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The UFC featherweight champion silenced the skeptics by battering Ortega from pillar to post Saturday night in an emphatic TKO victory. The fight was competitive early, but Holloway’s high-volume striking eventually wore down T-City. In the fourth round, Holloway cranked up the pressure and belted his previously unbeaten opponent with punches to the head and body. With Ortega’s face a bloody mess, the fight sapped out of him and his left eye swollen shut, the ringside doctor determined that Ortega was unable to continue....

If he wasn’t then, the debate can start now about his greatness after Cejudo battled back from early adversity to stop Marlon Moraes in the third round to capture the vacant UFC bantamweight title at the United Center and become the fourth fighter in UFC history to hold two belts simultaneously. At the time of stoppage, Sporting News had the fight even at 19-19. Join DAZN and watch more than 100 fight nights a year...

This is not fake news. This is fact. Join DAZN and watch more than 100 fight nights a year​ On the eve of Nunes’ return to the Octagon this weekend at UFC 239, where she’ll defend her bantamweight title against Holly Holm, the 31-year-old Brazilian stands on the cusp of adding another astonishing feat to her already record-setting run of success. The first women to hold UFC titles in two weight classes simultaneously, if Nunes dispatches Holm this weekend, she’ll have beaten each of the three women to hold the UFC’s bantamweight title before her....

Robert Whittaker and Israel Adesanya will headline UFC 243 in a Middleweight title fight and the excitement levels are certainly quite high, not just in Australia, but also in neighboring New Zealand. Whittaker interacted with the media ahead of the historic event, during which he spoke about the rise of MMA in Athe two countries while also touching upon the hype surrounding the event. Whittaker feels he has had a had to play in MMA becoming a mainstream sport in Oceania and the Southwestern Pacific region....

The UFC Bantamweight Title, as you might recall, was vacated after Henry Cejudo’s retirement at UFC 249 after ‘Triple C’ had secured a win over Dominick Cruz in what remains as the final fight of his MMA career. The fight began with the two fighters engaging in the opening round with Yan being dropped early and Aldo’s body-language also seemed quite impressive in the openings stages. However, Round #1 ended in Petr Yan’s favor, as he dominated the final few seconds with some ground and pound....

Jared Cannonier faced Robert Whittaker in the co-main event of UFC 254, which took place at the UFC Fight Island in Abu Dhabi. The Middleweight fight ended with Whittaker winning at the end of Round 3 via unanimous decision. Nathaniel Wood, on the other hand, was bested by Casey Kenney in their 140-pound Catchweight bout via decision. Both the men sustained minor injuries during their fights, for which they received six-months layoff after the routine post-fight inspection, with 30 days mandatory and 21 days with no contact....

Apart from the Nigerian Nightmare’s third title defense, the event is stacked with some other great fights as well. As per ESPN MMA, the main card will feature a women’s flyweight bout between No. 10 ranked Maycee Barber and No. 15 ranked Alexxa Grasso. Barber is making her return to the Octagon after a year-long hiatus. Barber tasted defeat at the hands of Roxanne Modafferi at UFC 246 in her last appearance....

Ubuntu 21.04 has been under development for several months. Many Ubuntu fans have eagerly awaited it, but it isn’t the next Long-Term Support (LTS) release of the Linux distro. Ubuntu 21.04 is somewhat of a stop-gap between major updates, with the next LTS release, Ubuntu 21.10, coming later in 2021. Still, the Ubuntu 21.04 update brings some decent upgrades to the operating system. Ubuntu 21.04 Update Lands The Ubuntu 21....

Beginning next season, the stadium will a premium service area called “The East Side Club,” which will provide fans with access to a covered lounge, sun deck and Florida themed social area. The Florida Themed social are looks like a beach bar which overlooks the middle of the field on the east side of the stadium. But for it to be a beach bar, it would be sand, and there is no sand in the East Side Club....

And yet they’re projecting a bit of an underdog mentality as the program goes for title No. 12 — and its first since 2016 — this weekend. WOMEN’S NCAA TOURNAMENT: TV info, times, scores & results for every game “So many years that we’ve come here, we’ve been a No. 1 seed. So many years we’ve been the No. 1-No. 1. We had the best team going in, everybody knew it and it was, ‘Let’s just go do our thing and I don’t think anybody’s going to be able to beat us if we play our “A” game....

Atletico announced that Godin, who sustained a thigh injury on March 15 in the Champions League last 16 against Eindhoven, has been declared fit, reports Efe. Atletico’s full squad will travel to Barcelona, including injured Tiago Mendes, Jose Gimenez and Oliver Torres, along with Luciano Vietto, who is recovering from gastroenteritis. Godin has been training with his teammates since last Thursday, while both Montenegrin Stefan Savic and Belgian Yannick Carrasco joined Sunday’s group training session in preparation for Tuesday’s clash....

We have some really interesting matches this week. Atletico vs Dortmund, Juventus vs Man Utd, Inter Milan vs Barcelona and Napoli vs PSG are some of the anticipated games this week. As we move on through the group stages, these are the predictions for all the 16 fixtures this week. AS Monaco vs Club Brugge. Prediction: 2-1. Club Brugge were able to get a draw against AS Monaco in Belgium....

What, you think Jerry Tarkanian’s enduring joke only applied to the NCAA? In any league, in any sport, in any country around the world, there always is suspicion the most powerful have their own set of rules. Such doubt about the New England Patriots and the NFL persists well more than a decade after commissioner Roger Goodell attempted to conclude the Spygate episode. Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred did a good job of persuading fans he is above such preferences by punishing Houston Astros ownership and management, although not such a wonderful job of accounting for Houston Astros players who carried out the sign-stealing scheme or the ultimate accomplishment of winning the World Series....

On Saturday, Dec. 12, Aldo will put his 18-fight win streak on the line against McGregor, who in the last 12 months has become the most polarizing fighter in the UFC. MORE: Meet the UFC champs | EA cover on the line | Conor’s best quotes The UFC 194 pay-per-view will originate from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, and will begin at 10 p.m. ET. The undercard will begin at 7 p....

Will the result be the same or will the former champion reclaim the title and set up a third battle between the two? That question will be answered inside the Octagon, but if you think you’ve got it figured out, there are plenty of bets to be made. MORE: UFC 218 predictions UFC 218: Holloway vs. Aldo odds Max Holloway vs Jose Aldo Max Holloway -300 (1/3) Jose Aldo +240 (12/5)...

The kick grazed Zingano’s eye, who turned her back immediately and seemed to be visibly discomforted from the impact. Anderson rushed in for the finish but the referee stepped in to stop the fight at 1:01 in the first round itself. In case you didn’t know… The Women’s Featherweight fight was the penultimate bout on the Prelims on FS 1 card and was expected to be an all-out brawl between two explosive fighters....

“There better not be steroids in here,” Diaz said, putting the bottle down beside him and flashing a devilish grin. The jab served as a final middle finger to the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) after a whirlwind week that had the agency alert Diaz of his test result showing “elevated levels” of a banned substance, only to clear him of any violation a day later. Join DAZN and watch more than 100 fight nights a year...

Bantamweight champion Cejudo will take on challenger Cruz at the behind-closed-doors UFC 249 on Saturday, just over 11 months after his previous fight. Cruz, who has held the title twice, has had an even longer layoff, though, last fighting in December 2016 before a series of injuries. Rewatch classic fights on DAZN Cruz’s return to the big stage has prompted questions about Cejudo, who was slated to face Jose Aldo at UFC 250, and his decision not to instead welcome a contender like Aljamain Sterling, Petr Yan or Cory Sandhagen — a trio ranked second, third and fourth in the division, respectively....

Line: Gonzaga -8.5, Total: 144.5 (current Sweet 16 spreads and totals) Line movement: Gonzaga opened as 9-point favorites in Las Vegas, with some early action on UCLA pushing the line down. The total is the biggest in the Sweet 16. History and trends: These teams met in Los Angeles on December 13, with Gonzaga winning 87-74 as 6.5-point favorites. Kyle Wiltjer led the way with 24 points, and the Zags shot 58....

Since he was a 13-year-old prodigy and gave a verbal commitment to USC, the undersized guard with the impressive leaping ability has understood that the sport was going to give him an opportunity that no other man in his family had — to get a college education and escape the streets of Chicago. “Basketball saved my life,” said the now 21-year-old Boatright. “That’s why I take it so seriously. That’s why I’m passionate about it, because it saved my life....