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Last night (Sat., Aug. 1, 2026), Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) ventured forth to Belgrade Arena in Belgrade, Serbia, for UFC Belgrade. Though the card was centered around “The Doctor,” Uros Medic, in his home country debut, the UFC’s first visit to Serbia will be remembered for a wild run of finishes to start the night! There was no shortage of action in this entertaining event, which proved a lovely way to wake up for western fight fans.Let’s take a closer look at the best performances and highlight finishes of the evening:BELGRADE, SERBIA – AUGUST 01: Uros Medic of Serbia punches…

It was just before midnight as Private Ryan Doyle quietly prepared his gear for the final test to become a fully fledged rifleman. Clouds smothered what little light the stars could provide, so he watched his breath fog in the air through night optics as he waited. “I was more excited than anything, to be honest. We didn’t quite know what was in store, they didn’t really give us a brief, so I was in anticipation of what was coming,” Private Doyle said. The signal finally came from the platoon commander and the section stepped off, carrying stores and heavy…

Trending:Daniel Cormier doubts Dricus du Plessis gets next middleweight title shot due to history with Sean StricklandToday’s UFC Belgrade event was headlined by a welterweight bout featuring Uros Medic taking on Daniel Rodriguez. Medic (14-3 MMA) had entered today’s main event on a three-fight winning streak, this after scoring first-round finishes over Gilbert Urbina, Muslim Salikhov and Geoff Neal in his most recent efforts. The surging Serbian had gone 4-1 over his past five Octagon appearances prior to today’s affair. Meanwhile, Daniel Rodriguez (20-6 MMA) had also enter today’s headliner on a 3-fight winning streak. ‘D-Rod’ had most previously competed…

An analysis of Department of Veterans Affairs disability compensation since 2010 found that the average annual payments to veterans climbed by nearly 40% while the percentage of veterans who receive payments almost doubled.Researchers at the VA Palo Alto Health Care System and Stanford University School of Medicine in California looked at VA disability benefits and Social Security Disability payments to veterans across 14 years.They found that the average yearly payment rose from $17,286 in 2010 to $24,057 in 2024, while the percentage of U.S. veterans receiving compensation rose from 9% in 2010 to 22% in 2024.The increases are likely attributable…

A veteran who fills his prescriptions through the VA may have seen the headlines this week about Medicare drug premiums going up in 2027 and possibly felt worried. For most veterans, there’s no need to get anxious, but for some, there might be. Basically, it all comes down to where you get your medication. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced Tuesday that it will end a federal subsidy that has helped hold down prescription drug premiums for the past two years. Some believe this move could raise monthly costs for some Medicare beneficiaries starting in 2027, and a…

News July 31, 2026 Dan Taylor Technology Editor Military Embedded Systems An F123 frigate via Rheinmetall WILHELMSHAVEN, Germany. Rheinmetall won a contract to modernize the German Navy’s F123-class frigate Bayern and extend its operational service life until at least 2035, the company announced in a statement. The contract, awarded at the end of the second quarter of 2026, is valued in the mid-three-digit million-euro range. Modernization work is scheduled to continue through 2029 at Rheinmetall’s Neue Jadewerft shipyard in Wilhelmshaven. The program includes replacement of the frigate’s combat-management system, modernization of its radar sensor suite, and upgrades to anti-submarine warfare…

September 5, 2026, is the date of the next SENSHI 33 Grand Prix event. The spectacular kickboxing fight gala will take place at the beach arena in St. St. Constantine and Helena Resort, Varna, Bulgaria, starting at 7:30 PM ЕЕТ /12:30 PM EST/. The fight card will feature top athletes from Argentina, Germany, the United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, Greece, Romania, Moldova, Nigeria, DR Congo, Bulgaria, and other countries. Tickets for SENSHI 33 Grand Prix are now available through Eventim.bg, allowing fans to secure their seats for an evening packed with adrenaline, intense emotions, and world-class professional kickboxing. The centerpiece of the event will be the SENSHI Grand Prix in the Light Heavyweight division (up to…

Welcome to the MWI Book Club, a new podcast dedicated to the proposition that a military that reads books is a military that wins wars. Join cohosts Theo Lipsky and John Amble for this second episode as they read one of the great war memoirs of all time: Defeat into Victory, by Field Marshal William Slim. In the early months of 1942, the Japanese Army dealt the Allies a humiliating defeat in Burma. Amid a hasty British retreat north toward India, William Slim arrived to take command. Over the next two years he reconstituted Allied combat power in the form…

Middleweight veterans Edmen Shahbazyan and Brunno Ferreira will clash at UFC’s upcoming numbered event in Los Angeles, MMA Fighting has confirmed following a report from Leo Guimaraes. UFC 331 takes place at Crypto.com Arena on Sept. 19.The UFC is yet to announce the headlining attraction for the card.Shahbazyan (16-6) attempts to get back on track after losing a bonus-winning three-round decision against Brendan Allen in June. The defeat snapped his three-fight winning streak from 2025, when he beat Andre Muniz, Andre Petroski and Dylan Budka.Ferreira (15-4) was on a roll after also going 3-0 in 2025, capped off by a…

The upcoming Noche UFC card on Sept. 12 from inside Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona, finally has a main event showdown as featherweight contenders Jean Silva and Yair Rodriguez will battle it out atop the Paramount+ card.This is according to a recent report by ESPN Brasil. See below:Silva, 29, is coming off a decision win over Arnold Allen back in January at UFC 324. That performance landed “Lord” back in the UFC’s featherweight win column after getting knocked out by Diego Lopes his fight before that. Overall, Silva is 6-1 as a member of the UFC stable and easily…