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Jeff Novitzky, a former IRS and Food and Drug Administration investigator who probed the 2002 BALCO doping scandal that involved several MLB players and other athletes, was hired as UFC’s Vice President of Athlete Health and Performance. MORE: Rousey signs extension | Lesnar returns to WWE | Pacquiao training with UFC fighter “Novitzky will spearhead the development of the organization’s clean initiative education program designed to ensure that every athlete competes with natural ability on an even playing field,” according to a press release....

On an episode of Submission Radio, Weidman, the number nine-ranked middleweight contender, shared that Brunson reportedly turned down a fight with him. Weidman added that he feels Brunson is looking for higher-ranked opponent. Derek Brunson, currently the number seven-ranked middleweight contender, does believes that he deserves a higher-ranked opponent than Weidman, but clarified that he didn’t turn any fight down. Taking to Twitter, Brunson explained his side of the story and shared that back in 2017, they were in a similar position, but the roles were reversed....

Walker earned a UFC contract with a unanimous decision win over Luis Henrique da Silva at DWCS Brazil. He then delivered three consecutive bonus-winning knockouts that saw him shoot up the 205 lbs rankings. Unfortunately, the Brazilian went on to lose four out of his next five fights. According to Sonnen, Walker had a ton of hype early on in his career, just like Chimaev has now. He added that fans not only wanted the affable Brazilian to face Jon Jones, they even expected him to dethrone the then-205 lbs champion as well....

UFC President Dana White, recently, made a $25 million each, offer to Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather Jr. for a professional boxing match under the UFC banner. Since early 2016, negotiations between McGregor and Mayweather have been taking place in order to put together a mega-fight between the two global Superstars. Recently, Mayweather offered McGregor $15 million for a professional boxing match against him. However, McGregor wasn’t all too happy with that offer and went on to mock the boxing legend on social media....

In case you didn’t know… The Irishman and his squad are literally in a war situation with the Dagestani fighting squad led by Khabib. McGregor and his teammates had trespassed into Barclays to retaliate against the Dagestani after he assaulted Artem Lobov. They will face each other on October 6, 2018, at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. This fight will go into history as the biggest grudge match in combat sports, and will most likely be the biggest MMA event of all time....

The New Zealand-native stepped up to the plate to face Islam Makhachev after Rafael dos Anjos was forced to withdraw from the fight due to injury. Makhachev made short work of ‘The Hangman’ with a vicious kimura, two-minutes into the first round. While talking to MMA Junkie, Dan Hooker was asked if he wished he never signed to fight the Russian without a full training camp, to which he said:...

In case you didn’t know… Max Holloway won the UFC Featherweight Championship back at UFC 212 by beating former champion Jose Aldo in a title unification bout. Following his triumphant win, Holloway successfully defended his title against Aldo in a rematch. Following Holloway’s win over Aldo, he is now all set to square off against Brian Ortega for the very first time in his career. The heart of the matter While speaking with MMAjunkie, UFC President Dana White stated that he apparently did not want Max Holloway to fight at 145 once again, however, Holloway was seemingly way too keen on taking up this fight against Brian Ortega....

Bail, a former Texas Tech class of 2012 recruit and a Sporting News first team all-name All-American, left the Red Raiders’ program in the wake of a less-than-ideal atmposphere during Billy Gillispie's final days in Lubbock. Bail then transferred to UCLA and is now recovering from surgery to repair cartilage in his left knee. He has not been cleared to practice, but the Bruins are nonetheless happy with his ability to play when he’s deemed ready....

He became the sixth head coach in Division I women’s basketball to reach 900 wins with a 96-36 rout over Cincinnati. Auriemma became the fastest coach to reach the impressive mark, and he’s the only man to coach a women’s team to achieve this feat. MORE: CBS announces Final Four team | No weekly bracket show from NCAA | Lowest scoring game ever ‘‘We got a long way to go this year and a lot of work left to do,’’ Auriemma said to the crowd after the game....

Under the changes, the UEFA president and members of the executive committee will be able to serve a maximum of three four-year terms. Previously, there was no limit on how long they could hold office. UEFA’s 55 member association unanimously voted for the change at their annual Congress in Helsinki. They also agreed that officials could only be elected to the executive committee if they held an “active office” with their country’s Football Association....

With both Porto and Schalke already assured of a place in the knockout round, the fight was on for the Europa League third place spot between Galatasaray and Lokomotiv Moscow. Let’s take aook at the 3 major talking points from Match Day 6 of the UEFA Champions League Group D matches: #1 Porto win Group D after thrilling encounter against Galatasaray A first-half goal from Felipe saw Porto take the lead, and Moussa Marega’s fifth Champions League goal of the season extended it....

The third season malady seems to have stricken the former Real Madrid boss as things are going in a really negative way for Manchester United. The Red Devils are tenth in the Premier League and were embarrassingly knocked out of the League Cup by Frank Lampard’s Derby County. Valencia will surely pose a difficult test for them, here’s a look at United’s probable line-up for the clash. Defense Manchester United’s best department in recent years has been the defense....

The UEFA club coefficient rankings takes into account the results of clubs who have competed in the last five seasons of the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League, with the current rankings being calculated from the 2011-12 season to the upcoming season. The European football governing body had already published the club coefficient rankings at the end of the 2014-15 season where Real Madrid were on top, followed by Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Chelsea and Atletico Madrid....

For years now, the UEFA Champions League has been one of the richest and most prestigious club level competitions the world over. Top clubs from countries all over Europe take part in a bid to be crowned the best of the best in the continent. The dearth of talent in the tournament and also the quality of matches produced only make it all the more better. The competition’s format is such that Spain’s La Liga, England’s Premier League and Germany’s Bundesliga Germany have four teams, while Italy’s Serie A , Portugal’s Primeira Liga and France’s Ligue 1 can enter three teams....

Gareth Southgate’s young Three Lions side came away with a huge victory in the end, racing into a three-goal lead at half time, and while Spain came back with a vengeance in the second half, it wasn’t enough as the match finished 2-3 in England’s favour – with Spain’s final goal from Sergio Ramos coming literally with the last kick (header!) of the game. It was a remarkable win for England – the first time Spain have been beaten at home in 38 games – and their overall performance was a massive credit to Southgate, who made some tactical changes for the previous game away in Croatia and stuck with them....

Simeone was sent off by referee Clement Turpin during the first leg of Atletico’s semi-final against Arsenal, having remonstrated with the official following Sime Vrsaljko’s 10th-minute red card in the 1-1 draw at Emirates Stadium, and received a four-match ban. The 48-year-old watched the 1-0 second-leg victory from the Wanda Metropolitano stands last week, which served as the first match of his sanction. Simeone will have to take in the final against Marseille at Groupama Stadium from a similar view after failing to get the suspension overturned....

Gareth Southgate’s side beat Bulgaria 6-0 in Euro 2020 qualifying but the match was overshadowed by monkey chants and Nazi salutes from home supporters at the Vasil Levski National Stadium. The incidents prompted the match to be halted twice in the first half - following UEFA protocol for tackling incidents of abuse at games - with a third meaning the game would have been abandoned. Omnisport understands the Control, Ethics and Disciplinary (CEDB) arm of European football’s governing body will now assess reports from the match official Ivan Bebek as well as the match delegate, who will also receive information provided by spotters from anti-racism group FARE....

Diaz gained support since the Nevada Athletic Commission suspended him five years in September for allegedly failing a marijuana test after his UFC 183 fight against Anderson Silva. MORE: Meet UFC’s champions | Ryan Bader out to silence critics | Ronda Rousey’s (ahem) routine Petitions have been filed to overturn the suspension. Calls have been placed to Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval. Fighters have refused to compete in Nevada because of the commission’s actions....

Robbie Lawler and Carlos Condit were involved in a brutal, yet clinical fight, as both the fighters worked out their opponent’s strengths and weaknesses. Going into the event, all eyes were on three fighters: Andrei Arlovski, who was going through a resurgence of sorts, as the former UFC heavyweight champion was once again mounting a comeback for the ages for the UFC heavyweight title, nearly a decade after he fought for the strap....

“I’m not here to make friends,” Perry told Joe Rogan in his post-fight interview. “I did what I had to do.” MORE: UFC 202 live blog The fight began with Perry trying to be the aggressor and land heavy shots with both hands. Lim connected on a couple of uppercuts and then Perry dropped Lim with a right hand. Perry was trying to finish the fight with ground and pound punches, but Lim survived and got up....