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UFC Vegas 114 was a really fun card, and it was capped off by Kevin Vallejos running over Josh Emmett with ease in the main event. How far can Vallejos go in a loaded UFC featherweight division, and was Saturday’s Fight Night card at the Meta APEX the best event of 2026 thus far?Following the event, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck and Jed Meshew react to Vallejos’ spectacular performance over Emmett, what could be next for “El Chino,” and weigh in on whether or not Emmett had his final UFC fight. Additionally, topics include Gillian Robertson’s co-main event win over Amanda…

This past weekend, the UFC finally announced its slate of fights for UFC White House; the reaction wasn’t ideal. Reactions ranged from outright hostile to general indifference, with the overall feeling seemingly being that while the card is decent, it falls far short of the expectations that the UFC set for it.So, how do we fix it? Plus, let’s talk about a bunch of other things going on in the wide world of MMA.White House Down, Or How to Save The White House CardDonald is pissed off that people feel underwhelmed by his birthday fight card. Dana calls the only…

Hybrid training — combining strength work with endurance training — is one of the most rewarding approaches to fitness. You build muscle and strength while improving cardiovascular capacity, resilience, and overall work capacity. You can deadlift heavy and run far. You can handle intensity and duration. You become capable in multiple domains. But hybrid training also comes with a unique challenge: motivation. You are juggling different physical qualities, competing recovery demands, and sometimes conflicting goals. Strength gains can slow when mileage increases. Running performance can stall during hypertrophy phases. Fatigue accumulates. Progress is rarely linear. Staying motivated in this environment…

The Office of Management and Budget called into question the authority of Congress’ watchdog, the Government Accountability Office, in a Tuesday update to the government’s guidance on internal controls.OMB Director Russell Vought has long clashed with GAO, dating back to his tenure in the first Trump administration. In September, he said that he didn’t think the congressional oversight office should exist at all, calling it a “quasi-legislative independent entity.”This week, Vought wrote in new guidance that OMB has been deferring too much to GAO, which sets internal control standards for agencies.“Doing so has failed to prioritize agency internal control processes…

The city of Itapoá, in the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil, hosted the KWU SENSHI Instructor Training Course, an initiative aimed at the technical and pedagogical development of practitioners who wished to take an important step in their martial arts journey. The course took place in three sessions – on February 28, March 7, and March 14 – at A FORJA Martial Arts School, and was led by Sensei Gustavo Cougo. The training aimed to promote technical standardization within the organization, while also developing teaching methodology and preparing future instructors and senseis, strengthening the quality of instruction within KWU SENSHI.…

A large uncrewed underwater vehicle (LUUV) demonstrator built by Saab for the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) is on track to start sea trials in mid-year, the company has confirmed. FMV awarded Saab a SEK 60 million ($6.9 million) contract in August 2025 for the design, construction and testing of the LUUV testbed. The vehicle, known by the proprietary name Autonomous Ocean Drone (AOD), will integrate Saab’s own Autonomous Ocean Core autonomy engine. According to FMV, the demonstrator is intended to explore the potential application of a LUUV to a range of undersea missions, including protection of critical underwater infrastructure…

Brussels, Belgium, 13 March 2026 – Airbus is working at full throttle to offer the German Air Force an operational Uncrewed Collaborative Combat Aircraft (UCCA) system by 2029. In Manching, near Munich, the company is currently preparing the first two Valkyries it acquired from its US partner Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: KTOS)   for their maiden flight with a sovereign European mission system. They are scheduled to fly later this year. The two companies are bringing their respective industry-leading capabilities to integrate, missionise, and ultimately produce and deliver the Airbus UCCA system. Airbus is currently equipping the…

An Army lieutenant colonel who instructed Old Dominion University’s Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps was killed on campus Thursday when a shooter opened fire in his classroom. Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger confirmed the shooting victim was Lt. Col. Brandon Shah, who enlisted in the Army in 2003 and received his Army commission in 2007 after graduating from ODU. Shah led the ROTC program at the Norfolk, Virginia, university since 2022.“A devoted ROTC instructor, Lt. Col. Shah didn’t just lead a life of service to our country, he taught and led others to follow that path,” Spanberger said in a post…

Ministry of Defence of Ukraine 13 March, 2026, 1:30 PM EET Following a Ramstein-format meeting, Ukraine received from Germany a new batch of PAC-3 missiles for the Patriot surface-to-air missile systems. They will strengthen air defense capabilities in countering the most challenging aerial threats—ballistic and hypersonic missiles. The Ministry of Defence explains why these interceptors are one of the key elements of protecting Ukraine’s skies. Capabilities and advantages of PAC-3 missiles Interceptor capability against ballistic threats. The Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) missile is the most effective interceptor against ballistic Iskander missiles and hypersonic Kinzhal and Zircon missiles. The missile is…

Bydgoszcz, Poland, March 13, 2026 – Embraer (NYSE: EMBJ / B3: EMBJ3) today officially presented the KC 390 Millennium multi mission military transport aircraft to Wojskowe Zakłady Lotnicze Nr 2 S.A. (WZL 2) in Bydgoszcz, Poland. This significant milestone marks the first concrete step in the strategic cooperation between the two companies. It builds upon the landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed on December 2, 2025, in Warsaw, which established the foundation for deeper industrial and technological collaboration. The KC-390 Millennium, a next-generation aircraft recognized for its versatility, high operational availability, and advanced technology, is designed to meet the most…