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UFC middleweight champion Khamzat Chimaev dismissed Sean Strickland’s claim that he’s a ‘bully’ by posting sparring footage. Just hours away from one of the biggest UFC fights of 2026, bad blood boils between UFC middleweight champ Khamzat Chimaev and former titleholder Sean Strickland. Chimaev and Strickland are being separated by a large security presence throughout UFC 328 fight week, especially after Strickland recently threatened to ‘shoot’ Chimaev and his team if they crossed paths. It’s a full-circle change from Chimaev and Strickland’s past relationship as teammates at Xtreme Couture in Las Vegas. After previously praising each other’s grit and tenacity…

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told reporters Tuesday in the Pentagon that vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz currently have access to a secure lane, as the U.S. seeks to restore freedom of navigation through the embattled sea passage.The guarantee comes a day after U.S. Naval Forces Central Command issued a security warning regarding maritime explosive devices to vessels passing through the strait.“Transit via or in close proximity to the traffic separation scheme should be considered extremely hazardous due the presence of mines that have not been fully surveyed and mitigated,” a memo with the warning read.The U.S. instructed vessels to…

Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Home appliance manufacturer Bissell Homecare has been on a yearslong supply chain overhaul to improve forecast accuracy, accelerate decision-making and sharpen inventory management. The company’s partnership with cloud platform o9 Solutions has been critical to the transformation, according to SVP of Supply Chain and Operations Lyndsi Lee. Bissell, best known for its vacuums, is now several years into its journey, and currently leverages several modules from o9 for a range of functions, including demand and supply chain planning and inventory optimization. COVID-19…

The upright row, depending on your perspective, is either the best exercise for your delts and traps or a flat-out shoulder wrecker. It’s an exercise with a bad-boy reputation. People base its reputation on the standard barbell version, where lifters raise their elbows high above shoulder level and internally rotate the shoulders. This position increases the risk of subacromial impingement, the painful compression, irritation, or rubbing of the rotator cuff tendons and bursa within the shoulder joint. But that’s only part of the story, because the arguments focus on the barbell version of it: too much height, too narrow a…

In January, after weeks of threats by U.S. President Donald Trump to annex Canada as the “51st state,” Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney stood in Beijing’s Great Hall of the People, radiating cordiality toward the leaders of a country he had called Canada’s greatest geopolitical threat less than a year earlier. In a meeting with Chinese Premier Li Qiang, he said that “the progress that we have made in the partnership sets us up well for the new world order.” It was not a great moment for the United States. Yet that scene—a leader anxious about Washington, rushing to Beijing…

Inside Lebanon, the conditions for the next extremist uprising are quietly taking root.In the summer of 2007, the Lebanese Armed Forces fought Fatah al-Islam for three months inside Nahr al-Bared, a Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon. Fatah al-Islam was a Salafi-jihadist group that exploited the camp’s power vacuum to establish a strong recruitment base, drawing recruits from Palestinian, Syrian, and broader Arab networks. Once the dust settled, more than 400 people were dead, and the 30,000 residents of Nahr-Bared were displaced for a second time. The very same conditions that led to the Nahr al-Bared clash are reassembling now,…

Worapon Lukjaoporongtom headlines a nine-bout card at ONE Friday Fights 153, streaming live from Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand on Friday, May 8. Worapon, who stopped Soe Lin Oo and Arthur Brossier in consecutive first-round finishes, takes on French newcomer Tom “No Time” Casse in a bantamweight Muay Thai main event. Casse is an aggressive boxer making his promotional debut. He brings polished hand skills into what should be a contrasting styles matchup. The co-main event adds another compelling layer. Former Rajadamnern Stadium Fighter of the Year Cyber Sor Tienpo, also a former World Champion, makes his ONE debut against…

The U.S. on Tuesday approved a potential $373.6 million long-range precision bomb package for Ukraine, offering the East European nation more leeway to potentially strike Russian targets from farther away. The package includes Joint Direct Attack Munition-Extended Range, or JDAM-ER, kits and related equipment, according to the State Department. Boeing is listed as the primary contractor for the proposed sale. Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, prompting strong U.S. support. But that support, in terms of both weapons and financial aid, has dramatically decreased over the past 1 1/2 years. Last week, the second U.S. ambassador to Ukraine announced her…

Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II fighter jet with open cockpit canopy. Credit: VanderWolf Images/Shutterstock.com. Lockheed Martin Aeronautics has received a $18.6m modification to an existing contract to supply additional special tooling and test equipment for F-35 canopy production, according to the US Department of War (DoW). This change increases the maximum value of the cost-plus-fixed-fee contract and supports production requirements for the US Marine Corps, US Navy, US Air Force, as well as participants outside the DoW. Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms. Find out more…

As maritime operations shift toward distributed, network-centric and increasingly asymmetric engagements, unmanned systems are emerging as a defining element of naval power. From littoral zones to critical infrastructure protection, navies are seeking scalable, cost-effective capabilities that can extend reach, reduce risk to personnel and operate effectively in contested environments. Sponsored content At SAHA 2026 in Istanbul, ASELSAN is set to introduce a new generation of unmanned naval solutions that reflect this transformation. With this step, ASELSAN is extending its established ambition in maritime capabilities into the domain of autonomous and unmanned systems. Building on its established expertise in integrated naval…