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Yahoo
26-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Timber! This heavyweight head kick KO at Tuff-N-Uff 143 created a sickening thud
There's something extra vicious about a heavyweight head kick knockout. Whether it's the sound when the kick connects or the thudding bounce of the unconscious big body on the canvas, there's nothing quite like a head kick KO at the 265-pound weight limit. At Tuff-N-Uff 143, O'Shay Jordan (3-2) smashed Mark Currier (3-6) with a powerful left head kick in the third round of their heavyweight tilt at Palms Casino in Las Vegas. Currier immediately stiffened and crashed to the mat, creating a loud thump like a professional wrestler bumping in the ring. Only this wasn't a scripted fall, and the hammerfists that rained in from Jordan until the referee rushed in were brutal, too. After the referee saved Currier from further damage, Jordan immediately went into celebration mode, and nearly scored another knockout as he narrowly missed connecting with another head kick to a commission official who entered the cage. Check out video of the finish below (via X): OOOH!!! 😱 #TNU143 — UFC FIGHT PASS (@UFCFightPass) April 26, 2025 This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: Heavyweight head kick KO at Tuff-N-Uff 143 causes sickening thud
USA Today
26-04-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Timber! This heavyweight head kick KO at Tuff-N-Uff 143 created a sickening thud
Timber! This heavyweight head kick KO at Tuff-N-Uff 143 created a sickening thud Check out this Knockout of the Month submission from O'Shay Jordan at Tuff-N-Uff 143 in Las Vegas. There's something extra vicious about a heavyweight head kick knockout. Whether it's the sound when the kick connects or the thudding bounce of the unconscious big body on the canvas, there's nothing quite like a head kick KO at the 265-pound weight limit. At Tuff-N-Uff 143, O'Shay Jordan (3-2) smashed Mark Currier (3-6) with a powerful left head kick in the third round of their heavyweight tilt at Palms Casino in Las Vegas. Currier immediately stiffened and crashed to the mat, creating a loud thump like a professional wrestler bumping in the ring. Only this wasn't a scripted fall, and the hammerfists that rained in from Jordan until the referee rushed in were brutal, too. After the referee saved Currier from further damage, Jordan immediately went into celebration mode, and nearly scored another knockout as he narrowly missed connecting with another head kick to a commission official who entered the cage. Check out video of the finish below (via X):
The Herald Scotland
26-04-2025
- Business
- The Herald Scotland
Trump NASA pick Jared Isaacman was arrested, sued over casino debts
Isaacman's nomination is scheduled for a vote by the Senate Commerce Committee on April 30. More: Trump's cuts to NASA budget could make failure an option for space agency 'Fugitive' arrest In a February 22, 2010, press release titled, "Nevada Fugitive Captured at Canadian Border," U.S. Customs and Border Protection said it arrested Isaacman on a warrant for alleged fraud at the Washington state line. He was taken to a county jail for extradition to Nevada, where Clark County, home to Las Vegas, had issued the felony warrant. No further detail on the alleged fraud was provided. According to jail records, he was released the next day. In a questionnaire in connection with his nomination to head the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Isaacman said he was returning from the Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, in February 2010 when he was detained by CBP for "drawing and passing checks without sufficient funds." He said the arrest stemmed from a dispute with the Palms Casino resort in Las Vegas over a travel reimbursement the resort promised and failed to honor. Isaacman said he resolved the matter in less than 24 hours and the charges were dismissed. The court records were sealed, he said. A spokesperson for the Palms Casino declined to comment. The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment. A spokesperson for Isaacman declined to comment. Claims of unpaid casino debts Court records from New Jersey and Connecticut filed in 2009 and 2010 respectively allege the New Jersey native failed to pay casino debts. Civil cases were brought against him by Trump's now-defunct Taj Mahal casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey and the Mohegan Sun in Connecticut, according to court documents. The Trump Taj Mahal sued Isaacman in July 2009 in connection with a line of credit he got in November 2005. Isaacman wrote four checks in 2008 for a total of $1 million but his bank account did not have the funds for them to be cashed, according to the complaint. The case was settled in 2011 for $650,000. In a 2010 complaint filed in Connecticut, the Mohegan Sun said Isaacman had written four bad checks totaling $1 million. That action was eventually resolved and withdrawn, according to a court filing. In a subsequent filing for his nomination, Isaacman disclosed four civil casino cases: the two described above, plus another from the Taj Mahal and one from the Trump Plaza, a source familiar with the matter said. The other two cases, from 2008, could not immediately be retrieved, according to New Jersey court personnel. In a written question submitted after his April 9 nomination hearing, Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, asked Isaacman about being detained at the border and sued four times between 2008 and 2010 in connection with casino debts and allegations of fraudulent checks. "In my early 20s, I was fortunate to experience business success at a young age, and I spent time in casinos as an immature hobby," Isaacman answered. "The legal matters referenced were, in fact, forms of negotiation and were all resolved promptly. The incident at the border, following my return from the Olympics, stemmed from a payment issue that had already been resolved, which is why I was detained for only a few hours." Isaacman assured the committee that the behavior was in his past. Still, while orbiting Earth in a SpaceX capsule in 2021, he placed the first sports bet to Las Vegas from space.
USA Today
25-04-2025
- Business
- USA Today
Trump's NASA pick was once arrested, accused of passing bad checks to casinos
Trump's NASA pick was once arrested, accused of passing bad checks to casinos Jared Isaacman, a billionaire pilot and astronaut, was sued in 2009 by the Trump Taj Mahal casino in New Jersey over $1 million in bad checks. The casino later settled for $650,000. Show Caption Hide Caption Dolphins welcome NASA astronauts back to Earth A pod of dolphins welcomed astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore back to Earth after an unplanned 280 days in space. The Mohegan Sun casino in Connecticut sued Isaacman over $1 million in bounced checks. The suit was resolved and withdrawn. Isaacman was arrested by U.S. Customs officers in 2010 at the Canadian border over a criminal complaint by a Las Vegas casino. He was released the next day. "In my early 20s, I was fortunate to experience business success at a young age, and I spent time in casinos as an immature hobby," Isaacman wrote to senators. He called the lawsuits "forms of negotiation." President Donald Trump's nominee for NASA administrator, Jared Isaacman, was arrested on fraud charges in 2010 and faced lawsuits in two states for writing $2 million in bad checks to casinos, according to government records and court filings. Isaacman is a billionaire pilot and astronaut who founded the Shift4 Payments company as a teenager and commanded the first civilian space crew in 2021 aboard a SpaceX capsule. Isaacman's nomination is scheduled for a vote by the Senate Commerce Committee on April 30. More: Trump's cuts to NASA budget could make failure an option for space agency 'Fugitive' arrest In a February 22, 2010, press release titled, "Nevada Fugitive Captured at Canadian Border," U.S. Customs and Border Protection said it arrested Isaacman on a warrant for alleged fraud at the Washington state line. He was taken to a county jail for extradition to Nevada, where Clark County, home to Las Vegas, had issued the felony warrant. No further detail on the alleged fraud was provided. According to jail records, he was released the next day. In a questionnaire in connection with his nomination to head the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Isaacman said he was returning from the Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, in February 2010 when he was detained by CBP for "drawing and passing checks without sufficient funds." He said the arrest stemmed from a dispute with the Palms Casino resort in Las Vegas over a travel reimbursement the resort promised and failed to honor. Isaacman said he resolved the matter in less than 24 hours and the charges were dismissed. The court records were sealed, he said. A spokesperson for the Palms Casino declined to comment. The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment. A spokesperson for Isaacman declined to comment. Claims of unpaid casino debts Court records from New Jersey and Connecticut filed in 2009 and 2010 respectively allege the New Jersey native failed to pay casino debts. Civil cases were brought against him by Trump's now-defunct Taj Mahal casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey and the Mohegan Sun in Connecticut, according to court documents. The Trump Taj Mahal sued Isaacman in July 2009 in connection with a line of credit he got in November 2005. Isaacman wrote four checks in 2008 for a total of $1 million but his bank account did not have the funds for them to be cashed, according to the complaint. The case was settled in 2011 for $650,000. In a 2010 complaint filed in Connecticut, the Mohegan Sun said Isaacman had written four bad checks totaling $1 million. That action was eventually resolved and withdrawn, according to a court filing. In a subsequent filing for his nomination, Isaacman disclosed four civil casino cases: the two described above, plus another from the Taj Mahal and one from the Trump Plaza, a source familiar with the matter said. The other two cases, from 2008, could not immediately be retrieved, according to New Jersey court personnel. In a written question submitted after his April 9 nomination hearing, Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, asked Isaacman about being detained at the border and sued four times between 2008 and 2010 in connection with casino debts and allegations of fraudulent checks. Martian dust devil caught by NASA rover A Martian dust devil was captured rolling across the planet's surface by NASA's Perseverance Mars rover. NASA/JPL-Caltech/LANL/CNES/CNRS/INTA-CSIC/Space Science Institute/ISAE-Supaero/University of Arizona "In my early 20s, I was fortunate to experience business success at a young age, and I spent time in casinos as an immature hobby," Isaacman answered. "The legal matters referenced were, in fact, forms of negotiation and were all resolved promptly. The incident at the border, following my return from the Olympics, stemmed from a payment issue that had already been resolved, which is why I was detained for only a few hours." Isaacman assured the committee that the behavior was in his past. Still, while orbiting Earth in a SpaceX capsule in 2021, he placed the first sports bet to Las Vegas from space.
