Five women have held the strawweight belt since its introduction in 2014 during season 20 of The Ultimate Fighter. Joanna Jedrzejczyk holds the division record with five title defenses and has participated in nine of the 12 total strawweight title fights so far to date. Zhang Weili looks to build on her legacy and make her second title defense at UFC 261 against another former champion, Rose Namajunas.
UFC stars Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier appeared to get into a war of words on social media over the weekend over the fallout from their latest fight.
Poirier reacted to McGregor’s prediction for their upcoming fight to end the rivalry. He accused McGregor of stiffing him on a donation to his charity after their fight in January. The two agreed that whoever won the fight would give some money to the other's charity of their choice.
"That's a fun prediction! @TheNotoriousMMA you also predicted a donation to my foundation and you and your team stopped responding after the fight in January. See you soon. July 10th Paid In Full!" Poirier tweeted.
McGregor then responded: "A donation, not a debt. We’ve been awaiting the plans for the money that never came. I do with all my donations. Know where it’s going dot for dot. Otherwise it goes walking. As is the case with a lot of these foundations, sadly. You took the McG over the belt shows I was right."
Poirier said the Irishman’s team didn’t respond to their emails.
"100% never a debt. You offered, we accepted, and like I said your Team never responded to our emails regarding the process of where funds would be put to work! July 10th you will taste defeat yet Again," he said.
McGregor fired back and got expletive.
"My team does their due diligence to make sure every donation meets the mark. My generosity is known. You will pay with your brain for this attempt at smearing my name. Shooting a*s shelling a*s b---h. Little b---h kicks from a shell. Good luck when you’re caught. You’re f—ked."
McGregor and Poirier were set to fight at UFC 264, but McGregor tweeted the fight was off over the money.
Poirier knocked out McGregor during their last bout.
Former Kansas City Chiefs assistant coach Britt Reid has been charged with felony driving while intoxicated for his involvement in a car crash earlier this year that left a 5-year-old girl critically injured.
The Jackson County (MO) Prosecutor's Office filed the class D felony charge Monday, stating that Reid "operated a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol & acted with criminal negligence by driving at an excessive rate of speed."
If convicted, Reid would face a maximum sentence of seven years in prison. Prosecutors announced Reid, the son of Chiefs head coach Andy Reid, will turn himself in and be booked Monday. Prosecutors also have requested a $100,000/10 percent bond & requested that Reid be placed on GPS & alcohol monitoring.
Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker, according to a statement from her office, "will vigorously pursue these charges, & Reid is not receiving any favorable treatment from Kansas City police or the Jackson County Prosecutor's Office."
The crash occurred Feb. 4, when police say Reid's truck slammed into two vehicles on the side of a highway entrance ramp near Kansas City's NFL training complex next to Arrowhead Stadium, injuring 5-year-old Ariel Young & another child inside one of the cars.
Analysis of the crash indicated that Reid, 36, was driving 83.9 mph just 1.9 seconds before his Dodge Ram collided with two parked vehicles on the ramp.
A test of Reid's blood serum after the crash showed his blood alcohol concentration to be at .113, according to the probable cause statement. Police previously said Reid admitted to investigators to having had "2 or 3 drinks" along with prescribed Adderall before the crash.
An attorney for Young's family said last month that the girl suffered a devastating brain injury that has left her unable to speak or walk. Young's family was expected to advocate for "the most serious charges and the most serious sentence that Britt could ever receive," attorney Tom Porto told said.
BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. (AP) — The police officer who fatally shot a Black man during a traffic stop in a Minneapolis suburb apparently intended to fire a Taser, not a handgun, the city’s police chief said Monday.
Brooklyn Center Police Chief Tim Gannon described the shooting as “an accidental discharge.” The state Bureau of Criminal Apprehension was investigating.
“Taser! Taser! Taser!” the officer is heard shouting on her body cam footage released at a news conference. After firing a single shot from her handgun, the car speeds away and the officer is heard saying, “Holy (expletive)! I shot him.”
Daunte Wright, 20, died Sunday in a metropolitan area that was already on edge because of the trial of the first of four police officers charged in George Floyd’s death.
Gannon said at a news conference that the officer made a mistake, and he released the body camera footage less than 24 hours after the shooting. The footage showed three officers around a stopped car. When another officer attempts to handcuff Wright, a struggle ensues.
Gannon would not name the officer but described her as “very senior.” He would not say whether she would be fired following the investigation.
“I think we can watch the video and ascertain whether she will be returning,” the chief said.
Brooklyn Center Mayor Mike Elliott called the shooting “deeply tragic.”
“We’re going to do everything we can to ensure that justice is done and our communities are made whole,” he said.
Speaking before the unrest, Wright’s mother, Katie Wright, urged protesters to stay peaceful and focused on the loss of her son.
“All the violence, if it keeps going, it’s only going to be about the violence. We need it to be about why my son got shot for no reason,” she said to a crowd near the shooting scene in Brooklyn Center, a city of about 30,000 people on the northwest border of Minneapolis. “We need to make sure it’s about him and not about smashing police cars, because that’s not going to bring my son back.”
Protesters who gathered near the scene waved flags and signs reading “Black Lives Matter.” Others walked peacefully with their hands held up. On one street, someone wrote in multi-colored chalk: “Justice for Daunte Wright.”
Educated Ignorance Music Group and LordMobb link as RJ Payne recruits Flee Lord for "Kain vs Undertaker," an incredibly dope collaboration paying homage to the 2 wrestling legends.
NFL Hall of Famer Michael Strahan goes Sneaker Shopping with Complex's Joe La Puma at Stadium Goods for the Season 12 finale and talks about getting Air Jordans 1s in 1985, sitting front row at Kanye West's Yeezy Season fashion show, and his viral prank of getting his teeth fixed.
DMX performing the song "Gotta Get Mine," and talking about wanting to be a pastor, faith in God, getting advice from Mase, having respect for Jay-Z and his issues with Ja Rule.
This is off of 2000 "SMACK, The Album Vol. 1," CD/DVD combo.
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — One of two police officers accused of pepper-spraying and pointing their guns at a Black Army officer during a traffic stop has since been fired, a Virginia town announced late Sunday, hours after the governor called for an independent investigation into the case.
The town of Windsor said in a statement that it joined calls from election officials, including Gov. Ralph Northam, in requesting an investigation by Virginia State Police into the December 2020 encounter in which two Windsor officers were accused of drawing their guns, pointing them at U.S. Army second lieutenant Caron Nazario & using a slang term to suggest he was facing execution.
Nazario, who is Black & Latino, was also pepper-sprayed & knocked to the ground by the officers, Joe Gutierrez & Daniel Crocker, according to the lawsuit he filed earlier this month against them.
The two sides in the case dispute what happened, but Crocker wrote in a report that he believed Nazario was “eluding police” & he considered it a “high-risk traffic stop.” Attorney Jonathan Arthur told The Associated Press that Nazario wasn’t trying to elude the officer, but was trying to stop in a well-lit area.
In the statement Sunday, Windsor officials said an internal investigation opened at the time into the use of force determined that department policy wasn’t followed. Officials said disciplinary action was taken & Gutierrez has since been fired.
Officials added that departmentwide requirements for additional training were also implemented beginning in January.
“The Town of Windsor prides itself in its small-town charm and the community-wide respect of its Police Department,” the statement said. “Due to this, we are saddened for events like this to cast our community in a negative light. Rather than deflect criticism, we have addressed these matters with our personnel administratively, we are reaching out to community stakeholders to engage in dialogue, and commit ourselves to additional discussions in the future.”
Northam called the December 2020 encounter “disturbing” in a tweet Sunday, adding that he directed State Police to review what happened.
“Our Commonwealth has done important work on police reform, but we must keep working to ensure Virginians are safe during interactions with police, the enforcement of laws is fair and equitable, and people are held accountable,” Northam said in his statement calling for a review of the actions.
The Windsor police chief didn’t respond to messages sent through the police department’s Facebook page over the weekend.
Windsor is about 70 miles (112 kilometers) southeast of Richmond.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The mother of 3 children — all under the age of 5 — found slain inside a Los Angeles apartment Saturday morning has been arrested, police said.
Liliana Carrillo, 30, was arrested in Tulare County, about 200 miles north of Los Angeles. It wasn’t immediately known if she had a lawyer who could speak on her behalf.
The children’s grandmother returned home from work & found their bodies & the mother missing, Los Angeles police Lt. Raul Jovel said.
The Los Angeles Police Department tweeted the children appeared to be under 5 years old. A police spokesman initially said they were under the age of 3.
The gruesome discovery was made around 9:30 a.m. in the 8000 block of Reseda Boulevard, Jovel said.
Police said initial reports suggested the children had been stabbed to death, but no official cause of death has been released.
Jovel said investigators were still working to determine a motive.
The department received reports Carrillo was driving her car & heading north on Interstate 5 when she got in an altercation in the Bakersfield area. She abandoned her car & carjacked another vehicle, Jovel said.
Carrillo was detained in the Ponderosa area of Tulare County, about 100 miles north of Bakersfielde said.
“At this point, she is a suspect in this incident but that doesn’t exclude other people,” Jovel said.
Lupe Cuevas, a neighbor of Carrillo and her children, told the San Bernardino Sun that she interacted with the three children and their grandmother during afternoon walks around the neighborhood.
One of the children, a girl, was drawn to her Chihuahua, Rosie, Cuevas told the newspaper.
“Those babies were such sweet little ones,” she said. “It hurts.”
Cuevas said she thought the girl was the middle child of the three.
“She wasn’t shy. She was sweet.” Cuevas said. “An angel shouldn’t have to go that way.”
38 Spesh, the CEO of Trust Comes First Music Group, came through stomping as expected with his "Interstate 38" album. Lots of fire records on the project. One of my favorites is The Heatmakerz-produced song "Investment Pieces."
On Q Visuals has delivered a much needed lyric video for the gem. Hope y'all enjoy.
A U.S. Army Lieutenant was repeatedly pepper sprayed & physically attacked by a cop ... all over the fact he didn't have a rear license plate.
Lt. Caron Nazario, who is Black & Latino, was driving his Chevy Tahoe in Windsor, Virginia when cops noticed he didn't have plates. You can see from the bodycam, the Chevy appears to be new & there's a registration attached to the window. Once cops lit him up, he drove a little under a mile before pulling into a well-lit gas station.
It's hard to watch. The cop with the bodycam is unrelenting ... screaming at Nazario to get out of his SUV. At one point the Lieutenant says, "I'm honestly afraid to get out." The cop barks back, "You should be!"
Nazario has his hands up in the air the whole time, but the cop is increasingly frustrated & then amps things up, pepper-spraying Nazario 4 times. His dog was in the back choking from the pepper spray.
Nazario is pulled out of the SUV & is sobbing as he's ordered to the ground & cuffed. He claims one of the cops told him if he complained, they'd throw the book at him with all sorts of charges -- obstruction of justice, eluding police, assault on a cop, etc.
The incident went down December 5, but the bodycam video was just released. Nazario has filed a lawsuit alleging a violation of his Constitutional rights.
It's interesting ... the younger cop who is watching as the other officer is barking orders seems uneasy, but ultimately does what his superior tells him to do.
This is a special treat for fans of Rochester, New York legend in the making, Eto.
Eto's concept album "Eto Brigante" (inspired by "Carlito's Way") is one of the most slept-on efforts of his career. So, to give the LP a second chance to shine, buzzing German producer TrickyTrippz was commissioned to remix the whole album! The first single off the project is "Pool Hall Scene (remix)."
Don't forget to cop the original version of "Eto Brigante." Available on all streaming platforms!
The "LordMobb Compilation, Vol. 1," hosted by Hot 97's Peter Rosenberg is the gift that keep on giving. Executive produced by Flee Lord, the project is filled with some of the best young emcees and producers in the game.
The latest official music video off of it is the Mephux-produced banger titled "Switching Lanes," featuring T.F and G4 Jag.
"LordMobb Compilation, Vol. 1" is available everywhere music is streamed and sold!
Jorge Masvidal stole the show when he scored a TKO win over Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone at UFC Denver back in 2017. Masvidal will get a second chance at welterweight champion Kamaru Usman when they face off in the UFC 261 main event on Saturday, April 24.
At least 46 percent of Americans would support a presidential run from Dwayne "the Rock" Johnson, according to a new poll.
The actor & former professional wrestler has hinted that could be a 2024 candidate for several years. A poll released on Tuesday by Piplsay suggests that nearly half of all U.S. adults would support his candidacy. The poll found that 29 percent would support campaigns by both Johnson for president & actor Matthew McConaughey for Texas governor, with another 17 percent supporting Johnson's run only.
In addition to Johnson, the poll asked respondents to weigh in on whether a number of other celebrities should run for president. A presidential run from Angelina Jolie had the support of 30 percent, while 27 percent supported Oprah Winfrey & another 22 percent supported Tom Hanks. A combined 63 percent said that Hollywood stars would "make good politicians" if they had "political aptitude" or "the right team in place."
The poll was conducted online among 30,138 adults between April 2 and April 4. No margin of error was listed.
Johnson has been asked about running for presidential on multiple occasions over the past several years. In 2016, he told GQ magazine that he would not rule out a run, calling the idea of being president "alluring," while noting that there were "a lot of other things" he would like to do first. A year later, during an interview on The Ellen Show, Johnson said he was "seriously" considering becoming a candidate.
During a 2018 appearance on The Late Show, Johnson told host Stephen Colbert that he was still "absolutely" contemplating a run. However, he said that he would need to "get some experience & understand policy" before launching his potential White House bid, mentioning the elections of 2024 or 2028 as possibilities.
The "LordMobb Compilation, Vol. 1," hosted by Hot 97's Peter Rosenberg is the gift that keep on giving. Executive produced by Flee Lord, the project is filled with some of the best young emcees and producers in the game.
The latest official music video off of it is the Ghost Dave-produced heater titled "Chinese Food & Rozay," featuring Zaza God and Aaqil Ali.
"LordMobb Compilation, Vol. 1" is available everywhere music is streamed and sold!
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) — DMX, the raspy-voiced hip-hop artist who produced the songs “Ruff Ryders’ Anthem” and “Party Up (Up in Here)" and who rapped with a trademark delivery that was often paired with growls, barks and “What!” as an ad-lib, has died, according to a statement from his family. He was 50.
The Grammy-nominated performer died after suffering “catastrophic cardiac arrest,” according to the hospital in White Plains, New York, where he died. He was rushed there from his home April 2.
The rapper, whose real name is Earl Simmons, had struggled with drug addiction since his teenage years. His lawyer, Murray Richman, had earlier said he could not confirm reports that DMX overdosed.
Bronx, New York native and Burial Grounds Records artist, Def Soulja, and producer Saint Michael have teamed up for a not yet titled EP. The first single off of the project is the Jay Blue-assisted banger, "Stimmy."
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