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The reigning champion was asked about potentially fighting The Notorious One by MMA Fighting and he was quick to shut it down, telling them that the fight is a big stylistic mismatch (H/T BJPenn.com): He referred to the Khabib Nurmagomedov fight wherein McGregor was dominated, sending him into a 15-month hiatus. Usman further claimed that if he fights McGregor, the Irishman will never return to MMA: He concluded by saying that the fight doesn’t make much sense right now and admitting that he’s open to the idea of fighting McGregor if he makes a case for himself by beating the top contenders in the 170-pound division....

In case you didn’t know… The Irishman and his squad are literally in war with the Dagestani fighting squad led by Khabib. McGregor and his teammates had trespassed into Barclays Centre to retaliate against the Dagestani after he had assaulted Artem Lobov. McGregor and Khabib will face each other on October 6, 2018, at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas and will likely go down as the biggest MMA event of all time....

Diaz proved his mettle once again at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California on Saturday night as he made a commanding return, defeating former Lightweight Champion Anthony Pettis at UFC 241. With the dominant manner in which he performed in the match, it seems like he has picked up right where he left off three years ago. His last two fights were both against Conor McGregor back in 2016. In the first encounter at UFC 196, Diaz made McGregor tap out using a rear-naked choke, while the second fight at UFC 202 saw McGregor snatch a decision win, thus equaling the head-to-head....

Jedrzejczyk reportedly refused a fight with Zhang before, but now that she’s back in the W column following a win over Michelle Waterson, she seems to have her confidence back and she’s ready to face the Chinese sensation. Weili Zhang was interviewed by MMA Junkie about her upcoming fight with Jedrzejczyk and said that her emotions could be her undoing. The Polish superstar is known to be fired-up and emotional quite often, but according to the champion, that could be detrimental to her....

However, Zabit is not entirely happy with his performance in the Octagon and he also gave reasons as to why. MMA Junkie reported on the matter. Zabit blames antibiotics for his exhaustion The fight between Zabit and Kattar was initially scheduled for October 18 at UFC on ESPN 6 in Boston. But that fight did not happen because of Zabit’s withdrawal from it owing to an infection he contracted in Thailand....

His last win was an impressive decision victory over Calvin Kattar and before that, he defeated a seasoned veteran in Jeremy Stephens. The Russian has been on the rise, but he’s yet to have a 5-round war in the UFC or his entire MMA career, for that matter. One of the biggest criticisms that he’s received over the past two years has been about his cardio. Training under Mark Henry, Zabit’s skills have significantly improved but there has been a visible drop in his stamina levels through the fight....

Waterson put those thoughts to rest, submitting VanZant by rear-naked choke at 3:21 of the first round Saturday night. “I’m not dreaming,” Waterson told Brian Stann in her postfight interview. “I’m wide awake.” The bout was even as both fighters were exchanging shots in the middle of the Octagon. That changed in the blink of an eye as they were in a clinch and Waterson tossed “12 Gauge” to the mat with a head-and-arm takedown....

We don’t have a title fight or even a likely title eliminator as a headliner – so it’s down to hoping for a lot of action rather than anything which will shake the UFC to the core. On a positive note, the fights are largely well-matched – meaning it should be hard to pick the winners correctly. Here are the predicted outcomes for UFC on Fox: Lee vs. Iaquinta 2....

Competing in the UFC middleweight division, Buckley’s impressive wins have created many expectations over his next challenges. Starting with wrestling in his youth, Buckley was compared to Woodley by his coach Bobby Conn when he was still in high school. This is not the first time that Buckley’s training routine makes the headlines. Earlier this year, UFC welterweight division, James Krause, talked about a supposed beef he has with Buckley....

In case you didn’t know… After not coming to terms with WWE creatives on his future, Punk walked out of WWE in 2014, disgruntled. Later, he went on to sign a multi-fight deal with UFC. However, all didn’t go according to plan and after two successive losses in two matches, it was assumed that Punk’s career was all but over. Nevertheless, fans have always been speculating about his UFC future and his return to Pro Wrestling....

Uganda Women haven’t had an impressive campaign so far. They have lost both their matches and will need to mount a series of wins in order to have any hopes of making it among the top two sides in the competition. The last time these two sides faced each other was yesterday when Zimbabwe Women defeated Uganda by eight runs. UG-W vs ZM-W Probable Playing 11 Today UG-W XI...

Mobile phone games can be incredibly profitable and it is a busy market with a variety of titles that use different money-making methods. Playrix is responsible for games such as Homescapes and Gardenscapes which primarily rely on adverts in the app as well as in-app purchases to generate revenue. However, the way that the company is attracting these players is what The Advertising Standards Authority has an issue with, despite the company battling the decision....

Claire Murdoch, mental health director of the NHS, warned that video games are “setting kids up for addiction” and urged video game companies to stop using them in games. Previously, the UK stated that loot boxes are gambling, which has lead to increasingly negative opinions of the practice from the general public. Gamers also tend to be opposed to the practice, though loot boxes regularly rake in money for giant gaming corporations....

And from the time you get it installed, you’ll be able to keep an eye on what you’re using, schedule your heating and use smart features to ensure you don’t waste heat on empty rooms or leave the heat on when no one’s in. But finding a great deal starts with getting the right smart heating system for you. Which smart thermostat should you buy? Different brands of smart heating systems focus on different heat-saving features....

The British government’s decision was in line with a recommendation by the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI), the Associated Press reported. “Today’s advice does not recommend vaccinating under-18s without underlying health conditions at this point in time,” said a statement by the U.K. Health Secretary Sajid Javid. “But the JCVI will continue to review new data, and consider whether to recommend vaccinating under-18s without underlying health conditions at a future date....

The country is open to a Vatican mediation as tensions boil at the border with Russia, and would like Pope Francis to visit Kyiv, Ukraine’s ambassador to the Holy See, Andriy Yurash, told Reuters. The Vatican has been influential in mediating conflicts among other nations, like Chile and Argentina’s Beagle conflict in 1978, and as Russia amasses more than 100,000 troops near Ukraine, it could prove helpful once again....

Ukraine’s Defense Ministry said on Twitter that Russia’s attacks on Ukrainian cities and civilian areas were an attempt to “compensate” for recent setbacks that Russian troops faced on the battlefield. “You just don’t get it do you - your terrorist strikes only make us stronger. We are coming after you,” the ministry tweeted. In addition, Oleksiy Danilov, Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, stressed that the strikes only inspired “rage and contempt” among Ukrainians....

According to Zelensky’s nightly address Thursday, the council has instructed the Ukraine government to “draft [a] law on making it impossible for religious organizations affiliated with centers of influence in the Russian Federation to operate in Ukraine.” Most notably, the law would ban the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate, which is affiliated with the Russian Orthodox Church. “Unfortunately, even Russian terror and full-scale war did not convince some figures that it is worth overcoming the temptation of evil,” Zelensky said, referring to the meeting with national security officials....

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba told a press conference on Thursday that no progress had been achieved in his talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Turkey. However, Kuleba said he was willing to continue to engage with Lavrov in the same format and expressed some hope that progress could be made to end the Russian invasion of his country. Kuleba said that Lavrov was “not in a position to commit” to a humanitarian corridor for Mariupol but that the Russian foreign minister would “correspond” with Russian authorities on the matter....

Between June 28 and July 6, there were 11 Russian ammunition depots that had been “destroyed” according to a graphic tweeted by news outlet Nexta. It drew on data from sources including social media sites, Ukrainian and Russian officials and the think tank the Institute for the Study of War (ISW). The most recent strikes took place on depots in the city of Kherson, the town of Makeeva in the Donetsk region and Velykyi Burluk in the Kharkiv region on Wednesday....