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<ul class="summary-list"><li>A 24-year-old American stole the <keyword id="12003696" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="contender-series" source="Orion">Contender Series</keyword> show Tuesday with a thunderous finish.</li><li>A.J. Fletcher knocked his opponent out with a flying knee in front of <keyword id="12003697" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="dana-white" source="Orion">Dana White</keyword>.</li><li>The <keyword id="11922275" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="ufc" source="Orion">UFC</keyword> boss was so impressed he handed him a contract in an instant.</li></ul><p>A 24-year-old American scored one of the knockouts of the summer and was instantly handed a <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/ufc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">UFC</a> contract.</p><p>The upcoming <keyword id="11922276" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="mma" source="Orion">MMA</keyword> star <keyword id="12003695" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="aj-fletcher" source="Orion">AJ Fletcher</keyword> was competing Tuesday in <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/contender-series" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dana White's Contender Series</a>, which takes place at the Apex in Las Vegas, and is a separate entity to the UFC designed to funnel talent into the main promotion.</p><p>Nicknamed "The Ghost," Fletcher has haunted all of his opponents to date as he entered the Apex unbeaten in eight bouts, and extended that run to nine with a highlight-reel flying knee.</p><p>It was midway through the opening round when Fletcher spotted his opening.</p><p>With his welterweight opponent Leonardo Damiani's back against the fence, he closed a two-step gap, shifted his weight onto the ball of his lead foot, and lifted off.</p><p>Fletcher hurled his kneecap into Damiani's face and the Italian buckled immediately. Though down, Fletcher showed no mercy and pounced onto the fallen fighter so he could aim six crisp, short-range punches at his dome.</p><p>The referee had seen enough - it was all over.</p><p>Watch it all right here:</p><p>The youngster scored his finish in front of <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/dana-white" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dana White</a>, and the UFC president was so impressed he handed the Louisianan fighter a contract before the night was over.</p><p>"If this isn't No.1 tomorrow on ESPN's top plays, something's wrong over at ESPN," <a href="https://twitter.com/ufc/status/1432886886150852608" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dana White said to commentator and former MMA fighter Laura Sanko</a>.</p><p>The win advanced Fletcher's undefeated pro-MMA record to nine wins (four knockouts, four submissions, and one decision) against no losses or draws.</p><p>But he wasn't the only athlete to earn a contract.</p><p>In a first-ever for the Contender Series, White distributed five deals in total.</p><p>Azamat Murzakanov also scored a thunderous first-round finish to earn himself a contract.</p><p>Joanderson Brito, Victor Altamirano, and Carlos Candelario also scored deals of their own.</p><p>The show returns Tuesday for the second live episode of the fifth season.</p>

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<ul class="summary-list"><li>The first round of the <keyword id="11897660" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="nfl" source="Orion">NFL</keyword> Draft kicked off in Las Vegas on Thursday night.</li><li>The New York Jets and Giants both crushed their first-round picks, setting themselves up for potential future success.</li></ul><p>LAS VEGAS — Just after 5 p.m. on Thursday NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell stepped out on stage in Las Vegas, Nevada to the boos of thousands of football fans.</p><p>And with that, the 2022 NFL Draft officially began. Four hours, 32 picks, and several eye-popping trades later, Round 1 came to a close, with some teams, players, and characters coming out on top and others wishing the day had gone differently.</p><p>Take a look below at the 11 winners and losers of the first round.</p><h2>WINNER: Travon Walker</h2><p>The Georgia Bulldogs edge rusher was a late-riser up draft boards after a brillaint performance at the combine.</p><p>In the weeks leading up to the draft, Michigan edge rusher Aidan Hutchinson had largely been projected to go first overall to the Jaguars, but at some point in the past few days the tides shifted.</p><p>Ladies and gentlemen, <a href="https://www.insider.com/nfl-draft-first-pick-jaguars-travon-walker-2022-4" target="_blank" rel="noopener">your first overall pick of the 2022 NFL Draft, Travon Walker</a>.</p><p>While other top edge talents like Hutchinson and Kayvon Thibodeaux might have put up better numbers than Walker in college, the upside Walker presented was too much for the Jaguars to pass up.</p><p>It's <a href="https://www.insider.com/nfl-draft-first-pick-jaguars-travon-walker-2022-4" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a home run swing</a>, and after a 3-14 campaign in 2021 with a defense that gave up more points than all but four teams in the NFL, the Jaguars are a team in need of a dinger. Regardless of whether or not it works out for the Jaguars, it's a boon for Walker, who goes down as the first defensive player taken No. 1 since Myles Garrett in 2017.</p><h2>WINNER: Hometown heroes</h2><p>After the Jaguars took Walker first overall, the door was open for the Detroit Lions to draft standout Michigan edge rusher Aidan Hutchinson.</p><p>Hutchinson broke the Wolverines' single-season sack record last year, and now will get to continue playing close to home as he begins his NFL career.</p><div type="image" title="Aidan Hutchinson poses after being drafted by the Detroit Lions." height="1600" width="2133" msid="91188618" hostid="261"></div><p>"I think it would be cool to stay around Michigan and be close to my family," <a href="https://www.insider.com/aidan-hutchinson-ready-to-learn-nfl-draft-jaguars-lions-2022-4" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hutchinson told Insider earlier in the week</a> when asked of the prospect of getting drafted by the Lions. "I'm sure it'd make the transition to the NFL easier. I think there's a lot of positives either way."</p><p>Hutchinson isn't the only potential superstar that will get to stay close to home.</p><p>North Carolina State offensive tackle Ikem Ekwonu was taken by the Carolina Panthers with the sixth overall pick, and Pitt quarterback Kenny Pickett was taken by the Pittsburgh Steelers at No. 20.</p><p>With a large contingency of Steelers fans in attendance in Vegas, Pickett's selection earned one of the loudest reactions of the night.</p><h2>WINNER: Somehow, both the New York Giants and New York Jets</h2><p>With four top-10 picks between them, there was a lot of potential for the New York football collective to mess things up pretty bad at the 2022 NFL Draft. Instead, both teams, somewhat shockingly, crushed it.</p><p>For the Giants, finding a quality edge rusher and offensive tackle were both top priorities. When they were set to make their first pick of the night, at No. 5, one elite edge prospect (Kayvon Thibodeaux) and two elite tackle prospects (Ikem Ekwonu, Evan Neal) were left on the board.</p><p>Since the Giants were also picking at No. 7, New York smartly played their hand, selecting Thibodeaux fifth overall, knowing that regardless of who the Panthers took at No. 6, one of the best tackles in the draft would still be there at No. 7. Carolina went with Ekwonu, leaving the Giants to take Neal, who might have been the highest-rated tackle on their board anyway.</p><p>Largely, the Giants' success was a result of not overthinking their picks, but credit where it's due, that's a hell of a duo to start the new season with.</p><p>Similarly, the New York Jets found great value in both of their top-10 picks. The Jets were able to grab possibly the best cornerback to come out of this draft class in Cincinnati's Ahmad "Sauce" Gardner, at No. 4, and followed that up by taking a player that could possibly be the best receiver to come out of this draft class in Ohio State's Garrett Wilson, at No. 10.</p><div type="image" title="Jermaine Johnson celebrates his selection in the 2022 NFL Draft with a group of Jets fans." height="1600" width="2133" msid="91188620" hostid="261"></div><p>But the Jets' success didn't stop there. As Florida State edge rusher Jermaine Johnson began to fall past where many had him projected, New York found a trade partner in the Tennessee Titans and were able to move back into the first round to snag Johnson at No. 26.</p><p>Heading into the draft, the Jets needed help all across the roster. In one night, they found players that could prove to be foundational pieces at three key positions for years to come.</p><h2>WINNER: Howie Roseman</h2><p>It's hard to imagine anyone having a better night than the young players drafted on Thursday, but if anyone did, it was Eagles general manager Howie Roseman.</p><p>Heading into the draft, Philadelphia was armed with two first-round picks, one of which had already been swapped with New Orleans ahead of Thursday.</p><p>With his first move, Roseman traded up from No. 15 to No. 13 to pick Georgia defensive tackle Jordan Davis. Not only is Davis a dynamic run-stuffer already, he will also get a year to learn the craft from Eagles veteran Fletcher Cox before eventually stepping into his sizeable cleats as the anchor of the team's defensive front.</p><p>But Roseman's biggest move of the night came next, as the Eagles flipped the No. 18 pick to the Tennessee Titans along with a third-rounder in exchange for star wide receiver A.J. Brown.</p><p>As the 18th pick was approaching, many of the top receiving prospects were already off the board. Rather than draft yet another wide receiver that might not work out — it's a position the Eagles have struggled to draft with the exception of DeVonta Smith last year — Roseman instead negotiated a deal for a receiver everyone already knows can dominate in the NFL.</p><p>It was a deal that shocked Eagles center Jason Kelce live on air.</p><p>"Howie Roseman is working that Howie Roseman magic," Kelce said. "He's moving up in the draft to get Jordan Davis, and now he's trading to get an unbelievable receiver. This is like Christmas right now.</p><p>"Howie is a man on a mission right now, man. He's making things happen, and I'm a big fan."</p><h2>LOSER: Arizona Cardinals</h2><p>The Cardinals also made a deal for a wide receiver, trading the No. 23 pick away to the Baltimore Ravens in exchange for Marquise "Hollywood" Brown.</p><p>On another day, the Cardinals' deal for Brown might have raised a few eyebrows and little else, but with the immediate comparison to the deal the Eagles pulled off with the Titans, Hollywood's move to Arizona suddenly looks less appealing.</p><p>To be sure, this is a trade that could still work out fantastically for the Cardinals. Brown is a dynamic player and is being reunited with his college quarterback, Kyler Murray. The two are certainly capable of making sparks fly.</p><p>Still, given the price the Eagles paid for A.J. Brown, it's a tough comparison.</p><h2>LOSER: Lamar Jackson</h2><p>The Hollywood Brown trade came as a shock to the entire NFL, but no one was more surprised than Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson.</p><p>It would be rather strange to learn that one of your friends is moving away by watching television, but there's a lot about the life of an NFL quarterback that is rather strange.</p><h2>WINNER: Wide receivers</h2><p>There was a ton of wide receiver talent up for grabs in Thursday's first round, and clearly front offices around the league were aware of it.</p><p>From picks No. 8-18, a whopping six wide receivers were selected — Drake London to the Falcons (No. 7), Garrett Wilson to the Jets (No. 10), Chris Olave to the Saints (No. 11), Jameson Williams to the Lions (No. 12), Jahan Dotson to the Commanders (No. 16), and Treylon Burks (No. 18) to the Titans.</p><p>Given the instant impact that the likes of Ja'Marr Chase and Justin Jefferson have had in their recent rookie seasons, expectations are high for this group. It's going to be fun to look back on this group in four or five years.</p><h2>LOSER: Aaron Rodgers</h2><p>Another year, another draft with the Green Bay Packers refusing to draft for Aaron Rodgers. Despite all of that receiving talent available this year, the Packers didn't make a move to get Rodgers another pair of trusted hands. Green Bay's refusal to give Rodgers another target is magnified by the recent departure of Davante Adams.</p><p>With the Packers sitting out of the receiving pool through the first round, look for Green Bay to be major players in the potential market for 49ers wide receiver Deebo Samuel, who recently asked for a trade from San Francisco.</p><h2>WINNER: Georgia Bulldogs</h2><p>The 2021 Georgia Bulldogs defense was one of the greatest defenses in the history of college football.</p><p>On Thursday, they cemented their claim further, breaking the NFL record for most defensive players taken in the first round from one school.</p><p>The five Bulldogs that went off the board were: Travon Walker to the Lions (No. 1), Jordan Davis to the Eagles (No. 13), Quay Walker and Devonte Wyatt to the Packers (Nos. 22 and 28), and Lewis Cine to the Vikings (No. 32).</p><p>Additionally, linebacker Nakobe Dean is still on the board, and could be taken with one of the first picks of the second round on Friday.</p><h2>WINNER: Trading up to get your guy</h2><p>Trades make the draft, and Thursday's first round was full of exciting moves. Further, there's something inherently nice about teams moving up to get <em>their guy</em>. </p><p>Simply put, it's nice to be wanted.</p><p>In their press conferences after getting drafted, several players, including Jordan Davis and Devin Lloyd, expressed appreciation for their teams' making the effort to trade up for them.</p><p>Trades on draft day make the entire experience more exciting to watch and in some cases, leave players feeling warm and fuzzy inside. Feels like a win-win.</p><h2>WINNER: The Las Vegas Draft</h2><p>Heading to the NFL Draft in Las Vegas, I didn't know what to expect. Of all the things to turn into Coachella, "NFL teams hiring people," is about as strange a choice as you can make. And yet, the festival of football that the league has made of the modern draft sort of works.</p><div type="image" title="Fans attend the 2022 NFL Draft in Las Vegas." height="1600" width="2133" msid="91188622" hostid="261"></div><p>It's weird, to be sure, but against the backdrop of Las Vegas, it feels right in place. Being here, it's entirely clear why the NFL was eager to get a team in Vegas — this town knows how to host a big event, and the NFL loves to throw them.</p>

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<p></p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_right"><div><div class="image on-image"></div><p></p></div></div><p>Lawyers for Gawker Media asked for a <a href="https://www.scribd.com/doc/307084517/Gawker-s-Motion-for-a-new-Trial">new trial</a>&#xa0;Monday&#xa0;after&#xa0;a jury awarded Hulk Hogan $140 million because the site posted a clip of the ex-wrestler having sex.</p><p>The Florida jury found in March that&#xa0;Gawker <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/hulk-hogan-versus-gawker-lawsuit-explained-2016-3">violated Hogan's privacy</a>&#xa0;in 2012 by posting a 1-minute 41-second clip of Hogan having sex several years earlier with his friend's wife.</p><p>The jury held Gawker founder Nick Denton and former editor A.J. Daulerio (who posted the tape) personally liable.</p><p>Hogan was also awarded $25.1 million in punitive damages on top of $115 million compensatory damages.</p><p>If a new trial isn't granted,&#xa0;Gawker's lawyers are asking a Florida state court to vacate or dramatically reduce the amount of damages awarded to Hogan.</p><p>Along with the motion for a new trial, Gawker's lawyers issued a motion for <a href="https://www.scribd.com/doc/307085043/Gawker-s-Motion-for-Judgment-Notwithstanding-the-Verdict">judgment notwithstanding the verdict</a>, which is asking a judge to overrule a jury's verdict.</p><p>Gawker's lawyers are arguing for the new trial based on four key points:</p><ul><li><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">Gawker's lawyers argue the Florida-based jury, where Hogan is from, based its verdict on "passion and prejudice," and, in particular, on its "general distaste for the Defendants [Gawker]," according to the motion.&#xa0;</span></li><li><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">Gawker's lawyers also argue the jury's verdict went "against the manifest evidence of the case," because Hogan's sex tape was indeed a matter of "public concern," and that Hogan lacked a "reasonable expectation of privacy in his sexual encounters," among other evidence, according to the motion.</span></li><li><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">Third, Gawker's lawyers argue&#xa0;Hogan's lawyer's closing arguments "fundamentally undermined the fairness of the trial," because he urged the jury to "award damages by applying standards that plainly violated the First Amendment." Hogan's lawyers suggested&#xa0;in court that Gawker's post didn't deserve protection under the&#xa0;First Amendment because the "Defendants did not&#xa0;have the common decency" to reach out to Hogan before the sex tape was published, reports </span><a href="http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/hulk-hogan-versus-gawker-jury-hearing-closing-arguments-lawsuit-n541481">NBC News</a><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">. However, Gawker argued that the First Amendment doesn't require outlets to contact subjects of news reports.</span></li><li><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">Last, Gawker's lawyers argue that the damages awarded by the jury are "grossly excessive," and should be vacated or reduced.&#xa0;</span></li></ul><p>The stakes of Gawker's appeal are high. The site could go bankrupt if it loses the appeal or can't settle for a reduced amount,<span>&#xa0;New York based attorney Lance Fletcher <a href="http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2016/03/23/how-gawker-could-survive-140-million-hulk-hogan-verdict/">told Fox News</a>.&#xa0;</span>&#xa0;</p><p><span>"Gawker has made no secret of the fact that they were planning to file a motion for a new trial and an appeal based on arguments that are meaningless to the case at hand," David Houston, Hogan's lawyer, wrote in an emailed statement. "We emerged victorious once and we plan to do so again. Of note it is apparent Gawker is unable to accept responsibility for their actions or demonstrate any intention of correcting their behavior."&#xa0;</span></p><p><span style="background-color: #ffff00;"><div><p style=" margin: 12px auto 6px auto; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -x-system-font: none; display: block;">   <a title="View Gawker's Motion for a new Trial on Scribd" href="https://www.scribd.com/doc/307084517/Gawker-s-Motion-for-a-new-Trial" style="text-decoration: underline;">Gawker's Motion for a new Trial</a></p></div></span></p><p class="embed-spacer">&#xa0;<div><p style=" margin: 12px auto 6px auto; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -x-system-font: none; display: block;">   <a title="View Gawker's Motion for Judgment Notwithstanding the Verdict on Scribd" href="https://www.scribd.com/doc/307085043/Gawker-s-Motion-for-Judgment-Notwithstanding-the-Verdict" style="text-decoration: underline;">Gawker's Motion for Judgment Notwithstanding the Verdict</a></p></div></p><p class="embed-spacer">&#xa0;</p><p>&#xa0;</p><p class="tagline"><a href="http://gawker.com">Gawker</a> is the high-brow gossip sheet covering media, entertainment, politics and technology.</p>    <div class="margin-top">        <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/wwe-fake-wrestlemania-vince-mcmahon-john-cena-brock-lesnar-2016-3">It's Wrestlemania week - here's what everyone gets wrong about the WWE being fake</a></h3>        <div>            <div>        <div class="ooyala-video-player" data-video-autoplay="false" data-video-id="d3MmE1czrBIt7cTluhsaqO4fLTo-fzYr" data-player-variable="ooyalapopvideo" id="ooyalaplayer_popvideo" style="width:1280px;height:720px"></div>        </div>        </div>            </div>

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