Pakistan's legendary philanthropist Abdul Sattar Edhi, known as the “Angel of Mercy' who devoted his life to the poor and the destitute, died on Friday at a hospital in Karachi following a prolonged illness, The Associated Press reports ... We have lost a great servant of humanity ... This loss is irreparable for the people of Pakistan."...
MicahXavierJohnson, 25, a U.S. Army veteran, has been identified as a dead suspect who launched a deadly sniper attack during an anti-police brutality march in Dallas Thursday night, Raw Story reported Friday.Johnson was killed after a robotic explosive device cornered him in a parking garage at El Centro College after police negotiated with him for several hours ... We’ve got other possible suspects that we’re interviewing....
The United States has expelled two Russian officials following an attack on an American diplomat outside the US Embassy in Moscow last month, the State Department says. The US diplomat was attacked by a Russian guard on June 6 and the incident was caught on a security camera ... "On June 17, we expelled two Russian officials from the United States to respond to this attack," Kirby added....
A suspected sniper who was in a standoff with Dallas Police early Friday reportedly died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound hours after five officers were killed and several others were wounded in an attack targeting law enforcement officers during a protest march ... ....
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Leaders of the NATO military alliance gathered Friday to order ambitious actions against a daunting array of dangers to the security of their nations and citizenry, including a rearmed and increasingly unfriendly Russia to Europe's east and violent Islamic extremism to the south ...President Barack Obama and other heads of state and government. After arriving in Warsaw, Obama announced the U.S ... ___ ... ....
Miesha Tate (18-5) vs. Amanda Nunes (12-4) ... Prediction. Tate by submission. Brock Lesnar (5-3) vs ... Prediction ... Jose Aldo (25-2). Edgar has won five straight since losing to Aldo at UFC156. The winner figures to get a title shot against current UFC featherweight king Conor McGregor, who knocked out Aldo seconds into the main event of UFC 194 last December. Edgar’s striking and wrestling ability while be tested against Aldo’s MuayThai skills....
LAS VEGAS — Marcos Rodriguez was born in Manhattan and now lives in Grand Rapids, Mich ... At one point a rematch between Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz was supposed to be the headliner ... For the UFC it’s a speed bump. Jose Aldo (left) and Frankie EdgarPhoto ... Frankie Edgar of Toms River, N.J., against former featherweight champion Jose Aldo of Brazil for the interim UFC featherweight title, might be the best matchup on the card....
LAS VEGAS. It makes perfect sense that the sport popularised by surprise outcomes has been checkered all week by unexpected, dramatic happenings setting up Saturday's (Sunday AEST) UFC 200. Even the weigh-in took an alarming turn when the seconds ticked toward a 10 a.m. deadline and main-event fighter Miesha Tate hadn't reached the scale ... Advertisement ... Photo ... Anderson Silva (33-7), nontitle, light-heavyweights; Jose Aldo (25-2) vs ... ....
Jim Miller can remember a time when he had to explain the UFC to colleagues. For a while, Joe Lauzon’s co-workers in Massachusetts were completely unaware that he was sneaking off on weekends and fighting in the world’s biggest mixed-martial arts organization ... DAYS GONE BY. Major dates ... Conor McGregor seals his place as the sport’s biggest star by knocking out Jose Aldo in 13 seconds and claiming the featherweight belt....
Until stepping into the Octagon for the main event of UFC 194 on December 15th, 2015, Jose Aldo was seen as an immortal featherweight force, and more importantly to some, the one man who Conor McGregor haters could count on to finally silence the Irishman... The unthinkable had occurred, and after Aldo awoke from a very brief fist-induced nap, he began his new life as a conquered king forever haunted by a single punch....
The former UFC lightweight champion will have a rematch with former featherweight champion Jose Aldo for the interim featherweight title Saturday at UFC 200 at the T-Mobile Arena. Naturally, it’s nearly impossible to not bring up McGregor when discussing Aldo. It was the brash Irishman who, at UFC 194 in December, set a UFC championship fight record by flattening Aldo in a mere 13 seconds....
Generally, it would go like this ...Whatever McGregor said was accepted as fact ... Two men who didn’t escape his ire were Frankie Edgar and Jose Aldo ... belt on Saturday night at UFC 200, largely because McGregor hasn’t defended his title in the weight class since he beat Aldo at UFC 194 last December. Both Edgar and Aldo have said they don’t believe McGregor will ever return to featherweight, and the 145 lbs ... champion ... T.J....
Jon Jones was booted from the event after a positive drug test, but UFC 200 will go on with Anderson Silva stepping in to face Daniel Cormier on Saturday, July 9, 2016, at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Jon Jones insists he's innocent, but he still won't be party of UFC 200 ...New Jersey's Frankie Edgar is on the main card. He faces Jose Aldo in a featherweight bout ... What. UFC 200 ... Jose Aldo vs Frankie Edgar, featherweight....
Only it doesn’t seem to work against Nate Diaz... (AP) ... That, most notably, was true of Jose Aldo, who McGregor verbally assaulted for months, mocked his Brazilian heritage, stole his championship belt and threw darts at a picture of him. Aldo responded by running directly at McGregor at the start of their UFC 194 fight and walked into a straight left ... “Aldo got caught up and was aggressive and tried to kill him,” Diaz told Yahoo Sports....
Last year, AldoGutierrez's brief tour of Charleston during his first days in the city where he would be living for the coming months came as a shock to him ... ....
Jose Aldo (25-2) versus Frankie Edgar (20-4-1) for the interim featherweight title. Aldo is an automatic inclusion in the UFCHall of Fame when his illustrious career draws to a close, and Edgar won't be far behind him. Their first match-up, in 2013, was relatively close but Aldo won a clear decision, three rounds to two ... Edgar holds the speed advantage, and Aldo holds the power....