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Colby Covington reacted to Donald Trump naming Khabib Nurmagomedov before him when discussing the U.S. President-Elect’s favorite UFC fighters. Colby Covington is a die-hard Donald Trump supporter and was extremely vocal during Trump’s successful 2024 U.S. Presidential campaign. Despite Covington’s loyalty and dedication to Trump, the incoming president-elect was quick to name Khabib Nurmagomedov as one of his favorite fighters over Covington. Trump is an avid UFC fan and has attended numerous events this year during his presidential campaign. He was most recently cage side at UFC 309 as Jon Jones defeated Stipe Miocic at Madison Square Garden in his native New York City. While attending UFC 302 in Newark, Trump met Nurmagomedov after the event and promised the UFC Hall of Famer to end the ongoing Israel-Palestine war. In an interview later on with Adin Ross, Trump called Nurmagomedov’s name first when asked about his favorite UFC fighters, pointing out Nurmagomedov’s undefeated record and accolades. Covington, who will return to the Octagon at UFC Tampa this weekend, fought in front of the 45th U.S. President at UFC 296 last year. Despite Trump’s fervent admiration of Nurmagomedov, Covington believes there’s a political explanation for Trump’s stance. READ MORE: Alex Pereira’s former kickboxing rival scolds Jamahal Hill for ‘dangerous move’ after UFC PI altercation Colby Covington believes Donald Trump’s fandom of Khabib Nurmagomedov is politically motivated During his UFC Tampa pre-fight press conference, Covington reacted to Trump’s fandom of Nurmagomedov. “He didn’t say that Khabib was his favorite fighter, he was just asked ‘Who are some of your favorite fighters?’. And he saw Khabib the week before, so he gave a shoutout to him. We want good relations with Russia so it made sense to go that route,” Covington claimed. “We want peace in the Middle East, around the world. We don’t want Russia going after Ukraine, we need more peace. He has a lot of favorite fighters that he likes, I know I’m one of his favorite fighters. He invited me to Mar-A-Lago, I was sitting next to him on election night, and introduced me to Elon Musk for Thanksgiving!” In addition to the Israel-Palestine conflict, Trump has promised to end the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine shortly after he’s inaugurated. He’s boasted a positive relationship with longtime Russian President Vladimir Putin, a fellow Nurmagomedov supporter. Covington was invited to Trump’s Mar-A-Lago estate to watch the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election results in real-time. Trump will head back to The White House next month after defeating Vice President Kamala Harris in an electoral college landslide. READ MORE: Sean O’Malley reunites with Snoop Dogg after rap legend’s commentary helped kick start his UFC career Donald Trump may attend Colby Covington vs. Joaquin Buckley Covington and Nurmagomedov are just a few of Trump’s favorite fighters on the roster. During a campaign speech, he gave a shoutout to former UFC middleweight champion Sean Strickland , another avid supporter of his political career. Trump could potentially be in attendance this weekend for Covington’s return to the Octagon. Covington faces the surging contender Joaquin Buckley in the UFC Tampa main event as he looks to bounce back from his UFC 296 defeat to Leon Edwards . Contrary to what many might’ve believed, Covington doesn’t seem bothered by Trump’s comments about his favorite fighter. A win over Buckley this weekend would likely earn a shoutout from the incoming 47th U.S. President. READ MORE: New name emerges for Alexandre Pantoja’s next potential opponent after handing the champ one of his few lossesREVIVER® HELPS DRIVE THE SPIRIT OF GIVING THIS HOLIDAY SEASONSan Antonio Property Division Lawyer Linda Leeser Releases Insights on Property Owned Before Marriage in Texas

The Ambition Of MEET48's AI-UGC Ecosystem: MEET48 Announced To Launch Mars Protocol Of Entertainment AI-AgentBy JILL COLVIN NEW YORK (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump wants to turn the lights out on daylight saving time. In a post on his social media site Friday, Trump said his party would try to end the practice when he returns to office. “The Republican Party will use its best efforts to eliminate Daylight Saving Time, which has a small but strong constituency, but shouldn’t! Daylight Saving Time is inconvenient, and very costly to our Nation,” he wrote. Setting clocks forward one hour in the spring and back an hour in the fall is intended to maximize daylight during summer months, but has long been subject to scrutiny. Daylight saving time was first adopted as a wartime measure in 1942. Lawmakers have occasionally proposed getting rid of the time change altogether. The most prominent recent attempt, a now-stalled bipartisan bill named the Sunshine Protection Act , had proposed making daylight saving time permanent. The measure was sponsored by Florida Sen. Marco Rubio , whom Trump has tapped to helm the State Department. Related Articles National Politics | Ruling by a conservative Supreme Court could help blue states resist Trump policies National Politics | A nonprofit leader, a social worker: Here are the stories of the people on Biden’s clemency list National Politics | Nancy Pelosi hospitalized after she ‘sustained an injury’ on official trip to Luxembourg National Politics | Veteran Daniel Penny, acquitted in NYC subway chokehold, will join Trump’s suite at football game National Politics | About 3 in 10 are highly confident in Trump on Cabinet, spending or military oversight: AP-NORC poll “Changing the clock twice a year is outdated and unnecessary,” Republican Sen. Rick Scott of Florida said as the Senate voted in favor of the measure. Health experts have said that lawmakers have it backward and that standard time should be made permanent. Some health groups , including the American Medical Association and American Academy of Sleep Medicine, have said that it’s time to do away with time switches and that sticking with standard time aligns better with the sun — and human biology. Most countries do not observe daylight saving time. For those that do, the date that clocks are changed varies, creating a complicated tapestry of changing time differences. Arizona and Hawaii don’t change their clocks at all.

Malaysia's Prisoners Seek Pardon from the KingFDA Grants IDE Approval for the Pivotal Trial of the JuxtaFlow® Renal Assist Device (RAD)SUGAR LAND, Texas , Dec. 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Pursuant to Section 30 of the Danish Capital Markets Act, Noble Corporation plc ("Noble") (CSE: NOBLE, NYSE: NE) hereby announces the receipt of a major shareholder notification from BlackRock, Inc. ("BlackRock"). BlackRock has notified Noble on December 9, 2024 that, as of December 6, 2024 , BlackRock's holdings of indirect shares and voting rights in Noble as well as other financial instruments according to Section 39(2)(1) of the Danish Capital Markets Act corresponded to 6.66% the total share capital and voting rights of Noble (divided between 7,294,117 shares and voting rights according to Section 38 of the Danish Capital Markets Act corresponding to 4.54% of the total share capital and voting rights of Noble and 3,396,226 other financial instruments according to Section 39(2)(1) of the Danish Capital Markets Act corresponding to 2.11% of the total share capital and voting rights of Noble). About Noble Corporation Noble is a leading offshore drilling contractor for the oil and gas industry. The Company owns and operates one of the most modern, versatile, and technically advanced fleets in the offshore drilling industry. Noble and its predecessors have been engaged in the contract drilling of oil and gas wells since 1921. Noble performs, through its subsidiaries, contract drilling services with a fleet of offshore drilling units focused largely on ultra-deepwater and high specification jackup drilling opportunities in both established and emerging regions worldwide. For further information visit www.noblecorp.com or email investors@noblecorp.com . IMPORTANT INFORMATION This announcement is for information purposes only and does not constitute or contain any invitation, solicitation, recommendation, offer or advice to any person to subscribe for or otherwise acquire or dispose of any securities of Noble. Certain statements in this announcement, including any attachments hereto, may constitute forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are statements (other than statements of historical fact) relating to future events and Noble and its subsidiaries (collectively, the "Noble Group") anticipated or planned financial and operational performance. The words "targets", "believes", "continues", "expects", "aims", "intends", "plans", "seeks", "will", "may", "might", "anticipates", "would", "could", "should", "estimates", "projects", "potentially" or similar expressions or the negatives thereof, identify certain of these forward-looking statements. The absence of these words, however, does not mean that the statements are not forward-looking. Other forward-looking statements can be identified in the context in which the statements are made. Although Noble believes that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable as of the date of this announcement, such forward-looking statements are based on Noble's current expectations, estimates, forecasts, assumptions and projections about the Noble Group's business and the industry in which the Noble Group operates and/or which has been extracted from publications, reports and other documents prepared by the Noble Group and are not guarantees of future performance or development and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors beyond the Noble Group's control that could cause the Noble Group's actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Any forward-looking statements included in this announcement, including any attachment hereto, speak only as of today. Noble does not intend, and does not assume, any obligations to update any forward-looking statements contained herein, except as may be required by law or the rules of the New York Stock Exchange or Nasdaq Copenhagen. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to Noble or to persons acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements referred to above and contained in this announcement, including any attachment hereto. View original content: https://www.prnewswire.co.uk/news-releases/noble-corporation-plc-announces-major-shareholder-notification-302329557.html