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Speaking to Ariel Helwani today, “Poatan” revealed that he has signed a new eight-fight deal with the promotion, which could very well keep him in the UFC for the remainder of his professional career.“It was a pretty easy choice when I expressed I wanted to go Heavyweight,” Pereira said when asked about giving up his 205-pound title. “Of course, I had to let go of the belt, but they gave me a new contract and I’m really, really happy with my new contract. I want to thank Mick [Maynard], Hunter [Campbell] and Dana White. With this new deal, I don’t…

Babcock International Group (Babcock), the defence company, has launched a ten‑point charter designed to enable, reshape, and accelerate how the UK defence sector engages with Small-Medium sized enterprises (SMEs). The Babcock SME Engagement Charter builds on insights from the recent Next Line of Defence report, published by Babcock and the University of Exeter, which identified barriers to SMEs accelerating innovation and bolstering the UK’s long‑term defence resilience. SMEs currently represent only around 4% of UK defence expenditure, limiting wider economic impact, access to world-leading technologies and sovereign capability. The Charter seeks to address these barriers by setting out practical, transparent,…

A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction Friday that temporarily reinstates a collective bargaining agreement between the Department of Veterans Affairs and its largest employee union. Rhode Island U.S. District Court Judge Melissa DuBose ruled in favor of the American Federation of Government Employees National Veterans Affairs Council, ordering the VA to recognize the bargaining contract that represents roughly 300,000 VA employees. In her decision, DuBose noted that an executive order issued in March, 2025 by President Donald Trump allowed federal agencies that are involved in national security to terminate union contracts, including the VA, which may provide medical care…

President Donald Trump on Monday recast his weekend call for American allies to deploy warships to the Strait of Hormuz as a test of loyalty rather than a strategic necessity. The shift in Trump’s framing of the issue came after nearly half a dozen countries either pushed back directly on the request or showed no enthusiasm about complying.“We don’t need anybody,” Trump insisted during a press conference in the East Room of the White House. “We’re the strongest nation in the world. We have the strongest military by far.” “I’m almost doing it, in some cases, not because we need…

Interest in using nonprobability online samples continues to grow despite concerns about selection bias. Many methods exist for adjusting nonprobability data so it may yield generalizable inferences. Here we investigate whether a propensity score weighting method can balance differences between a probability sample and a nonprobability sample of Twitter (now X) users to evaluate the feasibility of using social media data for producing generalizable inferences on public opinion. We fielded identical surveys to 2,001 probability-sampled respondents (June 30-July 22, 2022) and 949 Twitter users (March 1-July 13, 2022); final analytic sample sizes were 1,972 and 822, respectively. The nonprobability sample…

Irish and British flags. Credit: Shutterstock / esfera. Ireland and the UK signed a “refreshed” Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance bilateral defence cooperation Russia continues to pose a threat to European security through hybrid activity Both nations will need to cultivate a stronger picture of threats in the air, on and below the sea Irish Defence Minister Helen McEntee and UK Defence Secretary John Healey signed a refreshed MoU at the end of last week, committing to new areas of defence cooperation. In its announcement on 13 March, the UK Government said the two nations intend to address “common…

Most Valuable Promotions dropped a bombshell on Monday, announcing they’ve added a welterweight matchup between Nate Diaz and Mike Perry to their May 16 event on Netflix, headlined by Ronda Rousey vs. Gina Carano. With all of the chatter about the UFC White House lineup, did MVP just dunk on the UFC with this addition?Following Monday’s breaking news, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck and Jed Meshew react to the Diaz vs. Perry fight, if it was the bout the make, the opening odds, and if there are any concerns on the Diaz side in his return to MMA. Additionally, topics include…

Dominick Cruz and Keith Peterson, friends?The animosity between the two appears to have cooled if Cruz’s social media activity is to be believed. The former UFC bantamweight champion and current UFC color commentator shared a few images of himself and Peterson from Saturday’s UFC Vegas 114 event in Las Vegas, where Cruz stood face to face and side by side with his longtime officiating nemesis.Check out Cruz’s Instagram post below.“You can run but you can’t hide,” Cruz wrote in an accompanying caption.Cruz has frequently criticized Peterson’s refereeing capabilities ever since Cruz suffered a technical knockout loss to Henry Cejudo in…

FORT CARSON, Colo. — Directorate of Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation’s (DFMWR) Josh Scott was recently selected as one of the National Recreation and Park Association’s (NRPA) 30 under 30 for his work as an outdoor recreation assistant. The list recognizes 30 young professionals across the United States for their commitments to improving their communities. “It’s nice to get recognition, but more than anything, it’s cool to see that after being here for five years and putting time into the organization, getting credentialed and really seeking to be a professional in the industry has culminated in some kind of…

Many people dismiss planks as too dull or too easy. With other effective core exercises to choose from, planks often get thrown in the gym trash. Besides increasing the amount of time you hold it, it’s hard to make progress without tying yourself up in knots. To progressively overload a plank, you need a way to measure and improve it without turning every front plank into a world-record attempt. A simple trick to increase the intensity is to add load. That’s right, add weight. Your core is just like any other muscle; to get stronger, it needs resistance. When you…