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The Professional Fighters League returns on April 23 with its third season. Over the weeks and months that follow, the company will host its 2021 regular season, which features featherweight, lightweight, welterweight, light heavyweight and heavyweight competition on the men’s side and lightweight competition on the women’s side.
The 2021 season airs on ESPN2 and ESPN+ and aims to give fighters a chance to win a $1 million grand prize.
As the season approaches, Combat Press will preview each division. Let’s look at women’s lightweight, where Kayla Harrison seeks to repeat as the champion.
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The Favorite: Harrison
There is no doubt about the favorite here. The PFL literally goes out of its way to have a women’s lightweight tournament so that Harrison has consistent competition. She’s one of the company’s biggest stars. She is also one of the few legit lightweight ladies around. While she has fought at 145 pounds, she’s still a large 155er. The remainde
State 4-H Model Horse Show winners announced
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4-H horse club members from throughout New Jersey recently took part in the 2021 Virtual State 4-H Model Horse Show.
The New Jersey 4-H Model Horse Project is an educational program involving the collecting and showing of model horses. The hobby “inspires 4-Hers to pursue perfection, authenticity, and artistry.”
The “world of the model horse show involves a vast equine knowledge and skill to reproduce the realism needed to portray the image of a live horse. Exhibiting and photographing model horses can be a unique learning experience. 4-H’ers discover the structure of the horse - anatomy and conformation; colors; markings; proper tack, equipment and attire; and styles of riding and showing.”
UFC Fight Night 113’s Leslie Smith was supposed to fight an established, though somewhat inexperienced opponent in Lina Länsberg, who would have provided her with a stylistic match-up that could make for a good fight and test her in key areas. The fight would’ve allowed Smith to show that improvements she had made were not a matter of opponent, but proof of technical development and self-awareness. Now, though, Smith will face Amanda Lemos, an unknown but undefeated youngster making her Octagon debut and trying to make her name off of the established and well-regarded Smith. Today, we discuss what kind of matchmaking this represents and talk about Smith’s style, strategy, philosophy, tools and improvements.
Finn Barbuto, 22, encountered the postal workers on a Brooklyn-bound N train as they pulled into the Lexington Ave./59th St. station about 4:45 a.m. on Tuesday and an argument ensued, authorities said.