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One boy is from Dagestan. His father teaches him to be a disciplined wrestler, a devout Muslim. The other boy grows up in Ireland. He feels like the world is out of his control, and he channels his rage into boxing. While the two may come from different backgrounds, Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor find themselves on the same path. It's a path that, one day, will lead them straight into each other's crosshairs—in UFC’s Octagon.

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Conor falls on hard times. His fix? A glass of whiskey. And another. Soon, it’s time for an intervention. Meanwhile, Khabib begins his ascent. He's crushing his opponents. And he's ready for someone who can actually challenge him.

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Conor and Khabib are on a warpath. They’ve been trading insult after insult. And finally, their feud is ready to boil over. But while their first meeting gets rough, the rivalry is about to get much more heated—and violent.

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The fight is only days away, and Conor McGregor decides to make things personal. His insults get heated and bitter. And they make Khabib fume. But when the two step into the Octagon, there’s only one thing that matters. Who’s going to take the win?

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When the fight ends, it’s not business as usual. Chaos erupts, and both camps dive headfirst into a brawl. Both Conor and Khabib will have to grapple with the aftermath—and what it means for each of their legacies.

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Before LeBron, and before MJ—before Magic, Bird, and even Bill Russell, basketball was defined by one name. Globetrotters. The Harlem Globetrotters would go on to change the world. But in the beginning, the squad faced an uphill battle. They were an upstart touring team, trying to become a profitable sports organization. Yet few Americans considered basketball a sport worth watching. And the Globetrotters struggled to gain a footing amid a national crisis: the Great Depression.




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