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The mess of curls is the same. The propensity for speaking his mind and irritating people with his words is the same. The undefeated record and unwavering confidence are the same. Join DAZN and watch more than 100 fight nights a year The only thing that has changed is where he’s plying his trade and yet that one shift has caused the fight-loving public to do a complete 180 in terms of their opinion of the Milwaukee-based welterweight contender....

Seated at cage-side, Chris Hemsworth a.k.a Thor must have likened the carnage caused by De Castro’s right hand to his ‘Storm-breaker’. The 31-year-old Castro made a mark earlier this year on Dana White’s Contender Series by becoming the first fighter representing Cape Verde to set foot inside the Octagon and he topped it off with a first-round TKO victory over Alton Meeks. Both The Mad Titan and Justin Tafa came into the fight undefeated....

The Gamecocks (35-2) took a 13-2 lead in the game’s opening minutes and never looked back, leading throughout the 2022 NCAA Tournament championship game. With that, the Gamecocks are only the eighth school to have multiple national championships. MORE: Watch college basketball live with Sling TV Aliyah Boston was a huge part of the victory, providing a dominant inside force en route to scoring 11 points and 16 rebounds for her NCAA-leading 30th double-double of the season....

The match gave us a UCL debut for Ansu Fati, the return of Lionel Messi and a disasterclass from Marco Reus. The first half saw Barcelona orchestrate the first opening of the game as Gerard Pique’s header anxiously flashed across the goal in the 13th minute. In the 25th minute, at the opposing end, Reus was thwarted by Marc-Andre ter Stegen when through on goal. The second half saw Marc-Andre ter Stegen save a penalty from the Dortmund captain in the 57th minute....

European football’s governing body UEFA has launched an investigation into match-fixing against Turkey’s Besiktas and Fenerbahce and will hear the case June 22. UEFA said in a statement released on its website Monday that it had opened disciplinary proceedings in relation to FC Steaua Bucuresti (Romania) and Besiktas JK (Turkey), reports Xinhua. “Proceedings have been opened against Besiktas and two club officials in relation to match-fixing activities which are alleged to have taken place during the 2011 Turkish Cup final,” said the statement....

“I think that’s from my past in wrestling,” Hendricks told Sporting News. “Being in that kind of predicament for years and your sitting there and a lot of times you think would be a lot better off. Then all of a sudden, you are injured and you have to train through the season or you have to push through a match. That way you can have that time off. Its just one of those things you just have to sit there and say, ‘Ok, it happened and you can’t do nothing about it, you have to move forward....

“Dodson was saying I was ugly, I was boring, look at my face,” Johnson told Joe Rogan in the post-fight interview. “I’m prettier than a m—f—. That’s what technique gets you.” MORE: Astonishing UFC photos | Five reasons to watch UFC 190 | UFC 190 odds, picks | “Rumble” admits mental mistake Johnson controlled the fight from the outset. He gave Dodson no room to breath. Anytime Dodson caught a leg from an attempted Johnson kick or landed a solid shot, the champion would be right in Johnson’s face....

“There were no losers tonight,” Lawler told Joe Rogan. “And still, but let’s do it again!” In other bouts Saturday in Las Vegas:— Stipe Miocic knocked out former heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski.— Albert Tumenov defeated Lorenz Larkin in a split decision.— Brian Ortega stopped UFC veteran Diego Brandao by third-round submission.— Abel Trujillo stopped Tony Sims by first-round submission.— Michael McDonald stopped Masanori Kanehara by second-round submission.— Dustin Poirier beat Joe Duffy (14-2) by unanimous decision....

Miocic made the most of the opportunity as he defeated Overeem by TKO at 4:27 of the first round to retain the heavyweight title. MORE: 37 ashtonishing UFC photos “He’s a tough guy,” Miocic told Joe Rogan in his post-fight interview. “He’s a veteran; he’s fought the best in the world. I told you, I’m gonna keep this belt for a long time.” The fight began with Overeem switching stances as Miocic was stalking him....

He’s 18-3-1 with 11 of those wins coming via stoppage and nine in the first round. Woodley’s charismatic, charming and handsome. He’s appeared in seven movies, two television shows, hosts his own podcast and appears every Friday on a video web series on YouTube for TMZ Sports titled “Hollywood Beatdown”. The channel has over 428,000 subscribers and over 1.5 million views in 52 episodes. MORE: UFC 228: Woodley vs. Till fight date, PPV price, how to watch and live stream...

In case you didn’t know… UFC 229 marked the return of former two-division UFC Champion Conor McGregor who made his grand return to Octagon competition for the first time two and a half years. McGregor’s last fight in the Octagon took place way back at UFC 205 when The Notorious One defeated Eddie Alvarez to win the UFC Lightweight Championship for the very first time in his career. However, due to Octagon inactivity, McGregor was eventually stripped off his title belt and at UFC 223, a new champion in the form of Khabib Nurmagomedov was crowned, who defeated Al Iaquinta to win the 155-pound championship for the first time in his career....

Three days away from the biggest fight of his life in the co-main event of UFC 234 against former middleweight kingpin Anderson Silva, Israel Adesanya is talking to Sporting News while sitting in his bed in his hotel room - resting and relaxing without a care in the world. To the 29-year-old rising star, he’s been preparing for this moment his entire life and it just so happens to be against the man who influenced him into trying his hand at mixed martial arts....

Prior to his fight, I had the chance to ask him some questions. Tune in to UFC 239 in India Live on Sony Ten 2 and Sony Ten 2 HD at 7:30 AM on the 7th of July. Q. Fighting against Jon Jones at any time is something to not be taken lightly. What is your mindset like ahead of this fight? TS: This fight is a good fight. It is very important to me....

The 28-year-old, nicknamed ‘Razor’, was mightily impressive when scoring a unanimous decision victory over Justin Willis in March. Join DAZN and watch more than 100 fight nights a year It was a timely reminder of the American’s talent after he was knocked out in just 45 seconds by the fearsome Francis Ngannou last November, the second time he had lost to his heavyweight rival. A third bout with Ngannou is an opportunity Blaydes, who has an MMA record of 11-2-0, would relish but for now, he wants to enhance his claims for a title fight....

The card overall isn’t that deep; hardly surprising given McGregor’s likely pay packet, but it’s still got a handful of solid fights and excellent prospects to keep an eye on. Here are the predicted outcomes for UFC 246: McGregor vs. Cowboy. #1 Conor McGregor vs Donald Cerrone Well, it’s been a long time coming, but Irish superstar Conor McGregor is finally returning to the UFC. This weekend sees him face-off with Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone in what should be a truly fantastic fight, even if it’s odd in a sense that it’s a pair of 155lbers fighting up at 170lbs for a potential shot at the 155lbs title....

Additionally, the older Diaz brother also indicated that he’d like to fight more often, particularly if he suffers a bad loss to Lawler in his upcoming fight. Speaking at the UFC 266 press conference, John Morgan of MMA Junkie noted that Nick Diaz has a sort of love-hate relationship with fight week. That said, Morgan asked Diaz for his thoughts on the incredible outpouring of support he’s received upon his long-awaited return to the sport of MMA....

New Capabilities in Ubuntu 22.10 Canonical announced the release of Ubuntu 22.10 in a blog post. “This release also brings new capabilities to our enterprise management story,” Canonical CEO Mark Shuttleworth said. The most visible changes for desktop users are to the default GNOME desktop. Ubuntu 22.10 uses Gnome 43, which was released in September 2022. The latest release features a revamped Quick Settings menu that makes it easy to adjust settings like dark mode, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and power settings....

TEAM NEWS BARCELONA Record signing Philippe Coutinho will make his Champions League debut for Catalans this week after he was rested for their league match against Real Sociedad along with Sergio Busquets. Portuguese wingback Nelson Semedo will be left out of the Starting XI for Sergi Roberto to start at the right-back. Ousmane Dembele is expected to start along with Messi and Suarez in the front three. Predicted Lineup :...

The Bruins have hired Cincinnati’s Mick Cronin to lead their program, the school announced Tuesday. The deal is for six years and $24 million. “Mick Cronin is a fierce competitor, and I’m excited to welcome him to Westwood,” UCLA athletics director Dan Guerrero said in a release. “Mick has built a fantastic program at Cincinnati, backed by integrity and discipline, and he has instilled an undeniable toughness in his student-athletes....