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First LIV Golf Promotions event is set for December in Abu Dhabi, but who will play?

Everything you need to know for LIV Golf’s first promotion event as it attempts to open pathways to its league.

When LIV Golf’s application for Official World Golf Ranking points was rejected, the reason given was due to its closed-door shop. Come December, the upstart circuit will take its first step to provide a pathway for players.

The inaugural LIV Golf Promotions event – initially reported by Golfweek in February – will be held Dec. 8-10 at Abu Dhabi Golf Club and will see three players punch their ticket for the league in 2024. Four rounds will be played over the three days, with 36 holes on the final day. The purse is $1.5 million and players must pay a “nominal” entry fee (when LIV opened entries for its first event in London in 2022, “Tiger Woods” entered 216 times).

The promotions event is the same week as the PGA Tour/LPGA mixed team event, the Grant Thornton Invitational at Tiburon Golf Club in Naples, Florida. It’s also the same week as the DP World Tour’s Alfred Dunhill Championship at Leopard Creek Country Club in South Africa.

Here’s how the event will work:

A Sean O’Malley le encantaría comer con Paddy Pimblett, pero le advierte que ganar tanto peso ‘te hará envejecer más rápido’

Ahora hay que agregar a Sean O’Malley a la lista de personas que le han advertido a Paddy Pimblett sobre subir y bajar de peso entre una pelea y otra. El antiguo campeón de peso gallo de la UFC T.J. Dillashaw criticó a Pimblett; Dana White, …

Ahora hay que agregar a Sean O’Malley a la lista de personas que le han advertido a Paddy Pimblett sobre subir y bajar de peso entre una pelea y otra.

El antiguo campeón de peso gallo de la UFC T.J. Dillashaw criticó a Pimblett; Dana White, presidente de la UFC expresó su preocupación, y ahora O’Malley se suma a esta opinión.

A pesar de que O’Malley tiene una relación cordial y amistosa con Pimblett (19-3 MMA, 3-0 UFC), quien ya llegó a las 200 libras después de su última pelea, piensa seriamente que la estrella de peso ligero tiene que ser más cuidadoso con su peso.

“Te hará envejecer más rápido”, fue lo que dijo O’Malley en el podcast “The Timbo Sugar Show”. “Yo la verdad nunca me pongo gordo, pero incluso cuando peso más, no es que no pueda entrenar. Es decir, aún puedo y me siento más fuerte en ese peso, pero no es algo realista. Nunca entraré a la jaula pesando 159 (libras). Puedo entrar a la jaula pesando 155, 154, lo que sea, pero no es tan bueno.”

“No es bueno. Probablemente en realidad no estaba ganando tanto dinero, ahora está ganando buen dinero; está viajando a Estados Unidos, yendo a L.A., comiendo esto y aquello, todas son oportunidades. Me encantaría ir a comer con él.”

Pimblett siempre ha llegado al peso en la UFC. Hace no mucho, vimos a “The Baddy” en acción, en julio, cuando sometió a Jordan Leavitt en el segundo round de la UFC Fight Night 208 en Londres y donde ganó su tercer bono consecutivo por la Actuación de la Noche.

O’Malley se está preparando para la que es, hasta ahora, su pelea más importante: la pelea estelar de la UFC 280 donde se enfrentará a Petr Yan, antiguo campeón de peso gallo, el 22 de octubre en Abu Dhabi.

 

Artículo traducido por Ana Lucía Toledo

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Thomas Pieters hopes DP World Tour title in Abu Dhabi inspires junior golfers in Belgium

“I just hope all the juniors back at home are watching this,” said Pieters.

Despite holding a three-shot lead near the turn of his final round, Thomas Pieters had to grind out a win down the stretch at the DP World Tour’s 2022 Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship.

“I just hope all the juniors back at home are watching this,” said the Belgian. “I used to watch as a kid and think it was impossible for me but then Nico (Colsaerts) came on the scene and started winning. It’s stuff like that that inspires kids and hopefully I can do that back home.”

Pieters was briefly tied by Rafa Cabrera Bello but held on for his sixth win on the circuit thanks to an even-par 72 Sunday at Yas Links in Abu Dhabi to finish at 10 under. Cabrera Bello was joined by Shubhankar Sharma in second at 9 under, with Viktor Hovland and Victor Dubuisson T-4 at 8 under.

“Winning a Rolex Series, it’s as good as it gets in Europe,” he said. “Hopefully this lists me, I’m not sure where, but I want to play all of the big tournaments and hopefully this gets me close.

“Top 50 is your strive point and when I jumped out maybe three years ago, I took it badly, but I’m happy to be back again,” Pieters continued. “I feel like I’ve turned the corner and I’m playing really good golf. I’m really in control of my ball flight and it’s nice to feel like that and making putts as well. My putting has improved massively and I felt like that’s the thing that really kept me going on the weekend.”

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Shane Lowry and caddie mix up signs, but still make big jump in Abu Dhabi

His caddie, Bo Martin, had Lowry aiming at a completely different sign.

Call it a case of Shane Lowry and his caddie mixing up their signs.

On the final hole of Saturday’s third round at the DP World Tour’s 2022 Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship, Lowry lined up his drive with an HSBC sign and piped what he envisioned to be a perfect shot. Unfortunately, his caddie, Bo Martin, had Lowry aiming at a completely different sign.

The mishap put the winner of the 2019 British Open in a difficult spot.

“Myself and Bo, we were aiming at the HSBC sign but his one was 30 yards right of the one I was looking at,” Lowry said after the round. “New course, I thought I hit a perfect shot. I couldn’t believe it came down where it did. It was a bad mistake to make because we shouldn’t be doing it in that situation.”

Shane Lowry of Ireland talks with his caddie Brian ‘Bo’ Martin during the Third Round of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship at Yas Links Golf Course on January 22, 2022, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images)

Lowry used an impressive two-putt to salvage par, however, and after finishing the day with a 67 he sits just a single shot off the lead heading into Sunday’s final round at Yas Links. Scott Jamieson holds the lead at 11 under while Lowry and Thomas Pieters are a stroke back. Viktor Hovland is in the hunt despite a 74 on Friday; his 70 in the third round has him at 8 under for the tournament, and in a tie for third place with Shubhankar Sharma.

Due to his save on 18, Lowry feels good about his chances heading into the final round.

“I was very fortunate,” Lowry said. “It could have been a different story. I might not be standing here, I might be sitting in the locker room sulking right now.

“But I’m happy with the way I’ve played overall. I’m really happy with how the week’s gone and I’m looking forward to tomorrow.”

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Golfweek’s Best 2021: Top 25 courses in Asia

From Japan, China and South Korea all the way to the Middle East, these are the best golf courses in Asia.

Welcome to Golfweek’s Best rankings of the top 25 courses in Asia as determined by Golfweek’s Best Raters for 2021 (pictured atop this story: The Club at Nine Bridges in South Korea).

For the purposes of this story, Golfweek has used generally accepted boundaries of Asia that stretch from the Pacific Ocean westward through the Middle East.

The members of our course-ratings panel continually evaluate courses and rate them based on our 10 criteria. They also file a single, overall rating on each course. Those overall ratings on each course are averaged to produce a final rating for each course. Then each course is ranked against other courses in Asia to produce the final rankings.

For more on top courses outside the U.S., check out the following lists:

Listed with each course below is its average rating, location, designer(s) and year opened. Private clubs include a p, daily fee courses a d, resort courses an r and courses that host top-tier tour events a t.

UFC 257 reaction: Dustin Poirier TKOs Conor McGregor, Michael Chandler wins debut

Dustin Poirier handed Conor McGregor his first knockout loss in MMA at #UFC257 and Michael Chandler made a memorable debut vs. Dan Hooker. Recap the action from Abu Dhabi with MMA Junkie’s John Morgan and Mike Bohn.

Dustin Poirier handed Conor McGregor his first knockout loss in MMA at #UFC257 and Michael Chandler made a memorable debut vs. Dan Hooker. Recap the action from Abu Dhabi with MMA Junkie’s John Morgan and Mike Bohn.

UFC 257 featuring Conor McGregor vs. Dustin Poirier live stream, UFC 257 fight card, odds, predictions, how to watch

UFC 257 is set to take place on Saturday and will feature McGregor vs. Poirier in the main event, stream all the UFC action right here.

It’s been a while but Conor McGregor is back in the octagon and will be featured on the first pay-per-view event of 2021 when he faces Dustin Poirier tonight from Fight Island.

This will be a rematch from when they fought back in 2014 when Conor McGregor was able to knock out Dustin Poirier in the first round of action. Since then, McGregor has boxed Floyd Mayweather and acquired massive wealth but if you think he’s taking this fight lightly, you should watch some of his training videos, the guy is ripped coming into this fight.

We have an absolutely stacked card tonight and this should be a good one to start the UFC year, below is everything you need to know to follow the action tonight!

UFC 257: McGregor vs. Poirier

  • Date: Saturday, January 23
  • Location: Fight Island, Abu Dhabi
  • Prelims: 8:00 pm ET
  • Main Card: 10:00 pm ET
  • Live Stream: ESPN+ (Sign Up Now)

UFC 257 fight card

Main Card (10 PM ET, ESPN+ PPV)

  • Lightweight: Dustin Poirier vs. Conor McGregor
  • Lightweight: Dan Hooker vs. Michael Chandler
  • Flyweight: Jessica Eye vs. Joanna Calderwood
  •  Catchweight: Matt Frevola vs. Arman Tsarukyan
  • Strawweight: Marina Rodriguez vs. Amanda Ribas

Prelims (5 PM ET, ESPN/ESPN+)

  • Lightweight: Armen Tsarukyan vs. Nasrat Haqparast
  • Middleweight: Brad Tavares vs. Antonio Carlos Junior
  • Bantamweight: Julianna Pena vs. Sara McMann
  • Light Heavyweight: Khalil Rountree Jr. vs. Marcin Prachnio

EARLY PRELIMS (3:30 PM ET, ESPN+)

  • Middleweight: Andrew Sanchez vs. Makhmud Muradov
  • Catchweight: Nik Lentz vs. Movsar Evloev
  • Flyweight: Amir Albazi vs. Zhalgas Zhumagulov

UFC Odds and Betting Lines

UFC odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook.  Odds updated last on Saturday at 12:00 p.m. ET

Conor McGregor (-300) vs. Dustin Poirier (+240)

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UFC 257 preview show: What to expect from Dustin Poirier vs. Conor McGregor 2?

MMA Junkie senior reporter Mike Bohn and staff reporter Farah Hannoun preview the top storylines around UFC 257 with Dustin Poirier vs. Conor McGregor and Dan Hooker vs. Michael Chandler.

MMA Junkie senior reporter Mike Bohn and staff reporter Farah Hannoun preview the top storylines around UFC 257 with Dustin Poirier vs. Conor McGregor and Dan Hooker vs. Michael Chandler.

Who’s next for Michael Chiesa after beating Neil Magny? | UFC on ESPN 20 matchmaker.mov

MMA Junkie’s Mike Bohn plays matchmaker and looks ahead to what makes sense for Michael Chiesa in this edition of “Sean Shelby’s Shoes.”

MMA Junkie’s Mike Bohn plays matchmaker and looks ahead to what makes sense for Michael Chiesa in this edition of “Sean Shelby’s Shoes.”

Dan Hooker vs. Michael Chandler prediction | UFC 257 co-main breakdown

Check out the MMA Junkie’s Dan Tom’s analysis and predictions for the UFC 257 co-main event between Dan Hooker and Michael Chandler.

Check out the MMA Junkie’s Dan Tom’s analysis and predictions for the UFC 257 co-main event between Dan Hooker and Michael Chandler.