Ultimate UFC: Dangerous elbow knocks down the 121kg fortress

The UFC 271 event took place in the US over the weekend with 14 matches taking place, of which 6 competitions ended in knock-out and the remaining 8 matches had to be determined by scoring.

Ultimate UFC: Dangerous elbow knocks down the 121kg fortress

The heavyweight fight between Tai Tuivasa (Australia) and Derrick Lewis (USA) got the most attention. The Australian boxer nicknamed “Bam Bam” continues to maintain an impressive series of performances, despite having to face senior Lewis, dubbed the “Black Beast”.

In the second minute, the second half, the 28-year-old puncher from the land of kangaroos swung his elbow and hit him hard in the face, causing the 121 kg “Black Beast” to collapse. Once again, the boxer nicknamed the “fortress” of America’s heavyweight has been knocked down, and this may be an opportune time for the 37-year-old boxer to think about retiring.

With Tai Tuivasa, experiencing 5 consecutive wins by knockout, including 3 “best finisher of the night” awards, the 28-year-old boxer is aiming for the UFC heavyweight belt that Francis Ngannou is holding.

Nadal falls in love with SAO Liverpool, “BIG 3” will end up coming to “BIG 8”

As we all know, tennis player Rafael Nadal is a “hard fan” of Real Madrid, there are many opinions that in the future “Gaur” can become the club’s president. Nadal has repeatedly expressed his love for “White Vultures”, he has a close relationship with many players of this team.

Recently, Nadal has built a relationship with another player of another team, that is Liverpool striker Sadio Mane, the star and English club that is one of Real Madrid’s nasty opponents in the UEFA Champions League. .

This love came from both sides, Mane was the first to take the initiative, he praised Nadal full of words after “Gaur” was crowned at the Australian Open 2022.

Responding to that sentiment, after Mane and Senegal won the Can Cup in 2022, Nadal said: “I congratulate you. I think this is the first time you are with the African team to win the championship. I am very happy for you. Enjoy. enjoy this memorable achievement, hopefully we will meet again in the near future.”

Nadal is currently planning to return to the court at Acapulco on February 21, but he is not sure to play this tournament because Indian Wells is a more important target.

“I have signed up to play both Acapulco and Indian Wells, but I will listen to my body to make the right decision. Acapulco is coming up (June 21), I want to play there but nothing is certain yet. “, Nadal shared about his upcoming plans.

Future “BIG 3” gives way to “BIG 8”

Rafael Nadal, Fabio Fognini agree that tennis in the future will become boring, where players rely on serving to score points. When asked about the future of tennis, Greek tennis player Stefanos Tsitsipas had remarkable remarks.

The Greek tennis player believes that, at the end of the “BIG 3” era, there will be many players of the same level competing in the Grand Slam

The 23-year-old tennis player said at the Rotterdam Open: “I think the future of tennis will no longer be dominated by the top 3, but there will be a top 6, or a top 8. There will be eight players of the same level competing for Grand Slams.”

“I think I can play on any surface. I don’t want to be someone who can only play well on one court. I have the ability to play equally well on all courts and can play consistently on all surfaces. the court that is regulated by the ATP”, Tsitsipas aims to become an all-round player on all courts.

Previously, it was predicted that after “BIG 3” Federer, Nadal, Djokovic will be the era of “new Big 3” Medvedev, Zverev and Tsitsipas, but the Greek tennis player believes that the future will have many players of the same level. to compete Grand Slam.