Invincibles: Chelsea completes historic unbeaten campaign in Women's Super League
Already crowned champion, Chelsea finished with 60 points — 12 more than second-place Arsenal — after 19 wins and three draws.
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UFC 321 Main Event: Tom Aspinall Vs. Ciryl Gane Opening Betting Odds
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Ciryl Gane MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - JULY 27: Tom Aspinall of England reacts after his knockout victory against ... More Curtis Blaydes in the interim UFC heavyweight championship bout during the UFC 304 event at Co-op Live on July 27, 2024 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images) Tom Aspinall (15-3) had a 7-2 professional MMA record when the UFC inked him to a deal in 2020. Aspinall made his promotional debut in July 2020 with a 45-second knockout win over Jake Collier. The win earned the then 27-year-old his first 'Performance of the Night' bonus. A knockout win over Alan Baudot followed in October of that year. Aspinall made it three stoppages in a row in February 2021 when he tapped Andrei Arlovski in the second round of their matchup, a card that was headlined by Curtis Blaydes losing to Derrick Lewis by second-round KO. Aspinall's win over Arlovski broke him into the rankings at No. 13. First-round stoppage wins over Serghei Spivac (TKO) and Alexander Volkov (submission) followed the Arlovski triumph. The Blaydes matchup was next on Aspinall's schedule. The injury he suffered in that contest kept him out of action until July 2023 when he stepped into the Octagon to face Marcin Tybura. Aspinall showed no hesitation or ill effects from his knee injury, as he dispatched Tybura in 73 seconds, winning the fight by TKO. Then, with UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones injured and out of his scheduled UFC 295 matchup against Stipe Miocic, the UFC tapped Aspinall and Sergei Pavlovich to face off for the interim heavyweight title at UFC 295. Aspinall won the bout, and the title, with a 69-second knockout. Aspinall defended the interim crown once, defeating Curtis Blaydes via knockout at the 1:00 mark of Round 1 of their UFC 304 matchup. Now 32, Aspinall has seven first-round stoppage wins and one second-round stoppage victory under the UFC banner. He has never gone past 1:09 of the second round in UFC action. Aspinall has earned seven 'Performance of the Night' bonuses during his UFC run. The only win he has where he failed to pick up a post-fight bonus was his win over Baudot in 2020. LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - DECEMBER 07: Ciryl Gane of France looks on before a heavyweight bout against ... More Alexander Volkov of Russia during the UFC 310 event at T-Mobile Arena on December 07, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC) Ciryl Gane (13-2) is the No. 1 fighter in the official UFC heavyweight rankings. The 35-year-old French competitor has only lost in UFC title fights, falling to Francis Ngannou by decision in 2022 for the undisputed title, and losing to Jon Jones via submission in 2023 for the vacant belt. Gane did capture the interim heavyweight belt in 2021 with a knockout of Derrick Lewis. Gane debuted with the UFC in 2019 following a Muay Thai career. He was 3-0 in MMA when he first fought inside the Octagon. Gane went 7-0 to begin his UFC career. His first loss came in a title unification bout against Ngannou. Gane enters UFC 321 on a two-fight winning streak. He defeated Serghei Spivac by TKO in September 2023. In his most recent trip to the Octagon, Gane bested Alexander Volkov via decision at UFC 310. Tom Aspinall Named UFC Heavyweight Champ LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - MARCH 08: UFC CEO Dana White holds a press conference after the UFC 313 event at ... More T-Mobile Arena on March 08, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC) In June, then-UFC heavyweight champ Jon Jones retired. The UFC named Aspinall the undisputed champion at that time. "Jon Jones called us last night and retired. Jon Jones is officially retired. Tom Aspinall is the heavyweight champion of the UFC," White said during the post-fight press conference following the UFC Baku fight card. "I obviously feel bad for Tom that he lost all that time and money, but we'll make it up to him," White added. "Tom Aspinall is a good guy. He's been incredible through this whole process that we've gone through. He's been willing to do anything – fight him anywhere at any time and do this. Now he's like, 'I'll fight anybody. Tell me who and I'll fight him.' Aspinall has been great. He's going to be a great heavyweight champion for us and I'm excited to work with him." "International Fight Week starts Monday in Las Vegas," White continued. 'Tom will be in Vegas all week with us, so we'll get together with him and figure out what's next.' Tom Aspinall Was The Longest Serving UFC Interim Champion LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - APRIL 13: UFC interim heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall attends the UFC 300 ... More event at T-Mobile Arena on April 13, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images) Aspinall won the interim UFC heavyweight crown in November 2023 with a knockout victory over Sergei Pavlovich at UFC 295. Aspinall took that fight on short notice when the original main event for that card, Jon Jones vs. Stipe Miocic for Jones's heavyweight title was scrapped following an injury to Jones. Despite Aspinall winning the interim crown, UFC CEO Dana White remained steadfast in saying that Jones vs. Miocic was the fight to make. That fight did not take place until November 2024. Jones held on to his belt that night, beating Miocic by TKO in the third round. By that time, Aspinall had already defended his interim crown, scoring a first-round knockout win over Curtis Blaydes at UFC 304 in July 2024. Aspinall, who has not fought since he defeated Blaydes, had been waiting for the title unification bout with Jones since Jones's win over Miocic in November. In late April, Aspinall became the longest-serving UFC interim champion, topping the 535-day reign of Renan Barao, who defended his interim title twice before being named undisputed champion. UFC 321 Official Fights Tom Aspinall vs. Ciryl Gane: For Aspinall's UFC heavyweight title Alexander Volkov vs. Jailton Almeida: Heavyweight Aleksander Rakic vs. Azamat Murzakanov: Light Heavyweight Hamdy Abdelwahab vs. Chris Barnett: Heavyweight Ikram Aliskerov vs. Junyong Park: Middleweight Azat Maksum vs. Mitch Raposo We will have more on UFC 321, including opening betting odds for the co-main event when that fight is made official.
Yahoo
3 hours ago
- Yahoo
Cole Palmer shines for Chelsea in yet another final
Yahoo Sports contributors Christian Polanco and Alexis Guerreros break down Cole Palmer's dominate performance in Chelsea's Club World Cup final win over PSG. Hear the full conversation on the 'The Cooligans' podcast - and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, or wherever you listen. View more Video Transcript Player of the game, um, I think you and I would have the unanimous, choice here uh, choice here. Yes, uh, uh, it has to be Cole Palmer. Cole Palmer was fantastic in this game. He, he ends up not winning, um, the golden boot, um, in the, in the tournament, uh, but he was just, uh, 1 goal shy, uh, of winning it. But 2 goals, uh, and, and you probably should have had a third because that first chance that he missed, uh, was also fantastic, but, uh, 2 goals and 1 assist on, on 4 shots. But more than that, um, not only was he, was he like poised and confident and, and, you know, a lot of people are, are kind of talking about him, uh uh uh in a final that, that he, you know, he is, uh, uh, he shows up in finals, uh, uh, to say the least. But he, I thought he had a great relationship and chemistry with drop Pedro. I mean we saw earlier in the tournament the, the ball that, um, Nicholas Jackson didn't pass to him. He took the shot instead of, uh, passing it, and Cole Palm was furious. He kicked, he kicked the goalpost. He's really, really angry. Since then we have not seen Nicholas Jackson play another game. No, man, he was like, Yo, speaking of Cole, I'm gonna be coldhearted. Get this guy off the squad, bro. He ain't working for us. Cole, uh, spoke to Enzo Maresca's wife and said, Hey, get this guy off the table. What did Alexis say again? What was the advice that Lexis gave you in the VIP suite? Honestly, I'm surprised Cole Palmer wasn't like, yo, add him to the new, uh, the Madueke deal, the No Madueke deal, but we don't need them. They paid too much anyway, give it to them. Uh, yeah, Cole Palmer was great and I think this is, but I, I think there's something to note there. He was great playing for the right. He, it's interesting. I'm not asking him to play the 10 and like he has in spots or to play more centrally. I feel like it's more of his vibe. I don't. The only reason being is that I, he's not that pacey like Pedro, he's not as fast as Pedro. If you get him the ball in space, he's good at going at defenders. So he doesn't necessarily need the space to chase down a ball. They were stopped a couple of times by Nuno Mendez. Mendez is also quite possible, I think against PSG. This was the best possible tactical way to approach this game. Close
Yahoo
3 hours ago
- Yahoo
Ajax Defender Wants To Join Chelsea This Summer: What Will He Add To Maresca's Side?
In a recent post on X, renowned journalist Fabrizio Romano mentioned that Ajax defender Jorrel Hato wants to join Chelsea this summer. It has been revealed that the Blues have agreed on personal terms with the Dutch left-back this off-season. Hato's Impressive Rise In Dutch Football Hato had a solid campaign at the Dutch club after he produced a series of impressive displays on the left side of their backline. The 19-year-old scored three goals and grabbed six assists in 50 appearances for Ajax last season on all fronts. The Dutch talent performed his defensive duties well as he made 58 tackles, 35 blocks and 22 interceptions in the Dutch Eredivisie. He was even tidy when distributing possession from the back based on his pass success rate of 89.4% in league football (stats via His current contract at the Dutch club will expire in the summer of 2028 which could make it difficult for Chelsea to snap him up on the cheap in this transfer window. AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS – NOVEMBER 16: Jorrel Hato of Netherlands in action during the UEFA Nations League 2024/25 League A Group A3 match between Netherlands and Hungary at on November 16, 2024 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. (Photo by) What Will Hato Add To Chelsea Boss Enzo Maresca's Side? Hato is a tough-tackling full-back who can read the danger well and can secure the ball back for his team on the defensive end of the field. He usually clears his lines when required and can even set up a few promising chances for his teammates from the left flank. The Dutch whizkid can even chip in by scoring the odd goal going forward. He is primarily a left-back but can also serve as a central defender if told to do so. However, Hato is still quite inexperienced at the highest level and would need time to adapt to the physical side and high intensity of the Premier League. We can expect Hato to add more quality to Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca's defence. He has what it takes to compete for regular first-team football at Stamford Bridge. The Dutch talent might even help the Blues challenge for some major honours over the next decade. At 19, Hato has the potential to be a future star in European football. Therefore, the West London club should focus on going all out to bring him on board as long as they can get him for a reasonable fee before the end of this transfer window.
