Outside of those top two fights, there isn’t too much to the card. But to be frank, that doesn’t matter – these are two of the most intriguing-sounding UFC title fights in a long time and are must-see for any MMA fan. Here are the predicted outcomes for UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa. #1 UFC Middleweight Title: Israel Adesanya vs. Paulo Costa Throughout its history, the UFC hasn’t actually seen many title fights between two undefeated fighters....
Adesanya battered Costa’s front leg with kicks to quiet the Brazilian fighter’s trash talking in the early going, and by the start of Round 2, Costa had bruises up and down his lower half. Adesanya opened up Costa’s face with a high kick at the start of the second round, and then finished off his challenger with a left counter punch to the dome. Costa stumbled backward and could not recover....
The bad news: not until next year. The good news, however, is that it could be primed for next-gen consoles as well as current generation. Watch Dogs is Ubisoft Montreal’s latest open-world action title, and based on our Watch Dogs E3 preview, there is little doubt that it will stand along side the Assassin’s Creed franchise as a powerful new series for the award-winning developer. Instead of retracing ancestral memories, however, this new independent product introduces players to Aiden Pearce, an expert in information warfare, hacking, and blowing things up....
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla has been enjoying a fairly regular influx of new content ever since its late 2020 release. The Last Chapter will round out the game’s vast selection of DLC, which was last expanded with The Dawn of Ragnarok earlier this year. Unlike its previous expansions, however, The Last Chapter will be a more contained experience that won’t be sold separately from the base game. Instead, Ubisoft is adding it for free as part of Assassin’s Creed Valhalla 1....
Now, according to the Straits Times (via IGN), the Ubisoft studio is facing an investigation by The Tripartite Alliance for Fair and Progressive Employment Practices (TAFEP), a national watchdog for fair employment practices, specifically regarding claims of discrimination and sexual harassment. It says that it had received anonymous feedback, as well as links to various articles about the allegations, only a couple of days after that initial report. RELATED: ‘#HoldUbisoftAccountable’ Trends Amid Reported Failure to Address Harassment Concerns...
Shortly thereafter Ubisoft made it official: confirming Assassin’s Creed Unity with a stunning trailer and a few sparse details. However, while Ubisoft was ready to say “you got us” with regards to Assassin’s Creed Unity, they were not yet willing to say anything about Comet. And now that E3 2014 has come and gone without so much as a peep about a last-gen Assassin’s Creed game, many have begun to wonder whether the title exists at all....
Team News Arsenal The Gunners have had a relatively settled line-up for a number of weeks now due to long-term injuries suffered by Lukas Podolski (hamstring), Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (knee) and Abou Diaby (ACL). Ryo Miyaichi (hamstring) and Yaya Sanogo (back) will also be missing on Tuesday night whilst Mikel Arteta (knock) and Tomas Rosicky (illness) will face late fitness tests. Marseille The French side will be without midfielder Andre Ayew (meniscus tear) whilst defender Rod Fanni remains doubtful....
The 10-time national championship winning coach discussed a number of topics in over an hour, and made some interesting comments. Perhaps the most notable was his strong take on his team’s fanbase. MORE: College basketball coaches then and now | Jim Calhoun’s career in photos “Some of our fans are so god— stupid it’s unbelievable,” he said. “They complain a lot of times that we have no competition and it’s boring....
16 games and a galore of goals. Roberto Mancini arriving in Turin, Mourinho registering his first win in the campaign, Di Maria’s brilliance, Ozil’s wizardry, Zenit’s Stalemate, PSG’s dominance and Man City’s dismal form in Europe were the highlights of this week’s Champion’s League group stage. The Champions League team of the week : Manager: Roberto Mancini(Galatasaray): The Italian is back into the arena. After being sacked by Manchester City for not achieving the objectives for the season, Galatasaray acquired his signature after the sacking of coach Fatih Terim....
Ashley Williams was fortunate not to see red when he needlessly shoved Lyon goalkeeper Anthony Lopes to the floor under a high ball in the 64th minute of the Toffees’ 2-1 defeat, before squaring up to Bertrand Traore. As the fracas spilled off the pitch towards the advertising hoardings, a man holding a child reached over and appeared to slap Lopes, while other fans were seen grabbing at the visiting players....
Throughout their qualifying phase for UEFA Euro 2020, Estonia have won just one point which came in their last game, a scoreless draw against Belarus. The home side might be hoping for some complacency from their opposition but it is unlikely that they will find any. Germany cannot afford to lose points as they go into the last three group fixtures. The last time these two teams met, Joachim Low’s side were 8-0 winners over Estonia, and the home side will hope to avoid such a whipping this time....
The 2016 champions weren’t at their clinical best tonight and failed to replicate their performances from the six-goal thriller against Lithuania last time around. Fernando Santos’ men were sloppy at times and were caught off-guard on multiple occasion by their opponents, whose failure to capitalize might be the only reason why they went home with a clean sheet. Cristiano Ronaldo, who was the centre of attention in the match, somehow managed to get on the scoresheet in the 86th minute, but as it has been so often of late, Manchester City midfielder Bernardo Silva was the real MVP of the game....
Ronaldo Koeman’s men were deserved winners at the end of a dramatic encounter that turned on it’s head, following an uninspiring start to proceedings. The Three Lions opted against handing out a starting role to any of their Champions League finalists, while both Virgil van Dijk and Georginio Wijnaldum played the entirety of the 120 minutes for the Oranje. And following a cagey start that involved both teams conceding possession at regular intervals, Marcus Rashford opened the scoring from the penalty spot in the 32nd minute, when he was fouled inside the area by Matthijs de Ligt....
Meanwhile, Spain have been going from strength to strength, as Luis Enrique continues to ease in the next generation of Spanish talent. Previous Matches Wales 1-4 Spain (Friendly) Spain made it 3 wins from 3 games under Luis Enrique on Thursday by strolling past Wales in Cardiff. Enrique rotated his side but that had little effect on the scoreline as Paco Alcacer (2) and Captain Sergio Ramos both scored to put La Furia Roja into a commanding 3-0 half-time lead....
Ever since the German Federation appointed Joachim Lowe as their manager, they have been considered serious contenders in every major tournament they went into. In fact, they were always present in at least the last four of every major tournament. So what really happened to this strong force in football? Surely, it is not lack of talent, because they currently have some of the best footballing talents around. So what’s the problem?...
Karim Benzema’s header at the far post brought Real back on level terms just before the half-hour mark. Atletico right-back Juanfran was penalized for sticking his arm in the box and the resulting spot-kick was tucked away coolly by Sergio Ramos to put his side in front at 2-1 Diego Costa started Atleti’s comeback and equalized in the 79th minute to force extra time. Two quickfire goals by Saul Niguez and Koke wrapped up a dramatic Super Cup tie and Diego Simeone’s side lifted their third Super Cup trophy in the last eight years....
Israel’s under-21 football team made its final preparation for the kick-off of UEFA’s U-21 Championship. The UEFA U-21 tournament, hosted for the first time by Israel, will take place June 5 to 18 and will be played here, Tel Aviv, Netanya and Petah-Tikva. Eight teams including England, Italy, Norway, Germany, Spain, Russia, Netherlands as well as the host country will compete in the tournament, reports Xinhua. Before the tournament, Israel’s Under-21 football team made its final preparation at the team train ground in Kibbutz Shfaim....
Johnson defended the UFC flyweight title for the fifth time beating Cariaso by second round submission at 2:29 of round two. MORE: Cruz’s thoughts on MMA evolution | Jones, Cormier receive punishment for brawl Johnson last fought in June at UFC 174 defeating Ali Bagautinov, and was asked a few weeks after the fight to face Cariaso at UFC 177 last month. With Jon Jones suffering an injury that forced his fight with Daniel Cormier to be rescheduled, the UFC shifted the Johnson and Cariaso fight to Saturday’s UFC 178....
“I said Valerie was going to be tough,” Jedrzejczyk told Joe Rogan. “It’s not going to always be easy. I always want to fight with the best.” PHOTOS: Dramatic moments from UFC 193 | MORE: UFC 193 predictions | UFC 193 betting odds | Rousey and Holm get into weigh-in scrap Round 1: Both fighters exchanged strikes to begin the fight. Jedrzejczyk rushed in to land a combination. She attempted a kick and Letourneau grabbed the leg, and took down Jedrzejczyk....
Although the last minute withdrawal of Nicco Montano and her eventually being stripped of the title was not something that anyone had wanted to see, but all told it may be what is best for the title and the division. However, with the Valentina Shevchenko match scrapped, and no one able to step in at such short notice, the night will have to do without a co-main event. The lack of co-main event is not the only loss that the card has suffered, with the injury of Yair Rodriguez and all the drama that followed also taking a toll on the night....
