Share this: NEW YORK — UFC president Dana White announced Saturday night that UFC 205, the promotion’s inaugural event in the Empire State, drew 20,472 fans to Madison Square Garden, with a $17.7 million gate that set records for the arena and the sport. The Fight of the Night was welterweight champion Tyron Woodley’s majority draw against Stephen Thompson. Performances of the Night came from Conor McGregor, who became the first UFC two-division champion, and Yoel Romero, who defeated Chris Weidman with a third-round TKO and had an interesting exchange with middleweight champ Michael Bisping. White also said UFC 205 pay-per-view sales set a record, but he didn’t provide any numbers. Thumbnail photo via Adam Hunger/USA TODAY Sports Images More Stories Source link
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Kyle Schwarber Records Hit During Return To Cubs In World Series Game 1
Talk about a comeback. Chicago Cubs young slugger Kyle Schwarber tore two ligaments in his knee on April 7, just three games into Chicago’s eventual 103-win season and march to the World Series. But after pushing through his rehab, Schwarber managed to get into some Arizona Fall League games over the weekend and was activated from the disabled list in time for Game 1 of the World Series against the Cleveland Indians on Tuesday. He made the Cubs looks smart, nearly blasting a home run out of the park with his team trailing 3-0. The ball landed just below the top of the fence, and he legged out a double for his first
What records can Ibrahimović break with United?
'Zlatan' is now a verb in the Swedish dictionary (meaning: to give an outstanding display of skill) and the Blågult's all-time top scorer (62 international goals) left his last club Paris Saint-Germain laden with honours.In four years in the French capital, Zlatan Ibrahimović became Paris's all-time leading marksman, while his goal against Zorya for United last week means he is only the third player to score for seven clubs in UEFA competition. What are his chances of setting more records at Manchester United? Zlatan Ibrahimović's European statsUEFA Champions League appearances... UEFA.com - News
David Ortiz’s Milestone Homer Vs. Rays Puts Amazing Career In Context
Share this: With all due respect to young studs like Mookie Betts and Andrew Benintendi, David Ortiz still runs the show around these parts. The Boston Red Sox designated hitter is enjoying an incredible final season, and he put that into great context Wednesday in his very first at-bat. Facing Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Matt Andriese in the first inning, Ortiz blasted a two-run shot to right field to put Boston on the board. The milestone tater, which extended his hitting streak to 11 games, gave Big Papi exactly 30 home runs and 100 RBIs on the season. That’s significant for several reasons: For starters, the 40-year-old now the oldest player in Major League Baseball history to reach 30 homers in a season. He also now has reached
Olympic Swimming Results: USA Dominates With Gold Medals, Records On Day 3
Share this: Day 3 of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro was an excellent one for USA swimming. The Americans took home six medals in the pool: two gold, one silver and three bronze. Here’s a closer look at how things transpired Monday. Men’s 200M Freestyle FinalConor Dwyer won his first individual Olympic medal, taking home the bronze with a time of 1:45.23. He finished behind gold medalist Sun Yang (1:44.65) and just three hundredths of a second behind silver medalist Chad le Clos (1:45.20). Another American, Townley Haas, finished fifth at 1:45.58. Women’s 100M Backstroke FinalKathleen Baker (58.75) nearly won a gold medal, but settled for a silver after Katinka Hosszu, “The Iron Woman,” (58.45) just out-touched her at the conclusion of the
LeBron James Records 15th Playoff Triple-Double; Cavs Set NBA Records
There’s a reason they call LeBron James “The King.” James and the Cleveland Cavaliers just took home another blowout victory over the Toronto Raptors, this time by a 108-89 final in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals. The game was close for most of the first half, and the Raptors even were tied with Cleveland at 46 with four minutes remaining before halftime. But Cleveland closed those final 240 seconds on a 16-2 run to put the game away early. James finished with 23 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists, his 15th career playoff triple-double, second all-time behind only Los Angeles Lakers great and Hall of Famer Magic Johnson.
Records keep tumbling as Paris prove their class
Paris Saint-Germain sewed up the Ligue 1 title in style on Sunday with a devastating 9-0 victory at Troyes, confirming their stranglehold on the French game with a fourth successive crown, and their most convincing yet. Irrepressible from the start, Paris – and talismanic forward Zlatan Ibrahimović – managed to shatter a number of records along the way, as UEFA.com's Christian Châtelet explains.Records Paris have broken or equalled8: Paris have become the first side to be crowned champions with eight games remaining, beating the benchmark set by Gérard Houllier's Lyon when they crossed the finish line with five matches to go in 2006/07...