Chuck Mindenhall has an 18-year history of writing about combat sports and is generally considered one of the best writers and personalities in the fight game. The “Man in the Hat”—or MITH, as he is commonly known—currently works as a senior writer at Yahoo’s combat vertical, Uncrowned, and has held positions as a senior writer with The Athletic and MMA Fighting (SB Nation). Previously, he was a regular contributor to ESPN, The Ringer, Fight! magazine, and others. He’s a three-time nominee for MMA Journalist of the Year, and his longform piece “Searching for Strange Brew” was cited in the Best American Sports writing anthology in 2016. He was one of the seminal members of the popular roundtable program, The MMA Beat, a cohost on the popular Ringer MMA Show on the Spotify and The Ringer, as well as the host of the podcast, The Man and the MITH on The Athletic. Chuck has also been a frequent guest analyst on Showtime’s Morning Kombat and ESPN’s television program, MMA Live.