#mixed-martial-arts

#mixed-martial-arts

A man with a muscle-wasting condition is taking on a gruelling Ironman triathlon to raise money for charity.Chris Stennett, of Felixstowe, Suffolk, said that within two months of his Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD) diagnosis, aged 26, he decided he wasn't going to let it hold me back.Now aged 30, the copywriter is gearing up for Ironman Austria on June 18.

Francis Ngannou, a former Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight champion, has signed an unusual multifight contract with a rival promotional company, the Professional Fighters League, ending a highly publicized free agency period that highlighted contentious themes of fighter pay and athlete influence in the evolving world of mixed martial arts.

The first time Claressa Shields and Maricela Cornejo went head-to-head, they co-starred in a YouTube video.When it hit the internet in 2019, Shields was already a two-time Olympic gold medalist with several professional titles, including the undisputed middleweight championship.Cornejo was a seven-year veteran, but still building an online brand that encompassed boxing, fashion, fitness and self-help.

Close your eyes.Picture Mark Zuckerberg.What do you see?Perhaps you envision the Meta boss and Facebook founder in a gray T-shirt, spotlighted on a Silicon Valley stage.Maybe his cartoonish metaverse avatar hovers before you with legs, or without them.Possibly Jesse Eisenberg, the bony actor who played the fledgling tycoon in The Social Network (2010), appears in your mind's eye.

On-air challenge: The letters "R-D-A" stand for "recommended daily allowance."They're also the initials of "Red Delicious Apple."I'm going to give you some well-known initialisms plus clues for some common phrases that happen to have the same initials.1. M.P.H. (miles per hour)  Toy in which you add parts to a face 2. L.O.L. (laugh out loud)  Work done for the sheer pleasure of doing it 3. D.D.S. (doctor of dental surgery)  Many libraries use this to arrange their books 4. W.S.W. (west southwest)  Forecast of wind and heavy snow 5. P.I.N. (personal identification number)  A little sticky thing you write on 6. S.S.T. (supersonic transport)  Latin words cried by John Wilkes Booth in Ford's Theater 7. M.M.A. (mixed martial arts)  Years in the past 8.

1. MMA can provide insight into the physical and mental struggles of dealing with memory loss and identity.
2. Memory loss and identity can be explored through creative writing in the form of novels.
3. Writing can be used to address difficult topics, such as memory loss and identity, in a

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Archie Battersbee's mother believes her son died after accidentally falling from the banister at their home, causing a neck injury, an inquest has heard.The 12-year-old's life support was withdrawn on August 6 2022 after his parents, Hollie Dance and Paul Battersbee, failed in bids to overturn a High Court ruling that doctors could lawfully do so.

Sports News In-person betting begins on Jan.31, with mobile betting set to get underway in March.A new era in Massachusetts gambling is set to begin with the imminent launch of legalized sports betting.Almost six months after state lawmakers reached a deal to create a new gaming industry, the first sports wagers will be placed at the three casinos across the commonwealth on Tuesday.

Ontario bettors can again wager on Ultimate Fighting Championship events.The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) reinstated betting on UFC events in the province Thursday.On Dec. 1, the organization ordered registered entities to stop offering and accepting wagering on the UFC "due to non-compliance with AGCO's betting integrity requirements" But on Thursday, the commission said the UFC has since "updated its policies and procedures."