/15/17Professional Mercenaries And Cannon Made Medieval War ObsoletePatrick Wyman52As the medieval world gave way to the early modern around 1500, European warfare was utterly transformed. Mounted…
The Fights8/28/17Aug 28 201726The Fights8/28/17The FightsMayweather-McGregor Showed What Boxing Has To Offer MMAPatrick Wyman113Floyd Mayweather beat Conor McGregor’s ass; McGregor put on a respectable effort against an elite boxer, winning a…
The Fights8/25/17Aug 25 20179The Fights8/25/17The FightsWhat Will The Fight At The End Of The Mayweather Vs. McGregor Circus Look Like?Patrick Wyman96Everything about the leadup to Conor McGregor’s matchup with Floyd Mayweather this Saturday has been absurd. We had…
Aug 18 2017318/18/17Why Didn’t The Eastern Roman Empire Fall?Patrick Wyman29When the Roman Empire disintegrated over the course of the fifth century, only half of it actually fell, the western…
The Fights7/31/17Jul 31 20177The Fights7/31/17The FightsDaniel Cormier's Best Was Great, But Not Great EnoughPatrick Wyman69“I guess if you win both fights,” said Daniel Cormier, “there is no rivalry.”
Politics7/20/17Jul 20 201717Politics7/20/17PoliticsWar Is The Health Of The StatePatrick Wyman48Have you ever stopped to wonder why practically every government on earth follows the same basic form?
The Fights7/7/17Jul 7 20179The Fights7/7/17The FightsDoes Anybody Miss Michael Bisping?Patrick Wyman35Time waits for no one, as the Rolling Stones once said, and UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping is currently…
Jun 26 201736/26/17Could The Roman Empire Have Survived?Patrick Wyman51No empire, from Sargon’s Akkadian Empire to the Soviet Union, lasts forever. There’s always an expiration date.
The Fights6/16/17Jun 16 201713The Fights6/16/17The FightsFloyd Mayweather Jr. Is Fighting Conor McGregor. What The Fucking Fuck?Patrick Wyman211It’s really happening.