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Joel Kaplan, Meta’s chief global affairs officer, shared the news on X, stating, “By Monday afternoon, our fact-checking program in the US will be officially over. That means no new fact checks and no fact checkers.” He added, “In place of fact checks, the first Community Notes will start appearing gradually across Facebook, Threads & Instagram, with no penalties attached.”

Meta has appointed three new members to its board of directors

athletes, Trump's signature dance has become a global phenomenon. The chief com-dancer's moves are gaining popularity, as quoted in a report by The New York Post. Athletes on the football pitch, soccer pitch, and even mixed martial arts octagon are now using President-elect Donald Trump's signature moves as a celebratory dance. Trump has a history of cutting rugs during the campaign. Trump received a hero's welcome at Madison Square Garden on Saturday when he arrived from backstage like a heavyweight fighter to thunderous applause. Elon Musk, RFK Jr. and UFC CEO Dana White were among his entourage members.

Game of Thrones and House of the Dragon are familiar with the imagery of raising banners to rally support from loyal houses. In the 2024 U.S. election, this idea finds a parallel as numerous celebrities publicly back their favored candidates, aligning with either the Trump-Vance or Harris-Walz campaigns. Here are some prominent figures supporting Trump:

UFC star Alex Pereira has disclosed that he is willing to fight with Jake Paul because he aims to join Dana White’s idea of promoting more boxing matches. Jake Paul has faced several mixed martial artists since his arrival in the boxing area. Jake Paul has secured wins over Tyron Woodley, Ben Askren, Nate Diaz, and Mike Perry with an almost flawless boxing record. He is undergoing training presently for an upcoming faceoff with Mike Tyson. However, he also has an eye on UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Alex Pereira. The fight with Alex Pereira will add another accolade to his boxing career, and it will also increase his ambition to face elite fighters across various disciplines. Also Read: Better Man trailer, release date: Robbie Williams depicted as singing Monkey. Watch here

UFC 303. The mixed martial arts event was supposed to have witnessed a bout between the two legends: Conor McGregor and Michael Chandler. This has now been delayed. UFC President Dana White posted on X (formerly Twitter) that McGregor is still recovering from an injury and this has delayed the bout. The new main event will feature a bout between Alex Pereira and Jiri Prochazka.

UFC had recently announced its decision to return to UK for some upcoming matches. Now, Manchester will see the return of UFC in it's very popular venue after a long gap since 2016, when the UFC 204 was held in Manchester Arena. This year, Manchester Arena will again see the UFC franchise coming back on July 27 with all guns blazing, as per a report on SportsBible

Jake Paul has been in the news for his upcoming bout with legendary pugilist Mike Tyson. Now, Paul has challenged Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) legends Nate Diaz and Jorge Masvidal for a fight in Octagon, a special ring where UFC fights are held. In a fiery social media post where Paul retorted to Diaz and Masvidal for belittling his mettle as a boxer and also included UFC boss Dana White. Paul had defeated Diaz on August 5, 2023 but it was a boxing match. Masvidal recently has ridiculed Paul's boxing prowess. Paul, who has never participated in MMA event, will be in his biggest boxing fight of the career against Mike Tyson on July 20.

Blockchain platform VeChain has announced its partnership with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) to tokenize fighter gloves and track their identities using the VeChainThor network. 

Colby Covington has raised concerns about perceived political bias among judges following his unanimous decision loss to Leon Edwards at UFC 296, especially with former US President Donald Trump in attendance. Covington is advocating for a rematch in the aftermath of his defeat to Edwards. In the post-fight press conference, Covington alleged that the judges have consistently shown bias against him due to his association with Trump. He claimed that his support for Trump has led to unfavorable judgments, stating, the judges hate him because he supported Trump.

Michael 'Venom' Page will make his octagon debut at UFC 299 in Miami on March 9, 2024, and take on American Kevin Holland in his first fight. The welterweight was in talks with several MMA promotions but has opted to join domestic rival the UFC. The UFC President Dana White announced the news after Briton Leon Edwards' successful defense of his welterweight title on Saturday. Page has 21 wins and two defeats on his record. He competed 18 times for Bellator before his contract expired after his previous fight in March.

Returning to its home base in Las Vegas, the promotion presents UFC 296 at the T-Mobile Arena, promising an exciting night with a dual title fight spectacle at the forefront.

Regrettably, UFC 295 faced a setback with the injury sidelining heavyweight champion Jon Jones, leading to the cancellation of his scheduled title defense against Stipe Miocic. Despite this unforeseen turn of events affecting the planned main event, the fight card remains brimming with compelling matchups, promising a night of closely contested battles for fans to relish.

Bud Light has entered the ring with a strategic move to revive its brand, as it becomes the official sponsor of the mixed martial arts league UFC. An exciting development is underway as the Anheuser-Busch brand Bud Light embarks on a multiyear sponsorship journey with the UFC, set to commence on January 1, 2024.

Bud Light is set to return as the official beer of the UFC in the U.S. next year as the brand tries to recover from a conservative backlash to a promotion with a transgender influencer

UFC and the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency is coming to an end, which could mean that Conor McGregor will be back in the octagon sooner than anticipated. USADA CEO Travis Tygart on Wednesday made a pair of announcements in a statement regarding his agency's relationship with the UFC.

Fury and Ngannou are poised to contest the 'Riyadh Champion' belt, a prestigious WBC commission title. This event marks a significant moment in the realm of crossover super fights, akin to the historic Conor McGregor vs. Floyd Mayweather bout. Having briefly retired from boxing, Fury is now resolute in seizing the opportunities presented in this phase of his career. The impending encounter between Fury and Ngannou promises to be an epic spectacle, hailing as one of the most significant heavyweight contests in recent memory. While Fury's focus remains firmly on his impending clash with Ngannou, he's already contemplating his next formidable opponent from the world of MMA.

Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg, the two tech giants engaged in another round of subtle verbal sparring. Zuckerberg posted on Instagram story, “Send me the location" along with the screenshot of Musk’s tweet where he had first challenged the Meta owner. Responding to this, the X-owner accused Zuckerberg of apparently not accepting the challenge.

cage fight between tech titans Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk seems to have hit a major roadblock, as the former has announced that it's «time to move on» from the spectacle. The rivalry between the billionaire CEOs took a dramatic twist as Zuckerberg publicly called out Musk's lack of commitment to the bout. In a recent post on his social media platform Threads, Zuckerberg expressed his frustration, stating, «I think we can all agree Elon isn't serious and it's time to move on. I offered a real date. Dana White offered to make this a legit competition for charity.» «Elon won't confirm a date, then says he needs surgery, and now asks to do a practice round in my backyard instead. If Elon ever gets serious about a real date and official event, he knows how to reach me. Otherwise, time to move on. I'm going to focus on competing with people who take the sport seriously,» he added.

Zuckerberg seems to be getting hotter by the day. Twitter owner Elon Musk has now called the Meta boss a 'chicken' in response to his latest post about the long-awaited cage match. Replying to a post on X (formerly Twitter), Musk wrote, “Zuck is a chicken" Mark Zuckerberg on Sunday said that Elon Musk isn't serious about the cage fight and noted that it's time to move on.