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Welshman Roan Crocker made only his second professional walk to the cage this weekend at Cage Warriors 201. Across the cage was Dara Ward, a promising Irish prospect returning to the cage after 18 months of inactivity. The 26 year old had an extensive and very impressive amateur career with a record of 16-3 before making his professional debut in February 2025. The decorated Welshman picked up numerous belts throughout his amateur career across multiple weight classes and competed exceptionally in many tournaments including the Four Nations Tournament for EMMA and the IMMAF World Championships. Roan Crocker has already won…

The European Union’s ‘Drone Wall’ initiative aims to protect the continent’s Eastern Flank against Russian drone attacks. Its implementation is following an aggressive schedule. On 9 September 2025, NATO combat aircraft took their first ever kinetic action against a Russian military threat. Between 22.30 Zulu/Z on 9 September 2025 and 05.65Z the following morning, NATO jets shot down four of an estimated 23 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). The Russian government admitted to launching the aircraft but said they were not directed against Polish targets. The Russian UAVs, reports stated, were engaged by Koninklijke Luchtmacht (Royal Netherlands Air Force) Lockheed Martin…

The U.S. is sending more reinforcements to the Middle East in support of the Iran war.U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reportedly approved a request from U.S. Central Command for an element of an amphibious ready group and attached Marine Expeditionary Unit to help combat Iran’s regional attacks, the Wall Street Journal first reported Friday.The supplemental forces would include up to 5,000 personnel and several warships, including the USS Tripoli, which is on its way to the Middle East from its homeport in Sasebo, Japan, the report said.The Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group includes the America-class amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli, the…

“People are going to hate, people are going to argue, but the fight at the White House, it’s not open to the public, to the real fans,” Muhammed said on YouTube. “When I picture the people that are watching, I picture ‘The Hunger Games.’ The first [movie] when Katniss was at a tryout, the rich, snobby people were at the top, not paying attention to her.”“People were talking and she had to shoot the arrow through the pig, that’s what I feel it’s going to be,” Muhammad continued. “Not really paying attention to the cage, they see a bit of…

India – Press Information Bureau Ministry of Defence Posted On: 11 MAR 2026 6:47PM by PIB Delhi Indian Naval Ship Trikand, stealth frigate of the Indian Navy, called at Port Louis, Mauritius on 10 Mar 2026 during her ongoing operational deployment to the South West Indian Ocean Region. During the port call, the ship will participate in the 58th Mauritius National Day celebrations on 12 Mar 2026 with a marching contingent, naval band and integral helicopter for the fly-past at the National Day Parade at Champ de Mars, Port Louis. Captain Sachin Kulkarni, Commanding Officer, is also scheduled to call…

Zuffa Boxing is set to stage its fifth event on Sunday April 5, 2026 (Easter Sunday) inside Meta Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada and will feature a Lightweight fight between surging contenders Andres Cortes and Eridson Garcia.Cortes is undefeated at 24-0 with 13 knockouts to boast of. The 28 year-old used to be promoted by Top Rank Boxing before making the switch over to Zuffa. He usually fights in the Junior Lightweight division (130 lbs), but Zuffa does not recognize those divisions so the bout will take place at Lightweight (135 lbs). Cortes is currently ranked No. 10 by The…

Functional fitness athletes rely on a unique blend of strength, endurance, power, and resilience. Unlike athletes in single discipline sports, they must perform well across multiple energy systems while maintaining high levels of technical skill under fatigue. Training methods that develop these qualities simultaneously are therefore extremely valuable. Interval workouts have become one of the most widely used training strategies in functional fitness. They involve repeated bouts of high effort exercise separated by structured recovery periods. These workouts can vary widely in duration, intensity, and exercise selection, but they all share a key principle. Short bursts of challenging work followed…

You don’t get what you don’t pay for! Microsoft’s GitHub is dialing back on expenses by removing several costly premium models from its free GitHub Copilot Student plan. On Wednesday, Martin Woodward, GitHub VP of developer relations, soured relations with the site’s student developer community by breaking the unwelcome news. Characterizing the plan change as an effort to make student access sustainable, Woodward said that, starting Thursday, March 12, complimentary access to Copilot will be managed under a new GitHub Student Plan alongside other GitHub Education benefits. “As part of this transition, however, some premium models, including GPT-5.4, and Claude…

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on March 10 announced eight proposals had been selected as part of the Advanced Air Mobility and Electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVTOL) Integration Pilot Program (eIPP). According to FlyingMag.com, the eight pilot projects selected under the eVTOL and Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) eIPP — a three-year study created in response to President Donald Trump’s June 2025 executive order — will fall somewhere between internal sandbox testing and real-world commercial operations. The electronic aircraft will be allowed to soar into airports, interact with air traffic controllers (ATCs), and, in…

In a United States War Department-issued “Line of Position” notebook, Capt. Robert A. Lewis begins like many service member letters, with a “Dear Mom + Dad.” But this log, dated Aug. 6, 1945, is unlike any other entry from World War II. Lewis, the co-pilot of the B-29 Enola Gay, was en route to Japan from the Pacific island of Tinian when he began recording. Now, his account, written during and in the immediate aftermath of dropping the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, is for sale. His “blow by blow description,” which includes his famous reaction: “My God what…