Mike Perry and Dillon Danis are venturing into new waters.
The two well-known combat sports names have agree to meet in an MMA bout on Aug. 29 at the Kia Center in Orlando, headlining the debut combat event from online crypto casino and sportsbook DuelBet. The show will be held under the "Duel: Arena" promotional banner, organized by veteran MMA matchmaker Dean Toole, featuring a hybrid card composed of MMA, kickboxing and boxing bouts.
The card, including Perry vs. Danis, will take place in a ring rather than a cage, per MMA Fighting. Toole told the outlet that the Aug. 29 lineup will additionally include "some influencer bouts as well, and a few [other] UFC vets" to be announced soon.
Perry (15-8 MMA) made his successful return to MMA in May with a second-round stoppage of Nate Diaz on MVP MMA's Rousey vs. Carano event on Netflix.
Prior to that, "Platinum" hadn't competed in MMA since exiting the UFC in 2021. Over that five-year gap, Perry emerged as the face of bare-knuckle boxing, rattling off a perfect 6-0 record in BKFC buoyed by brutal wins over a cascade of UFC veterans, including former champions Luke Rockhold and Eddie Alvarez, and current contender Michael Page.

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The Tennessee ***** ans kicked off the opening salvo of training camp when rookies reported on Thursday and are just days away from taking the field.
The ***** ans changed almost everything during the offseason, with an upgraded staff led by head coach Robert Saleh, a retooled roster, and even a new organizational brand, setting higher expectations heading into the 2026 season. With so many new faces, it will be interesting to watch the team come together and build a solid foundation.
This is also true of the staff, the new coordinators, and the position coaches. Where Jourdan Rodrigue of The Athletic believes new nickelback coach Dalton Hilliard could be a coach to watch on Saleh’s staff.
Tennessee ***** ans: Dalton Hilliard, defensive backs/nickels
Hilliard will be in his first NFL coaching season after a decade in college football. While Tennessee’s new coaching staff is a bit of a wild card, its structure shows real potential — and part of my reasoning starts with Hilliard. To split the three DBs coaches (safeties, cornerbacks, nickels) into more specific designations is interesting in itself and extremely in tune with the modern game. But to have a coach in Hilliard who will specialize in nickel players (whether corner, safety, or hybrid linebacker) speaks even further to how head coach Robert Saleh wants to react to the latest offensive evolutions that force defenses to cover “move” players of all sizes, from tight ends (including out of heavier personnel groupings) to fullbacks and large slot receivers. This might be a really smart way to structure a defensive staff in this era, and Hilliard will play a key role in that.

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The Chargers have had themselves quite an offseason.
They've revamped and retooled like few teams this offseason, and their biggest offseason acquisition may have been offensive coordinator Mike McDaniel.
After serving as the Dolphins' head coach for the last four seasons, McDaniel heads to sunny Southern California with the goal of taking the Chargers' offense —and Justin Herbert — to the next level.
There's no denying Herbert's talent from the moment he stepped onto an NFL field; however, many wonder if the 28-year-old could take his game to the next level.
With McDaniel running things now, the expectation is that he will make things easier for himself. And some believe that an MVP could be on the horizon for the now veteran quarterback, including for NFL safety, Donte Whitner.

Ireland boss Andy Farrell admitted he was "more relieved than anything" after his side battled through a scrappy performance to beat a spirited ****** an in the Nations Championship.
Tries from Nick Timoney, Tom O'Toole, Robbie Henshaw, debutant Sean Jansen and Tom Stewart helped Ireland win 36-20 at McDonald Jones Stadium in Newcastle.
Taira Main and Hayate Era crossed for ****** an but Ireland finished with a flourish to deny the Brave Blossoms just a second win in 12 meetings between the sides.
"If you look at it, the scoreline is the scoreline but it flattered us a little bit, especially with stop-start nature of the game, the errors and stuff like that," said Farrell.
"But I was just saying to the lads that that happens in sport when you tinker a lot. We put them under a lot of pressure this week as coaches with the changes, the different combinations, lads not playing for a long time.

Every year, the NFL head-coaching carousel kicks off the offseason and can, at times, spark immediate change within an organization. In 2025, three teams with a new head coach made the playoffs. In 2026, the Tennessee ****** ans will join nine other teams with a new head coach, and they hope to see results early.
With the new staff led by Robert Saleh and a retooled roster, excitement is building within the organization, and expectations are high that the ****** ans will take a significant step forward. And as Moe Moton of Bleacher Report points out, it may be a tough road, but the ****** ans do have a shot at making the playoffs in 2026.
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The Tennessee ****** ans could be the league's biggest surprise playoff team if quarterback Cam Ward makes a significant second-year leap, which is a realistic expectation with his revamped receiver unit.
Tennessee signed wideout Wan'Dale Robinson, who racked up a career-high 1,014 receiving yards last season. During most of his four-year tenure with the New York Giants, he played under offensive play-caller Brian Daboll, which bodes well for his role in the ****** ans' aerial attack.

Chicago Sky point guard Skylar Diggins confirmed on Monday, July 6, that she would be coming off the bench after starting all 19 games this season.
"I've been putting my body on the line all year for this team," Diggins told the media at a shootaround in Phoenix, where the Sky will play the Mercury on Tuesday. "I've done everything that's been asked of me. I've been great professionally, that's the decision that's made, and I gotta live with that."Earlier in the day, Diggins had posted on social media: "Now I'm coming off the bench?????? Cool."
Then she posted a video saying: "And the crazy part about it all is that ... I've been so quiet. I've been so good and quiet."
Diggins, 35, is likely being benched in favor of Courtney Vandersloot, 37, who returned to the lineup on June 26 after recovering from a torn right ACL.
Diggins, who was an All-Star last season, is averaging 14.2 points, 3.2 rebounds and 4.9 ***** ists per game in 29.1 minutes a game. Vandersloot has averaged 8.7 points and 6.0 ***** ists in 16 minutes of play.The Sky, who retooled in the offseason by trading away Angel Reese, won three of their first four games before Rickea Jackson tore the ACL in her left knee. Chicago has won three games since then and is 13th in the WNBA standings with a 6-14 record.

As the nation celebrates the 250th anniversary of the United States, one can’t help but look back and reminisce about the past and the tremendous achievements that have transpired. But for some NFL fans, the 4th of July is just another day in the countdown to the start of training camps.
The Tennessee ***** ans are set to kick off what they hope is the start of something big with a new staff, a retooled roster, and an excitement that hadn’t been felt in some time. Yet, if you listen to some of the ***** ysts outside of Nashville, they see it differently, and Moe Moton of Bleacher Report believes the ***** ans have two of the most overpaid players in the league on their roster: Dan Moore and Alontae Taylor.
Yesterday, we covered Moore, but now, we will look at what he says about Taylor.
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2026 cash salary: $22 million

Day two of the Barrett Media Audio Summit was a smashing success. As someone who has attended the sports summits over the years, I thought the retooled approach to this year’s event was a smart pivot. Instead of two days full of content, discussion, and networking, organizers embraced a less-is-more approach. However, one element of this year’s annual gathering of the best in sports media stood out more than anything else. It should have been predictable, but unfortunately, I forgot to ask my AI agent about it.
Woven throughout every conversation was the role AI plays in the industry’s evolving workflow. From sales and marketing to programming, video editing, prep sheets, and even the occasional email, AI surfaced in every panel throughout the day. That’s a far cry from where we were just a couple of years ago, when AI seemed like something off in the distance.
How did we get here so quickly? What happened over the past few years that caused the sports media business to move AI from the back burner to the forefront of nearly every conversation at the Barrett Media Audio Summit?
The answer is actually pretty simple. AI stopped being a futuristic concept and became a practical one because the sports media industry isn’t unlike any other business today.
Sports radio has always embraced tools that create efficiency. We moved from carts to digital automation, from fax machines to email, from tape editing to Adobe Audition, and from physical media kits to digital marketing campaigns. Every technological shift initially produced skepticism before eventually becoming standard operating procedure.

Dayo Odeyingbo's first season with the Chicago Bears didn't go according to plan, as he only played in eight games after rupturing his Achilles tendon in Week 9 against the Cincinnati Bengals.
Coming off a career year with the Indianapolis Colts in 2024, Odeyingbo received his first big pay day with a three-year, $48 million contract, including $32 million guaranteed, with the Bears last offseason. It was the same offseason that general manager Ryan Poles signed veteran defensive tackle Grady Jarrett, retooled the offensive line, and hired head coach Ben Johnson.
With only 16.5 career sacks upon arriving in Chicago, the move seemed questionable, but Odeyingbo planned to prove his worth to the city. In his short sample size last season, he tallied just one sack, four QB hits, 21 tackles, and two tackles for loss.
The need for a pass rusher opposite Montez Sweat was obvious when the Bears signed Odeyingbo, and it was apparent when he left. Who knows how his 2025 season would have ended, but having another rusher available would have made a significant impact.
With Chicago wrapping their offseason program ahead of training camp next month, Odeyingbo, seven months removed from the Achilles injury, has already been on the practice field, and he seems like a motivated Dayo.

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Alphabet named company veteran Marsida Saraci as the tech giant's next principal accounting officer, effective immediately, according to a securities filing Friday.
Saraci, 47, has worked for Google's parent for about 15 years, most recently serving as vice president, finance - deputy controller. Prior to joining the company in 2011 she worked at Big Four firm KPMG for more than eight years.
The appointment follows roughly two months after Amie Thuener O'Toole stepped down from the dual roles of PAO and corporate controller at Alphabet. Thuener, 51, left the Mountainview, Calif.-based company to take the finance reins of the semiconductor and software infrastructure company Broadcom this month, CFO Dive previously reported.
Alphabet has a history of promoting women to its top finance and leadership posts. In 2024, the company tapped Eli Lilly veteran Anat Ashkenazi to succeed Ruth Porat, the company's longest serving CFO. Porat stepped down from the post to transition to a newly created dual role of president and chief investment officer at the company.