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Next UFC title contender revealed

Following his win over former titlist Dominick Cruz at UFC 249 last night, Henry Cejudo announced his retirement. In response to the surprising career move, UFC president Dana White announced that Petr Yan will be the next bantamweight title challenger, taking on an as yet unknown opponent for the vacant belt. Personally I love that kind of matchmaking while the promotion is operating under these…

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Devs - the most original TV show in years

Devs – the most original TV show in years

Although my early impression, my instant reaction to Devs is that it is a visionary piece of escapism.

Sci-fi show Devs which is playing on BBC iPlayer has very clear influences but it feels completely new and fresh.

I was gripped by the first episode. The writers take similar concepts to Black Mirror and injects them with David Lynch style surrealism, ethereal visuals and a haunting but…

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The Outer Worlds – dreaming in sci-fi It is a shame that The Outer Worlds is somewhat overlooked and under-appreciated as it is to my mind one of the better gaming works of last year.

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What we can learn from the great Japanese animators

I try and give people a motivational boost in these articles by talking about inspirational people.

Subjects have typically been sporting greats that moved people in and out of the competitive field.

However, today is a little different. I am going to talk about the inspirational greats of Japanese animation, in particular Hayao Miyazaki.

Miyazaki and his contemporaries had to break down…

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First thoughts on 'We Happy Few'

First thoughts on ‘We Happy Few’

Something a little different today. I am playing We Happy Few for the first time and I thought I would give you my first thoughts as I play through. Straight away I love the art style and this world that feels both unique and familiar at the same time. You can really empathise with the main character’s feelings of disillusionment. He wants out of this system that has him removing any non-sanitised…

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Boxing content to keep you entertained

There is a wealth of free content on YouTube channels to satisfy your boxing craving whilst the events are cancelled.

DAZN Saturday Fight Live

Boxing streaming service DAZN have a huge back catelogue of boxing events in addition to brand new ones that can be streamed live.

DAZN isn’t available in the UK yet but there is plenty of content on their YouTube channel that is.

There is a great video up…

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UFC lightweight title fight is off says Khabib CHAMPION of the 155 pounders, Khabib Nurmagomedov has squashed rumours that his title defense against Tony Ferguson will go ahead.

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Fiction's great villains

Fiction’s great villains

The villain can sometimes be the most engaging character in a story. Some villains have a David Bowie-esque flamboyance and flair, a Shakespearean grasp of language and a comedian’s ability to make you laugh.

However, they must also be able to inspire fear or their role in the story falls down.

Villains that strike this balance just right include: Dr Hannibal Lecter, The Joker, Professor James…

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Entertainment to bring out your creativity It's also important to watch exceptional, hard working and skilled individuals if you want to be like that yourself, even when it's in a different  field.

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Stephen King and the true power of fiction

THE SEQUEL to one of Stephen King’s most iconic novels can help you conquer your fears and the anxieties that are troubling you.

Doctor Sleep, the sequel to Stephen King’s horror masterpiece The Shining, includes a ton of valuable life lessons.

Despite being a horror novel, Doctor Sleep includes themes of mental strength such as stoicism and mindfulness.

In this way, reading and watching fiction…

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The greatness of Sugar Ray Leonard

GREATNESS is a word that is thrown around a lot in sports these days but ‘Sugar’ Ray Leonard is one of the fighters that truly lived up to it.

A lot of fighters/athletes have a dose of greatness and a lot of them have a dose of special. It can come out at certain times more than others. That glow that surrounds them, when even the lighter guys become a giant for a moment in time.

Ray Leonard was…

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What makes Good Omens so great? Good Omens is fun, upbeat and witty. But it is emotive and profound when it needs to be.

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Training update: Doing the extra work

EXTRA TRAINING sessions are great for your psychology as well as your skills.

I feel in a great place with my combat sports career at the minute, despite not having a fight currently lined-up until April.

Psychologically I feel dialled in, chomping at the bit to fight and completely focussed on fighting.

I trained right through Christmas, making lots of improvements in kickboxing, I was…

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Blockbuster UFC title fight in the works

UFC boss Dana White has revealed that Jorge Masvidal will face welterweight world champion Kamaru Usman next. Dana White revealed on the Jim Rome show yesterday that 170 pound world champion Usman will next defend his belt on International Fight Week. White said: “Him and Usman will fight in Vegas, probably International Fight Week. And then if he wins, maybe we’ll do his first title defence in…

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New Xbox to run PC games

NEW Microsoft console, the XBOX Series X will run Steam games according to industry rumours.

The next generation Microsoft console will apprently come with a Windows Mode, allowing players to run games from their Steam library.

If true this means that you have the benefit of a top spec console running PC games that may not have been otherwise available on the platform.

If you have a game on your…

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#Training update - Time to get better

#Training update – Time to get better

TIME out from competition can be a good thing. Sometimes you need to give yourself chance to breath, enjoy training and develop in your own time without an immediate deadline.

And that’s where I am at the minute. I only came back to combat sports in February but since then I’ve had 4 boxing bouts.

My next fight will be on the home show, Clash of the Titans on April 4. Now is a good time to…

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Canelo targeting British fighter for next bout

GOLDEN BOY Canelo Alvarez is reportedly targeting Billy Joe Saunders for his next fight in a bid to become a legitimate four weight world champion.

According to Mike Coppinger of The Athletic Boxing, Alvarez is looking to face an opponent who has mentioned his name a lot of late, WBO super middleweight world champion Saunders.

Alvarez has been on a rampage through the weight classes. Having…