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Charles Oliveira entered the Octagon on Saturday as the lightweight champion. He left it without a belt, but also with the recognition that he is clearly the best 155-pounder on the planet. In a wild, spectacular fight, Oliveira submitted Justin Gaethje with a rear naked choke at 3:22 of the first round in the main event of UFC 274 at the Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona. Because Oliveira missed weight at Friday’s weigh-in by a half-pound, he was stripped of the title when the bell rang…. Source link

Charles Oliveira has struggled throughout his career to make weight, so it was not stunning on Friday when he missed weight by a half-pound for his planned lightweight title defense with Justin Gaethje in the main event of UFC 274 at the Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona. He earned the ignominious distinction of becoming the first reigning UFC champion to lose his belt at the scale. The fight will go on, as Gaethje hit 155. If Gaethje wins, he’s champion. If Oliveira wins, the belt will… Source link

With great success comes great criticism — or something like that. Exhibit A: Former New York Knicks All-Star Charles Oakley says Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo won him over after winning his first NBA championship last year, but argued the two-time MVP is not good enough to earn a starting role in Oakley’s era. Appearing on SLAM magazine’s “No Pump Fakes” podcast earlier this month, Oakley and the show’s hosts discussed Antetokounmpo. “It’s refreshing to see Giannis… Source link

Inflation expectations are picking up as bond yields (^FVX, ^TNX, ^TYX) surge higher Tuesday and the reopening trade kicks back into high gear. As the debate heats up over whether these signs of price inflation are transitory or not, one prominent Wall Street strategist provides some context and warns not to view inflation too simplistically. At a recent Yahoo Finance Plus webinar, Liz Ann Sonders, chief investment strategist at Charles Schwab, broke down the dynamics of inflation, beginning… Source link

You won’t find many athletes in the elite levels of American sports with a more financially fraught situation than UFC fighters. Especially when they end up fighting for free. UFC featherweight Justin Jaynes raised eyebrows this week when he announced plans to literally bet on himself at Saturday’s UFC Vegas 30. Specifically, Jaynes said he and his corner were betting their entire fight purse on him for his bout against Charles Rosa. Jaynes estimated his total bet to be worth nearly $25,000,… Source link

Charles Barkley is lashing out at “politically correct people” he views are trying to ruin the “NBA on TNT” show by taking the fun out of it, particularly in the past 18 months.  Barkley railed against “cancel culture” while a guest on Monday’s “Grant and Danny” show on 106.7 The Fan. He has spoken out against it before, but went more in depth on how he sees it’s impacted the show.  Barkley: ‘We can’t even have fun anymore’  Barkley joined the show after host Danny Rouhier appeared on “NBA… Source link

Phil Mickelson is still enjoying his win at the PGA Championship. (Andrew Dieb/Icon Sportswire/Getty Images) Phil Mickelson struggled Thursday in his opening round at the Charles Schwab Challenge. He posted a 3-over 73 at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas, and entered Friday both a full 10 shots outside the leaders and outside the projected cut line. Lefty, though, was completely unbothered by his performance. He’s still basking in the glow of last week’s historic finish in South… Source link

The App is Back! Don’t forget to download the NBC Sports EDGE app to receive real-time player news, mobile alerts and track your favorite players. Plus, now you can check out articles and player cards. Get it here! They don’t make em’ like they use to when it comes to golf course design. This week the PGA TOUR heads to a classical design, Colonial Country Club, in Fort Worth, Texas. The course was built in the 1930s and it still holds up today with modern equipment. Known for tight,… Source link

The Telegraph USPGA Championship 2021: third round tee times – when do Phil Mickelson and Rory McIlroy start? USPGA Championship 2021 full leaderboard Phil Mickelson takes a share of the lead into the third round of the USPGA Championship today (Saturday) as he looks to become the oldest major winner in history at Kiawah Island. A week after needing a special exemption into next month’s US Open, the 50 year-old rolled back the years with a second round of 69 to set a halfway target only… Source link

Five minutes into the biggest fight of Charles Oliveira’s life, his biggest victory was just making it to the end of the first round. With the vacant UFC lightweight belt on the line, Oliveira and Michael Chandler had exchanged shots on top of shots in the UFC 262 main event, but Chandler was clearly the one who came closest to victory in the first frame. At one moment, it looked like the American was a strike away from taking the belt. And then Oliveira opened the second round by doing… Source link