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Alex Pereira takes aim at 4th title defense at UFC 313
LAS VEGAS -- Alex Pereira will seek his fourth UFC light heavyweight title defense in under a calendar year on Saturday night when he takes on Magomed Ankalaev in the main event of UFC 313.,Pereira (12-2, 10 knockouts) closed 2024 with his third successful title defense, beating Khalil Rountree Jr. ...
Dan Hooker (hand) WDs from UFC 313 bout vs. Justin Gaethje
Dan Hooker has withdrawn from next month's UFC 313 lightweight fight against Justin Gaethje.,Hooker disclosed a hand injury in a video with his daughter posted Tuesday on YouTube.,"Dad had a fight, or was supposed to have a fight, but I've busted my paw," the New Zealander said.,Hooker (24-12) had b...
Dricus du Plessis retains title in rematch with Sean Strickland
Middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis outboxed Sean Strickland for 25 minutes en route to a unanimous decision win (50-45, 50-45, 49-46) in the main event of UFC 312 in Sydney, Australia, on Saturday night (Sunday in Australia).,The fight was never competitive as Strickland (29-7 MMA) stayed on hi...
Dricus du Plessis, Sean Strickland ready for rematch in Sydney
A middleweight title rematch between champion Dricus du Plessis and Sean Strickland takes center stage at UFC 312 in Sydney, Australia on Saturday night (Sunday morning locally).,Their first fight took place at UFC 297 in January 2024, with Strickland attempting to defend his championship for the fi...
Islam Makhachev vs. Renato Moicano headlines UFC 311
The UFC returns to Inglewood, Calif., on Saturday night for its UFC 311 pay-per-view offering a pair of title fights: Islam Makhachev vs. Renato Moicano at lightweight and Merab Dvalishvili vs. Umar Nurmagomedov at bantamweight.,Makhachev initially was scheduled for a rematch against Arman Tsarukyan...
Arman Tsarukyan (back) out of UFC 311 title fight; Renato Moicano steps in
Challenger Arman Tsarukyan is out of the lightweight title fight against champion Islam Makhachev, set for UFC 311 on Saturday, due to back pain.,Dana White, the CEO of UFC, confirmed Friday that Renato Moicano will step in for Tsarukyan in the main event in Inglewood, Calif.,The fight will be five ...
Alexandre Pantoja forces Kai Asakura to submit at UFC 310
Alexandre Pantoja made quick work of Kai Asakura with a second-round submission to defend his flyweight title in the main event of UFC 310 on Saturday in Las Vegas., ,"This is the level, the UFC level," Pantoja said after the win., ,Pantoja (29-5) has won seven in a row and defended his title for th...
Newcomer Kai Asakura aims to dethrone Alexandre Pantoja at UFC 310
Alexandre Pantoja will defend his UFC flyweight title in the final pay-per-view card of the year when he takes on the debuting Kai Asakura in the main event of UFC 310 on Saturday night in Las Vegas.,Pantoja, a 34-year-old Brazilian, will attempt to extend a six-match winning streak that dates to Fe...
UFC 310 shuffles card due to heavyweight injuries
A pair of heavyweight fights scheduled for UFC 310 on Dec. 10 have been impacted by injuries.,The promotion confirmed on Wednesday that Kennedy Nzechukwu has stepped in to face Lukasz Brzeski after Tallison Teixeira withdrew due to injury. Nzechukwu is coming off a win over Chris Barnett in his UFC ...
Belal Muhammad (foot) won't defend title at UFC 310
Welterweight champion Belal Muhammad will not defend his title at UFC 310 due to a bone infection in his left foot.,Muhammad (24-3 MMA, 15-3 UFC) posted about his condition Thursday on social media, saying the recovery requires intravenous antibiotics and an avoidance of physical activity for six we...
Welterweight champ Belal Muhammad takes on Shavkat Rakhmonov at UCF 310
Welterweight champion Belal Muhammad's first title defense will be against unbeaten Shavkat Rakhmonov as part of a UFC championship doubleheader on Dec. 7 in Las Vegas.,UFC 310 at T-Mobile Arena also will feature in the co-main event Alexandre Pantoja of Brazil defending his flyweight title against ...
Atlanta to host 2031 Final Four after COVID wiped 2020 tourney
The NCAA awarded the men's Final Four in 2031 to Atlanta on Thursday.,It will mark the city's first Final Four since 2013, which was hosted at the now-demolished Georgia Dome. Atlanta was scheduled to hold the Final Four in 2020 at the Atlanta Falcons' new venue, Mercedez-Benz Stadium, but the NCAA ...
2023 NBA three points percentage leaders
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The Commanders shouldn’t lose until they play the Eagles again
What is it about when Washington plays in Philadelphia? They have an even record at Lincoln Financial Field over the last four years and I get that’s not impressive by itself. The Eagles have been one of the NFL’s best teams over the last few seasons and dominant against the NFC. The public meeting ...
Is The Rock vs. Roman Reigns worthy of a Wrestlemania main event with both guys part-time?
Outside of completely catering to society as a whole and pushing its current roster and storylines to the back burner, there isn’t a match the WWE can put on that would draw a bigger box office than The Rock returning to the ring for a first-time ever matchup with his cousin and current Undisputed W...
I don’t know why I trusted WWE to do anything differently
Let’s start by being complimentary. It’s a new thing for me but I’m getting old and trying to evolve before my cholesterol count gets me. Thanks to the work that Sami Zayn and Roman Reigns have put in over the past six months, what is usually a run-of-the-mill PLE, Elimination Chamber, rose to the l...
Brooklyn Nets, we hardly knew ye
A pouting James Harden was traded to the Brooklyn Nets nearly two years ago to the day. Way back in January 2021, before the COVID vaccine card went mainstream, the newest super team was Harden, Kevin Durant, and Kyrie Irving. It is now Super Bowl week 2023. Some of you all have vaccine cards stampe...