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Beneil Dariush may have thrown his last punch inside the Octagon. The veteran lightweight has dropped four of his last five UFC fights, all four by knockout, and he's now openly questioning whether he has the desire to keep competing just for the sake of fighting. That kind of honesty hits hard, and the MMA world is taking notice.
Shifting gears to the hardwood, Caitlin Clark keeps proving her connection to Iowa runs deeper than a jersey number. After the launch of her Nike CC one signature shoe, Clark sent a massive gift to her alma mater, the Iowa Hawkeyes. Three WNBA seasons in, she's still pouring back into the program that made her a phenomenon, and that means something.
And in Formula One, Toto Wolff isn't just celebrating Kimi Antonelli's world championship, he's using it as a mirror. The Mercedes boss called Antonelli a role model and took a pointed shot at what he described as entitled drivers on the grid. When the man running the most storied team in the sport talks character, the paddock listens.
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