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HOUSTON (AP) — Jon Jones retained his title at UFC 247, beating Dominick Reyes by unanimous decision.
After the bout, opinions on the outcome were anything but unanimous.
Jones retained his light heavyweight belt Saturday night following a surprisingly strong opening by Reyes. The unanimous decision of 48-47, 48-47, 49-46 was met with scattered applause and loud boos from the crowd, as many felt the challenger had proven enough to take the title.
UFC President Dana White addressed what turned out to be a disputed decision.
“The scoring was all over the map,” said White, noting that he thought Reyes had a 3-1 edge entering the final round. “My kids are terrorizing me that, ‘The fix is in, how did this happen?’
“People had it all over the place, but the reality is ... we’re not judges. The judges call the fight, and that’s that. As far as the judging and the reffing tonight, do I think it was perfect? I do not. We need to do some work down here.”
White said UFC can work with the Texas commission to help improve the quality of judging and officiating.
“I do feel disrespected,” Reyes said. “One of the judges had it 49-46. Who are you? I might want to have a word with you. I know I won that fight.”
White said he believes Reyes deserves a rematch.
Jones faced his most serious challenge in years.
“I wasn’t always confident that I was winning the fight,” Jones said. “I was confident that I wasn’t going to give up or slow down. I think I displayed the difference between a champion and an extraordinary contender. Something special happens when it’s time for the champion to present himself, and you guys saw it tonight in the fifth round.”
Jones (26-1-1) handed the fourth-ranked Reyes (12-1) his first loss, improving to 14-0 in title fights. He became the all-time leader in UFC title defenses, breaking the record previously held by Georges St-Pierre.
“I don’t think he was disrespected,” Jones said of Reyes. “I’ve got to watch the fight though. It’s hard to speak with confidence when I haven’t watched the fight.”
Jones was fighting for the first time since last July’s win over Thiago Santos at UFC 239, his longest period between fights in more than five years.
Reyes came out on the attack in the first round, briefly knocking Jones to the ground less than two minutes into the bout. Jones bounced back in the second round, landing several strong hooks to Reyes’ head.
The lively crowd swayed back and forth in support of either fighter, chanting both names at different points.
In the third round, Reyes landed blows to Jones’ head, and he drew blood early in the fourth round. Jones finished that round strong and the once-lively crowd became quiet and tense in anticipation of the final round.
Jones ramped up his attack in the final round, but Reyes seemed to keep enough separation from the champ to put it in the judges’ hands.
Reyes, a 30-year-old from Southern California who played college football at Stony Brook, said before the fight that he expected a victory and that it would be “life-changing.” Instead, he was dealt a controversial loss and said he hopes to get a rematch.
“For me, this is huge validation,” Reyes said. “This was my very first time going all five rounds, and it was against Jon Jones, arguably the greatest of all-time. And I put it on him. I mean, I really took it to him. I feel like I’m the peoples’ champ.”
In the co-main event of UFC 247, flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko defended her title against Katlyn Chookagian, stopping the challenger in the third round.
The Kyrgyzstan-native Shevchenko (19-3) won her fifth bout in a row in dominant fashion over Pennsylvania-native Chookagian (13-3), who entered as the top-ranked contender for the belt. After the fight, Shevchenko did her trademark cartwheels and dancing in the ring.
“After the last elbow in the first round when I cut her, I knew the fight was not going to last five rounds,” Shevchenko said. “I was just trying to find the best way to finish.”
Earlier on the pay-per-view portion of the 12-bout event at the Toyota Center, Houston-native heavyweight Derrick Lewis (23-7) beat Ilir Latifi (15-8) via unanimous decision with a surging rally late. Lewis, the No. 6-ranked heavyweight who rescued flood victims during Houston’s Hurricane Harvey in 2017, played Houston hip-hop music entering and exiting the ring and had rousing support from the crowd.
Another Houston-native, heavyweight Juan Adams, had a much more bitter homecoming, getting stopped in under two minutes by New Zealand-born Australian Justin Tafa, who earned his first UFC win.
Also on the main card, featherweight Dan Ige (13-2) won his fifth straight fight, taking a split decision over Mirsad Bektic (13-3).
Before the pay-per-view portion of the event, the UFC honored Kobe Bryant, his daughter, Gianna, and the other seven victims of the Jan. 26 helicopter crash with a video tribute and a nine-second moment of silence. Bryant was a partner of UFC sponsor Body Armor and was an investor in the UFC, White said.
Houston sports stars spotted in attendance included J.J. Watt, Deshaun Watson, Russell Westbrook, Eric Gordon, Carlos Correa and others. Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta sat near UFC fan and actress Halle Berry.
LONGWOOD, Bronx — Police said they have a man in custody in connection with two police-involved shootings in 12 hours in the Bronx.
Authorities described the man as a "career criminal," who in 2002 was convicted of attempted murder.
Surveillance video (above) shows a man walked into the 41st precinct in Longwood—and then opened fired around 8 a.m on Sunday.
An officer was shot in the arm but is expected to be OK, authorities said.
This shooting comes after an attack on two officers Saturday night, just blocks away.
One of the officers in that shooting was hit in the chin by a bullet but is conscious and recovering in the hospital.
In at late-morning press conference, Mayor Bill DeBlasio expressed gratitude that the officers who were shot are alive. "An at attack on a police officers is an attack on all of us," DeBlasio said.
Police said the two incidents are related.
Authorities said they expect both officers to recover from the shootings.
Newburgh, New York native Big Brick brings you a new visual off of his latest project "New York Rican 3" titled "I LOVE IT." Available now at https://bigbrickmusic.com/. To get familiar NYR 1 & NYR2 are up on his YouTube channel Big Brick1418.
Susan Rice was anything but diplomatic when it came time to defend CBS This Morning co-anchor Gayle King from attacks and threats. The former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations who also served as national security adviser under former President Barack Obama took to Twitter Friday night after rapper Snoop Dogg slammed King for asking questions about rape allegations against late NBA star Kobe Bryant.
Earlier this week, King brought up the charge of sexual assault against Bryant during an interview with former WNBA star Lisa Leslie. And Snoop Dogg thought that the best way to express his disapproval was to threaten King. “Respect the family and back off—before we come get you,” Snoop Dogg said in the video.
Rice pushed back against the rapper’s threat, calling it “despicable,” and warning him the CBS anchor has lots of supporters who will not hesitate to stand up for her. “This is despicable,” she wrote. “Gayle King is one of the most principled, fair and tough journalists alive. Snoop, back the **** off. You come for @GayleKing, you come against an army. You will lose, and it won’t be pretty.”
New York Times journalist Maggie Haberman pointed out on Twitter that King had also “been screamed at on camera by R. Kelly for asking about abuse.” Haberman added: “Unsettling.”
Rice’s defense of King came after Oprah Winfrey got emotional during an interview on Friday when she was asked about the backlash her friend had received over the interview. “She is not doing well,” Winfrey said as she choked up. “She is not doing well because she now has death threats and has to now travel with security. And she is feeling very much attacked.” Winfrey went on to criticize what she described as “misogynist vitriol” that has been directed at King.
King has said she was “very angry” at CBS News for using a clip of her asking Leslie about the Bryant assault allegations to promote interview. The network later responded by issuing a statement saying it is “addressing the internal process that led to this.”
DALLAS — Questions about the low-bail release of a suspect now accused of three murders, including the deaths of his estranged girlfriend & her sister in a Texas A&M Commerce dorm, have a police union representative & the Dallas County District Attorney agreeing on one thing: the legal system failed Abbaney & Deja Matts.
"This was preventable. We failed this family," said Dallas Police Association President Michael Mata. "The whole justice system as a whole failed this family."
"This is the worst case scenario I've been talking about. This is exactly it," said Dallas County District Attorney John Creuzot in a separate interview with WFAA. "This is what I've been saying can happen."
Jacques Smith, 21, already had a lengthy criminal record, when he was arrested for attacking Abbaney Matts on Jan. 27.
An arrest affidavit says Smith attacked Matts after she told him "they needed a break." Smith broke a lamp over her head. She told police that it "left her dazed" but she kept telling him to leave. She said that he took a TV and threw it at her while she was in the kitchen, the affidavit says.
After he hit her with the TV, he "body slammed" her on the tile floor and then hit her head with a metal frying pan several times, the warrant says. Then, the police document says, Smith took a knife, held it above Abbaney Matts and threatened to kill her.
Abbaney Matts told police Smith stopped attacking her after her brother showed up.
Smith was arrested on an aggravated assault charge Jan. 27, but a municipal court judge in Garland set a $15,000 bond on Jan. 29. Smith posted the 10% required to be released from jail. Days later the sisters would be dead.
"I'm tired of the DA pointing fingers at the judge. I'm tired of the judges pointing the finger at the magistrates," said Dallas Police Association President Mike Mata. "They've got to get their house in order. And we've all got to do our part in dropping violent crime."
"It takes too long for the left hand to tell the right hand what's going on. And that's failure in the system itself," Mata said.
"He knew he needed to get out quick," he said. "And that $15,000 bail allowed him to do it. And that's why those 2 girls are dead."
On Wednesday, a second capital murder charge was added after investigators found evidence that linked Smith to the Dec. 31 shooting of 22-year-old Steven Daniels.
Smith is in custody in Hunt County held on $2 million each for both the Hunt County and Denton County charges.
Here's footage of Chinese officials reportedly welding doors shut to entire apartment buildings, where people believe to be infected with the coronavirus live.
Mainland China suffered it’s deadliest day on Friday since the outbreak in December.
Eighty-six new deaths were reported, including an American national ... bringing the total to 722.
Pennsylvania (WPVI) -- A Montgomery County man has been charged with the murder of his 22-year-old girlfriend in a case the district attorney described as "disturbing."
Nicholas Forman, 23, of Collegeville has been charged with first- and third-degree murder in the death of Sabrina Harooni, of Gilbertsville.
Court documents show the couple's Uber driver took them home early Monday morning from a restaurant where they watched the Super Bowl.
That Uber driver told police the couple got into a fight in the backseat over a text message. The driver said the argument continued at Forman's rented home in the 900 block of Hamilton Road in Perkiomen Township.
It was outside the home where Forman allegedly killed Harooni.
Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin Steele said detectives found blood and hair evidence at that location.
According to Steele, after the assault, Forman took a shower and left the home.
Steele said he went to a preliminary hearing in Limerick on drug felony charges for selling cocaine and criminal use of a communication facility.
"And then after the court hearing where all charges were held, only then does he take her to the hospital," Forman said.
Using another Uber, Steele said Forman took Harooni to Pottstown Hospital. Hospital staff called police.
Harooni was pronounced dead at the hospital from injuries to her face, head and neck.
Check out this official music video for "Upside Down" from Royce 5'9" featuring Benny The Butcher and Ashley Sorrell. New album "The Allegory" available on February 21, 2020 via eOne/Heaven Studios, Inc.
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A Houston rapper has been arrested on charges related to leading a street gang.
Alexandra Nicks, 26, also known as OMB Bloodbath, was taken into custody Friday on charges of directing activities of certain criminal street gangs. She was taken into custody while appearing in court for another charge.
Nicks is believed to be part of the 100% Third Ward and "103" street gangs, according to charging documents.
In October 2017, Houston police released video showing four armed murder suspects toting rifles while trying to carjack a minivan. While it wasn't immediately clear if Nicks had a direct role in the incident, charging documents state she financed, directed, and supervised the "commission of the offenses Murder, Aggravated Assault, and Aggravated Robbery, by members of said criminal street gang."
Video shows the suspects ditching a wrecked car moments before trying to steal the vehicle.
According to Houston police, the carjacking took place in the area of London Street near Cullen. Police said the suspects are linked to an earlier shooting nearby that killed 53-year-old Sam Johnson and injured 22-year-old Walter Fields.
Nicks was convicted in 2013 for burglary of a habitation, according to court records.
As a rapper, Nicks has dozens of songs to her credit.
On Episode 5 of UFC 247 Embedded, title challengers Katlyn Chookagian and Dominick Reyes join a Jon Anik-hosted athlete panel alongside Ilir Latifi, who makes his heavyweight debut this weekend. After their session, champions Valentina Shevchenko and Jon Jones take the stage with local heavyweight Derrick Lewis. Chookagian gets in a quick workout, and then the challengers and champions take more questions, this time from reporters, at Ultimate Media Day. UFC 247 Embedded is an all-access, behind-the-scenes video blog leading up to the two title fights taking place Saturday, February 8th on Pay-Per-View. Order the Pay-Per-View at ESPNPlus.com/PPV
Nick Wright is joined by Chris Canty and Chris Mannix to discuss the Houston Rockets, who overcame LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers 121-111. Nick praises the Rockets' small-ball approach, and with Russell Westbrook putting up 41 points, Nick thinks they'll be tough to beat without a plan to make up for their ability to shoot outside the arc.
Kobe Bryant wasn't just a UFC fan -- he was a big investor -- and got a huge distribution check from the company just days before he passed away ... so says Dana White.
The NBA legend was famous for his business savvy off the court -- and White says part of Kobe's portfolio was an ownership stake in UFC and Body Armor, the official energy drink of the UFC.
White tells TMZ Sports ... that 2019 was the most successful year in UFC history which resulted in massive payouts for all of the investors.
"Kobe got a distribution from the UFC the Wednesday before the incident and he was so pumped up and excited and he said what everybody always says, 'I wish I had invested more!'"
White says he'll remember Kobe as a great dude and an important part of the UFC fabric -- and tells us the organization plans to honor Kobe on Saturday at UFC 247 in Houston.
As for the fight card, White says he's extremely fired up about the main event -- Jon Jones vs. Dominick Reyes -- telling us Reyes is a dangerous man with a real shot to beat the G.O.A.T.
In an interview published in Vogue's March 2020 issue, 18-year old pop star Billie Eilish took shots at the current state of hip hop.
“There’s a difference between lying in a song and writing a story. There are tons of songs where people are just lying,” Eilish said. “There’s a lot of that in rap right now, from people that I know who rap. It’s like, ‘I got my AK-47, and I’m fuckin’...’ and I’m like, what? You don’t have a gun. ‘And all my bitches….’ I’m like, which bitches? That’s posturing, and that’s not what I’m doing.”
Styles P of The Lox was quick to respond via Twitter. Questioning why Eilish should even be speaking on an art form she's not a part of.
"Who is Billie Eilish? Why the fuck do we care what she thinks?? And she is sorta of right but she don’t get the culture nor is she part of it so why do we give a fuck? How or why is her opinion important to us?" Styles tweeted. "Why are rappers held up to a standard no one else is? Is Martin Scorsese and Bobby d living that life?? Is Sylvester Stallone out here shooting shit up like in Rambo? No!!! And why does she care if she ain’t a rapper?
"Rappers can say whatever the fuck they want and pretty much all rappers lie .. if you don’t like it then Don’t listen and mind your damn business," he continued. "Society always has some sorta standard for rappers that no one else has to live up to.. it’s kind of silly. Rappers are human and eat shit and bleed and cry just like you. Stop putting us on such a high pedestal because you feel we should or shouldn’t do something . Grow up."
Is Styles P correct? Should artists outside of the hip hop genre keep their opinions to themselves? Or should the Billie Eilish's of the world feel comfortable offering their criticisms?
Gayle King got set up to look like an insensitive troll because her network posted a salacious promo ... that's how some staffers at "CBS This Morning" feel anyway.
Sources connected to the show tell TMZ ... some of Gayle's coworkers are incensed over the backlash she's getting because a promo clip of her interview with Lisa Leslie about Kobe Bryant, included a question about his 2003 sexual assault case. Lisa pushed back, making it clear ... in her book, it's not relevant to Kobe's legacy.
We're told the staffers believe CBS never should have let the clip see the light of day.
Gayle was being shredded on social media after the promo ran, and she was beside herself, saying she was blindsided and making it clear ... she was going to make her displeasure known to the network. She did just that, and the network folded, saying it erred.
The staffers we spoke with say ... the interview is actually flattering to Kobe and covers his achievements in both life and career.
Our sources say CBS failed by not protecting its undisputed star of the morning show. They should have realized the promo -- out of context -- would subject Gayle to great criticism, but that didn't happen. CBS promises it won't happen again.
Our sources say staffers feel the network owes it to its talent to keep them out of messes like this, especially when King's full interview with Leslie painted a very nice picture of Kobe and his legacy ... and should have been the focus of any excerpts.
Our sources say the person who was responsible for the posting the clip has not been fired but feels awful about what transpired.
Nick Gordon, the former boyfriend of Bobbi Kristina Brown, died from a heroin overdose, according to Florida's Districts 5 & 24 medical examiner's office.
The cause of his death was ruled as heroin toxicity, according to the autopsy report.
Gordon died in Seminole County on January 1 at the age of 30. The autopsy was performed the following day.
Caffeine, morphine and naloxone, a drug that reverses opioid overdoses, were among a series of substances found in Gordon's system, according to toxicology results.
He died three years after he was found liable in a civil case for Brown's death. He was was taken in by Whitney Houston when he was 12 years old and raised alongside the singer's daughter, Bobbi Kristina Brown.
Gordon and Brown became romantically involved after Houston's death in 2012, and tensions between the Gordon and Houston families over the relationship were part of the storyline on Lifetime's short-lived reality show "The Houstons: On Our Own."
Their relationship was thrust into the spotlight after it became public, followed by the death of Brown after she was found unresponsive in a bathtub in January 2015. She remained in a coma until her death six months later.
An autopsy declared that drug intoxication and immersion in water were the cause of the pneumonia and brain damage that ultimately led to Brown's death.
No criminal charges were filed against Gordon, but he was found legally responsible for Brown's death in a civil case and in 2016, was ordered to pay $36 million to the estate of his late girlfriend. Gordon failed to appear for two hearings in the civil case in Brown's death, and her family won by default.
Dramatic video allegedly shows a junior varsity basketball coach at a high school in New Jersey being assaulted by members of his own team, according to a report.
Four members of the team from Malcolm X. Shabazz High School in Newark allegedly assaulted the victim after they exited a bus upon returning from a basketball game in Livingston Tuesday night, as WABC reported.
"Our detectives are investigating this incident to identify and to appropriately charge those individuals involved," the city’s public safety director Anthony Ambrose told the news outlet. "Because high school students are typically juveniles, the names of the suspects will not be released. But those found to have participated in this senseless act of violence will face criminal charges."
There are no reports of any arrests so far.
"I spoke to the superintendent, principal, coaches and team," Newark Mayor Ras Baraka told the news outlet.
"The actions of these students will not be tolerated, and they don't represent the majority of the school. The school and team have many great kids, who go on to college and do great things, and we're proud of them. We support the superintendent and principal and will do whatever we can to make the rest of the year successful."