Substacks recommended by Tim Bissell

Recommended by Tim Bissell

The MMA Draw Newsletter

By Nate Wilcox

The game behind the fights

My home. Where we cover MMA and combat sports like no one else dares.

- Tim Bissell

BASKETBALL FEELINGS

By Katie Heindl

A digital magazine by Katie Heindl reconciling life with basketball. Featuring weekly guest writers, plus her unique mix of reporting, criticism, and personal narrative.

Katie Heindl is my favourite voice in basketball writing. They manage to entwine the specific and universal in a manner that never fails to hit me in the feelings.

- Tim Bissell

Look What You Made Me Do

By Eugene S. Robinson

From the frontlines to the backline: All Eugene S. Robinson, All the time

Level Change Podcast

By Stephie Haynes

Combat sports commentary with a twist of sarcasm and a spritz of snark. Hosted by Stephie Haynes and Victor Rodriguez.

Oliver Bateman Does the Work

By Oliver Lee Bateman

A hub for the work of the Internet's "King of Content" covering culture, politics, labor, and athletics with a perspective informed by decades of work in marketing, sales, and the rotted-out carcass of academia.

Babyface v. Heel

By David Bixenspan

David Bixenspan's newsletter about pro wrestling, including original reporting, story roundups, and a new weekly podcast centering on a historic pro wrestling story in the law and crime realm.

The Fighting Life

By Ben Fowlkes

Just straight up writin' stuff. Occasional meandering philosophizing, sometimes dovetailing with my long career covering fight sports. Or not.

Ozeki Analytics

A data driven sumo site

Blaine Henry’s The Fight Library

Combat Sports Analysis

MMA Vivisection & 6th Round

By Nate Wilcox

The one and only home of the MMA Vivisection, 6th Round post-fight show, and MMA Depressed-us podcasts, hosted by Zane Simon w/ Connor Ruebusch, Eddie Mercado and special guest Phil Mackenzie

Hey Not The Face!

By John S. Nash

A newsletter and podcast covering the business of face-punching!

on going for it

Founded by investigative journalist Karim Zidan, Sports Politika is a media venture at the intersection of sports, power and politics. Unfiltered news, investigative reporting, and unique perspectives.

No one covers the intersection of sports and politics like Karim Zidan. You've read his work on combat sports for years, via Bloody Elbow, The Guardian and The New York Times, but now he's unleashed and casting his expert eye of sports far beyond the ring and cage.

- Tim Bissell

Fantasy Basho

Fantasy Basho is your new favorite fantasy game and the best way to get into sumo. Powered by Fantasizr. Fantasizr.com/Fantasy-Basho-Hatsu-2026

Dan Tom MMA

Pre and post-fight MMA content in the form of picks, plays and technical analysis. Longtime MMA analyst and host of The Protect Ya' Neck Podcast.

ZANE SIMON

By Zane Simon

Combat sports news, editorials and more from longtime sports reporter Zane Simon.

Sumo Kaboom

About all things sumo.

Sumo Stats

By Mary Pat Campbell

Sumo Statistics by Meep, aka Mary Pat Campbell, an American actuary who is doing her own brand of sumo analysis. I love the joy of sumo, so Ura is my favorite rikishi. Hakkeyoi!

Hybrid Shoot

By Jonathan Snowden

Opinion, history and commentary from a veteran of the media trenches. Boxing. MMA. Pro Wrestling. Miscellany.

Three Nine Press

By Tim Zee

TTRPG development log, updates and (perhaps) finished games.

Latest MMA News

Mookie Alexander's Substack page. Don't worry, this isn't paywalled, but it is a place where I'll write stuff that otherwise wouldn't make it to SBNation.com or Field Gulls.

Time Limit

By Jack Wannan

Time Limit is a pro wrestling column that focuses on NJPW, TJPW, and whatever else catches my attention.

Like NJPW? Jack's your man for intelligent and thought-provoking coverage of Japanese pro wrestling scene.

- Tim Bissell

C'mon Now

By Trent Reinsmith

My thoughts on the latest MMA news and a bunch of things that interest me... and maybe some random thoughts