Dustin Poirier open to returning to combat. Spotify CEO steps down.
Mixed Martial Arts
🚨 Dustin Poirier is open to returning to combat.
🚨 UFC 320 commentary team: Jon Anik, Daniel Cormier, Joe Rogan.
🚨 Sean O’Malley calls UFC Lightweight champion Ilia Topuria the greatest fighter ever, pound-for-pound; more so than Jon Jones.
🚨 Khabib Nurmagomedov with high praise for UFC Light Heavyweight champion Magomed Ankalaev.
“He’s one of the best to ever do it in Russia already and he keeps improving himself and keeps climbing on top to be the best to ever do it. I really believe he has the skills [to become the best Russian fighter ever].
🚨 Dustin Poirier says if it were up to him, it’d be Arman Tsarukyan vs Justin Gaethje for next in line for the UFC Lightweight title & the winner of Dan Hooker vs Paddy Pimblett next in line after that. Poirier also says he doesn’t think Islam Makhachev will return back to 155lbs because it takes time to lose the muscle & Makhachev struggles to make 155lbs. Makhachev fights UFC Welterweight champion Jack Della Maddalena at UFC 322 on November 15, 2025 in New York City.
Boxing
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Culture
🚨 Donald Trump to impose a 100% tariff on movies made outside the USA.
🚨 Electronic Arts (EA), maker of popular video games like Madden NFL & The Sims, is being acquired for $55B USD in the largest leveraged buyout in history. The deal led by Silver Lake Partners, Saudi Arabia's PIF & Jared Kushner’s Affinity Partners will pay shareholders $210 per share & take EA private, ending its 36-year run as a publicly traded company. Founded in 1982 by Trip Hawkins, EA has grown into a major global gaming force including significant operations in Canada through its EA Vancouver studio and others. CEO Andrew Wilson has led the company since 2013.
🚨 The man with the world record highest IQ says he’s converting all his assets into Bitcoin.
🚨 Daniel Ek, co-founder of Spotify, will step down as CEO on January 1, 2026 transitioning to a more active executive chairman role. Gustav Söderström & Alex Norström, current co-presidents, will become joint CEOs and report directly to Ek. He emphasized that his new position will follow a more involved “European Chairman” model focusing on strategy, capital allocation & regulatory matters. This leadership change comes as Spotify navigates ongoing challenges including criticism over artist royalties, AI-generated content & streaming fraud.
