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Conor McGregor is officially back. The Irish superstar has confirmed a return to the Octagon on July eleventh, facing Max Holloway in a nontitle welterweight bout at UFC three twenty nine during International Fight Week. Two of the sport's biggest names, one massive stage — this one has been a long time coming.
Speaking of the UFC, there's been some confusion around the Rousey-Carano event at the Intuit Dome, with fans and cameras making the venue look far emptier than it actually was. The arena's unique seating configuration has a way of distorting crowd size on screen, and it's worth understanding that optics and reality don't always match when you're inside that building.
Shifting to the diamond, Blake Snell is heading into surgery Tuesday to remove loose bodies from his left elbow, but the Dodgers are holding onto optimism. Los Angeles is expecting their ace to return at some point this season, so while the timeline is uncertain, this is not being treated as a lost year for Snell.
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