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Ronda Rousey is stepping back into the cage tonight for the first time in nearly a decade — and she’s doing it against another foundational figure in women’s MMA. Rousey faces Gina Carano live on Netflix in a long-discussed superfight years in the making, headlining Netflix’s first-ever live MMA event from Intuit Dome in Los Angeles. The blockbuster fight card also features Nate Diaz vs. Mike Perry in a five-round welterweight bout, along with the return of former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou, who faces Brazil’s Philipe Lins following his crossover into boxing and dominant 2024 PFL championship run.
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Freiburg made a flying start to the season, going undefeated in their opening nine games and registering eight wins, but the wheels have threatened to come off in recent days following defeats to Leverkusen in the Bundesliga and Monaco in the Conference League.That makes Sunday’s visit of league leaders Bayern Munich all the more inconvenient, with the Bavarians unbeaten in 11 matches across all competitions.Vincent Kompany’s side are not impenetrable though, drawing three of their last four and conceding goals at regular intervals. They will also be rocked by the absence of Kompany, who unexpectedly collapsed at the training ground this afternoon.
Billi breaks down NFL Week 6, with Matthew Stafford’s Rams facing the Cardinals and Jordan Love’s Packers hosting the Cowboys in the Sunday night showdown. Josh Allen’s Bills take on the Raiders, the Chiefs face the Chargers, and Baltimore meet Cleveland in a key AFC North clash before Washington and San Francisco close the week on Monday Night Football. Expect a betting-focused look at the biggest matchups, injury concerns and player props as Billi picks out his favourite angles and the teams worth backing heading into another packed NFL Sunday.
After a scintillating fight for the ages in May this year, Daniel Dubois and Fabio Wardley stage an unmissable rematch for the WBO heavyweight title on Saturday, live on DAZN PPV.Those who witnessed their thrilling first encounter will not forget the brutality they witnessed for a long time to come and the return at London’s O2 Arena is must-see tv.Given the respective brilliant knockout ratios and their penchant for violence, fireworks were expected in the first fight and it more than delivered on the hype.
Bayern Munich’s standards are so high that two draws in the space of four days now constitute a crisis. They returned from the international break by conceding the fastest goal in Bundesliga history in a 2-2 draw at Augsburg. The Bavarians then fell 2-0 down in Norway against Viking, before conceding a late equaliser in a 3-3 draw. A quick look at Bayern’s underlying numbers suggests that this crisis won’t last long. They generated 4.96 Expected Goals in their draw at Augsburg, before winning the xG battle 3.29 to 0.72 against Viking.
Week 5 brings the NFL back to London, with the Jacksonville Jaguars facing the Philadelphia Eagles in a game that should tell us plenty about both teams’ ambitions. Elsewhere, divisional rivalries take centre stage as the Bears visit Green Bay and the 49ers travel to Seattle, while Houston head to Tennessee desperate to get their season moving. We’ll break down the key matchups, where the pressure is building, and which teams offer the best betting value as the early-season picture starts to become clearer. The primetime slate sees Baltimore visit Atlanta before Josh Allen and the Bills face Matthew Stafford’s Rams on Monday night—a fitting finish to a weekend packed with talking points. On this week’s show, we’ll separate the results that matter from the early-season noise, assess the strongest angles across the spreads, totals and player props, and deliver our best bets for NFL Week 5.