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Yahoo
17-03-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Sam Hughes isn't sure how latest confidence-boosting win was split call at UFC Fight Night 254
LAS VEGAS – Sam Hughes beat Stephanie Luciano with a split decision Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC Fight Night 254 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Take a look inside the fight with Hughes, who has won five of her past seven after an 0-3 start to her UFC tenure. Result: Sam Hughes def. Stephanie Luciano via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-27) Updated records: Hughes (10-6 MMA, 5-5 UFC), Luciano (6-2-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) Key stats: Hughes outstruck Luciano 146-101 and had more than four minutes of control time from her three takedowns. "That was 100 percent the game plan – I have to be a pressure fighter. If I let her fight at range, she's longer than me. That was the wrong thing to do. The whole thing was to just get in, beat her up, lots of takedowns. I tried to get the finish in the second, but I just couldn't put her away." Sam Hughes gana por Decisión dividida en #UFCVegas104 🙌🏻🙌🏻 — UFC Español (@UFCEspanol) March 15, 2025 "I've never been like, 'Man, that was close.' I was so confident. I know I won this fight. So that felt really good." "I've actually been thinking about this quite a bit. This was my night. I've been the underdog in all 10 fights in the UFC, and this was my fight to showcase: Hey guys, I'm here. I came in 0-3 (in the UFC), but I'm going to give it hell. I'm going to follow the game plan to a T, but I don't care if I have to make it scrappy. I don't care if I have to make it a dogfight. If anything, my half-Mexican blood is like, 'Hell yeah – let's make it dirty.' 'Cause I like making it dirty. "Whatever's next – my birthday's June 28, and that's International Fight Week. So that would be pretty cool. I'd like to stay pretty busy (with) three fights this year, but we'll see what Sayif (Saud) says and see what Dana (White), Hunter (Campbell) and Mick (Maynard) and Sean (Shelby) want to put me." Tweets by samhughesmma To hear more from Hughes, check out the video of the full post-fight interview above. For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie's event hub for UFC Fight Night 254. UFC Fight Night 254: Best photos from Las Vegas UFC Fight Night 254: Official scorecards from Las Vegas This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: Sam Hughes isn't sure how latest confidence-boosting win was split call at UFC Fight Night 254
USA Today
17-03-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Sam Hughes isn't sure how latest confidence-boosting win was split call at UFC Fight Night 254
LAS VEGAS – Sam Hughes beat Stephanie Luciano with a split decision Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC Fight Night 254 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Take a look inside the fight with Hughes, who has won five of her past seven after an 0-3 start to her UFC tenure. Sam Hughes def. Stephanie Luciano Result: Sam Hughes def. Stephanie Luciano via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-27) Updated records: Hughes (10-6 MMA, 5-5 UFC), Luciano (6-2-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) Key stats: Hughes outstruck Luciano 146-101 and had more than four minutes of control time from her three takedowns. Hughes on the fight's key moment 'That was 100 percent the game plan – I have to be a pressure fighter. If I let her fight at range, she's longer than me. That was the wrong thing to do. The whole thing was to just get in, beat her up, lots of takedowns. I tried to get the finish in the second, but I just couldn't put her away.' Sam Hughes gana por Decisión dividida en #UFCVegas104 🙌🏻🙌🏻 — UFC Español (@UFCEspanol) March 15, 2025 Hughes on another split 'I've never been like, 'Man, that was close.' I was so confident. I know I won this fight. So that felt really good.' Hughes on what she wants next 'I've actually been thinking about this quite a bit. This was my night. I've been the underdog in all 10 fights in the UFC, and this was my fight to showcase: Hey guys, I'm here. I came in 0-3 (in the UFC), but I'm going to give it hell. I'm going to follow the game plan to a T, but I don't care if I have to make it scrappy. I don't care if I have to make it a dogfight. If anything, my half-Mexican blood is like, 'Hell yeah – let's make it dirty.' 'Cause I like making it dirty. 'Whatever's next – my birthday's June 28, and that's International Fight Week. So that would be pretty cool. I'd like to stay pretty busy (with) three fights this year, but we'll see what Sayif (Saud) says and see what Dana (White), Hunter (Campbell) and Mick (Maynard) and Sean (Shelby) want to put me.' 'I really, truly believe in myself now.' Sam Hughes (@samhughesmma) felt confident in her whole game and was able to push for 15 minutes to get the decision win.#UFCVegas104 Results, Interviews & More ➡️: — UFC News (@UFCNews) March 15, 2025 To hear more from Hughes, check out the video of the full post-fight interview above. For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie's event hub for UFC Fight Night 254. Gallery UFC Fight Night 254: Best photos from Las Vegas View 130 photos
Yahoo
29-01-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Chef Ellen Marie Bennett Brings Tools of the Trade to Home Kitchens
After attending culinary school in Mexico, half-Mexican Glendale native Ellen Marie Bennett got her start in the restaurant world in 2012, working at two-Michelin-starred Providence and Bäco Mercat.'They were so neurotic about quality,' says Bennett, who founded Hedley & Bennett 12 years ago at age 24 — selling aprons and cookware to restaurants and chefs, including Nancy Silverton, Jon Shook and Vinny Dotolo, with these perfectionist principles in mind. Now, she's diving into the world of home cooking. 'It was a lot of conversations with chefs, asking people to literally dump out their cabinets on the counter and show us, 'What do you love? What do you need? What do you hate?''Her new line of 11 kitchen tools (which come in three colors) includes these top chef-approved staples, which the chef discusses below. LADLE'People were like, 'The ladle's too big. It's too small. It's too obnoxiously wide,'' says Bennett, who made one with paper-thin sides, allowing users to scoop from the side of the bowl as if it were a spatula. $25 SPOONULAWhen seeking feedback from chefs, Evan Funke said he looks for precision in a tool: 'It should be something you can go in and dissect with.' Her tools, like this spoon-spatula hybrid, are shorter as a result. $25 UTILITY SPOONBennett's utility spoon is a multipurpose tool with a stainless steel component. It does much more than a wooden or plastic spoon can, and has a silicone handle that prevents burns. $29 SPATULAThe flat top on this spatula makes it more ergonomic, and thin edges allow it to easily wrap around any bowl. 'We wanted to upgrade people's drawers — make them look and function better,' she says. $25 TONGSBennett's tongs are perfect for indoors in the kitchen or outdoors on the grill. They have an easy-to-use pull release and are perfectly pressurized, with an added splash of color for some personality. $29 TURNER'My husband, who is not a professional chef by any means, uses it day in and day out to make pancakes for our 3-year-old,' says Bennett of the turner, which is wide enough for flipping and has angled edges. $29_
