data-mm-id=”_vjxw4rd7l”>Alex Pereira stands 6-foot-4 and is the reigning champion of the UFC's light heavyweight division at 205 pounds. He has defended his title twice, most recently in June when he scored a second-round TKO of Jiri Prochazka at UFC 303.In pound-for-pound rankings that assess fighters regardless of weight class, Pereira is a consensus No. 2 selection behind Islam Makhachev, the UFC's lightweight champion.On Friday, Pereira was second-best … to a YouTube star listed at 5-9.Pereira went head-to-head with IShowSpeed, a 19-year-old live streamer whose real name is Darren Jason Watkins Jr., in a test of punching strength on the UFC Striking Challenge machine.Pereira went first and registered a punch of 907. IShowSpeed stepped up next and shockingly surpassed Pe…
data-mm-id=”_ravxxszg5″>Caleb Williams hasn't even thrown his first official pass in the National Football League, and the 2024 No. 1 overall pick has already earned a proud distinction.On Monday, the rookie quarterback was named one of the Chicago Bears' eight captains for the 2024 season, which begins Sunday with the team's opener at home against the Tennessee Titans.Head coach Matt Eberflus said he had players on offense and defense choose team captains by a ranked vote. While he admitted it's unusual for a rookie to be named a team leader, Eberflus said the votes for Williams "came out really high.""It's a really good sign that he has good leadership throughout the team," Eberflus told reporters.The 22-year-old Williams is believed to be…
Napoli have joined the race to sign Manchester United loanee Sofyan Amrabat, with his departure from Old Trafford all but guaranteed at this point.
Man Utd spent the entire summer window chasing Amrabat and they were eventually able to strike a loan deal with Fiorentina to bring him to the club for the season.
Given his impressive performances at the 2022 World Cup, the expectation levels were fairly high upon his arrival,
The 27-year-old has only started in seven league matches and despite the stuttering form of Casemiro, he’s struggled to establish himself as a regular starter.
Erik ten Hag s side do have the option to sign him on a permanent basis for a £21.4m fee, but according to Fabrizio Romano, the club won’t take up this option.
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One of Liverpool s summer targets has been told to snub a summer move to Anfield on the back of a tough 2023/24 campaign.
With the future of Caoimhin Kelleher currently up in the air, Liverpool could be in the market for a new number two goalkeeper this summer.
After a series of impressive performances in the league and various cup competitions, Kelleher is attracting plenty of interest heading into the summer.
According to reports from last month, and the likes of Wolves, Nottingham Forest and Celtic have all been linked with him.
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With Kelleher s long-term future being shrouded in doubt, Liverpool have been scouring the market for his potential replacement.
Last month, Football Insider claimed that
Liverpool boss Klopp ‘absolutely fine’ with trophy haul as he holds final pre-match press conference
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp insists he did not waste a minute of his time at the club and is “absolutely fine” with the amount of silverware he won.
Klopp will bow out at Anfield on Sunday after eight and a half years having won eight pieces of silverware, including one Premier League title after a 30-year wait and the club’s sixth success in the Champions League.
His critics will say he did not maximise the talents of a squad which peaked between 2018 and 2020 and the Reds boss accepts they are entitled to hold that viewpoint.
But he sees things differently, saying: “I really think it was the absolute opposite of a waste of time.
“We used absolutely everything and tried to make the best out of everything and tried to enjoy it as much as som…
Man City target cut-price star to replace Saudi defector as Liverpool steal march on £60m midfielder
Manchester City have their eyes on Werder Bremen s Michael Zetterer to replace a Saudi-bound star while Pep Guardiola s side face a battle with Liverpool for their top midfield target.
City claimed their fourth Premier League title on the bounce and sixth under Guardiola last month, just pipping Arsenal to the gong on the final day of the season.
In a bid to continue to dominate the English top flight and take back the Champions League – claimed for the 15th time by Real Madrid on Saturday – the Citizens are looking to revamp and strengthen their squad ahead of the new season.
An Ederson replacement?
They are on the lookout for a new goalkeeper as they prepare for the .
The Brazilian has been heavily linked with a move to Saudi Arabia – though…
Liverpool have reportedly been approached by intermediaries regarding the signing of Matthijs De Ligt, with the Bayern Munich defender fed up and therefore eager to move to the Premier League.
The Reds are on the hunt for a defender to partner stalwart Virgil van Dijk after the departure of Joel Matip was confirmed. The Dutchman had been partnered by each of Matip, Jarell Quansah, Joe Gomez and Ibrahima Konate last season.
But with none of them fully cementing the spot, signing somebody that it s felt can do that will be on Arne Slot s agenda.
The right man may have just fallen into the new manager s lap, too. , Bayern Munich defender De Ligt has been offered to a number of Premier League sides.
Liverpool are among Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester United and…
Man Utd are looking to hire Go Ahead Eagles head coach Rene Hake in a bid to boost Erik ten Hag s staff at Old Trafford, according to reports.
Ten Hag was told at a summit in Ibiza earlier this summer that the Red Devils hierarchy wanted him to remain at the club and lead the new era under Sir Jim Ratcliffe and INEOS.
A terrible eighth-placed finish led to rumours that Ten Hag could lose his job with Man Utd also dumped out of Europe before Christmas after they finished bottom of their Champions League group.
However, and a lack of credible replacements meant that Ten Hag will be in the dugout when kick-off the 2024/25 season in August.
The Red Devils do plan on providing him with a new contract, which is reportedly close to being signed, and new staf…
According to reports, Premier League giants Manchester United are pushing to complete a move to sign Manuel Ugarte from Paris Saint-Germain.
Man Utd co-ownerand his recruitment team are working within a tight budget this summer, but sales are set to increase their budget with Mason Greenwood and Jadon Sancho among the players expected to be sold.
Among the priorities for are the signing of a centre-back (or two), a centre-midfielder and striker. They are understood to be making good progress as they look to complete several deals.
, while they are also trying to beat Real Madrid in the race to sign Lille s Leny Yoro.
Man Utd are also in talks to sign Uruguay international Ugarte from Ligue Un giants PSG.
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PSG only signed Ugarte las…
Rangers are reportedly interested in signing Man Utd midfielder Hannibal Mejbri on loan following his underwhelming six-month spell at Sevilla last term.
Mejbri, 21, is out of contract at next summer and is being linked with another loan exit, even though he can leave for nothing next summer.
Minutes under Erik ten Hag have been hard to come by for the Tunisian international who joined the Red Devils from AS Monaco for around £8million in August 2019.
He obviously joined with high expectations but it has not worked out for the 21-year-old.
In 13 competitive first-team appearances, Hannibal has scored once but received five yellow cards, picking up a reputation for being easily excited, shall we say.
The France-born midfielder impressed on loan …