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UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir and former UFC light heavyweight champ Vitor Belfort will join Angle on the broadcast featuring eight heavyweights.

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Welcome to The Weekly Takedown, Sports Illustrated’s in-depth look at MMA. Every week, this column offers insight and information on the most noteworthy stories in the fight world.

Kurt Angle won an Olympic gold medal in amateur wrestling. He followed that up with an impressive second act, becoming a global entity as one of the most compelling pro wrestlers of all-time.

The Los Angeles Lakers are reportedly finalizing a three-team trade that would send Russell Westbrook to the Utah Jazz and acquire D’Angelo Russell from the Minnesota Timberwolves. Malik Beasley and Jarred Vanderbilt would also go to LA. The Lakers are also sending Patrick Beverley to Orlando for Mo Bamba and Thomas Bryant to Denver for wing depth. Nick Wright, Chris Broussard and Kevin Wildes determine if Lakers can contend in the West.

The Chiefs quarterback will make his third Super Bowl appearance this weekend.
Patrick Mahomes is often compared to Tom Brady in terms of quarterback dominance.
Where the Chiefs quarterback lacks in comparison to the now retired NFL quarterback, for one, is the amount of Super Bowl titles. Brady retired with seven Super Bowl rings and 10 overall appearances. At age 27, Mahomes has one Super Bowl win and at least three appearances, and he could potentially win his second ring on Sunday.
So, is Mahomes’s ultimate goal to catch up to Brady and give him a run for the “G.O.A.T.

Playing at Fiserv Forum before embarking on a four-game road trip, the Bucks were never in the game after the first few minutes.

NBA trade season is here! Check out the grades from our NBA reporters as the moves continue to roll in on Thursday.

FOX Sports’ Joel Klatt explains why it is easier for a coach to win a Super Bowl than the College Football Playoff.

Chiefs head coach Andy Reid and QB Patrick Mahomes had to deal with some awkward music-related questions ahead of Super Bowl LVII

Who came out on top after a busy week of moves? Who didn’t?
The NBA trade deadline has officially passed after a dizzying flurry of moves starting with the late-night shocker that sent Kevin Durant to the Suns. From there we had complicated three-teamers, a gaggle of second-round picks, reunions, cost-cutting moves, and some teams surprisingly standing pat. Let’s run through some winners and losers.

Marshall pulled a fast one on Mahomes, but Rihanna came to the rescue.
The time in between the conference championship games and the Super Bowl can feel interminable—for fans, of course, but especially for players. Anything that can help a player’s mental state in the intervening weeks is a plus, and a compliment can go a long way toward boosting somebody’s state of mind.
Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes thought he received the ultimate ego boost from the biggest star of Super Bowl weekend. But, it turns out, he was led astray.

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This may not have been a flashy trade, but it may just turn out to be a difference maker.
The NBA trade deadline lived up to all the hype and did not disappoint. We had significant trades, impactful trades, and some head-scratchers mixed in. But, of course, we all know about the blockbuster trade that happened while most people were asleep.