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Karma came back to bite a bare-knuckle fighter who decided to kick his opponent out of the ring during a BKB event in England on Saturday.James Springer was engaged in a wild exchange with Arnado Vargas when he effectively tossed his opponent to the ground and then kicked him out of the ring. While that could have easily led to a disqualification, the referee allowed the fight to continue with Vargas showing no signs of damage from falling out of the ring.He even took time to dance a little bit before getting back into the fight.A minute later, Vargas unloaded…

Magomed Ankalaev won’t dismiss a possible collision with Paulo Costa in the near future. Ankalaev is fresh off his fifth-round finish over Bogdan Guskov in the UFC Abu Dhabi main event this past Saturday. The former 205-pound titleholder was coming off his championship loss to Alex Pereira at UFC 320. It was just the second defeat of the Dagestan bruiser’s pro MMA career, but he got back on track this past Saturday. There has been a lot of talk within the MMA community about Carlos Ulberg’s return time frame and whether or not an interim title bout should take place.…

The contract, announced Thursday, aims to make it easier and cheaper to purchase software licenses by consolidating those orders into one enormous agreement. Rachel S. Cohen July 24, 2026 3:00 pm 2 min read Oracle will provide software across the Defense Department under a sweeping contract that could lock in the information technology giant’s services for up to $7 billion over 10 years. The contract, announced Thursday, aims to make it easier and cheaper to purchase software licenses and other services by consolidating those orders into one enormous contract, rather than pay the redundant costs of separate agreements overseen by…

Event 18 opened the fourth and final day of the 2026 CrossFit Games with another brutal endurance test, challenging athletes to cover a total of 7,200 meters split evenly between the Concept2 rower and SkiErg. Event 18: Machine 7200M Workout For time: Row 3,600 meters SkiErg 3,600 meters Throughout the race, athletes could monitor their progress on the arena’s jumbotron, which displayed the overall leader as well as the competitors immediately ahead of and behind them. With no time cap, every athlete was required to complete the workout, ensuring they carried the accumulated fatigue into the final two events of…

The Malaysian Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) has officially issued a Letter of Acceptance (Surat Setuju Terima or SST) to MBDA France for the procurement of the VL MICA surface-to-air missile (SAM) system. The agreement was finalized during the opening day of the Farnborough International Airshow 2026 in the United Kingdom. A formal contract is still pending. The document was signed by MINDEF Secretary-General Datuk Lokman Hakim Ali on behalf of the Malaysian government. According to an official statement issued by MINDEF, the procurement serves as a critical complementary contract for the Royal Malaysian Navy’s (RMN) flagship Maharaja Lela-class Littoral Combat…

Newly minted UFC light heavyweight champion Carlos Ulberg went under the knife post-UFC 327 to repair his torn ACL. Following surgery and rehabilitation, Ulberg, who is still on the sidelines awaiting complete recovery, has a potential return timeline in mind. Ulberg suffered this aforementioned injury while fighting Jiri Prochazka at UFC 327. The Kiwi got injured in the first round, and just when everyone thought Prochazka would recapture the 205-pound throne, “Black Jag” dropped him with a devastating leg hook and wasted no time in securing a knockout with hammer fists and non-stop punches. MIAMI, FLORIDA – APRIL 11: Carlos…

On July 24, 2026, the Republic of China (ROC) Navy (Taiwan’s Navy) commissions its first Tuo Chiang-class Batch 2 catamaran corvette. Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) presided over the commissioning ceremony for the Navy’s newest warship, ROCS Tan Chiang (丹江, PGG-627), at Tsoying Naval Base (海軍左營基地), Taiwan’s largest naval facility. The ceremony was also attended by senior national security and military officials, including Minister of National Defense Wellington Koo (顧立雄), National Security Council Secretary-General Joseph Wu (吳釗燮), and Commander of the Navy Admiral Chiang Cheng-Kuo (蔣正國). Tan Chiang is the eighth vessel in the Tuo Chiang class and the first…

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Amado Vargas turned a chaotic BKB 57 debut into a first-round KO win over Liverpool’s James “The Pitbull” Springer, stopping him at 2:09 at London’s Indigo at The O2. The Las Vegas fighter was pushed through the ropes and appeared to be kicked out of BKB’s Trigon during a rough exchange, but recovered quickly before ending the contest with a hard right hand. Vargas made his bare-knuckle debut in the super-featherweight bout after entering with an unbeaten gloved-boxing record. Springer, listed at 130.4 pounds, came in as a local fighter with a stated background as a glove-boxing veteran, while Vargas…