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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…

Iran’s Foreign Ministry on Saturday condemned a Ukrainian attack on an Iranian commercial vessel in the Caspian Sea, saying it resulted in an explosion that killed one sailor and injured another. Throughout the war in Ukraine, Kyiv has had to counter Iranian-designed drones deployed by Moscow. Kyiv has offered its drone interception expertise to countries in the Middle East that have suffered strikes from Iran.Tehran described the attack on its vessel as an act of aggression and said it would defend its national interests and security, while accusing Kyiv of seeking to expand the war in Ukraine.The Iranian Foreign Ministry…

Mike Perry will look to ride his Mixed Martial Arts momentum against Dillon Danis just months after defeating former UFC star Nate Diaz. Bare Knuckle FC superstar Mike Perry and the polarizing Dillon Danis will help launch a new Mixed Martial Arts promotion later this summer. Perry and Danis will square off in a welterweight bout at Dual Arena 1 on August 29th in Orlando. DualBet is hosting its first combat sports event under the Dual Arena banner. Happy Punch was the first to report the news on Instagram before MMA Fighting confirmed the Perry vs. Danis matchup. Dual Arena…

Although the bipartisan legislation to close that loophole has now passed the House, it has not yet been introduced in the Senate. Michele Sandiford July 24, 2026 3:08 pm < a min read The House has cleared a bill to correct pension payments for close to 8,000 federal retirees. The Pensions for Retired Uniformed Servicemembers Act comes after feds from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Public Health Service missed payments during the 43-day shutdown last fall, due to an unintentional loophole. Although the bipartisan legislation to close that loophole has now passed the House, it has not…

Blog July 24, 2026 Defense organizations are operating in an environment defined by rapid technological change, evolving threats, and growing demands for interoperability. As military leaders invest in modernization across air, land, sea, space, and cyber domains, operations are increasingly shifting from hardware-defined systems to software-driven, data-centric environments. New sensors, autonomous systems, artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled capabilities and real-time intelligence platforms are expanding what is possible, but they are also increasing operational complexity. Many legacy systems were designed as standalone platforms optimized for specific missions rather than for sharing data across organizations, domains, or coalition partners. As a result, agencies often…

A Romanian F-16 fighter jet shot down a Russian-linked drone over the Black Sea on Sunday morning, marking the third such intercept in just three days, and Romania’s president says the country has had enough. President Nicusor Dan confirmed that Romanian Air Force pilots downed the drone at 10:13 a.m. local time roughly 12 kilometers […]

A retail company has donated $100,000 to fund a grant that helps veterans with their farming businesses as they transition out of the military and into civilian life. The company, Tractor Supply Company, and its foundation arm, the Tractor Supply Company Foundation, made the donation to the nonprofit the Farmer Veteran Coalition’s (FVC) Fellowship Fund on Monday. The FVC, founded in 2006, has more than 30,000 members in all 50 states in addition to 13 state chapters that work to help service members and veterans begin and sustain a career in agriculture. The organization identifies applicants with strong business plans…

At the invitation of Shihan Pierre Grondin, KWF representative for Réunion Island, and Sensei Sandip Vencatakistnen, KWF representative for Mauritius, Shihan António Pereira, 6th dan, completed a series of important events aimed at promoting and strengthening KWF Kyokushin in the southern Indian Ocean. The programme included an international technical training camp, the TOKIO CUP 2026, technical seminars across Mauritius and an official reception by the President of the Republic of Mauritius. International Technical Training Camp in Réunion Island During his visit to Réunion Island, Shihan António Pereira participated in an international technical training camp that brought together approximately 160 Kyokushin…