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As a result, the fight ended with the Mexican crowd extremely disappointed. Already enraged at Alexa Grasso having lost the last fight against Carla Esparza, their rage reached a boiling point and they pelted the Octagon, the referee, and Jeremy Stephens with bottles. Stephens has now revealed the extent of the injury he received and also demanded a rematch with Yair Rodriguez. Jeremy Stephens reveals the extent of his injury Jeremy Stephens has already revealed that he suffered a deep scratch and a ‘deep bruise’ on his left eye after his fight with Yair Rodriguez....

In case you didn’t know… A ‘Khabib vs Tony’ fight is what the fans really want to watch. They have been paired four times and the fight has been called off all four times due to different reasons. It all started in December 2015 when Khabib Nurmagomedov was injured and was ruled out of the TUF 22 Finale bout against Tony Ferguson. It occurred again in April 2016 and March 2017 before UFC 223....

The UFC’s official Twitter account posted a video of reigning UFC lightweight champion Charles Oliveira’s crowning moment. ‘Do Bronx’ faced Michael Chandler for the vacant UFC lightweight title at UFC 262 in May of this year. The back-and-forth fight witnessed Charles Oliveira almost submit Michael Chandler, only for ‘Iron’ to come back strong and almost knock Oliveira out towards the end of round one. The second round saw Oliveira turn the tables and stop Chandler via TKO to become the new UFC lightweight champion....

In case you didn’t know… Tyron Woodley won the UFC Welterweight Championship back in July of 2016 by defeating top Welterweight fighter Robbie Lawler at UFC 201. Woodley, who since then had successful title defenses against the likes of Stephen Thompson and Damian Maia, was recently victorious against Darren Till at UFC 228 in Dallas, Texas, this past Sunday. Despite a resilient performance from Till, the champion would eventually go on to win the fight via second-round submission and reached his way to glory....

Adesanya too, seemed interested in the match up until UFC President Dana White announced that Romero must win another fight in order to deserve a crack at Adesanya’s title. That clearly has not deterred Romero as he is still hell-bent on getting the fight scheduled. In an interaction with ESPN’s Ariel Helwani, Romero claimed that the fans want to see a fight between him and The Last Stylebender. (h/t MMA Fighting)...

With 24 hours to go to make the 155-pound title fight limit, Lee still weighed 174 pounds. Things didn’t look good when he initially tipped the scales at 156. He was allowed one hour to attempt to lose a pound. Lee returned within the time frame at 154.5 to make the bout official. “The weight cut for the Ferguson fight was one of the hardest things I’ve ever done in my life to the point where once I had cut the weight then I could start thinking about the fight,” Lee admits to Sporting News....

UFC middleweights Marvin Vettori and Jack Hermansson went head to head in an five-round barnburner. The fight had the fans excited and the MMA community was eagerly awaiting the encounter - despite it being arranged at the last minute due to multiple pull-outs. And UFC fans got much more than what they wanted. The fight exceeded all expectations and it is safe to say that it will be in contention for the 2020 fight of the year....

The reason behind Malecki’s withdrawal from the bout is still undisclosed. However, sources exclusively informed Sportskeeda that Norma Dumont will now face Blanchfield at the same event. ‘The Immortal’ posted a video earlier today to her Instagram tories detailing that the bout with the Swedish mixed martial artist had been canceled. This will be Norma Dumont’s third fight in the UFC. Her debut took place at UFC Fight Night 169, ending in defeat to Megan Anderson....

Ranked seventh in the UFC’s middleweight rankings, Strickland made his MMA debut in 2008. A King of the Cage middleweight champion, Strickland joined the UFC in 2014. Initially fighting in the welterweight division in his early UFC run, Strickland returned to middleweight in 2020. He is on a four-fight win streak since the transition and on a five-fight win streak overall. His last fight was a unanimous decision win over Uriah Hall....

Schools in Uganda suffered from the world’s longest disruption from the COVID-19 pandemic. The schools have been completely shut down or partially shut down since March 2020, more than 83 weeks, according to the U.N. cultural agency. The shutdown has affected nearly 10 million students. However, some students were able to resume classes in February 2021, but another complete lockdown was enforced again in June after an increase of COVID-19 cases....

After helping his side defeat Shahzan Muda in their FAM Cup semi-final clash and win promotion to the 2018 Premier League, UKM FC captain Hafizudin Sulaiman told the press that he is considering turning professional next season. On Sunday, university club UKM defeated Shahzan Muda 1-0 (aggregate 1-0) in their second leg semi-final match at the UKM Mini Stadium, to book a spot in the final and secure promotion to Malaysia’s second tier....

EU and NATO leaders have stressed that both decisions are limited in scope and will not undermine Western backing for Ukraine as it fights off President Vladimir Putin’s latest bloody invasion of the country. But Kyiv’s simmering concerns over “sanctions fatigue” among partners has been piqued by Russia’s apparent success. Ukraine, and some of those partners—particularly in the Baltic states—worry the Kremlin will exact more concessions as Europe approaches a winter characterized by cost of living crises and soaring energy costs....

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said their troops had hit more than 10 enemy control points during the week using the U.S.-produced M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems and Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (MLRS) supplied by partner countries. Ukraine has hailed the latest delivery of HIMARS, whose range has helped their forces hit Russian command centers and ammunition depots. “Our missile troops and artillery hit about 15 warehouses and logistics bases,” Brigadier General Oleksiy Gromov, deputy chief of the forces’ main operational department, said on Thursday, according to a translation of Ukrainian news outlet Novi Narnia....

During a recent interview, an unnamed spokesperson for the 63rd Brigade of the Ukrainian army was smiling and eating watermelon, a symbol of Kherson Oblast where the fruit is mainly grown, when he was asked about the possible liberation of the region, UkraineWorld reported on Saturday. The spokesperson said that he couldn’t comment on potentially taking back Kherson Oblast, but added that further information is expected to be released by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine....

Yuriy Sobolevskyi, first deputy head of Kherson Oblast Council, announced on Telegram that Vysokopillia was liberated from Russian control. The region is significantly important because it’s a strategic location at the mouth of the Dnieper River’s exit into the Black Sea. The Kyiv Independent reported on Twitter that forces also raised the Ukrainian flag in Vysokopillia, which is located north of the Kherson region on the administrative border with the Dnipropetrovsk region, according to Ukrinform....

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday signed an order prohibiting the export of foreign currency, reports Russian News agency TASS, citing the Kremlin. “The export of foreign currency cash and foreign currency instruments over $10,000 calcuated based on the official exchange rate set by the Russian Central Bank on the day of export will be banned starting on March 2,” the decree reads, according to the news service One Russian ruble was valued at 0....

A lot have been done and dealt with to eradicate racism and anti-Semitism from the beautiful game yet a substantial result in this regard is still to be desired as football games are slowly being turned into rallying grounds for hate rather than celebration of fan spectacle. The game which for over the years has taught us respect for opponents, loyalty for club and country, camaraderie and respect for people of all castes and creed is now in danger of being drawn into an age old conflict of good against evil....

Natalia Humeniuk, spokesperson for Ukraine’s southern command, reported what she described as early victories in the military’s efforts to reclaim southern portions of the country seized by Russia. While Humeniuk didn’t provide further details and the claims couldn’t be independently verified, they follow other reports of Ukraine’s success. Launched last week, Ukraine’s counteroffensive has focused on the city of Kherson and surrounding municipalities in its administrative district. Humeniuk told The Kyiv Independent that several settlements in the Kherson district were retaken by the Ukrainian armed forces, saying the military is demining the areas and that additional details are forthcoming....

During an appearance on CNN’s New Day, Markarova was asked if she had any message to send to Russian President Vladimir Putin amid the growing tensions between the two nations. “Probably not to Vladimir Putin, because we do not expect anything from Vladimir Putin but to the Russian People, that Ukrainians have been under occupation for so many centuries by [the] Soviet Union, Russian Empire…and we will not be under we will not be under occupation by [the] Russian Federation....

A Twitter thread posted by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine but attributed to Valery Zaluzhny stressed Ukraine’s commitment to continuing to defend its territory against Russian aggression. “Hundreds of thousands of men and women protect their native land, their homes, their children and the future of Ukraine,” one tweet said. Zaluzhny noted a partial mobilization in Russia that was announced Wednesday, but said that no statements from Russia’s military or political leaders would “affect our willingness to fight for our freedom....