Brasilia

Mar 11, 2020Ariel HelwaniESPN Staff Writer With two title fights out of the way this weekend, I thought this would be a good time to do another state of the UFC champions address.Let's hit it:Heavyweight: Stipe Miocic Next fight: TBDAccording to his manager, Jim Walter, Miocic still isn't cleared to…

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) has assembled a fan-friendly fight card for the upcoming UFC Fight Night 170 mixed martial arts (MMA) event on ESPN+, which takes place this Sat. (March 14, 2020) inside Nilson Nelson Gymnasium in Brasilia, Brazil. Headlining the event will be a battle of lightweight title hopefuls…

It’s time for another of our infamous and patented Care/Don’t Care Podcasts, with your talent: the astounding Eugene S. Robinson of ozy.com and author of “Fight: Everything You Wanted to Know About Ass-Kicking but Were Afraid You’d Get Your Ass Kicked for Asking” and host of the ‘Ozy Confidential Podcast’,…

For the first time since September 2016, the Octagon returns to Ginásio Nilson Nelson in Brasilia, Brazil as the UFC kicks off its 2020 South American schedule with an outstanding card headlined by a crucial lightweight matchup between Kevin Lee and Charles Oliveira. While last weekend’s UFC 248 pay-per-view in…

Watch a replay of today's show here.Israel Adesanya heard the boobirds for the first time in his UFC career on Saturday night as his middleweight title defense versus Yoel Romero fell short of expectations."One hundred percent, the weirdest fight I've ever been a part of," Adesanya said Monday on Ariel…

FRANKFURT/DUESSELDORF/BRASILIA (Reuters) - A consortium formed by Germany's Thyssenkrupp AG and Brazilian planemaker Embraer SA signed a deal on Thursday to deliver four frigates to Brazil's navy between 2025 and 2028, the companies said in a statement. The contract signed in Rio de Janeiro is part of Brazil's drive to…

BRASILIA/SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil confirmed the first case of a fast-spreading new coronavirus in Latin America on Wednesday, diagnosing a 61-year-old man in Sao Paulo who returned recently from Italy. The official diagnosis comes during Brazil’s carnival holiday, a peak time for domestic travel when millions of revelers throng…

By Lisandra Paraguassu and Carolina MandlBRASILIA/SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil confirmed the first case of a fast-spreading new coronavirus in Latin America on Wednesday, diagnosing a 61-year-old man in Sao Paulo who returned recently from Italy.The official diagnosis comes during Brazil's carnival holiday, a peak time for domestic travel when…

Brazilian octagon vet Renato Moicano won’t underestimate Damir Hadzovic. But he sees a clear path for victory at UFC Brasilia. Moicano will have the home field advantage when he makes his lightweight debut on the UFC’s upcoming card in Brasilia, Brazil, on March 14. A black belt in jiu-jitsu with…

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil has added an extra nine countries to its coronavirus alert list, including Italy, France and Germany, a spokesman for the Health Ministry said on Monday. The measure means passengers entering Brazil from these countries showing coronavirus symptoms, such as fever or coughing, will be placed under…