Manitoba civil servant loses title after premier learns he travelled to Las Vegas to referee UFC match
A senior Manitoba civil servant was stripped of his assistant deputy minister title after Premier Brian Pallister learned he travelled to Las Vegas to referee a UFC match, but the government refuses to say whether the employee had been granted permission for the travel.
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Cinderella with an MMA Spin
Sign up for ESPN+ right here, and you can then stream the UFC live on
your smart TV, computer, phone, tablet or streaming device via the
ESPN app. Some might draw a connection between Maryna
Moroz and Cinderella minus a ball at which to dance, a magic
carriage in which to ride or the fairy godmother on which to lean.
The first Ukrainian female to compete in the
Ultimate Fighting Championship, she achieved her success
through sheer determination while overcoming the inconceivable
obstacles life placed before her.
Moroz grew up on a farm in Matronovka, a village in central
Jessica Eye vs. Joanne Calderwood full fight preview: Head-to-toe women’s Flyweight bout breakdown for UFC 257 pay-per-view (PPV) main card match this weekend (Sat., Jan. 23, 2021) inside Ethiad Arena on "Fight Island" in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Last weekend’s cards in the two biggest organizations in North American MMA provided quite a few significant occurrences. The UFC’s 26th effort on its broadcast home of Fox and Bellator 191 on Spike TV delivered results that could have a big impact as we move forward.
Valérie Létourneau: The Path to a Title
UFC veteran Valérie Létourneau made her long-awaited debut in Bellator. Her fight against Kate Jackson was a fairly paint-by-the-numbers affair. Létourneau’s seasoning, physicality and work rate allowed her to control the center of the cage and dictate the pace of the fight on her way to a three-round decision nod over her British foe.