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The 37-year-old recaptured the welterweight title from Matt Serra in the UFC’s debut in Canada, competed in the first-ever champion vs. champion bout when he battered BJ Penn at UFC 94, successfully defended his title against Jake Shields in the company’s first stadium show at UFC 129 at Rogers Centre in Toronto in front of 55,724 people and, in his last fight, submitted Michael Bisping to capture the middleweight championship and become only the fifth person in promotional history to win two titles in two different weight classes....

This weekend, the 27-year-old takes on Israel Adesanya in the co-main event of UFC 236 at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia with the interim middleweight title hanging in the balance. Two months after having his first opportunity to challenge for UFC gold taken away from him through no fault of his own, Gastelum gets the chance to claim his first UFC title on day that already carries a great deal of importance in his life....

According to ESPN’s Brett Okamoto, a UFC welterweight title fight between reigning titleholder Kamaru Usman and challenger Gilbert Burns has been verbally agreed for UFC 258. The UFC 258 fight card is scheduled to take place on February 13, 2021. The Usman vs. Burns matchup for the former’s UFC welterweight title was initially booked to take place at UFC 251 on July 12, 2020. However, an announcement was made on July 3 that Burns would not compete at the event as he’d contracted COVID-19....

Although Ubisoft admitted that the games were “not available via Steam,” they never mentioned why. But the lack of concrete answers doesn’t mean we can’t speculate; this is the Internet, after all. Most people agree that the games’ disappearance had something to do with Ubisoft’s proprietary Uplay service, which has its own digital storefront. Ubisoft launched Uplay in 2009, but it never quite caught on with gamers. Partly, this is the result of its controversial start: when it was first released, Uplay required that users maintain a constant Internet connection while playing their games....

Ubisoft’s Vice President of Partnerships and Revenue Chris Early stated that Steam’s current business model is “unrealistic” and that “it doesn’t reflect where the world is today in terms of distribution.” It isn’t the most biting takedown at face value, but it is pretty indicative of how Ubisoft feels about Valve’s monetization and explains why Ubisoft had The Division 2 opt for the Epic Game Store instead of Steam....

All 32 clubs are however on a different spectrum on the footballing ladder, and as such have varying objectives in this season’s Champions League. Most are just in the competition for the thrill and would see making it out of the group as a real achievement, while only a very select few are in the tournament with real aims of winning it. Barcelona is one of the elite teams in the competition who would seek to lift the trophy come June....

Jonathan XIV, was part of the wedding party for Daniel and Holly Bronko last month as they tied the knot in Simsbury. He had the ring box on his collar as he walked up the aisle. Jonathan also was involved when Daniel, 24, surprised Holly, 28, with a proposal last year. The engagement video became a social media sensation. Daniel Bronko had reached out to Jonathan’s handlers in advance of the engagement....

According to the investigation of “more than 70 million documents” analysed “over eight months by 80 journalists” from members of European Investigative Collaborations (EIC), UEFA “knowingly helped the clubs to cover up their own irregularities for ‘political reasons’” under the leadership of Michel Platini and Gianni Infantino. Both clubs, owned and bankrolled by wealth from Qatar and Abu Dhabi respectively, have avoided the most severe FFP punishment of being excluded from the UEFA Champions League....

Goal was pre-planned, says Pique After the game, the Spanish defender lauded the team spirit and explained that the winner was a result of a pre-planned play. The defender pounced on a goal keeping error by Yann Sommer, after he failed to hold on to a Suarez shot, which allowed Pique to slam in the winner. Speaking at the post-match interview, the defender stated, “It was a pre-planned play for Luis [Suarez] and my job had been to block....

With a more complete and star-studded starting XI, City’s chances of going through the semi-finals and then eventually winning the prize is ultimately high, With record-breaking signings, record-setting tantrums and completely applying a new style of play, Guardiola’s intention of winning the title comes with not much of a surprise. Options all over the bench, the ‘Cityzens’ are now looking forward to winning a treble. With their current performance in the league, they are sure to rise above all the odds and win their very first European honour all over again, however difficult it may be, Guardiola surely knows how to win another gold for his team, after all....

“The bastard hit it and set it back weeks,” Whittaker told Joe Rogan in his post-fight interview as he revealed he had hurt the leg early in training camp. In between Rounds 1 and 2, Whittaker told his corner his leg was shot. The injury affected him in the second round, but after that, Whittaker put the injury in the back of his mind and pressed forward. By the end of the third round, he had turned the fight around, had Romero breathing heavily and used it to help him get the victory....

The UFC awarded $50,000 bonuses to welterweight champion Tyron Woodley, Jessica Andrade, Irene Aldana and Lucie Pudilova. Woodley earned “Performance of the Night” for his second round submission victory of Darren Till in the main event of the show to successfully defend his title for the fourth time. MORE: UFC 228 results: Tyron Woodley submits Darren Till to retain welterweight champion Andrade received the other “Performance of the Night” after blasting through Karolina Kowalkiewicz in under two minutes in the co-main event....

As the initial shock of the moment wore off, the question whether there will be an immediate rematch sparked. If anybody deserves a rematch, it’s Cyborg, right? Well, UFC president Dana White wasn’t convinced that the woman, who had gone unbeaten for nearly 13 years, deserves an immediate opportunity to regain the gold. “I don’t think you do (need an immediate rematch),” White said during the post-fight press conference. “It was a pretty convincing win....

In case you didn’t know.. Amanda Nunes is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist, currently signed under a contract with the UFC. She is the reigning UFC women’s bantamweight champion and is currently ranked number fourteen in the UFC’s pound-for-pound rankings. She is an ardent Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner, with an elite level striking prowess in the sport. After submitting former UFC bantamweight champion, Miesha Tate, at UFC 200, Nunes went on to successfully defend her title on three separate occasions against quality opponents such as Ronda Rousey, Valentina Shevchenko, and Raquel Pennington....

Following a dominant performance on the ground via short arm elbows, Yan secured a second-round technical knockout victory as the Brazilian’s camp sitting on Octagon-side, threw in the white towel at the end of round number two. In case you didn’t know.. Petr Yan is a Russian professional mixed martial artist, currently competing in the UFC’s bantamweight division. He began training in the Taekwondo discipline in just the sixth grade and continued his exploration in martial arts by following his brother’s footsteps of learning how to box....

It wasn’t terribly exciting as Jones spent much of the fight working Smith over with punishing kicks to the leg and body. Smith had nothing to offer in return with Jones controlling the difference and hurting Smith whenever he tried to take a step forward. By the third round, the fight was pretty much in the bag and all that was left for Jones was to decide how he wanted it to end....

Taking to his official Twitter account, Jorge Masvidal alluded to the fact that the last UFC event at MSG was UFC 244 on November 2, 2019. The event was headlined by Masvidal’s incredible BMF title-winning performance against UFC legend Nate Diaz. Masvidal posted a tweet that read as follows: Nate Diaz ascended to superstardom after back-to-back fights against Conor McGregor in 2016. However, the Stockton native wouldn’t compete again until a few years later....

With many people already feeling negative about NFTs in general, their inclusion in the video gaming realm was not well received. Despite Ubisoft’s attempts to make Ubisoft Quartz gain mainstream acceptance, player interaction with the project has been low. While this may be a disappointment for Ubisoft, some gamers are celebrating, as it may have prevented destructive trends from worming their way into gaming. RELATED: Ubisoft’s Quartz and Digit NFTs Are Unsustainable...

The governing body confirmed the allocation of the locations following a meeting in the Slovenian capital of Ljubljana on Tuesday. The 2021 showpiece will be at Zenit’s 68,000-capacity Gazprom Arena, making it the second time Russia has hosted a Champions League final following the 2008 clash between Manchester United and Chelsea at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow. Germany will stage the 2022 climax at Bayern Munich’s Allianz Arena, which holds 75,000 spectators, having hosted the final when Chelsea beat the Bavarian giants on penalties in 2012....

Though the past six meetings between these sides, including this season’s two La Liga encounters, are penciled in as wins for Barcelona, Atletico did eliminate Barcelona at this stage of the competition two seasons ago with the score-line reading 2-1 in the Rojiblancos’ favour over two legs. This scoreline was repeated at the Camp Nou but it was Luis Suarez who scored twice in the second-half to overturn Fernando Torres’ goal....