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Daniel Cormier’s opponent Derrick Lewis also created hype for the fight, after his excellent win against Alexander Volkov earlier drew a lot of attention to him. The win had come in the last seconds of their fight, which made him one of the hottest prospects coming out of the card. On the card, Chris Weidman was also co-headlining the night in his own fight. Although he was supposed to fight Luke Rockhold, due to injuries Rockhold had to pull out....

MORE UCF vs. PENN STATE: Get the betting preview and picks The “obvious regional/national thing on a helmet” tradition is one we’d like to see picking up steam, perhaps for bowl season. It’s a shame Tostitos is no longer paired with the Fiesta Bowl. A helmet with chips! Oranges on the Orange Bowl helmets, Bloomin’ Onions on the Outback Bowl helmets, a cow for the Chick-fil-A bowl. The possibilities are endless and amazing....

Swiss side Basel were involved in the only draw on the night and perhaps the most exciting finish of the night in a 2-2 draw against Maccabi Tel Aviv. Conceding 2 away goals and failing to win at home might be a double blow that Basel will find hard to recover from as Maccabi will go for the jugular next week playing at home. The five games played on the night were a mix of both the champions and non-champions competition of the preliminary round for the UEFA Champions League....

Despite a strong showing from the likes of Murray State, Richmond and Temple, it was UCLA that made it as a No. 11 seed to the south bracket. MORE: UK “forgot” to cut down SEC nets | Badgers react to getting No. 1 seed | Why picking favorites is the route to go The Bruins beat No. 11 Utah back on Jan. 29 and played Arizona and Gonzaga tight throughout the season....

The 6-2 guard took an inbounds pass with 0.8 seconds remaining in triple overtime and launched a 65-foot 3-pointer at the buzzer to tie the game at 88-88 and send the game to the fourth overtime. MORE: 10 best schools without a Final Four appearance | Breaking down the Jalen Adams miracle shot Cincinnati’s Kevin Johnson had knocked down a 3-pointer to give the Bearcats (22-10) an 88-85 lead with less than a second remaining in the third overtime, and it appeared over as Bearcats fans and players erupted in celebration....

So far, 12 teams have booked their places in the round of 16. 5 teams; FC Barcelona, Napoli, FC Porto, Bayern Munich, and Ajax remain unbeaten. Review of Gameweek 5 of the UEFA Champions League A lot of permutations went into Gameweek 5. Some teams clinched their 2nd round places. Others were able to keep alive their chances to make it. In Group A, Atletico Madrid clinched qualification with a routine 2-0 over AS Monaco at the Wanda Metropolitano....

An absorbing clash at Stamford Bridge was marred when a section of supporters were heard targeting defender Antonio Rudiger, who left Roma for Chelsea in the transfer window. Visiting fans have been accused of making “monkey chants” after the Germany international shielded the ball out of play while under pressure from forward Stephan El Shaarawy. UEFA confirmed the case will be examined by its Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Body on November 16, a little over two weeks after the return fixture takes place at the Stadio Olimpico....

The Blues had positives to take from the game against Manchester United, but there are a lot of issues with their side that need fixing. Frank Lampard remarked after the game that it wasn’t a “regular 4-0” and that he has full faith in his squad. Yet, going into the midweek fixture in Istanbul, Chelsea fans won’t have their hopes up for a big victory against Liverpool. The opening results aside, Liverpool will be hoping to start their season with a trophy, having missed out on the Community Shield....

Some even thought that Cormier would take the title from the long reigning champion. Jones shut the naysayers up, controlling the formier Olympian to win a unanimous decision (49-46, 49-46, 49-46) to defend his title for the eighth time. MORE: Incredible UFC photos | Rousey featured in ‘Entourage’ trailer The fight opened up with both guys going right at each other exchanging shots with Jones getting the slight edge. ‘Bones’ was able to control the round by throwing body kicks to Cormier and was able to secure a takedown, who was able to land a few shots in the clinch, but wasn’t enough to win the opening stanza....

While the statement is true, it is flawed. Case in point: UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo, who has earned respect but doesn’t seem to get it. Aldo (26-2) faces interim 145-pound titleholder Max Holloway for the undisputed featherweight title in the main event of Saturday’s UFC 212 from Rio de Janeiro in Aldo’s home country of Brazil. Just looking at the record of Aldo makes one think, “How can you not respect someone with this record?...

A win over Stipe Miocic at UFC 226 this weekend would make Cormier only the second fighter to simultaneously hold belts in two different weight divisions in the UFC. With a featherweight title bout between Max Holloway and Brian Ortega and a stacked undercard, it’s arguably the best PPV show of the year. But there haven’t always been million dollar paydays and history on the line when DC fights. MORE: Daniel Cormier heading into UFC 226 with biggest fight ever on his mind...

Most prominently, Rogan weighed in with his two cents on the mass brawls between fans as well as members from Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor’s respective entourages after the conclusion of the Khabib vs. McGregor matchup. In case you didn’t know… Reigning UFC Lightweight Champion Khabib Nurmagomedov defended his title at UFC 229 on October 6th against former UFC Featherweight and Lightweight titleholder Conor McGregor. After dominating McGregor on the ground over the course of Round 1, Nurmagomedov dropped a seemingly exhausted McGregor in Round 2 with a looping overhand right....

Henry Cejudo headlined the event in a Bantamweight Championship bout against Marlon Moraes while Valentina Shevchenko defended the Women’s Flyweight strap against Jessica Eye in the co-main event. Tony Ferguson returned to the Octagon and took on Donald Cerrone in a mouth-watering clash that was billed as the real main event of the evening. There were a total of 13 fights featured on the card including the Prelims and 8 of them ended in decisions....

On Saturday, in an unnamed newly constructed arena just for UFC 242 in Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, Khabib Nurmagomedov turned in another spectacular performance, defeating Dustin Poirier by third-round submission to become the undisputed lightweight champion. When the fight concluded, there was one bout and one bout only that makes sense for the dominant lightweight champion and the guy who should be the No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter in the world....

In the build-up to fight week, the UFC has now taken to their official YouTube channel and have released the very first episode of UFC 246 Embedded, which features UFC 246 headliners Conor McGregor and Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone as the two focal points. As noted, McGregor was seen practicing his daily rounds in the UFC Performance Center, along with his team of John Kavanagh, Dillon Danis, and other notable names....

Heading into Saturday’s UFC 252, it’s essentially a toss-up between Miocic and Cormier. One thing’s for certain, though: Vegas doesn’t like this fight to go the distance. And why should they? In both of the heavyweight matchups between the fighters, fights have been finished inside the distance: Cormier took the first fight via first-round KO, while Miocic exacted revenge with a TKO win in their 2019 fight, winning back the UFC heavyweight title in the process....

Most will find nothing of interest in the three videos as each one is just as vague as the next, but particular attention will be paid to the final video, which, on the left side, shows a partially obscured hidden blade. Some are claiming the background buildings and hidden blade indicate Assassin’s Creed Revelations might be heading back to the storyline of Altair, but so early on in the teaser campaign it’s too hard to tell....

According to the terrific analysis published Monday in the Los Angeles Times by Bruins beat writer Ben Bolch, the people conducting the search that commenced with the firing of Steve Alford in December considered two groups of candidates for the position. There was Tier I — basically every living Hall of Famer — and Tier II, a collection of exceptional coaches who would not have been flattered to be made aware they were below Tier I....

CBSSports.com’s Dennis Dodd confirmed the hire . Fisch had served as the passing game coordinator at Michigan under Jim Harbaugh the past two seasons. Fisch helped develop quarterback Jake Rudock and Wilton Speight in that time. Rudock passed for 3,017 yards, 20 TDs and nine interceptions in 2015, and Speight led the Wolverines with 2,538 yards, 18 TDs and seven interceptions this season. Fisch will join UCLA coach Jim Mora’s staff and get a chance to work with Josh Rosen, and that should help the Bruins’ passing game....

Coming to the match, in the first half, PSG were dominating the away side, both in terms of possession and chances created. Around the 14th minute mark, the home side drew first blood, thanks to a goal from the former Real Madrid player, Angel Di Maria. Juan Bernat made a great run from left and cut the ball in for Di Maria. The Argentine took a first-time shot which was let in by Thibaut Courtois at the near post....