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Sydney Sweeney is almost unrecognizable in new photos she posted after transforming into boxer Christy Martin for a new role she’s playing in an upcoming biopic.

The Euphoria actress showed off first look photos from set as she flexed her muscles and showed off her new hair to play the legendary women’s boxer.

“Over the past few months, I’ve been immersed in training to bring to life the story of an incredible woman—a true champion who fought battles both inside and outside the ring,” Sweeney wrote on her Instagram. “Her journey is a testament to resilience, strength, and hope, and I’m honored to step into her shoes to share her powerful story with you all. More to come soon.”

Sweeney is playing the lead role as Martin, who is a former boxing champion who competed from 1989 to 2012 and she was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2020 — the first year that women were on the ballot. Martin also survived an attempted murder by her husband James Martin after he stabbed her multiple times and shot her at their home in Florida.

James was later convicted of attempted second-degree murder and sentenced to 25 years in prison.

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The untitled biopic is being directed by David Michod with actor Ben Foster playing Martin’s husband James with additional cast members including Merritt Weaver, Katy O’Brien, Ethan Embry, Jess Gabor, Chad L. Coleman and Tony Cavalero.

Production on the film just got underway in North Carolina with a release date still to be determined.

While she’s best known for roles in TV series like Euphoria and The White Lotus, as well as films such as Anyone But You and Immaculate, Sweeney actually started training MMA when she was only 14 years old and even participated in grappling competitions before turning her full attention towards acting in Hollywood.

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The UFC is heading back down under.

On Wednesday the world’s leading MMA promotion announced that UFC 312 is set to take place on Feb. 9 at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia.

Australia has become a staple of the UFC’s annual rotation in the past few years with the promotion recently holding UFC 305 at the RAC Arena in Perth.

This is the UFC’s first trip to Sydney since UFC 293 in September of 2023. That evening played host to one of the greatest upsets in UFC history when Sean Strickland put on a masterclass performance to take the UFC middleweight title from Israel Adesanya.

Overall this is the promotion’s seventh trip to Qudos Bank Arena and comes just one week after the UFC heads back to Riyadh for its second ever trip to Saudi Arabia.

At this time no fights have been announced for UFC 312, though there is already speculation that the event could be headlined by a featherweight title fight between former featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski and the winner of the upcoming main event between Ilia Topuria and Max Holloway at UFC 308.

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Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is going “down under.”

Today (Wed., Oct. 16, 2024), UFC announced that they are headed to Sydney, Australia, for its second pay-per-view (PPV) of the new year, UFC 312 on Feb. 8, 2025 (Feb. 9 in Australia), and the action will go down inside Qudos Bank Arena.

UFC has held a PPV in Australia for the past two years and will continue doing so this next year.

No fights have been announced for UFC 312, but we can expect a slew of Australians to fill the card, such as Jack Della Maddalena, Robert Whittaker, and Cody Haddon, who is a new addition.

The last time the promotion was in Sydney, Australia, was for UFC 293 on Sept. 10, 2023, and utter madness happened that night as Sean Strickland shocked the mixed martial arts (MMA) world by upsetting Israel Adesanya for the Middleweight championship via unanimous decision (watch highlights). The co-main event, Alexander Volkov, submitted Tai Tuivasa in the second round with the rare Ezekiel choke.

Will Strickland return to Sydney for his rematch with Dricus Du Plessis? He hopes not.

To checkout UFC’s upcoming schedule of events click here.

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RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — MMA Fighting’s José Youngs caught up with PFL analyst and former UFC star Dan Hardy to discuss the PFL: Battle of the Giants main event, if the winner is the best heavyweight in mixed martial arts, his favorite fight on the card, and how MMA has evolved.

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PFL’s big weekend is finally here!

This Saturday, PFL Superfights: Battle of the Giants takes place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, headlined by a lineal heavyweight title fight between Francis Ngannou and Renan Ferreira. The card also features a number of other marque matchups, including Cris Cyborg taking on Larissa Pacheco, and AJ McKee facing Paul Hughes. On top of that, there’s also another UFC APEX card this week so No Bets barred is back to break it all down.

This week, host Jed Meshew is joined by his Watch Party co-host Mike Heck to dive into all the MMA action this weekend. Topics discussed include Ferreira’s chance to pull off the upset, Cyborg vs. Pacheco, other big fights from PFL, the UFC Vegas 99 main event between Anthony Hernandez and Michel Pereira, plus much more.

Tune in for episode 104 of No Bets Barred.

New episodes of the No Bets Barred podcast drop every Wednesday and are available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever else you find your favorite podcasts. The latest episode can be heard below.

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