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A few days from most probably the greatest test thus far of his professional career, conceivably one bout from a shot at long last at UFC gold, and Beneil Dariush seems rather relaxed with it all.
Rising UFC contender Amir Albazi celebrated the greatest professional victory of his career by calling for a title shot in Abu Dhabi later this year.
Irish fighter Ian Garry extended his unbeaten MMA record to 12-0-0 after a hugely impressive first round knockout against Daniel Rodriguez in the UFC.
JEDDAH: Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attended the King’s Cup final match on Friday, Saudi Press Agency reported.
NEWCASTLE: Eddie Howe has revealed he’d be ‘disappointed’ if Newcastle United somehow missed out on Champions League football.
DOHA: Russia’s Arman Adamian won a world judo title on Friday at the first major international team competition to welcome back Russian and Belarusian athletes since last year’s invasion of Ukraine.Adamian, taking part under a neutral flag, defeated Lukas Krpalek of the Czech Republic in the men’s -100kg final.Ukraine pulled its team from the event in Doha last week over the presence of Russian team members it argued were active soldiers.After Adamian’s victory, which he only secured in overtime, the Russian flag was replaced on the medals podium by a flag displaying instead the logo of the competition.The International Judo Federation (IJF) official music replaced the Russian anthem.“I feel very good, I can’t wait to speak to my family on the phone to celebrate with them,” Adamian said, speaking in Russian through a translator.On his emotions, standing on the podium, he added: “I just enjoyed my victory and listened to the IJF anthem.”The IJF has allowed Russian and Belarusian judokas to take part in these championships as neutral competitors, having previously banned them after the invasion of Ukraine.That decision followed a recommendation from the International Olympic Committee.Eight Russians were banned from the tournament but the IJF insisted that none were athletes.The judokas taking part are not allowed to have Russian colors on their outfits, instead they bear the letters “AIN” on the back to signify “Individual Neutral Athletes.”Other competitors display the letters of their country.Russian President Vladimir Putin was honorary president and international ambassador of the IJF from 2008 until he was suspended from the post in 2022.In September 2022, judo was one of the last sports to exclude Russians and
DUBAI: Conor McGregor is having a busy month. Fresh off his recent surprise viral moment at BKFC, the bare-knuckle competition, in which he stole the show, McGregor returns with two more shows of his own — “Forever McGregor” debuting on Netflix on May 17 and “The Ultimate Fighter: Team McGregor versus Team Chandler” on May 30 on ESPN. From the trailer footage, it looks like “Forever McGregor” will cover his eventful 2021 and aftermath.
ABU DHABI: The UAE Jiu-Jitsu and Mixed Martial Arts Federation has announced the completion of preparations for the Youth MMA Championship 5 taking place on May 13 in the Mubadala Arena at Zayed Sports City.