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[unable to retrieve full-text content]Showtime Sports shutting down at end of 2023, spelling end of boxing, MMA on the network  Yahoo Sports Source link

Khabib Nurmagomedov, who coached Islam Makhachev to the UFC lightweight title he once held, shared a post via Instagram on Saturday indicating that he’s “leaving the MMA industry.” (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC) Khabib Nurmagomedov retired early as a fighter, seemingly with a number of significant fights left in him. Now, it appears he’s doing the same as a coach. Nurmagomedov shared an Instagram post in Russian that indicated he’s leaving the sport. Javier Mendez, the coach at the… Source link

Khabib Nurmagomedov, who coached Islam Makhachev to the UFC lightweight title he once held, shared a post via Instagram on Saturday indicating that he’s “leaving the MMA industry.” (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC) Khabib Nurmagomedov retired early as a fighter, seemingly with a number of significant fights left in him. Now, it appears he’s doing the same as a coach. Nurmagomedov shared an Instagram post in Russian that indicated he’s leaving the sport. Javier Mendez, the coach at the… Source link

Penn State wrestling icon Bo Nickal had as impressive a debut in the world of MMA as he could have asked for. Nickal wasted no time in knocking out his first opponent in an MMA ring, thus living up to the hype the former Division 1 national champion had coming into the world of mixed martial arts. And after his first match, Nickal put the rest of the MMA world on notice with a stern warning. “Every single middleweight on the planet, I don’t care what organization you’re in, UFC,… Source link

No matter what sport you pick, whether it be individual sports like fighting, golf and track or team sports like football, baseball, basketball and hockey, the vast majority of athletes at the professional level are so gifted that the mere mortals among us can’t comprehend it. None of us will hit a golf ball like Tiger Woods or a baseball like Mike Trout, throw a pass like Tom Brady or engage in a jaw-dropping slugfest like Gilbert Burns and Khamzat Chimaev did on Saturday at UFC 273. And… 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

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

Go ahead, call Kamaru Usman a boring fighter. The UFC welterweight champion defended his title at UFC 261 on Saturday, defeating Jorge Masvidal for a second time in two years. Unlike his foot stomp-heavy win by decision last year, Usman delivered a stunning KO in the second round. Usman laid Masvidal out with a hard right after hitting him with a jab, and the fight was soon called. Here’s how broadcasters Jon Anik and Joe Rogan reacted ringside: Meanwhile, former NFL wide receiver Chad Johnson,… Source link

MMA Weekly Bellator 257 results: Vadim Nemkov retains light heavyweight title with win over Phil Davis Bellator light heavyweight champion Vadim Nemkov picked up a victory in the light heavyweight grand prix quarterfinals and successfully defended his title by defeating no. 3 ranked Phil Davis. The vast majority of the fight was a stand-up battle where Nemkov decisively outstruck his opponent 145-63, whom Nemkov defeated in their first fight in 2018 by split decision in Tel Aviv, Israel. Not… Source link

Globe Newswire Scandinavian Tobacco Group A/S: Transactions in connection with share buy-back programme Company Announcement No. 48/2020  Copenhagen, 28 December 2020 Transactions in connection with share buy-back programme On 28 August 2020, Scandinavian Tobacco Group A/S (“STG”) announced that a share buy-back programme of an aggregated price of up to DKK 300 million was launched with the purpose to adjust the Company’s capital structure and meet obligations relating to the… Source link