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Conor McGregor's return at UFC three twenty nine ended in seconds, and the questions haven't stopped since. Dana White is pushing back hard on pre-fight injury speculation, releasing warm-up videos from fight day showing McGregor moving explosively at the press conference, squaring off with Max Holloway with zero hesitation. White wants you to believe there was nothing wrong going in.
Meanwhile, Dana White had a different kind of meltdown after the broadcast wrapped. Pound-for-pound boxing star Shakur Stevenson was sitting ringside at T-Mobile Arena, and the UFC production team missed him entirely. White went nuclear on his crew, saying they are the worst ever to do it — a stunning reversal from a man who has spent years publicly crediting that same team for building the UFC's broadcast identity.
And over at the World Cup, Lionel Messi's remarkable scoring streak finally snapped against Switzerland, but Argentina still advanced three one after extra time. Messi contributed an assist to extend his all-time World Cup record in that category, and the Golden Boot is still very much his to lose. Argentina is through to the semi-finals, streak or no streak.
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