The Psychology Of Mixed Martial Arts

In Victorian London, a physician named Thomas Neill Cream used his medical knowledge to become a notorious poisoner. His crimes terrified the public and exposed the difficulty of investigating deaths involving seemingly respectable professionals. Discover the disturbing story of the doctor whose knowledge of medicine became a weapon.

In 1860, the brutal murder of a three-year-old boy inside a respectable English household shocked Victorian society. Scotland Yard detective Jonathan Whicher suspected someone within the family, but his investigation encountered fierce resistance. Years later, an unexpected confession transformed one of Britain's most notorious murder mysteries. Discover the true story of the crime that exposed th...

Every tennis player carries on a conversation during a match, even when no words are spoken aloud. That internal dialogue can regulate emotion, direct attention, and restore confidence—or turn one bad point into an entire bad set. This episode explores the psychology of self-talk and why what you tell yourself between points can influence what happens on the next one.

You have played well enough to reach match point—so why can the final point suddenly feel harder than every point that came before it? A recent US Open match involving Coco Gauff and Mirra Andreeva provides a striking example of how quickly tennis can change when one player is trying to close and the other has almost nothing left to lose. This episode explores what pressure does to attention, deci...

A tennis game may begin at love-all, but psychologically, players rarely arrive there at zero. A run of winners, a crucial break, or several frustrating errors can change confidence, attention, arousal, and decision-making even though the scoring system keeps resetting. In this episode of Tennis Psychology, we examine what researchers call psychological momentum and why it can feel so powerful on...

This episode breaks down the adrenaline dump in combat sports using neuroscience, physiology, and real UFC fight analysis to explain why elite fighters gas out despite high-level conditioning. Learn how the autonomic nervous system, lactate metabolism, and stress hormones like cortisol impact performance, decision-making, and endurance under pressure. Whether you train, compete, or want high-perfo...