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Following news of Hasbulla Magomedov signing a five-year contract with the UFC, the MMA organization has now released a collection celebrating the official signing. The Hasbulla Collection builds on the viral nature of the 19-year-old Internet sensation from Dagestan with a range of training and lifestyle apparel. Leading the special range is a set of authentic fight gear with the UFC‘s official partner, Venum. The set features both a Fight Night Walkout Hoodie and Jersey, available in Champion Black/Gold, Black, and White color options. Accompanied by three graphic T-shirts marked with Hasbulla-themed graphics noting his nickname, “The Legend.” Although no real details regarding Hasbulla’s contract with the UFC have been announced, Hasbulla will be in Islam Makhachev’s corner at UFC 280 i...

Tomorrow, the 2022-23 NBA Season begins. For the Orlando Magic, it may not be the year to aim for a ring, however, its lineup of young talent should excite fans as they now get their chance to shine. Most notably, it’ll be time for the first pick of this year’s draft, Paolo Banchero, to prove himself. Coming from Duke University, the power forward made noise this preseason and has now joined the Jordan Brand family. The rookie joins the likes of Jayson Tatum, Luka Dončić and Zion Williamson as the newest generation of Jordan Brand talent. When prompted to share his thoughts on signing with the brand, Banchero shared “The opportunity to be a part of the Jordan family means everything to me. I grew up wearing Jordans and to now be a part of his brand is really a dream come true.” He then wen...

After losing three exhibition fights against Jake Paul, Vinnie Hacker, and Alex Wassabi, Deji redeemed himself with a convincing victory over fellow YouTuber Fousey, showcasing substantial improvement over his previous bouts. However, with just one official win, the British YouTuber Deji will now be stepping into the ring with one of the all-time greats, Floyd Mayweather Jr. The duo faced off ahead of the weekend and are set to meet in Dubai on November 13. Maintaining a record of 50-0, Mayweather has been picking up a number of exhibition bouts with the likes of UFC fighter Conor McGregor and Logan Paul as well as RIZIN fighters Tenshin Nasukawa and Mikuru Asakura. While Deji has shown significant resolve, taking into consideration on-paper track records and weight differences, the YouTub...

Yesterday marked the end of the 2022 NBA Preseason and with just a few days before the 2022-23 Regular Season launch, teams are gearing up for an exciting year. Most notably, the Golden State Warriors have demonstrated their commitment to key talent by making an unprecedented move to pay over $200 million USD in luxury tax this year. The news follows a physical altercation between the Warriors’ Draymond Green and Jordan Poole, where Green “forcefully struck Poole.” Footage of the incident surfaced and resulted in Green taking a brief leave of absence ahead of the regular season. Now, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, Poole can celebrate the signing of a four year contract extension netting him $140 million USD. In addition, his teammate Andrew Wiggins signed a similar four year deal,...

DraftKings is revolutionizing how fans play fantasy football. As a result of a recent deal with the NFLPA, the gaming platform is now able to take fantasy football to the next level by leveraging player names, images, and likenesses to create non-fungible tokens (NFTs) that are usable in daily fantasy games of skill. DraftKings’ Reignmakers initiative is an NFT-based fantasy sports game with Reignmakers Football under the brand. More games are planned for the future according to DK. With Reignmakers Football, fans can collect player card NFTs of their favorite players. Through these collections, they can create their most favorable lineup for competition against others in the digital sports realm. The brand has composed the digital sports game with two different types of NFTs, field passes...

The biggest tournament in sports is back once again. The Qatar World Cup 2022 will host 32 sides from around the globe in search of ultimate glory from November into December – but it’s not just sporting immortality each nation is battling it out for. While many shirts will fade into anonymity, a selection of the jerseys we’ll see this winter will live on in footballing – and fashion – folklore forever. Lil Baby crooned “Everybody Wants to Rule the World” on this year’s World Cup anthem. But when it comes to shirt supremacy at this year’s tournament, there’s plenty more drip than drown. Before we get the ball rolling, there’s been an interesting series of trends we’ve seen with 2022’s kit designs, now that they’ve all finally been unveiled. So after carefully reviewing each and every optio...

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Kylian Mbappé has long been vocal about how unhappy he is at Paris Saint-Germain. His relationship with the club has only become tenser and even led to Mbappé considering to leave for Real Madrid. However, Mbappé did not go with it and stunned the Spanish football club when he decided to stay with PSG earlier this May, signing on for three more years. Now, it appears that Mbappé is really done with Paris and hopes to be transferred by the beginning of next year. Mbappé was reportedly unhappy with his summer transfer prospects and is upset that PSG continues to ask him to play every game this season as a No. 9 as opposed to his preferred position off the left. While the situation continues to escalate between Mbappé and PSG, the club believes that he is going public with his discontent to p...

Following Crypto.com‘s purchase of the naming rights for the Los Angeles stadium formerly known as Staples Center in late 2021 and Spotify‘s announcement that it will be sponsoring FC Barcelona‘s historic Camp Nou home stadium, it’s now been reported that Google is in talks with Tottenham Hotspur to become its naming sponsor. The Spur’s state-of-the-art 62,850-capacity stadium reportedly cost around £1 billion GBP (approximately $1.1 billion USD) and has been open since 2019. Reportedly looking for a deal upwards of $250 million USD, the Spurs have yet to find a suitable sponsor in the past four years. The Tottenham Hotspur Stadium currently serves as the venue for the club’s Premier League and Champions League home matches as well as other special events including regular NFL matches, rug...

Nike has officially announced its newest class of student-athletes to join its basketball family. Amongst the group of five athletes is Bronny James, eldest son of NBA icon LeBron James. Bronny, who just turned 18 over the weekend, is a senior at Sierra Canyon High School and has finalized an NIL endorsement deal with Nike. His father, LeBron signed a lifetime deal with Nike in 2015 and recently opened The LeBron James Innovation Center at the Oregon headquarters. In a statement, Bronny said, “For as long as I can remember, Nike’s been a part of my family. Getting a chance to team up with them and continue my family’s legacy both on the court and in the community is wild — it really means a lot to me.” Alongside Bronny, four others including Iowa point guard Caitlin Clark, Stanford guard H...

Back in 2017, Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor took over the combat sports world with their unprecedented boxing match that saw 4.3 million pay-per-views and generated over $550 million USD. The success of the fight opened up the door for major crossover fights and a rematch has been rumored ever since. According to reports, Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor are now rumored to face off once again in a world-record-setting $1.5 billion USD fight series. Reports come after Mayweather revealed that he was in talks to fight Mcgregor once again last month. The rumors are noting that The Money Team is now in talks with the UFC star’s team for a two-fight contract that will see the two fighters meeting in both the boxing ring and MMA Octagon. Although nothing has been set, surfaced details n...

After delivering a pre-order back in July, Italian book publisher Rizzoli is now gearing up for the official release of Nigel Sylvester: GO. Standing as a pioneer of the BMX scene, Nigel Sylvester‘s ongoing legacy is captured and celebrated in the upcoming publication. Featuring photography by director, cinematographer, and graphic designer Harrison Boyce, the 200-page hardcover book offers an in-depth look at the eclectic life of Sylvester inside and outside of his life as a professional athlete. The graphic outline of his travels and effervescent energy also offers insight into how the BMX rider turned his hobby into a career and lifestyle through his unique energetic approach to the sport. Aside from scenes of Nigel Sylvester cycling around his home in Queens, New York, the dynamic phot...