It’s no secret that the UFC awards some privileges to their money-making superstars. Israel Adesanya was granted an immediate rematch for the middleweight belt after suffering the worst loss of his career to a short-notice Sean Strickland.
Merab Dvalishvili’s UFC career got off to a rocky start at the end of 2017 — two consecutive losses introduced him to the promotion. He has not lost in 15 UFC contests since.
Ilia Topuria’s recent win at UFC 308 didn’t move him in the UFC’s rankings, which makes me wonder what changes I’d make if I had that kind of power. Often determining matchups and used to debate legacies, the UFC rankings are always in the spotlight. I’ve ranked every champion in the UFC below, plus some non-champs I might add if I were to rank 15 fighters as the UFC does.
Archbishop of Boston and a cardinal of the Catholic church Sean O’Malley was not included in the committee that is organizing an upcoming summit on child abuse prevention, which Pope Francis will host at the Vatican in February.
Signing a petition might not sound like a very controversial thing to do, but at churches around Boston, it’s an issue that’s been garnering some real debate.
An article published in The Boston...
