Zach Arnold

A Crisis of Weight Cutting Sherdog columnist Zach Arnold examines the ongoing issues with the scale in mixed martial arts and lays out potential solutions for the situation.

Opinion: What Would a Federal Takeover of MMA Regulation Look Like? If Congress wants to provide real leadership, it should create the legal tools for fighters to utilize in order to build business leverage,...

Opinion: Chasing Change UFC 184 was the first mixed martial arts card in the history of California where every fighter’s blood and urine was drug tested. While Zuffa is busy making the right kind of history, Anderson Silva...

Opinion: The UFC’s Shotgun Marriage to ‘CM Punk’ Is the Phil Brooks signing an admission that a grueling event schedule is hurting the UFC’s ability to produce home-grown mega-stars?

Opinion: No More Golden Parachutes in MMA Non-UFC promoters must get creative in how they operate to avoid ending up in the graveyard of failed MMA promotions, writes Zach Arnold.

Opinion: Say Hello to Bellator’s Real Competition, the WWE The battle over which MMA property can connect with pro-wrestling fans will reveal a lot about how business looks in 2015 and beyond, writes...

Opinion: Laying the Framework for Brock Lesnar’s Return Will World Wrestling Entertainment continue paying a steep price to keep a part-time champion, or will he head back to the UFC in 2015?

Opinion: The Bellator Battle Plan The Ultimate Fighting Championship’s policies and ambitious schedule has left the door open for its chief rival, writes Zach Arnold.

Opinion: A Troubling Trend MMA must take a serious look in the mirror after repeated domestic violence incidents involving fighters, writes Zach Arnold.

Opinion: Nick Diaz and the MMA Wars The controversial but popular star can thank Viacom for creating the competitive tension to inspire the UFC to step up its game, writes Zach Arnold.