🕛 12:00–13:00 (German time) 📍 Live on the MMAthletics Discord This week, we’ll be studying Felipe Dos Santos vs. Lone’er Kavanagh from UFC London – 22.03.25. An exciting flyweight bout that offers a lot to unpack: – Two fighters with different physical attributes and tactical approaches – Smart, adaptive use of range and positioning – Varied pacing and tempo shifts used to create openings – Strong offensive wrestling – Great display of jiu-jitsu guard work, mixed with effective ground striking in MMA context A highly dynamic fight, rich with concepts and skills we can all learn from. Bring your questions, observations, and curiosity. Let’s study, learn, and grow together. Message me if you need the Discord link.

Hey team – the next session is coming up: I’m Till Stritter, coach at Elevate Gym Bremen and founder of Squared Circle. As many of you know, I’m all about developing sharp skills and building a smart, adaptable tactical game – and that’s exactly the spirit we’ll bring into this Film Study. No single right answers – just shared observation, open discussion, and deeper understanding of the complexity of fighting. Date: Sunday, June 1st Time: • 12:00–13:00 (German time) • 17:00–18:00 (Thai time) • 06:00–07:00 (Eastern US) • 03:00–04:00 (Pacific US) Where: Live on the MMAthletics Discord Server (Link will be posted in advance!) Bring your eyes, bring your thoughts – let’s study together and push our understanding of the fight game. Totally free. See you there!

I’m only three rounds into this fight, and it already feels like a bit of a masterpiece from Usyk. The way he navigates the open stance—Southpaw vs Orthodox—is just so clear. Foot position, occupying hands, directional choices, subtle control of space. But also: how he plays with rhythm, timing, tempo shifts. How he distracts, moves just enough to create reactions, manipulates his opponent’s hands and position to open space for clean contact. He switches it up constantly, but always with purpose. The principles of fighting in open stance—what options you have, how you fight for position, how you use your hands, what directions you can move—are relatively simple to explain on a general level. But watching someone actually play the game at this depth is something else. That’s what makes this so exciting to watch. Anyone down to study this fight together in a live Discord session? Drop a comment if that’s something you’d be into—or just share what details you noticed in those first rounds.