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Michael “Venom” Page (MVP) beat Nursulton Ruziboev via unanimous decision at UFC Paris, which was the final fight on his contract. Coming into the bout, MVP had promised a devastating finish and said he would finally show his full potential to the UFC. The Englishman was signed to the UFC in 2024, highly regarded as one of the best fighters to be competing outside of the sport’s premier promotion. Many fans called for him to be signed during his stint in Bellator, hoping to see if he could replicate his form against elite competition. So, once the deal was finally…

Soldiers, detail from the Nilotic mosaic of the flooding of the river Nile in Egypt, from the Sanctuary of Fortuna Primigenia at Palestrina, Lazio, Italy. Roman civilization, 1st century BC. | De Agostini via Getty Images Here’s your open thread for Tuesday! Also, we got an app! MMA ADJACENT Great worker. TOTALLY OFF TOPIC My favorite book series is from the Tudor period. Also love all the seafaring from that time. GAME TIME How about some jeopardy questions? IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Wishful thinking: Poatan wants Gane, again — FULL STORY MVP out: Page gone from the latest rankings…

The Pentagon is using military medical and personnel records to identify service members with current or past diagnoses of gender dysphoria as it moves to separate transgender troops under the Trump administration’s ban, according to a Federal News Network investigation published Monday. The effort has led commanders across the military to receive notices identifying troops in their units who may fall under the policy and directing them to begin the separation process, per the report. The outlet cited multiple service members, advocates and internal military documents. An internal Air Force email obtained by Federal News Network said the Office of…

A carrier landing isn’t simply “landing on a short runway.” The pilot has to approach at the right speed, hold the correct glide path, manage power precisely, and be ready to go around or catch an arresting wire, all while the deck is moving beneath the aircraft. That is the world the T-45C Goshawk was built to teach.The T-45C Goshawk is the U.S. Navy’s carrier-capable, tandem-seat jet trainer, developed from the British Aerospace Hawk. It replaced the Navy’s aging T-2 Buckeye and TA-4 training aircraft, creating a dedicated bridge between basic flight instruction and the demands of operational naval aviation.But…

Why has Russia’s senior military leadership been so bad at their jobs? The question is not an idle one, even if it is somewhat boldly stated. General Staff decision-makers and planning staff, as well as operational commanders, all share in responsibility for the failure to achieve strategic goals during the 2022 invasion, losing the Battle of Kyiv and badly retreating from their set task to achieve a pro-Russian regime change. Four years of inconclusive fighting later, and their goals have been narrowed to capturing the rest of the Donbas—which still eludes them to this day. What is so striking about…

Former two-division UFC champion Alex Pereira is ready to get back to work and he knows exactly who he wants to see standing across the cage from him.Out of action since June when Pereira failed to capture a third title after he was finished by Ciryl Gane in an interim heavyweight title fight at the UFC White House card, the Brazilian went on a very public campaign complaining about referee Herb Dean failing to call the illegal shots he was taking to the back of the head. Pereira has spent months taking aim at Dean and his referee skills but…

MBDA and the Spanish Navy have signed a landmark framework agreement for the procurement of three SIMBAD RC2 short-range air defense systems—introducing a dedicated close-in missile capability the service previously lacked. While official announcements frame the deal as a milestone for MBDA’s footprint in Spain, Naval News has learned exclusive details regarding the initial deployment scheme, follow-on fleet integration plans, and recent design updates to the SIMBAD RC product line. Exclusive: Initial Vessel Allocations Sources with knowledge of the matter revealed to Naval News that the three SIMBAD RC2 systems (consisting in a total of four launchers) covered under the…

The U.S. special operations forces community is actively tackling the invisible threat of repeated blast overpressure to protect warfighters’ brain health without compromising combat readiness. This is important since, in just six months of initial entry training, a SOF soldier will fire thousands of small arms rounds, employ hundreds of flash-bang devices, and conduct dozens of explosive breaches. For these operators, low-level blast exposure of less than four pounds per square inch is not a rare incident, but rather a daily, unavoidable reality of their training and operational environments.  Managing this risk factor presents a massive challenge. The scientific community…

VICENZA, Italy — “You will be hard pressed to find a more rewarding broadening assignment,” said U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Tiffany Bjorklund, military equal opportunity advisor for U.S. Army Europe and Africa. U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF AF) hosted the Vicenza military community Equal Opportunity Leaders Course from Aug. 24 to Sept. 1 at Caserma Ederle, bringing together leaders from across Italy and the Horn of Africa for training focused on strengthening command climate and supporting the Military Equal Opportunity Program. Sixteen students attended, including representatives from the Vicenza and Darby military communities, Naples, Italy, and one…

The 40m Flex Fighter Max platform is now in service with the Nigerian Navy. (Penguin International)Singaporean-based Penguin International is looking to expand into the security and defence sector following recent successes with both patrol vessels overseas and contracts for Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) programmes.Formerly known primarily as a ferry service provider, the Singapore-based company has grown into one of the world’s largest builders of aluminium-hulled vessels.Penguin first entered the defence and security sector in 2008, after a Nigerian commercial-vessel operator contracted by the Nigerian Navy approached the company for patrol boat solutions. Such public-private arrangements are relatively common in…