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Herb Dean heard the Oklahoma City crowd loudly boo him during Saturday’s UFC Fight Night, and a disputed sequence in the co-main event soon gave frustrated fans another reason to focus on the veteran referee. Christian Leroy Duncan beat Jared Cannonier by unanimous decision, but an apparent illegal follow-up against a grounded Cannonier went unaddressed in round two. Dean was the assigned official for Duncan vs. Cannonier at the Paycom Center. Duncan won 30-27, 30-27 and 29-28 after three rounds, a result that marked the biggest UFC win of his career over the former middleweight title challenger. Herb Dean Controversy…

Bottom lines up front WASHINGTON—The Iran war has significantly constrained the global fertilizer trade through the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. It has limited supply, driving up agricultural input prices and affecting planting decisions and crop yields worldwide, ultimately hurting consumers. In particular, the closure has affected nitrogen fertilizer, for which more than 30 percent of global trade passed through the strait before the war. But crops require phosphate and potassium fertilizers, as well. While the strait is not a major chokepoint for these fertilizer types, the global fertilizer market is nonetheless affected, with diammonium phosphate prices up by…

BKB Bare Knuckle Boxing took over the sold-out Novo at LA Live in Los Angeles last Sat. night (July 18, 2026) for an evening of ungloved action inside the promotion’s patented Trigon, featuring a trio of former boxing champions scattered across the VICE TV and talkSPORT fight card.Topping the “City of Angels” lineup was former WBC Welterweight Champion Victor Ortiz. “Vicious” needed all five rounds to deal with fellow pugilist Dominic Salcido, no stranger to the “sweet science,” but ultimately swept the judges’ scorecards to bring him a dominant decision win.Elsewhere on the card, former WBO Interim Light Middleweight Champion…

Conor McGregor has finally shared the official diagnosis on the knee he injured at UFC 329.McGregor returned to the cage after a five year layoff, only to hurt his leg off the first kick he threw against Max Holloway. Their fight ended in just over a minute, (controversially) ruled a TKO win for Holloway. After a week of speculation on exactly what damage was done to his right knee, UFC brass revealed that McGregor had suffered two tears in his knee. Now the Irish sports star has confirmed just how badly he’s hurt.“Update: It was ACL and meniscus,” McGregor wrote…

TOTE Services and Hanwha Philly Shipyard have been selected to build the U.S. Missile Defense Agency’s new Missile Range Instrumentation Vessel, ‘Golden Defender.’ TOTE Services press release Philadelphia, PA (July 17, 2026) — TOTE Services, LLC, a leading U.S. maritime services company specializing in vessel construction management and ship management, and Hanwha Philly Shipyard (HPSI), one of the nation’s leading commercial shipbuilders, today announced they have been selected to deliver the Missile Defense Agency’s (MDA) Missile Range Instrumentation Vessels (MRIV). TOTE Services will serve as vessel construction manager (VCM), and HPSI will build the ships at its Philadelphia shipyard. The…

Katie Thomas has spent her entire life refusing to let other people define her limits. The adaptive HYROX champion, Paralympic hopeful, and viral social media sensation isn’t chasing inspiration. She’s chasing faster times, bigger goals, and a future where athletes with limb differences don’t have to wonder if they belong. Born with a limb difference affecting her right arm, the Florida athlete wasn’t raised hearing what she couldn’t do. Instead, she grew up playing baseball, soccer, riding horses, competing in rodeos, and eventually earning a degree in exercise science. Independence wasn’t something she discovered through sport; it was instilled from…

News July 17, 2026 Dan Taylor Technology Editor Military Embedded Systems Officials post in front of C-390 (via Embraer) PRAGUE, Czech Republic. Embraer delivered the first C-390 Millennium military transport aircraft to the Czech Air Force 20 months after the acquisition agreement was signed, the company announced in a statement. The aircraft was handed over during a ceremony at Prague Kbely Air Base and is intended to support Czech national missions and North Atlantic Treaty Organization operations, the statement reads. The C-390 can carry as much as 26 tons of cargo and is designed for missions including troop and equipment…

During Exercise Keris Strike 26, soldiers from the Illinois Army National Guard’s 709th Medical Company Support Area led a walking blood bank training event near Kota Belud in Sabah, Malaysia, on July 17, 2026. The session shared critical medical knowledge with Malaysian Army soldiers from Bravo Company, 1st Medical Battalion, and U.S. Army soldiers from the Guam Army National Guard. This bilateral training builds stronger interoperability between U.S. and Malaysian forces, ultimately reinforcing peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. Designed for austere environments where stored blood products are unavailable, a walking blood bank utilizes a roster of pre-screened personnel…

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