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Yahoo
13-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
U.S. Welterweight Bashes Canada, Then Guess What Happens vs. Canadian In UFC Bout
U.S. welterweight Charles Radtke talked smack about Canada, then got smacked silly by Canadian Mike Malott in their UFC bout in Montreal on Saturday. (Watch the videos below.) Malott (12-2-1) floored Radtke (10-5) with a left hook in the second round and rained punches on the American as he lay on his back before the referee stopped the bout. MIKE MALOTT GETS IT DONE IN ROUND 2 🇨🇦 # — ESPN MMA (@espnmma) May 11, 2025 With tensions between the U.S. and Canada at perhaps an all-time high due to President Donald Trump's tariffs and talk of annexing Canada, Radtke ratcheted up the adversarial hype during a prefight press conference. He referenced Canadian hockey fans who booed the 'Star-Spangled Banner' before the Americans played in the same arena during the 4 Nations Face-Off in February. 'I don't give a shit about hockey,' Radtke said. 'That's not my gig. But what I do hold dear is I grew up on a bison ranch with my grandfather, who's a sergeant major in the Marine Corps, and when you all booed the national anthem, somebody's going to have to pay for that.' "When y'all boo the [U.S.] national anthem, someone's going to have to pay for that."Charles Radtke doesn't plan to hold back against Canadian Mike Malott at UFC — OutKick (@Outkick) May 9, 2025 The American also refused to shake Malott's hand at one point. Huge ovation for Canada's own Mike Malott after Charles Radtke refuses to shake his hand 🇨🇦 # — Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) May 9, 2025 But the victor took the high road when boos erupted for his opponent in the post-fight interview. (Fans repeatedly chanted 'fuck you, Radtke' during the bout.) 'Hey, no, don't boo him,' Malott said. 'We're celebrating now. That's done. We're cheering. This is our time. No negativity, just positivity, baby. And when it comes to defending this country in the octagon, know one thing, Canada: I stand on guard for thee.' Malott's tailoring of a line from 'O Canada' was a knockout. Boxer Dry Humps Opponent On Tyson-Paul Undercard. Fans Aghast. Mike Tyson's Naked Butt Makes Surprising Pre-Fight Appearance Jake Paul Wins Decision Over Mike Tyson
USA Today
11-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
UFC 315 video: Mike Malott floors Charles Radtke with a \
UFC 315 video: Mike Malott floors Charles Radtke with a "Proper" left hook "Proper" Mike Malott gave the Canadian crowd plenty to cheer about at UFC 315. In the feature preliminary bout, Malott (12-2-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC) faced Charles Radtke in a welterweight tilt at Bell Centre in Montreal. After a competitive opening round, Malott finished Radtke (10-5 MMA, 3-2 UFC) just 26 seconds into Round 2. A "Proper" left hook spelled the beginning of the end for Radtke, who wasn't a popular figure with the Montreal crowd due to some pre-fight comments he made about Canada. In fact, the crowd chanted "F*ck you, Radtke" repeatedly during the opening round, a rarity for respectful attendees in the country. Malott found the chin early in Round 2 with the cracking shot, leading to the finish seconds later after hard, accurate follow-up punches. Referee Marc Goddard rushed in to stop the fight, sending Montreal into celebration mode. Check out video of the finish below (via X): "When it comes to defending this country in the octagon, know one thing Canada: I stand on guard for thee," Malott said during his post-fight interview with Daniel Cormier. Malott was also aware of Radtke's pre-fight comments, but didn't want the crowd to boo him anymore after the fight because it was time to celebrate the victory instead. With the win, Malott makes it back-to-back victories, following a unanimous decision win over Trevin Giles in November. Meanwhile, Radtke failed to stay in the win column as he entered this fight after a first-round finish of Matthew Semelsberger, which also took place in November. Up-to-the-minute UFC 315 results
Forbes
06-05-2025
- Sport
- Forbes
UFC 315 Fight Card: Prelims Odds, Picks And Predictions
RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA - FEBRUARY 01: Jasmine Jasudavicius of Canada reacts after a victory against ... More Mayra Bueno Silva of Brazil in a flyweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at anb Arena on February 01, 2025 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC) The UFC 315 pay-per-view card takes place this weekend in Montreal, Canada. While the top of the card features two UFC title fights, fight fans, especially Canadian fight fans, will want to tune in for the prelims and early prelims of the event, as more than half of the non-PPV bouts feature Canadian competitors. We look at the betting odds, line movement, predictions and picks for the prelims of UFC 315, which feature two Canadian fighters. The main event of the ESPN+ streaming PPV card finds UFC welterweight champion Belal Muhammad making his first defense of his title. Muhammad faces the No. 5 ranked Jack Della Maddalena in that contest. Meanwhile, in the UFC 315 co-main event, Valentina Shevchenko looks to start her second run as the women's flyweight champion with a victory over the No. 2 ranked contender, Manon Fiorot. The main card of UFC 315 streams on ESPN+ PPV following prelims on ESPN and early prelims on ESPN+. Mike Malott vs. Charles Radtke Jéssica Andrade vs. Jasmine Jasudavicius Modestas Bukauskas vs. Ion Cutelaba Navajo Stirling vs. Ivan Erslan EDMONTON, ALBERTA - NOVEMBER 02: Mike Malott react after a victory against Trevin Giles in a ... More welterweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at Rogers Place on November 02, 2024 in Edmonton, Alberta. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC) When the betting odds for the welterweight contest for Mike Malott vs. Charles Radtke were first published, Malott was the -225 betting favorite over the +185 Radtke. Today, Malott is -220, while Radtke is the +185 betting underdog. Malott opened his UFC career with three stoppage wins, but that run ended abruptly when he more or less quit in a TKO loss to Neil Magny at UFC 297. He bounced back from that rough performance with a decision win over Trevin Giles in November 2024. Radtke is 3-1 in the UFC and coming off a "Performance of the Night" bonus-winning knockout win over Matthew Semelsberger in November. Malott is the better fighter in this contest, and if we go by his win over Giles, he's at least attempted to address the shortcomings we saw in the Magny bout. So, the betting pick is Malott, who is fighting in his home country to win via decision, but that pick is made with some apprehension, and there could be value in Radtke getting the upset if one doesn't feel confident in Malott. RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA - FEBRUARY 01: Jasmine Jasudavicius of Canada reacts after a victory against ... More Mayra Bueno Silva of Brazil in a flyweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at anb Arena on February 01, 2025 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC) We have ranked women's flyweight fighters in this one in the No. 7 Jessica Andrade against the No. 9 Jasmine Jasudavicius. The opening odds saw Jasudavicius as the -400 favorite over the +330 Andrade. The betting line has moved a fair amount for this matchup. Today, Jasudavicius is listed at -265, while Andrade is +225. Andrade, a former UFC strawweight champ, moved back to 125 after a 2-2 run at 115. In her first fight back at flyweight, Andrade dropped a decision to Natalia Silva, who is fighting on the PPV portion of this card. As for Jasudavicius, she is on a four-fight winning streak, with three of those bouts coming at 125 pounds and the other at 135. Jasudavicius has a significant advantage in height and reach in this bout, and that could come into play if the fight goes to the ground, which is where Jasudavicius will try to force the action. She has picked up 10 takedowns in her past three fights and picked up more than 20 minutes of control time in those outings, all of which were three-round contests. Andrade needs to keep the fight standing, but that will be hard for her to accomplish against her opponent's wrestling. The betting pick is for Jasudavicius to grind out a decision. SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - FEBRUARY 22: Modestas Bukauskas of Lithuania reacts after a victory against ... More Rafael Cerqueira of Brazil in a light heavyweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at Climate Pledge Arena on February 22, 2025 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC) We have two light heavyweight bouts opening the UFC 315 prelims. This 205-pound scrap found Modestas Bukauskas opening at -115 against Ion Cutelaba who was listed at -125. The fight remains a pick 'em, with Bukauskas at -119 and Cutelaba at -101. Bukauskas, a former two-time Cage Warriors light heavyweight champ, is in his second stint with the UFC. In his first run with the promotion, Bukauskas went 1-3. He rejoined the UFC in 2023 and is 4-1 in his current run, with back-to-back victories, most recently knocking out Raffael Cerqueira in February. Cutelaba has been with the UFC since 2016. He had not won two fights in a row with the promotion until he put together back-to-back wins in his two most recent outings. His most recent win came in February when he submitted İbo Aslan. This should be a fun bout, and it would not be a surprise to see it end with a knockout. I'm going with the more technical fighter, Bukauskas, to get things done. TAMPA, FLORIDA - DECEMBER 14: Navajo Stirling of New Zealand reacts after a unanimous-decision ... More victory against Tuco Tokkos of England in a light heavyweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at Amalie Arena on December 14, 2024 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC) Navajo Stirling opened as a -275 betting favorite over Ivan Erslan, who was listed at +185. Those betting odds for the first prelim on the UFC 315 fight card currently have Stirling at -265 and Erslan at +225. Stirling made a statement on the DWCS series, earning a contract with a KO win. In his first UFC fight, he picked up a decision win over Tuco Tokkos. As for Erslan, his first UFC came against Ion Cutelaba, a bout that Cutelaba won via split decsion. Stirling is rather green to MMA with a 6-0 pro record, but he has kickboxing experience. As shown in his most recent fight, he lacks ground skills. Erslan is also a striker, and that makes Stirling the pick via decision. However, if Erslan does have grappling skills and starts to pick up takedowns in the early going of this one, it might serve bettors well to find some live betting options and switch that pick. *Betting odds and betting line movement via BetOnline Saturday, May 10, 2025 Early Prelims: 6:00 p.m. ET Prelims: 8:00 p.m. ET Main Card: 10:00 p.m ET Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada We will have more on UFC 315 as fight night approaches, including main card picks and predictions. Also, look for UFC 315 results and reactions on fight night.
USA Today
30-03-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
Songs for the ages: At 95, he plays the trumpet for fellow retirees
Songs for the ages: At 95, he plays the trumpet for fellow retirees Mark Anson says playing the trumpet keeps him busy and gives his neighbors some sweet music to help ease loneliness. Show Caption Hide Caption Playing a musical instrument can be beneficial for an aging brain Practicing and reading music is a complex endeavor, so complex that experts believe it could help sustain good memory. unbranded - Lifestyle Mark Anson really didn't have an answer when asked his secret for longevity. "It's a surprise to me that I'm this old," the 95-year-old admitted. "I think I woke up one day and I was 90." Kayla Malott, residential living director at Heritage Pointe of Warren, the Indiana retirement community where Anson lives, has a theory: She thinks maybe Anson's daily trumpet concerts help him stay young at heart. The retired farmer said he started playing trumpet as a boy, when he heard a trumpeter who played for a neighborhood band. "We didn't have money for a horn," Anson remembered, "so he gave me his." Many decades later, Anson entertains his neighbors at Heritage Pointe, going out to his third-floor balcony to serenade staff and fellow seniors with standards like "Let Me Call You Sweetheart" and "Take Me Out to the Ballgame." "We have a lot of music lovers here," said Malott, who's been at Heritage Pointe for about a year. "A lot of our residents have an interest in music." Trumpet sounds, three floors up When the weather is nice, Anson plays outdoors, and the sound carries, said Malott, spreading some joy around the community and the small town of Warren (population: 1,205). "Sometimes you can hear him across town, or when you're rolling up to work or to visit," she said. Anson used to be a farmer, raising corn and beans and a herd of as many as 80 Holstein cows ‒ a career he said that "went pretty well for me," even if it was hard work. He is a father of three (one daughter died last year) and grandfather of three and passed his love of music to his sons. His new trumpet, which he said he's still getting used to playing, was a gift from his grandson. Playing for fun and his neighbors Anson, who never played professionally, said he learned to play the trumpet even though a heart condition kept him out of the Armed Forces when he was young. He played from time to time in a local ensemble called the Erie Band, but mostly, he said, "I played to entertain myself." He's also entertaining his neighbors at Heritage Pointe, a retirement community of just over 100 residents in Warren, about 90 miles north of Indianapolis. Malott said residents who've fallen ill and have to be isolated are especially appreciative of his music, which makes them feel a little less alone. Anson sometimes starts a little early, Malott said, and occasionally staff might need to remind him "some people like to sleep in." But, she said, he's always considerate of others. The nonagenarian enjoys playing for his neighbors and said sometimes the people living on floors beneath his will call up to him with requests. "Let Me Call You Sweetheart," popularized by Bing Crosby, seems to be a favorite. "I thought (the song) was for old people," Anson said of the song. "But it turns out I'm old, too!" Do you want to share a slice of Americana with USA TODAY? Contact Phaedra Trethan by email at ptrethan@ on X (formerly Twitter) @wordsbyphaedra, on BlueSky @byphaedra, or on Threads @by_phaedra
USA Today
30-03-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
Songs for the ages: At 95, he plays trumpet for fellow retirees
Songs for the ages: At 95, he plays trumpet for fellow retirees Mark Anson says playing trumpet keeps him busy and gives his neighbors some sweet music to help ease loneliness. Show Caption Hide Caption Playing a musical instrument can be beneficial for an aging brain Practicing and reading music is a complex endeavor, so complex that experts believe it could help sustain good memory. unbranded - Lifestyle Mark Anson really didn't have an answer when asked his secret for longevity. "It's a surprise to me that I'm this old," the 95-year-old admitted. "I think I woke up one day and I was 90." Kayla Malott, residential living director at Heritage Pointe of Warren, the Indiana retirement community where Anson lives, has a theory: She thinks maybe Anson's daily trumpet concerts help him stay young at heart. The retired farmer said he started playing trumpet as a boy, when he heard a trumpeter who played for a neighborhood band. "We didn't have money for a horn," Anson remembered, "so he gave me his." Many decades later, Anson entertains his neighbors at Heritage Pointe, going out to his third-floor balcony to serenade staff and fellow seniors with standards like "Let Me Call You Sweetheart" and "Take Me Out to the Ballgame." "We have a lot of music lovers here," said Malott, who's been at Heritage Pointe for about a year. "A lot of our residents have an interest in music." Trumpet sounds, three floors up When the weather is nice, Anson plays outdoors, and the sound carries, said Malott, spreading some joy around the community and the small town of Warren (population: 1,205). "Sometimes you can hear him across town, or when you're rolling up to work or to visit," she said. Anson used to be a farmer, raising corn and beans and a herd of as many as 80 Holstein cows ‒ a career he said that "went pretty well for me," even if it was hard work. He is a father of three (one daughter died last year) and grandfather of three, and passed his love of music to his sons. His new trumpet, which he admitted he's still getting used to playing, was a gift from his grandson. Playing for fun and his neighbors Anson, who never played professionally, said he learned to play the trumpet even though a heart condition kept him out of the Armed Forces when he was young. He played from time to time in a local ensemble called the Erie Band, but mostly, he said, "I played to entertain myself." He's also entertaining his neighbors at Heritage Pointe, a retirement community of just over 100 residents in Warren, about 90 miles north of Indianapolis. Malott said residents who've fallen ill and have to be isolated are especially appreciative of his music, which makes them feel a little less alone. Anson sometimes starts a little early, Malott said, and occasionally staff might need to remind him "some people like to sleep in." But, she said, he's always considerate of others. The nonagenarian enjoys playing for his neighbors, and said sometimes the people living on floors beneath his will call up to him with requests. "Let Me Call You Sweetheart," popularized by Bing Crosby, seems to be a favorite. "I thought (the song) was for old people," Anson said of the song. "But it turns out I'm old, too!" Do you want to share a slice of Americana with USA TODAY? Contact Phaedra Trethan by email at ptrethan@ on X (formerly Twitter) @wordsbyphaedra, on BlueSky @byphaedra, or on Threads @by_phaedra
