Rose Namajunas retained her strawweight title, defeating Zhang Weili in a split decision Saturday night. The contest served as a rematch of April’s UFC 261 fight, which Namajunas won via knockout.

Saturday’s affair was a much closer challenge, with two judges scoring it for Namajunas, 49-46 and 48-47, and another ruling in favor of Zhang, 48-47.

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Zhang started the fight with some early momentum, landing several leg kicks to hold off Namajunas. Later into the match, Namajunas began to shine, securing crucial takedowns in the late rounds.

“I had a feeling it was going to be a way tougher fight and she improved a lot,” Namajunas said of Zhang. “I give her some props and I know what I have to work on now.”

The fight marks the second consecutive loss for Zhang after a 21-bout winning streak.

SEC firepower will fuel the 2025 Women's College World Series (WCWS), as No. 2 Oklahoma, No. 3 Florida, No. 6 Texas, No. 7 Tennessee, and unseeded Ole Miss all advanced out of this weekend's Super Regionals to book trips to Oklahoma City.

The SEC's five teams ties the record for most WCWS-bound squads from a single conference, with the additions of former Big 12 powerhouses Oklahoma and Texas notably boosting the league's WCWS roster this year.

Big Ten newcomers No. 9 UCLA and No. 16 Oregon plus the Big 12's No. 12 Texas Tech round out the eight teams entering the double-elimination tournament later this week, all battling for one of two spots in next week's best-of-three championship series.

Despite coming into the postseason as the No. 2 seed, the Sooners are still the team to beat as they hunt their fifth straight NCAA softball title.

With their 18th program ticket to OKC, Oklahoma's consistency in advancing to the national championship's last stop is dwarfed only by UCLA: The Bruins have appeared in 34 editions of the WCWS, missing the final cut only nine times in NCAA history.

In contrast, both Ole Miss and Texas Tech will be making their WCWS debuts after upsetting top seeds last weekend.

The Rebels, who first eliminated No. 13 Arizona in Regionals, outlasted No. 4 Arkansas to book their first-ever WCWS trip on Sunday.

Meanwhile, the Red Raiders are flying high behind transfer pitcher and 2024 National Player of the Year NiJaree Canady, emerging victorious in their first-ever Super Regional with two straight wins over No. 5 Florida State.

How to watch the 2025 Women's College World Series

Oklahoma City veterans and debutants alike will begin their WCWS campaigns on Thursday, when all teams will contend in the tournament's initial four games.

Kicking off the 2025 WCWS is an all-SEC afternoon session, with No. 6 Texas facing No. 3 Florida at 12 PM ET before No. 7 Tennessee takes on No. 2 Oklahoma at 2:30 PM ET.

Evening play pits the newcomers against each other as Ole Miss clashes with No. 12 Texas Tech at 7 PM ET, with a Big Ten battle between No. 16 Oregon and No. 9 UCLA closing out the night at 9:30 PM ET.

Live coverage of the afternoon games will air on ESPN, with ESPN2 broadcasting the two evening matchups.

The Seattle Storm made a statement on Sunday, earning an unexpected 20-point blowout win over 2022 and 2023 WNBA champions Las Vegas.

"The effort wasn't there, the discipline wasn't there," Aces head coach Becky Hammon said of her team's struggles on defense during the 102-82 loss. "We're breaking our own rules."

Led by 23 points from forward Nneka Ogwumike and another 21 points off the bench from guard Erica Wheeler, five Storm players posted double-digit performances. Meanwhile, 2025 No. 2 overall pick Dominique Malonga put up an encouraging eight points and five rebounds in her 12 minutes of play.

The big Seattle win spoiled a homecoming of sorts for new Las Vegas guard Jewell Loyd, who requested a trade that saw her exit the Storm after a decade in the Emerald City this offseason. The three-team deal also sent former Aces guard Kelsey Plum to the LA Sparks.

"Honestly, I wanted to win for Jewell and everyone else that came out and supported us, but it's a part of the game," said 2024 MVP A'ja Wilson.

With the win, the Storm jump to fourth in the early WNBA season with a 3-1 record, while Las Vegas falls to eighth at 2-2 — the Aces' slowest start since 2021.

While the Storm is brewing, last year's finalists Minnesota and New York are still the gold standard, with the Lynx and the Liberty now the only two undefeated teams left standing in 2025 play.

New York held off an upstart Fever team 90-88 on Saturday, with new addition Natasha Cloud sealing the Liberty win with a block on Indiana star Caitlin Clark — who was later announced to be missing the next two weeks with a quad strain.

How to watch Tuesday's WNBA action

WNBA play resumes on Tuesday night, with 10 of the league's 13 teams in action.

Tipping the night off at 7 PM ET are New York, who'll host 2025 expansion side Golden State, as well as the Dallas Wings vs. the Connecticut Sun — two teams still hunting their first 2025 season win.

As for Seattle, they'll have to contend with Minnesota in a road clash with the Lynx at 8 PM ET.

All five Tuesday night games will stream live on WNBA League Pass.

San Diego Wave FC's unlikely hold on second place in the NWSL standings continued this weekend, as their new-look roster kept the team's six-game unbeaten streak alive in a rollicking 5-2 win over the North Carolina Courage on Sunday.

San Diego trails only No. 1 Kansas City in the early Shield race, with the Wave holding off reigning champion Orlando by one point on the table despite a hat trick from star striker Barbra Banda against Utah on Friday — the first three-goal showing ever recorded by a Pride player.

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The Wave led the charge in a weekend goal-fest that saw 27 balls find the back of the net across six matches, continuing the 2025 season's immense attacking output.

Kansas City, Orlando, and Louisville each tallied three goals en route to weekend wins, while Utah, Chicago, and Seattle were the only teams to finish with single scoreboard contributions.

No. 8 Louisville's 3-2 Saturday win over No. 7 Angel City earned them a spot above the playoff line this week, sending Gotham below the postseason cutoff line at No. 9.

While stacking goals undoubtedly boosts excitement, there's a lot of the 2025 NWSL season left to go — and teams will likely need more than hot feet to sustain the lead.

Arsenal are European champions once again, with the Gunners claiming an upset for the ages by silencing back-to-back defending champs Barcelona 1-0 in Saturday's 2024/25 UEFA Champions League final.

Second-half sub Stina Blackstenius notched the match's lone goal in the 74th minute, as Arsenal's stout defense clashed with an uncharacteristically flimsy Barcelona attack to secure the WSL side's first Champions League title in 18 years.

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Arsenal remains the only English club to ever hoist the Champions League trophy, with the Gunners joining just Barcelona and the newly rebranded OL Lyonnes as the only teams to win the season-long tournament since 2015.

"My dreams came true," vice captain Leah Williamson — who joined Arsenal at the age of eight — told ESPN during a Monday celebration at the Gunners' Emirates Stadium home.

"I think it sunk in when I turned around and saw on the stadium, the honoring of the previous team that did it [in 2007], and then computing in my head that that's what we did — raising a Champions League trophy on Armoury Square. I'm just so happy."

Barcelona will be back, of course, but a few new faces claiming European football's biggest honor can only strengthen the competition going forward.