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Belal Muhammad clearly hasn’t read the rules about throwing kicks in wrestling.On Saturday, Muhammad competed at RAF 11 in Milwaukee, defeating Ben Askren via points in Askren’s retirement wrestling match. After the match, Muhammad called for a bout with Colby Covington, who would go on to defeat Arman Tsarukyan for the inaugural RAF crossover championship. And at the post-event press conference, Muhammad and Covington nearly came to blows.Muhammad and Covington have beefed for years, dating back to their time in the UFC, though the two never fought. But once they were on the same podium for the press conference, things…

Editor’s Note: This article first appeared on The War Horse, an award-winning nonprofit news organization educating the public on military service. Subscribe to their newsletter.Two months before Pete Hegseth appeared in front of Congress to testify in his confirmation to be secretary of defense, he sat across from the podcaster Shawn Ryan, talking about the Pentagon’s 2015 decision to open ground combat roles to women.“It hasn’t made us more effective. It hasn’t made us more lethal,” Hegseth said. “I’m straight up just saying we should not have women in combat roles.”By the time of Hegseth’s appearance on the show in…

A year after massive civilian personnel layoffs swept through the federal government and across military services, the U.S. Space Force is still rattled from its loss of a third of its total personnel.About 14% of the service’s civilian workforce, roughly 780 employees, got cut last year in what Senate Armed Services Committee member Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, called “mindless.” The cuts have left senators questioning how the Space Force can rebuild the loss of personnel.“I worry that a lot of expertise walked out the door during that period,” King said during Thursday’s hearing to discuss the nomination of Lt. Gen.…

Ukrainian drones struck two sprawling warehouses, one of them just east of Moscow, as part of attacks overnight and on Saturday afternoon that killed nine people and wounded more than 80, Russian officials said. Kyiv’s forces have pressed their relentless aerial campaign against energy infrastructure and military targets inside Russia, aiming to undermine Moscow’s war effort and make Russians feel the consequences of the Kremlin’s all-out invasion of Ukraine that is well into its fifth year. Two sprawling warehouses of Russia’s major online retailer, Wildberries, were hit by Ukrainian drones overnight, according to Russian officials — one in the town…

Dricus du Plessis got back in the win column, but where he goes from here is anybody’s guess.On Saturday night, the former middleweight champion added a rock-solid win to his resume, winning a wide unanimous decision over Kamaru Usman in the main event of UFC Oklahoma City. But though it was a good win for “DDP,” du Plessis failed to make a statement over the smaller fighter, raising the question of whether that was good enough for him to get another crack at the middleweight belt?Following the UFC Fight Night card, MMA Fighting’s Jed Meshew reacts to du Plessis’s win…

The Octagon invaded the Paycom Center for tonight’s UFC Oklahoma City event, and four fighters wound up walking away with performance bonuses. The 12-bout fight card was headlined by a highly anticipated middleweight showdown between Dricus du Plessis and Kamaru Usman. The contest proved to be a rather dominant showing from Dricus du Plessis. The former middleweight champion was able to hurt Kamaru Usman on multiple occasions, starting in the opening round. Despite wobbling the former welterweight champion with several left head kicks, ‘DDP’ was unable to score a finish as Usman showed off his heart and resilience for the…

The Department of Homeland Security is investigating a sophisticated network of scammers who target people caught in immigration proceedings, bilking them of their savings and causing some to be deported, following a ProPublica report that complaints of such fraud doubled under the second administration of President Donald Trump.Homeland Security Investigations, the subagency known for tracking international crimes such as human trafficking, has asked about specific cases detailed in the story, including the tale of a woman who, fearful of Trump’s nationwide immigration sweeps, enlisted someone she thought would help her keep her legal status. After the scammers got her money…

With the release of Memorandum M-26-14, the Office of Management and Budget reframed federal logging around what security teams need most in today’s threat environment, including continuous visibility, faster threat identification and intelligence-driven responses. Federal agencies are defending increasingly complex environments that span on-premises systems, cloud services, third-party applications, internet-connected devices and operational technology. At the same time, adversaries are moving faster, using automation and artificial intelligence-enabled techniques to find gaps, evade detection and shorten the time between intrusion and impact. The core idea behind M-26-14’s approach for addressing these advanced threats is practical. Security teams need timely access to…

The TWZ Newsletter Weekly insights and analysis on the latest developments in military technology, strategy, and foreign policy. Two U.S. troops were killed in action and one remains missing in Jordan on Friday while defending against Iranian ballistic missile and drone attacks, U.S. Central Command announced on X. Another “four American service members were medically evacuated to Jordanian hospitals. They have since been discharged. Other personnel who were evaluated for minor injuries have returned to duty.” “Out of respect for the families, CENTCOM is withholding additional information, including the identities of the fallen warriors, until 24 hours after the next…

After stealing the show in Tbilisi, Georgia, this past weekend, Real American Freestyle returns to the mat on July 18 (Saturday) at the UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with a card featuring 12 back-to-back matchups. In the RAF 11 headliner, top UFC lightweight contender Arman Tsarukyan, who is 7-0 in the RAF, takes on former UFC interim welterweight champion Colby Covington (3-0 in the RAF) for the RAF inaugural crossover title. In the co-main event of RAF 11, MMA legend Ben Askren is set to return to active competition for a special one-off comeback bout. “Funky” survived a near-death health…