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Ruthless Robbie Lawler ended his career with an impressive KO
UFC 290 in Las Vegas might have been headlined by a fight between Alexander Volkanovski and Yair Rodríguez, but the night belonged to Robbie Lawler.
I might feel differently about that had I purchased the pay-per-view and watched the main card, but I didn't and all I have to go on is what I saw of the prelims.
What I saw was a mixed martial arts legend step into the octagon one last time and leave the sport with an impressive knockout win.
The 41-year-old picked up his 30th professional win as his 22-year career came to an end. Lawler's final fight took just 38 seconds. He knocked out 33-year-old Niko Price, who really needed to get back in the win column, with a flurry of unanswered big shots.
The KO was so impressive it didn't require any follow up shots after Price fell to the canvas.
Lawler was focused and wasn't going to let anything stop him from walking out of the octagon on Saturday night with his hand raised. He did more than that.
Lawler found his range early and turned the lights out for his opponent. I don't know how, even at 41, you walk away after a performance like that.
Reds rookie Elly De La Cruz can do it all
There was a combined no-hitter on Saturday. In my book they're not a thing, but feel free to recognize them all you want. But I do draw the line at recognizing them.
A game of Major League Baseball was played and one of the teams failed to record a hit. If you go beyond recognizing a combined no-hitter as anything, but far less impressive than one guy throwing a no-hitter, let's say by celebrating a combined no-hitter, you're a loser.
Relievers enter games all the time and don't give up hits. The fact that the starter was pulled with a no-hitter and couple of reliever finished off the game without giving up a hit is almost meaningless.
It's certainly nothing to celebrate.
This sequence from Reds rookie Elly De La Cruz is much more impressive. He drove home the go-ahead run with two outs on an 0-2 pitch in the top of the 7th inning.
After giving Cincinnati a 6-5 lead he stole second base, then third base, before stealing home and increasing the lead to 7-5. The Reds won the game 8-5.
This is a reason to celebrate, especially if you're a Reds fan. This dude is fun to watch. He hits for average, hits bombs, and swipes bags like they're going out of style.
Keep your combined no-hitters. I don't want any part of them. I want more of the electric factory that is Elly De La Cruz.
RIP to prominent Bigfoot hunter Claudia Ackley
Now a bit of sad news from the Bigfoot community. Prominent Bigfoot hunter Claudia Ackley was found dead in her Tennessee home on July 3. The 51-year-old died of an apparent heart attack.
Ackley claims to have filmed an encounter with a Bigfoot in California back in 2017. She shared the footage with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, who told her that she had seen a bear.
In 2018, she sued the agency in an attempt to have them recognize Sasquatch as an actual species. Unfortunately, the case was dismissed.
RIP to this prominent Bigfoot hunter. She will be missed, but her work will live on.
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