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UFC Champion Magomed Ankalaev sends chilling threat to Alex Pereira

Magomed Ankalaev has sent a message toward Alex Pereira regarding a potential rematch between the pair later this year. Ankalaev took care of business against Pereira in March in the main event of UFC 313 to win the light heavyweight title by decision. All signs appear to be pointing to that fight being a possibility […]

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UFC Champion Magomed Ankalaev sends chilling threat to Alex Pereira

Magomed Ankalaev has sent a message toward Alex Pereira regarding a potential rematch between the pair later this year.

Ankalaev took care of business against Pereira in March in the main event of UFC 313 to win the light heavyweight title by decision. All signs appear to be pointing to that fight being a possibility again, as Ankalaev returned to Instagram to stir the pot toward the Brazilian.

There is no official date set for the rematch, but it could presumably take place this summer, as the promotion has not yet fully revealed the remainder of its schedule.

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“Alex, I am ready to give you a rematch, if you really want it,” Ankalaev wrote. “Just be prepared for a storm in the next fight, [the] storm that you never faced in this sport.”

Alex Pereira (red gloves) fights Magomed Ankalaev (blue gloves) during UFC 313 at T-Mobile Arena. / Stephen R. Sylvanie-Imagn Images

Pereira has yet to respond to the champion in any fashion. Quite frankly, he doesn’t need to, given his star power, while also recognizing he held the belt for a considerable period during a time in which light heavyweight appeared stagnant.

Now that is no longer the case.

Chael Sonnen recently said Pereira is in a lose-lose situation if he fights Ankalaev once more in an interview with Submission Radio.

“That first fight was 4-1,” Sonnen said. “It was four rounds to one. It really was not overly competitive. There were some really well things done by Pereira, such as stopping the takedowns. We didn’t know that he had this ability. It was a pretty slow pace and there wasn’t a lot done.

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Only time will tell how the rematch goes down, but it appears inevitable given that the build-up has already begun.

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Gulf Breeze beach volleyball wins state championship again

Gulf Breeze High School’s beach volleyball team won their second state championship in three years.
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The Dolphins finished the season with a 21-3 record and district, regional, and state titles.

The crown has been defended.

The Gulf Breeze beach volleyball team, in just its third year of existence, has won its second state championship after beating New Smyrna Beach, 3-0, in the Class 2A title game on May 10 at Florida State in Tallahassee. Playing just until they needed to win, the Dolphins’ first three pairings that played – the two’s, four’s and five’s – secured the abbreviated sweep.

Izzy Beech and Carmyn Ferguson put Gulf Breeze up, 1-0, after beating New Smyrna’s Beach squad in the fourth pairing, 21-10 and 21-6. Then Sydney Sutter and Allie Hepworth – who helped clinch the state crown in 2024 – won in the second pairing bout with set scores of 21-9, 17-21 and 15-7.

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Delaney Rich and Peyton McDonald, in the third pairing, had won its first set, 21-9, and was in the middle of its second set, as well. Bella Satterwhite and Estelle Reese, in the first pairing, was in its first set that didn’t finish yet.

Gulf Breeze caps off its 2025 season with the District 1-2A, Region 1-2A and now state championships, along with a 21-3 overall record. This was the first year beach volleyball had full region tournaments, and the Dolphins were not fazed at all.

The sweep against New Smyrna Beach gave Gulf Breeze back-to-back sweeps after topping Fort Myers, 5-0, in the state semifinals to go undefeated throughout the Final Four weekend in Tallahassee. It was the Dolphins’ 15th sweep overall on the season.

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Greater Latrobe’s Jaxson Kettering was voted as the male Athlete of the Week by readers of the Latrobe Bulletin. Kettering was originally nominated after he tallied two goals and three assists to help push the Wildcats to a 10-7 victory over Hempfield Area. × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you to be […]

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DALTON, Ga. (WTVM) – The Shaw Raiders are officially state-bound!

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Great Falls selects Eric Chaon as boys basketball coach

Eric Chaon has been recommended as the next boys basketball coach for the Great Falls Bison, pending school board approval, according to a press release Friday morning.

Former coach Bob Howard retired last month after leading the Bison for 22 seasons.

Chaon is a Great Falls High School graduate and alumni of the 2006 boys state championship team. He’s been a Bison assistant for the past 13 seasons while leading both the sophomore and junior varsity teams during his tenure. Prior to returning to Great Falls High, Chaon served as the Augusta head coach for one season and has coached middle school teams in Bozeman, Augusta and Great Falls.

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