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Check out the history of the strawweight division below: Rose Namajunas, Jessica Andrade, Zhang Weili and Carla Esparza have all held the belt in the last five years, with Esparza being the current titleholder. ‘Cookie Monster’ will look to defend her strap at UFC 281 in October, while the rest of the contenders battle their way towards title contention. With four marquee strawweight bouts on the horizon, we thought we’d share our predictions....

“You know what else would stun that audience? A simple card trick. It’s all planned out, it’s obvious. [Wresting] is some weird, expletive thing that strange guys do, sit in front of the TV and pretend they don’t know it’s fake. You’re pretending. You don’t want to know. You shut that part of your brain off. I’d watch lions killing gazelles on television because that’s real. I need real. I can’t get entertained by fake....

Social media was flooded with images that appeared to show remnants of smoke in the sky, as well as footage with audible explosions in the background. According to Ukrainian news outlet Ukrainskaya Pravda, there was an air raid siren in the region from 1:02 p.m. to 1:32 p.m. local time. The regional administration later reported that the explosions were the result of the work of Ukraine’s Air Defense Forces....

Ursula von der Leyen used the number in a video address, prompting Kyiv’s armed forces to state that the death toll was “classified information.” Footage of her speech has since been edited to cut the reference. In Russia, the state-owned news agency Tass was among the media outlets to seize on the high figure and to say the European Commission had “removed information about 100,000 dead Ukrainian servicemen.” Von der Leyen’s statement described how Russia’s invasion of Ukraine had brought “devastation and unspeakable suffering....

Despite more than 100,000 Russian troops being stationed at the Western border with Ukraine for some weeks now, Moscow has consistently denied that it is planning a war. But Western powers and Ukraine are not as optimistic, given that Russian invaded the region in 2014, annexing Crimea in Eastern Ukraine. The Biden administration has previously warned that an invasion could be imminent. Russia’s defense ministry said Tuesday that units of the Western and Southern military districts are beginning to return from training to base stations by rail and road....

They released footage of their two-month operation against the Russians, as well as a detailed statement explaining how they retook the iconic island. The footage was obtained from Operational Command “South” of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, along with a statement saying: “On Zmiiny [also known as Snake Island], the creation of a system of air defense and fire damage using rocket salvo systems were aimed at ensuring control over the sea and sky in that area of the Black Sea....

The announcement comes as the Russia-Ukraine war enters its sixth month. Russian President Vladimir Putin launched the invasion on February 24, hoping for a quick, decisive victory over Ukraine and “liberation” of its eastern Donbas region. But the Ukrainian forces have met the Russians with a stronger than expected response while receiving extensive military support from the West. Western weapons, including the HIMARS systems, have been credited with helping Ukraine withstand Russia’s much larger forces....

Ukrainian presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak told Channel 24 on Friday: “We have official estimates of the General Staff, there are official estimates mentioned by the commander-in-chief. And they lie between 10,000 and 12,500-13,000 deaths.” On Wednesday, Ukraine hit back at a claim by the European Commission’s [resident that 100,000 of Kyiv’s troops had been killed since Russia invaded on February 24. In a video address, Ursula von der Leyen made the comment about the death toll, prompting the Ukrainian military to say that the death toll was “classified information....

A Russian missile attack on a Kramatorsk railway station used by civilians fleeing eastern Ukraine has killed at least 50 and injured dozens more, Ukrainian authorities said. The attack comes shortly after authorities in Bucha announced more than 160 dead civilians had been identified following Russia’s occupation. Meanwhile, Chernihiv’s mayor says nearly 700 civilians and servicemembers have died and 40 are missing. Russian forces have now fully withdrawn from northern Ukraine around the capitol of Kyiv and are now in Belarus, according to British intelligence....

Germany has received similar criticism at home and abroad for its decision to withhold weapons from Ukraine, as some allies, including countries like Lithuania and Latvia, have questioned the nation’s reliability as a member of the European Union and NATO, The New York Times reported. Oleksiy Danilov, the secretary of Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council, told the Associated Press on Monday that Ukraine needs more support from allies, while also cautioning against constant warnings from around the world that an invasion is imminent....

The northeastern city of Kharkiv fell to the Russians in mid-May after three months of heavy bombardment. New maps show that Ukrainian troops in the nation’s second-largest city are capturing nearby cities and potentially putting Russian forces on their heels due to reported diminished forces and Ukraine’s recent counteroffensive. “[Ukraine] regained key terrain that will affect Russian supply lines, w/ the added benefit of depleting RU units & overall RU morale,” Hertling tweeted on Wednesday....

Senior Private Denys Chaplinsky, 27, spoke with the Kyiv Post about his experiences re-enlisting and training in the Ukrainian military in the wake of Russia’s invasion in late February. Chaplinsky, who is from the city of Kirovohrad, was first drafted in 2012 and then among the many Ukrainian veterans to voluntarily re-enlist this year. Assigned to the military’s 50th Brigade, Chaplinsky described to the Post a steep learning curve he faced 10 years after his initial training....

The France international striker has long been linked with a big-money move away from Ligue 1, with Arsenal among those to have monitored his situation closely. Lyon revealed last summer that they had knocked back a bid from the Gunners for the 25-year-old, but reports of interest from England refuse to go away. Lacazette subject of big-money bid, claim Lyon Lacazette’s exploits on the field continue to attract admiring glances, with another 19 goals added to an impressive tally in 22 appearances this season....

Khabib Nurmagomedov’s long-time friend and manager, Ali Abdelaziz, has been talking about a fight with Georges St-Pierre for a while now. He even went ahead and said that a bout with GSP would be the only thing to convince ‘The Eagle’ to come out of his retirement and return to the cage. Ali Abdelaziz hints at Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. GSP fight Although nothing has been made official about a potential super-fight between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Georges St-Pierre by either of the two fighters and the UFC, Ali Abdelaziz’s tweet today has got fans thinking it might be an actual possibility....

Join DAZN and watch more than 100 fight nights a year These European events are often electric affairs and this weekend’s offering was no different. The prelims produced a number of finishes and impressive performances, highlighted by a walk-off knockout win from the returning Leonardo Santos, who melted Stevie Ray with a beautiful counter right hand: There was a slight lull at the outset of the main card, but business picked up down the stretch, producing an entertaining conclusion to the night and leaving folks with plenty to talk about coming away from the Ericsson Globe....

What Happened to Windows 11’s Growth? As reported on BetaNews, Windows 11’s growth has come to a sudden standstill. The website uses AdDuplex’s charts as proof, which pitches the new operating system’s popularity against Windows 10. And unfortunately, the statistics show that in March 2022, there were five times more Windows 10 PCs than Windows 11 machines. Sounds bad, right? Unfortunately, when you put this statistic side-by-side with February 2022’s findings, it gets even worse....

Despite UiTM FC’s round two FA Cup win over Petaling Jaya Rangers FC, the university club head coach Wan Mustaffa Wan Ismail is now worried about the fixtures his men will be facing. On Tuesday, UiTM defeated the Rangers 2-1 at the MBPJ Stadium, thanks to a last-minute goal by Do Donghyun. They earlier opened the scoring in the 48th minute through Afif Asyraf, but the home side equalised in the 70th minute through Faizwan Abdullah’s goal....

The Rev. Dr. Bernard Randall, 48, ordained in the Church of England and a former chaplain of Christ’s College, Cambridge, is suing Trent College for discrimination, harassment, discrimination and unfair dismissal. The lawsuit comes after he raised concerns over the school’s training and adoption of teaching material by Dr. Elly Barnes and her organization, Educate & Celebrate, which aims to “embed gender, gender identity and sexual orientation into the fabric of your organization....

Tracey Crouch campaigned for the maximum stake on electronic slot machines to be cut from 100 pounds ($130) to 2 pounds ($2.60) to help tackle problem gambling. Critics of fixed-odds betting terminals, found in betting shops across the country, say they are addictive and players can quickly lose large sums. The government approved the change, but said this week it would take effect in October 2019, rather than in April, as many had expected....

In Monday’s People’s Daily, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)’s flagship paper, a page 3 editorial continues an anti-American series by “Zhong Sheng,” the Chinese leadership’s pen name when writing on international affairs. Part 10 of the series declares: “U.S. is trampling on international order by stoking bloc confrontation.” “Since the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the U.S., instead of promoting peace talks, has taken the conflict as an opportunity to heighten an atmosphere of the friend-enemy binary narrative,” the paper says....