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Julian Fernandez turned one clean right hand into a historic BKB championship win over England’s Alex Wilson. The Tijuana fighter now returns home to defend the BKB Super Cruiserweight World Championship against Dan “Big Pod” Podmore in the BKB 59 main event on September 19. Video: Julian Fernandez Knockout Title Win BKB Bare Knuckle Boxing has released the full fight video of Julian Fernandez’s title-winning performance against Alex Wilson, giving fans another look at the first-round knockout that made Fernandez the first Mexican male bare-knuckle world champion. Fernandez met Wilson for the vacant BKB Super Cruiserweight World Championship at BKB…

Two veterans are among five finalists in a national beard contest, with the chance to win $20,000 for their chosen charity. BJ Ganem, a Marine Corps veteran from Wisconsin who served in Iraq, and Damon Friedman, a retired special warfare officer who served 20 years in the U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Air Force, are two of the five finalists competing to win $5,000 for themselves and $20,000 for their charities. Wahl, a company that manufactures hair clippers, trimmers and other grooming tools, is running the contest. They asked bearded men from across the country to submit a video of…

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A pair of House Democrats introduced legislation last month that seeks to strengthen federal whistleblower protections in the face of the Trump administration’s effort to instill a standard non-disclosure agreement for use across government.The Federal Worker Protection Act (H.R. 10198), introduced by Reps. Eugene Vindman and Suhas Subramanyam, both D-Va., would require every NDA issued by federal agencies to include a statement of federal employees’ whistleblower protection rights adjacent to each signature line in the document. Agencies would need preclearance from the U.S. Office of Special Counsel before deploying an NDA, and OSC would create a public repository of every…

Blog September 10, 2026 When agencies think of artificial intelligence (AI) in defense today, the conversation often centers on large language models (LLMs) and autonomous systems. For agencies operating mission-critical infrastructure, the question isn’t what AI can generate; instead, it’s how AI can help maintain operations, particularly when disruptions and emergencies occur. Infrastructure disruptions, extreme weather events, and degraded communication environments can all impact mission-critical systems. In such situations, teams must make rapid decisions with incomplete data, minimal connectivity, and little margin for error. In this context, resilience depends not only on technology, but on how AI guardrails operate despite…

Jean Silva confused fans worldwide when he became desperate to take off his gloves following his UFC Noche win. Why did Jean Silva take off his gloves at Noche UFC? Jean Silva secured a third-round submission win over short-notice opponent Jose Miguel Delgado earlier tonight at Noche UFC. In Round 3, Silva dropped Miguel Delgado and then sank in a rare naked choke to force the tap. GLENDALE, ARIZONA – SEPTEMBER 12: (L-R) Jean Silva of Brazil submits Jose Delgado in their featherweight fight during the Noche UFC event at Desert Diamond Arena on September 12, 2026, in Glendale, Arizona.…

Key PointsAn OSINT account tracked a Platform Aerospace-built drone taking off from Prince Hassan Air Base, Jordan, on September 13, 2026.The aircraft, marketed as the “MQ-22 Swift (Vanilla),” is an ultra-long-endurance surveillance platform capable of staying airborne for up to eight days.A long-endurance surveillance drone built by Maryland-based Platform Aerospace was spotted taking off from a Jordanian air base used by U.S. forces on September 13, 2026, according to flight-tracking data shared by an open-source intelligence account. The MenchOsint described it as the first known sighting of the aircraft, known as Vanilla, operating from Jordan. The aircraft is officially marketed…

The U.S. Air Force’s fighter pilots are not getting the number of sorties per month necessary to be deemed combat mission ready, a Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies expert said, down from around five and a half per month in fiscal 2023 to only around one currently.For combat readiness, the average fighter pilot needs about nine or 10 sorties a month to be considered combat mission ready, according to past service statements. But based on conversations with commanders and line pilots, John Venable, a senior resident fellow at the Mitchell Institute, said pilots are being afforded the opportunity to fly…

Jean Silva is back in the mix at 145 pounds.On Saturday, Silva headlined the fourth iteration of Noche UFC, taking on Jose Miguel Delgado in the main event in Glendale, Arizona. And while he was slow to start, Silva was quick to finish, dropping Delgado in the third round and then tapping him with a one-armed rear-naked choke. Afterward, Silva called for the winner of the upcoming Alexander Volkanovski vs. Movsar Evloev title fight, but will he get it?Following Noche UFC, MMA Fighting’s Jed Meshew (and Alexander K. Lee for a brief moment) chopped it up about Silva’s impressive performance…

Noche UFC 2026, which was headlined by a featherweight clash between Jean Silva and Jose Miguel Delgado, just wrapped up.In the main event, Silva secured a Round 3 submission victory and announced himself as the next champion in town. For the finish, Silva bagged the Performance of the Night Bonus and took home an extra $100,000. GLENDALE, ARIZONA – SEPTEMBER 12: (L-R) Jean Silva of Brazil submits Jose Delgado in their featherweight fight during the Noche UFC event at Desert Diamond Arena on September 12, 2026, in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC) Other than Silva, Sean King III,…