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SAO PAULO — Glover Teixeira dominated Mauricio “Shogun” Rua to win an eight-round boxing decision Saturday night in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and said he would gladly take a rematch with Alexander Gustafsson under boxing rules in 2027.Teixeira rocked Rua multiple times during their Spaten Fight Night 3 heavyweight main event, scoring a knockdown at one point of the match, to emerge victorious in his boxing debut.Prior of the event, Alexander Gustafsson’s team told MMA Fighting they would be interested in boxing the winner of Teixeira vs. Rua next, and Teixeira likes the idea.“One hundred percent,” Teixeira told MMA Fighting. “Like…

Fairbanks Morse Defense and Vestdavit are advancing AutoHook, an automated connector designed to make USV launch and recovery from motherships safer, faster and less reliant on personnel during demanding at-sea operations. By Fairbanks Morse Defense The maritime industry is moving towards autonomy. Unmanned surface vessels, or USVs, are relevant to naval, offshore energy, security, survey, and scientific operations. Yet one challenge remains: launching and recovering these craft safely and reliably from a moving mothership when conditions at sea become demanding. Fairbanks Morse Defense and Vestdavit are addressing this through AutoHook, an automated connector developed for Launch and Recovery Systems. By…

Key PointsIsrael and Greece signed a €3 billion defense export deal called “Achilles Shield” for a multi-layered Israeli-built air defense array.The deal includes David’s Sling, SPYDER, BARAK MX, MMR radars, a new command system, and a separate €26 million Drone Dome contract.Israel and Greece signed a defense export agreement worth approximately €3 billion ($3.5 billion) Monday, under which Israel will build Greece a multi-layered air defense array combining several Israeli-made systems, according to a statement from Israel’s Ministry of Defense. The deal, known in Greece as “Achilles Shield,” is the largest defense export agreement in the history of Israel-Greece relations…

Article by Matthew Olivar As a short person in a kicking-heavy sport that favors people with long legs, I’ve always had to think carefully about range. This article offers tips, techniques, and concepts to be mindful of as you practice your combat sport, no matter your height. If you would like to contribute a guest article to Little Black Belt, please review the guest writer guidelines here. ~Melanie How to Control Fighting Range: Distance Management for Boxing, Muay Thai & MMA  Understanding the invisible skill that controls a fight.  A fighter can know how to throw a technically sound jab,…

A machine gun introduced during the 1980s should, by all logic, be yesterday’s technology. Yet the M249 SAW machine gun has spent more than four decades doing something surprisingly difficult: remaining useful while generations of newer infantry weapons have come and gone.That longevity is more interesting than simply calling the M249 “old but reliable.” The weapon was built around a straightforward battlefield problem: how can a small infantry squad carry enough firepower to pin down an enemy without dragging along a much heavier machine gun?The answer was the M249 Squad Automatic Weapon, derived from Belgium’s FN Minimi. Chambered for the…

Japan’s Ministry of Defense (MoD) on August 31 requested a record 8.9 trillion yen ($55.5 billion) for fiscal year 2027, which begins in April 2027. The fiscal 2027 request places particular emphasis on artificial intelligence (AI) and unmanned assets as Japan seeks to adapt to what the ministry calls “new ways of warfare.” It includes a number of major programs related to the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), including New FFM and Taigei-class submarine construction, the acquisition of long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicles, and the strengthening of stand-off and undersea warfare capabilities. The final budget is expected to be substantially larger,…

As Russia’s war in Ukraine becomes increasingly costly with no end in sight, the Kremlin has kept tightening its grip over Russian society. Along with expanding repression, including of some officials and civil servants, and the silencing of negative reporting about the war and the economy, this suffocation has included, in recent months, frequent Internet shutdowns and draconian new restrictions on social media. For Russians themselves, these measures are a stark contrast to the moderate freedoms they were allowed before 2022, when the war began.Less apparent, though, is the dramatic shift in domestic security doctrine that undergirds these efforts. For…

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A major flash flood at the Grand Canyon forced the evacuation of dozens of people and swept large boulders, metal structures and other debris into the Colorado River that runs through it, the National Park Service said. Flooding also knocked out the sole water pipeline that serves tourists and residents at the national park, officials said late Sunday. Starting Monday, tourists won’t be able to stay overnight at lodges and hotels within Grand Canyon National Park. The park is also asking residents who live there year-round to conserve water. “These measures are crucial for ensuring the…

The biggest turn-based RPG and strategy news from August 24–29, 2026. Last week, I said Gamescom would probably make the next recap considerably longer. That turned out to be an understatement. Ubisoft unexpectedly turned one of its biggest franchises into a single-player tactics game; Heroes of Might and Magic III received both a remake and a long-overdue Steam release; and Paradox revealed a post-apocalyptic grand strategy project. Amplitude also confirmed HUMANKIND 2, while Worms abandoned Earth for a tactical roguelite trip through space. Away from Gamescom, Star Wars Zero Company finally launched, Solasta II dated its multiplayer update, and Shadow of the…

In early April, a convoy of 299 Iraqi fuel tankers crossed into Syria on its way to the Mediterranean port of Baniyas, one of the few remaining paths to international markets amid the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. It was the first time Iraqi oil had crossed through Syria legally since 2003, when the U.S. invasion of Iraq effectively shuttered the cross-border flow of oil from Iraq to Syria. In late April, Iraq expanded the route, reopening its northern Rabia crossing with Syria, a crossing that had been closed for more than a decade during Syria’s civil war. Between…