Mike Tyson went out sad against influencer Jake Paul, and it was a depressing spectacle despite being bonkers business. on the MMA side, UFC 309 is over, and Jon Jones was able to deftly dispatch of Stipe Miocic. Does that really help his status as heavyweight champion? Stipe handled it all with grace, but the heavyweight landscape remains murky despite a clear-cut contender in interim champ Tom Aspinall.

Also, there’s Charles Oliveira. A man we don’t deserve, fighting against both Michael Chandler and the incompetence of referee Keith Peterson. Finally, it looks like Ryan Garcia found a way around his suspension, and it’s kind of an ugly one.

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