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The official trailer for the UFC 272 rivalry fight between former friends and teammates Colby Covington and Jorge Masvidal has been released. Both Covington and Masvidal fought against Kamaru Usman respectively for title fight rematches in their most recent ring appearances. Last April, Masvidal lost by knocked out in the second round by Usman in UFC 261, while in November, Covington was dropped a competitive unanimous decision at UFC 268. Now, the pair are set to take on one another in Las Vegas for a much-anticipated grudge match. Two of the biggest names in MMA and UFC are taking to the ring to settle their dispute. The fight has been in the making for a few years now with both fighters having trained with one another and celebrated each other’s successes as well as supported each other...

Drake showed support for his longtime friend Odell Beckham Jr. with a poem on Instagram after the Los Angeles Rams won Super Bowl LVI. Attached with images of OBJ on the field, a shot of them in Drizzy’s “Laugh Now, Cry Later” music video and other social events, the OVO head wrote: “I wish I got my flowers when everything wasn’t roseyHow I’m supposed to smell em when everyone’s being nosyPictures of me victorious they making with Adobe make me thankful that a trophy was never what made me cozyFor now I just want to feel somethingAfter that I wanna heal somethingAnd after that I wanna build somethingBut today I just fulfilled something” The Los Angeles Ram defeated the Cincinnati Bengals 23-20 on Sunday and gave OBJ his first ever Super Bowl win. Drake also bet a total of $1.26 millio...

LeBron James has officially become the NBA‘s all-time top scorer. This past weekend, the Los Angeles Lakers star went into the game against the Golden State Warriors needing only 19 points to surpass Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. With less than five minutes in the second half of the game, James scored a three-pointer that gave him 21 points fo the game and a total of 44,152 points. Throughout his time in the NBA, the Hall of Fame capped his professional basketball career with 44,149 combined points. King James has hit a milestone, breaking Abdul-Jabbar’s record and cementing himself as the player with the most points in the history of the league. Despite a great personal game for James, the Lakers lost to the Warriors. James shot one for 10 in the fourth quarter and went on to miss the first of thr...

This year’s Super Bowl saw the Cincinnati Bengals and Los Angeles Rams face-off at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles. The Rams have come out on top and are officially the Super Bowl LVI Champions, ending Hollywood’s 21-year NFL drought. This marks the first time the Rams have won the Super Bowl since 2000. The Rams led 7-3 in the first quarter with QB Matthew Stafford found Odell Beckham Jr. for the first touchdown of the Super Bowl. Bengals’ QB, Joe Burrows throws three incomplete passes, but Evan McPherson scores a field goal, putting Cincinnati on the board. Rams make the second touchdown in the second quarter as Stafford finds Cooper Kupp in the end zone, but the Bengals block the extra point attempt. Bengals are close behind scoring their own touchdown just before the Super Bowl Halftime pe...

Ahead of Super Bowl Sunday, Drake revealed his major bets for Super Bowl LVI this weekend. Taking to Instagram, the Canadian artist shared a screenshot of who he is betting for the Los Angeles Rams and Cincinnati Bengals matchup. Drake captioned the post with “All bets are in on the family,” which received a simple “It’s time,” response from friend and LA Rams wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. Totaling $1.26 million USD in Bitcoin, Drake’s three bets include around $600,000 CAD (approximately $471,250 USD) for the Rams to win, $500,000 CAD (approximately $392,708 USD) for Odell Beckham Jr. to have more than 62.5 receiving yards and $500,000 CAD (approximately $392,708 USD) on OBJ scoring at least one touchdown. If Drake’s picks are right, he will win around $906,000 CAD (approximately $711,5...

Heading back to the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas for UFC 271, the UFC put on the Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2 main event for a rambunctious packed audience. The rematch between Israel “The Last Stylebender” Adesanya and “The Reaper” Robert Whittaker saw a competitive exchange in the Octagon from the UFC Middleweight Champion and number one contender. Learning from his loss at UFC 243 back in 2019, Whittaker showed noticeable patience throughout five rounds. Despite getting shutdown by leg kicks in Round 1, Whittaker rallied to get into the fight, though Adesanya was able to stop takedowns and continue to dominate. After five rounds, Israel Adesanya won the bought by unanimous decision (48:47, 48:47, 49:46) for his fifth title defense. The champion then went on to note that he is looking for...

Captain Morgan — the Official Spiced Rum Sponsor of the NFL — has honored several nominees for the league’s 2021 Fan of the Year contest in a newly-released docuseries dubbed We Bring On the Spice. The NFL Fan of the Year contest presented by Captain Morgan Original Spiced Rum recognizes and celebrates extraordinary fans who inspire others through their love of football and bring an “original spice” to fandom. Each team has selected their individual Fan of the Year who was eligible to be awarded the overall league-wide title of Ultimate Fan of the Year” at NFL Honors. Captain Morgan employed NFL legend Victor Cruz to host the inaugural series, sending him off to the hometowns of several 2021 Fan of the Year nominees to showcase how each of them “brings a unique approach to fandom and lever...

More than half a year after YouTuber Logan Paul faced off against undefeated boxer Floyd “Money” Mayweather in an eight-round exhibition match, it’s been reported that he still hasn’t been paid, and will now resort to legal action. Speaking on behalf of his brother, Jake Paul told the media, “They’re pressuring him both legally and behind-the-scenes, but it’s embarrassing for Floyd ‘Money’ Mayweather to not have enough money to pay my brother.” He revealed that a lawsuit has recently been opened, though exact details are unclear. “It sucks because once you go into the lawsuits the lawyers make all the money,” Paul continues on his podcast The Flagrant 2. The exhibition match between Mayweather and Paul, which went the distance, sold over one million pay-per-view buys, and Jake estimates Ma...

The day of the NBA trade deadline has a tendency to generate a ton of buzz as various teams will make last minute moves to shift their rosters, but the most blockbuster of them all just went down. The Brooklyn Nets have decided to trade All-Star guard James Harden to the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for Ben Simmons, Seth Curry, Andre Drummond and two first-round draft picks. According to ESPN hoops expert Adrian Wojnarowski, the Nets will acquire an unprotected 2022 first-round pick and a protected 2027 first-round pick. Leading up to the trade, there was much speculation that Harden — who was already part of a box office Big 3 in Brooklyn alongside Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving — was open to testing out free agency this Summer given that there was a significant amount of uncertainty sur...

James Harden and Ben Simmons are currently two of the most talked-about players in the NBA. Recently, whispers of a James Harden-for-Ben Simmons trade has come to light, suggesting that the deal will happen closer to the trade deadline on February 10. ESPN‘s insider Brian Windhorst has confirmed that matters are “trending” in the direction of a Brooklyn Nets and Philadelphia 76ers deal. In a recent Get Up episode Windhorst said, “The teams are absolutely engaged in trade discussions. I know that there are people saying things on the record, trying to act like that’s not happening, but it is absolutely happening. There is definite motivation from both sides to make this fall into place. The Sixers were out there yesterday having trade negotiations with other teams looking to clear roster sp...