Bismack Biyombo biography: 13 things about Congolese basketball player

Bismack Biyombo Sumba is a professional basketball player from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He has been playing basketball professionally since 2009 and he made his National Basketball Association debut in 2011. Biyombo is 6'9" tall. Here are 13 more things about him: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eucgOhgKYFY   He was born to François Biyombo and Françoise Biyombo … Continue reading Bismack Biyombo biography: 13 things about Congolese basketball player

Hawaii’s Louis Smolka earns 8th UFC win, knocks out José Alberto Quiñónez at ‘UFC Vegas 16’ in Nevada

Louis "Da Last Samurai" Smolka, 29, of Hawaii, United States was one of the winners at "UFC on ESPN 19," also known as "UFC Vegas 16." It was the Hawaiian mixed martial artist's eighth victory in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Featuring eight MMA matches, "UFC Vegas 16" took place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, … Continue reading Hawaii’s Louis Smolka earns 8th UFC win, knocks out José Alberto Quiñónez at ‘UFC Vegas 16’ in Nevada

Alicante, Spain’s Ilia Topuria earns 2nd UFC win, knocks out Damon Jackson at ‘UFC Vegas 16’

Ilia Topuria, 23, of Alicante, Spain was one of the winners at "UFC on ESPN 19," also known as "UFC Vegas 16." It was the Georgian-Spanish mixed martial artist's second victory in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Featuring eight MMA matches, "UFC Vegas 16" took place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA on … Continue reading Alicante, Spain’s Ilia Topuria earns 2nd UFC win, knocks out Damon Jackson at ‘UFC Vegas 16’

Cuba, Missouri’s Jake Collier earns 4th UFC win, decisions Gian Villante at ‘UFC Vegas 16’

Jake "The Prototype" Collier, 32, of Cuba, Missouri, United States was one of the winners at "UFC on ESPN 19," also known as "UFC Vegas 16." It was the American mixed martial artist's fourth victory in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Featuring eight MMA matches, "UFC Vegas 16" took place at the UFC Apex in Las … Continue reading Cuba, Missouri’s Jake Collier earns 4th UFC win, decisions Gian Villante at ‘UFC Vegas 16’

‘UFC Vegas 16’ results: Jack Hermansson vs Marvin Vettori, Ovince St. Preux vs Jamahal Hill in Nevada

Promotion: Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Title: "UFC on ESPN 19" (UFC Vegas 16) Venue: UFC Apex, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Date: December 5, 2020 Number of bouts: 8   FIGHT CARD https://www.facebook.com/conandailynews/photos/205483404375942   COUNTRIES REPRESENTED  Brazil: John Allan Arte Georgia: Roman Dolidze Italy: Marvin Vettori Mexico: José Alberto Quiñónez, Gabriel Benitez Spain: Ilia Topuria … Continue reading ‘UFC Vegas 16’ results: Jack Hermansson vs Marvin Vettori, Ovince St. Preux vs Jamahal Hill in Nevada

Arvin Belarmino’s ‘Tarang’ is Best Film at 36th Interfilm Berlin-Brandenburg Film Festival

The 36th Interfilm Berlin-Brandenburg Film Festival gave the Best Film Award to "Tarang" (Life's Pedal) from the Philippines in a virtual ceremony on December 5, 2020. Winning a 6000 euro ($7373) cash prize, the 17-minute film was directed by Arvin "Kadiboy" Belarmino, who co-wrote the screenplay with Khalil Bañares. Bañares and Jomz Ramirez were the film's … Continue reading Arvin Belarmino’s ‘Tarang’ is Best Film at 36th Interfilm Berlin-Brandenburg Film Festival

Should Cuba’s Yoel Romero join ONE Championship?

Fighting out of Pinar del Rio, Cuba by way of Miami, Florida, United States, Yoel “Soldier of God” Romero, 43, is no longer signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship. This was confirmed by his manager Malki Kawa, who thanked the UFC's president Dana White, general counsel Hunter Campbell and matchmaker Mick Maynard. "While we didn't expect … Continue reading Should Cuba’s Yoel Romero join ONE Championship?

Uganda’s 35 most handsome men alive 2020

The Republic of Uganda is a landlocked country in East-Central Africa. Located in the African Great Lakes, the country lies within the Nile basin and is bordered by South Sudan to the north, Kenya to the east, the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west and Tanzania to the south. Uganda is named after the Buganda kingdom. On October 9, 1962, the … Continue reading Uganda’s 35 most handsome men alive 2020

Timnit Gebru biography: 13 things about Eritrean-Ethiopian AI researcher

Timnit Gebru is a Ethiopian computer scientist and a researcher on ethics and the use of artificial intelligence (AI). She is of Eritrean descent. Having worked on racial bias in technology for years, Gebru criticized systems that fail to recognize African-American faces. While on vacation during the new coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, she was terminated from … Continue reading Timnit Gebru biography: 13 things about Eritrean-Ethiopian AI researcher

Armenia’s Marat Grigorian earns 1st ONE Super Series win, beats Ivan Kondratev at ‘ONE: Big Bang’ in Singapore

Marat Grigorian (Մարատ Գրիգորյան), 29, of Armenia was one of the winners at the ONE Championship event "ONE: Big Bang." It was the Armenian-Belgian kickboxer's first win in the striking-only league of the Singapore-based martial arts promotion. Training out of Hemmers Gym in Breda, Netherlands, Grigorian solely represented Armenia at "ONE: Big Bang," which took place at the … Continue reading Armenia’s Marat Grigorian earns 1st ONE Super Series win, beats Ivan Kondratev at ‘ONE: Big Bang’ in Singapore