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Justin Gaethje just rewrote the record books in the most violent way possible. The former champion shocked the world at UFC Freedom Two Fifty, dropping Ilia Topuria on the South Lawn of the White House in a bloody, stunning upset. Topuria was transported to the hospital, and the lightweight division will never look the same.
And that fight card isn't done making noise, because one month out from UFC Three Twenty Nine, Conor McGregor and Max Holloway sat face to face for the first time and made it immediately clear there is zero love lost. Thirteen years after their first meeting, these two went at each other in a virtual interview that felt anything but virtual — sharp words, sharper egos, and a July eleventh date in Las Vegas that cannot come fast enough.
Shifting to the pitch, the twenty twenty six World Cup is in full swing and the group stage is delivering. Belgium and Egypt square off in Group G today while Spain takes on Cape Verde in what should be a dominant performance for the reigning European power. The tournament is building fast and the knockout stage is already taking shape in the distance.
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