Here are the main takeaways from UFC 227: Conor vs. Khabib – the biggest fight in UFC history After Conor McGregor’s absurd attack on Khabib Nurmagomedov’s bus in Brooklyn earlier this year, I called for the UFC to be brave and punish its biggest star sufficiently. Inevitably, in a business...
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Let me begin by stressing that Gareth Southgate’s England may yet crash out of the World Cup in the quarter finals, and that familiar feeling of failure may fester once again. However, that does not mean that the current England manager has not already achieved something that his predecessors did...
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At the UFC’s recent Fight Night 130 event in Liverpool, a rising star of British MMA had the chance to stake his claim as a top contender in the UFC’s welterweight division in his hometown. Already a top 10 ranked fighter in his division, Liverpool’s own Darren Till took on...
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In light of dramatic events in the UFC world in the last few days, Alex Pattle muses on the futures of two very different fighters
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“Hello? Is there anyone there?” comes the repeated distress call from somewhere in the darkness of London’s O2 Arena. It’s not long before this troubled voice is joined by the sound of a creeping guitar, and the sight of a distant green light above the stage – less in the...
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In 2011, New York natives LCD Soundsystem played their “final ever” show, in their own backyard at Madison Square Garden. It was described by many in attendance as a transcendental experience, and meant fans of the band could forgive James Murphy for sending the group their separate ways. Not that...
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Youth is Only Ever Fun in Retrospect is a pretty cynical name for the debut album of a young indie band, whose exciting music will no doubt draw the admiration of a demographic currently in the midst of such youth. But then again, the lyrics on this record seem to...
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Foals return with their fourth LP, 'What Went Down': a fiery feast of danceable pop, heartfelt electro and heavier riffs, Alex Pattle finds
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Alex Pattle takes a look at the new track from The Maccabees, Marks To Prove It.
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Alex Pattle reviews the debut album from Circa Waves, Young Chasers.
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