<ul class="summary-list"><li>Three of the UFC's hottest prospects all won their respective fights Saturday at UFC 285.</li><li>Cameron Saaiman, Ian Garry, and Bo Nickal all advanced their pro MMA records in Las Vegas.</li></ul><p>LAS VEGAS — Three of the <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/ufc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">UFC</a>'s hottest prospects won their respective fights at the UFC 285 event that took place Saturday at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.</p><p>The victories that American middleweight <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/bo-nickal" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bo Nickal</a>, Irish welterweight Ian Garry, and South African bantamweight <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/cameron-saaiman" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cameron Saaiman</a> scored, though, were not without incident.</p><p>Nickal made his UFC debut on the card after his two appearances on last year's Contender Series wowed UFC boss Dana White.</p><p>As a three-time NCAA wrestling champion from Penn State, Nickal is widely regarded as a future champion and, potentially, a generational <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/mma" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MMA</a> talent.</p><p>Indeed, the ways in which he transitioned from position to position, to assert a grappling authority over Jamie Pickett, appeared to be effortless.</p><p>Midway through the opening round, Nickal's continuous attempts to secure a submission yielded a win as he made Pickett tap to an arm-triangle choke.</p><p>However, just before Nickal made Pickett tap, he may have hit his opponent with a low blow.</p><div type="image" title="Bo Nickal and Jamie Pickett." height="900" width="1200" msid="98427518" hostid="261" sizebytes="72784"></div><p>It's something Nickal disputes, telling Insider and other reporters backstage: "I hit him in the leg, the thigh … If I hit him low, I'd feel bad.</p><p>"I'm not a cheater or someone who takes shortcuts," said Nickal. "If I hit him low, I'd relax, and let the ref stop it."</p><p><strong>See the controversy for yourself right here:</strong></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">—Spinnin Backfist (@SpinninBackfist) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1632223088707346434">March 5, 2023</a></blockquote><p>Regarding his first-round win, Nickal said: "Overall the performance was as expected."</p><p>He wasn't the only young talent to get a win at one of the UFC's marquee events of the year.</p><h2>Ian Garry came from behind to beat Song Kenan in style, before strutting like Conor McGregor</h2><div type="image" title="Ian Garry." height="1334" width="2000" msid="98427519" hostid="261" sizebytes="100184"></div><p>Another mega prospect, Ian Garry, competed in a separate fight earlier on the UFC 285 card.</p><p>In a welterweight bout set for three rounds, Irish fighter Garry was tasked with taking on Song Kenan and though Garry lost the first round, he came back in style to inflict a helluva lot of damage on Kenan's face, before sealing the win with a third-round finish.</p><p><strong>Watch Kenan rock Garry early on right here:</strong></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">—UFC (@ufc) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1632176388404056064">March 5, 2023</a></blockquote><p><strong>See Kenan's face after the eventual three-round beating right here:</strong></p><div type="image" title="Song Kenan's face." height="1333" width="2000" msid="98427520" hostid="261" sizebytes="91374"></div><p><strong>Watch Garry's finish here:</strong></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">—ESPN MMA (@espnmma) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1632178792205815809">March 5, 2023</a></blockquote><p>The up-and-comer even received praise from his countryman <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/conor-mcgregor" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Conor McGregor</a>.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">—Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1632177481326415872">March 5, 2023</a></blockquote><h2>Cameron Saaiman was slapped with a penalty — his second in as many fights</h2><div type="image" title="Cameron Saaiman." height="1333" width="2000" msid="98427521" hostid="261" sizebytes="97106"></div><p>Cameron Saaiman, a fighter <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/dana-white" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dana White</a> once called "The Future" because of his potential, also won.</p><p>Saaiman fought Mana Martinez at bantamweight on the preliminary section of the show, and said he's not a dirty fighter despite receiving a point deduction for the second time in as many fights.</p><p>Saaiman hit Martinez with two low blows in the opening round alone and was slapped with a penalty from referee Herb Dean.</p><p>Despite that, he won rounds two and three to coast toward a victory on points and advance his pro <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/mma" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MMA</a> record eight wins (five knockouts, one submission, and two decisions).</p>

Bo Nickal, Ian Garry, and Cameron Saaiman, 3 of the UFC's brightest prospects, won at UFC 285, but it wasn't all smooth sailing

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="12484342" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="ian-garry" source="Orion">Ian Garry</keyword> continues to take the <keyword id="11922276" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="mma" source="Orion">MMA</keyword> world by storm.</li><li>The 23-year-old Irishman's rise is drawing comparisons to Conor McGregor.</li></ul><p>A 23-year-old <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/mma" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MMA</a> fighter touted as a new <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/conor-mcgregor" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Conor McGregor</a> scored an emphatic finish on his <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/ufc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">UFC</a> debut Saturday during the <keyword id="11922275" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="ufc" source="Orion">UFC</keyword> 268 show at Madison Square Garden in New York City.</p><p>Meet Ian Garry - a new combat <keyword id="11893855" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="sports" source="Orion">sports</keyword> star who has been taken the European circuit by storm - introduced himself to the American market with a first-round pummeling of <keyword id="12484343" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="jordan-williams" source="Orion">Jordan Williams</keyword> this weekend.</p><p>A former <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/cage-warriors" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cage Warriors</a> champion just like McGregor was before he signed with the UFC in 2013, Garry entered the Octagon with an undefeated MMA record - unlike his compatriot who lost twice before moving to the big leagues.</p><p>Garry only made his pro-MMA debut in 2019, but built a record of five finishes from seven wins before getting the call from the UFC to fight on November 6.</p><p>On the early preliminary section of the UFC 268 event, Garry showed that he is a hyped talent for good reason as he finished Williams in style.</p><p>Moments before the end of the first round, Williams lunged at Garry with a strike. The Irishman countered with a heavy right hand that wobbled Williams.</p><p>Two further shots that took advantage of a befuddled opponent put Williams on the floor for good, who seemed to lose control of his body as his legs flailed around from beneath him.</p><p><strong>Watch the awesome shots right here:</strong></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">-UFC  (@ufc) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1457133429204606983?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 6, 2021</a></blockquote><p>The welterweight then channeled McGregor in his post-fight victory speech.</p><p>"We just shocked the world," Garry said. "The Irish are back, baby! I've a lot to learn. I'm 23 years of age. We're taking over the division.</p><p>"A wise Irishman once said before me, he stepped in this very cage and he said, we're not here to take part, we're here to take over," he added, referencing McGregor. "This is the takeover, part two."</p><p>McGregor reacted on Twitter and appeared pleased with what he saw.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">-Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1457134782354182148">November 6, 2021</a></blockquote><p>The victory advanced Garry's pro-MMA record to eight wins (five knockouts, one submission, and two decisions).</p>

An MMA fighter touted as a new Conor McGregor scored an emphatic finish on his UFC debut

<img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/593172a279474cab0e8b6109-1500/ap97051302333.jpg" alt="Kasparov Deep Blue" /><p class="source"><span>AP</span></p><p>Garry Kasparov is one of the greatest chess players of all time.</p><p>And to that end, <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/garry-kasparov-interview-2017-5">Business Insider asked him in an interview</a> what advice he has for young players who want to play the game seriously.</p><p>"<span>Look, I would say, you have a unique chance of learning more about the game of chess with your computer than Bobby Fischer, or even myself, could manage throughout our entire lives," he said.</span></p><p><span>"What is very important is that you will use this power productively and you will not be hijacked by the computer screen. Always keep your personality intact."</span></p><p><span>Kasparov, who is famous for playing against the IBM supercomputer Deep Blue, argues in his recent book that instead of fearing machines, humans should embrace them and work with them. Looking at chess specifically, he argues that chess players can - and do - use computers to better their game.</span></p><p><span>Players should think of the machine as something that can help hone their skills. Ultimately, of course, a chess match happens between two human players, so it's important to not let the lessons learned from computers to become a crutch. </span><span>"If you are playing against other humans, it's about winning the game. The machine will not be assisting you, unless you are cheating, of course," he continued.</span></p><p><span>"And since the machine is not there, you have to make sure that everything you learn from the computer will not badly affect the way you play the real game."</span></p><p><span></span><strong><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/garry-kasparov-interview-2017-5">Check out Business Insider's full interview with Garry Kasparov here</a>.</strong></p>            <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/ian-bremmer-on-the-biggest-takeaways-from-trumps-first-foreign-trip-2017-5">'Melania needs to get with the program': Ian Bremmer explains the biggest takeaways from Trump's first foreign trip</a></h3>                                    Please enable Javascript to watch this video                    

Former world champion Garry Kasparov shares his advice for young chess players

The <keyword id="21388035" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Chess-community" source="keywords">chess community</keyword> went into a frenzy as it hailed India's D <keyword id="19905851" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Gukesh" source="keywords">Gukesh</keyword> as a potential "future world champion" after he etched his name in the history books by winning the prestigious Candidates tournament in Toronto. Gukesh drew with American Hikaru Nakamura in the final round to not only win the prestigious tournament but also become the youngest ever challenger to the world title at 17. <br /><br /> Five-time world champion and the only other Indian to win the Candidates, the legendary <keyword id="20221790" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Viswanathan-Anand" source="keywords">Viswanathan Anand</keyword> was one of the first people to congratulate the teenager. <br /><br /> "Congratulations to @DGukesh for becoming the youngest challenger. The @WacaChess family is so proud of what you have done. I'm personally very proud of how you played and handled tough situations. Enjoy the moment," Anand wrote on 'X'. <br /><br /> Gukesh had become the third youngest player in history to earn the Grandmaster title at the age of 12 and English grandmaster David Howell said he knew the prodigiously talented player would go on to do great things from the moment he played his first match against the Indian. <br /><br /> "Congrats to Gukesh on winning the Candidates!! What a tournament I knew he was special ever since our first game. He was just 12 years old (but already a GM! ) While analysing, both his mature attitude and his calculation skills impressed me hugely. Future world champ?" Howell wrote. <br /><br /> Former world champion and Grandmaster <keyword id="21388036" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Vladimir-Kramnik" source="keywords">Vladimir Kramnik</keyword> of Russia congratulated Gukesh for his astounding performance. <br /><br /> "What an evening Congratulations to Gukesh and special award for both Fabi, Ian for their incredible performance today. One of the most interesting games I ever saw. Bravo, REAL FIGHTERS, for giving it all. Most important, more than anything in chess in fact Full respect," Kramnik wrote. <br /><br /> With the win, Gukesh bettered the legendary Garry Kasparov's 40 year-old record. The Russian great was 22 when he qualified in 1984 to clash with compatriot Anatoly Karpov. <br /><br /> The Chennai-based teen will take on reigning world champion, China's <keyword id="20216378" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Ding-Liren" source="keywords">Ding Liren</keyword>, for the crown later this year. <br /><br /> Indian grandmaster Koneru Humpy, who finished second in the women's section, said "Congratulations to @DGukesh for becoming the youngest challenger!!" <br /><br /> Another Indian Grandmaster Tania Sachdev said Gukesh's win shows that "furture is here." <br /><br /> "GUKESH WINS THE CANDIDATES!! The future is here. It's today. 22.04.2024 a date to remember It's going to be Ding Liren vs Gukesh, World Chess Championship 2024" Sachdev tweeted. <br /><br /> Dronacharya award-winning coach Ramachandran Ramesh lauded the Indian's inspiring run at the tournament. <br /><br /> "Hearty Congratulations to young @Gukesh for convincingly winning the Candidates. Inspiring performance! Whole India is proud of you!" Ramesh tweeted. <br /><br /> Meanwhile, Azerbaijani chess grandmaster Teimour Radjabov was left spellbound by the teenager's achievement. <br /><br /> "@DGukesh congratulations, stunning! 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The future is here: Chess community lauds Gukesh's historic win

<ul class="summary-list"><li>American wrestling standout Bo Nickal makes his highly anticipated UFC debut Saturday.</li><li>Nickal fights Jamie Pickett at the big UFC 285 show in Las Vegas, which airs on ESPN pay-per-view.</li></ul><p>LAS VEGAS — Former Penn State stand-out wrestler <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/bo-nickal" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bo Nickal</a> vowed Wednesday to be the No. 1 fighter in the <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/ufc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">UFC</a> and is already visualizing a mega-event in one of America's best stadiums.</p><p>"My goals are always the most unattainable, unreachable, type of goals you can achieve," Nickal told Insider and other reporters Wednesday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.</p><p>"Going into college, it was to be a four-time, undefeated national champion. And now, going into MMA, I want to be the pound-for-pound No. 1 fighter in the world, and so I definitely envision myself getting to this point."</p><p>The former three-time NCAA champ, Nickal is days away from making his UFC debut versus Jamie Pickett on ESPN pay-per-view at UFC 285 inside T-Mobile Arena, <a href="https://www.insider.com/video-bo-nickal-could-become-ufc-next-big-thing-2022-9" target="_blank" rel="noopener">after impressing on last year's Contender Series</a>.</p><p>But the 26-year-old said he's already targeting a bout against <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/khamzat-chimaev" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Khamzat Chimaev</a> — one of the sport's most intimidating grapplers — at the 65,000-capacity Allegiant Stadium, home of the <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/nfl" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NFL</a>'s Las Vegas Raiders.</p><h2>This fight would be one of the UFC's biggest of all time, says Nickal</h2><div type="image" title="Bo Nickal." height="1333" width="2000" msid="98372587" hostid="261" sizebytes="122024"></div><p>Swedish-Chechen wrestler Chimaev was widely seen as the most formidable prospect in world <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/mma" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MMA</a> when he entered UFC for the first time on Fight Island in 2020.</p><p>Insider was ringside in Abu Dhabi for his first few fights in the UFC and <a href="https://www.insider.com/watch-khamzat-chimaev-become-an-undeniable-ufc-star-2020-7" target="_blank" rel="noopener">saw him manhandle opponents with ease while taking no damage in return</a>.</p><p>Chimaev has since engaged Gilbert Burns in a Fight of the Year contender, and is on the cusp of a title shot of his own.</p><p>Nickal, though, is unfazed by his rival's rapid success and said Chimaev "is probably the biggest, most hyped guy coming up right now that hasn't won a belt yet.</p><p>"I think, eventually, us clashing is inevitable," the American said, before adding that the fight could become the biggest UFC spectacle in history.</p><h2>Nickal wants to fight Chimaev in front of the biggest crowd possible</h2><div type="image" title="Khamzat Chimaev gave Li Jingliang a beatdown for the ages." height="1333" width="2000" msid="98372589" hostid="261" sizebytes="154232"></div><p>"That's something that I visualize in my training and when I'm in a hard workout, getting my last bike sprint in, getting my last rep in, in the weight room, I'm visualizing that.</p><p>"Whether that fight comes in a year, or three years, or five years, or whatever it is, I'll be ready.</p><p>"I do a lot of visualization and I see that fight happening as a main event in Raiders' Stadium in front of 100,0000 people," he said. "I think it would be the biggest fight in UFC history.</p><p>"Only time will tell whether or not we get that, but I'm doing everything in my power to make that happen."</p><p>Nickal's fight with Pickett is one of 14 on UFC 285, which also features the return of Jon Jones against top-tier heavyweight Ciryl Gane, Valentina Shevchenko's flyweight title defense against Alexa Grasso, and other blue clip prospects Ian Garry and Cameron Saaiman in separate fights.</p>

Bo Nickal is already visualizing a title bout against Khamzat Chimaev at Vegas' Allegiant Stadium — but first, he'll have to make his UFC debut

<ul class="summary-list"><li>One of the world's best MMA prospects, Cameron Saaiman, returns to the Octagon on March 4.</li><li>Saaiman will compete against bantamweight fighter Mana Martinez.</li></ul><p>LAS VEGAS — <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/cameron-saaiman" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cameron Saaiman</a> will return to the Octagon on March 4 for a bantamweight bout against Mana Martinez, a <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/ufc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">UFC</a> official told Insider on Wednesday.</p><p>Saaiman said last week on Instagram that he expected to compete at UFC 285 — a pay-per-view show taking place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, and one of the promotion's biggest events of 2023.</p><p>Confirmation of Saaiman and Martinez's 135-pound contest next month means there's a total of 14 bouts on the fight card. 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overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CnwwO6iNxsE/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;" target="_blank">A post shared by Cameron Saaiman (@cameronsaaiman)</a></p></div></blockquote> <p>Saaiman is one of <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/mma" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MMA</a>'s rising stars and a breakout performer from last year's Contender Series, earning an instant UFC deal <a href="https://www.insider.com/contender-series-video-highlights-results-saaiman-gomes-win-ufc-contracts-2022-8" target="_blank" rel="noopener">after his hook shot bounced his opponent off the cage</a>.</p><p>UFC boss <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/dana-white" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dana White</a> was so impressed with Saaiman that he told Insider and other reporters backstage that the youngster should be called "The Future."</p><p>In his UFC debut at UFC 282 in December in Las Vegas, Saaiman again impressed with a third-round standing knockout win over Steven Koslow.</p><p>He now returns to the fight capital of the world to put his unbeaten record on the line against Martinez, who could provide a stern striking challenge due to his pro record of 10 wins (eight knockouts and two decisions) against three losses.</p><h2>UFC 285 is one of the UFC's biggest events of the year</h2><div type="image" title="Jon Jones." height="1333" width="2000" msid="97561595" hostid="261" sizebytes="105938"></div><p>UFC 285 has shaped up to become one of the year's biggest combat sports events as it profiles UFC's rising stars, contenders, and champions.</p><p><a href="https://www.insider.com/category/jon-jones" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jon Jones</a>, one of the consensus GOATs of the sport, returns to the UFC after almost three years. He leaves the light heavyweight division to challenge <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/ciyrl-gane" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ciryl Gane</a> for the heavyweight championship.</p><p>Should Jones prevail, he'd become a two-weight champion and fortify his legacy as one of the best MMA fighters to ever do it.</p><p>Gane, though, is a formidable contender, with an athletic style that has helped him earn strong knockout wins over Junior dos Santos, Derrick Lewis, Tai Tuivasa.</p><p>Earlier in the evening, Valentina Shevchenko will defend her flyweight crown against Alexa Grasso, Jalin Turner fights Dan Hooker at lightweight, and Geoff Neal competes against rising welterweight Shavkat Rakhmonov.</p><p>Elsewhere, blue chip prospect Ian Garry fights Song Kenan at welterweight, and <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/bo-nickal" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bo Nickal</a>, who has been dubbed a potential American version of <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/khabib-nurmagomedov" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Khabib Nurmagomedov</a>, makes his long-awaited UFC debut against Jamie Pickett after two dominant Contender Series wins last year.</p><p>The event will be broadcast as an ESPN pay-per-view.</p>

'The Future' of MMA returns to the Octagon for one of the UFC's biggest shows of the year on March 4

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Insider just published its second annual <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/seed-100-best-early-stage-investors-2022-5?r=seed-100-lp">Seed 100</a> and <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/seed-25-best-female-early-stage-investors-2022-5?r=seed-100-lp">Seed 25 lists</a> of the best seed VCs.</li><li>The lists not only celebrate past wins but also use a statistical model to predict ongoing success.</li></ul><p>Insider's second annual Seed 100 list once again names the best seed-stage investors in the US.</p><h4>Read: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/seed-100-best-early-stage-investors-2022-5?r=seed-100-lp">The Seed 100: The best early-stage investors</a></h4><p>And our second annual <keyword id="13790593" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="seed-25" source="Orion">Seed 25</keyword> list, which honors the rising number of women in seed-stage investing, names the best female investors.</p><h4>Read: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/seed-25-best-female-early-stage-investors-2022-5?r=seed-100-lp">The Seed 25: The best female early-stage investors</a></h4><h2>Based on data</h2><p>What makes these rankings different from other best-VCs lists is that they're based on data. And they're not just rearview analyses that celebrate past success. They use a statistical model designed to predict, with high confidence, future success.</p><p>That makes the Seed 100 and Seed 25 ideal tools for founders looking for successful early-stage investors to bring on as partners, as well as for other VCs and angel investors searching for top dealmakers to include in their networks.</p><p>In fact, those are the exact reasons that the data-driven VC firm Tribe Capital, the creator of the model, spent three years building and fine-tuning it. Tribe's data selected and ranked these top investors out of a field of more than 1,400 people using 25 attributes.</p><h4>Read: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/best-seed-vcs-venture-capital-tribe-capital-seed100-seed25-2022-5?r=seed-100-lp">How Tribe Capital selected and ranked Insider's Seed 100 and Seed 25 lists of the best seed VCs</a></h4><h2>Newcomers and rising stars</h2><p>This year's list includes 37 newcomers, including Ian Rountree, No. 6 on the Seed 100, who worked in the nonprofit world until he realized, he told us, that nothing changes the world faster than "solving problems with cash flow."</p><p><strong>Read: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ian-rountree-top-seed-vc-climate-tech-crypto-biotech-2022-5?r=seed-100-lp">How Ian Rountree bet $120,000 of his life savings on startups and became one of the nation's top seed investors</a></strong></p><p>Another newcomer is Miriam Rivera, No. 1 on the Seed 25, who built her firm by backing female founders and founders of color, filling the skies with unicorns as she did. "People have seen that investing in diverse people is profitable," she said.</p><p><strong>Read: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/miriam-rivera-ulu-ventures-vc-unicorns-underrepresented-startup-founders-2022-5?r=seed-100-lp">How top VC Miriam Rivera turned bets on underrepresented founders into multibillion-dollar wins</a></strong></p><p>Speaking of unicorns, Aileen Lee, No. 2 on the Seed 25, coined the term. But Lee told us that she was most proud of mentoring founders: "Sticking by people through hard times is actually one of the things that I feel really proud about."</p><h4>Read: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/vc-aileen-lee-cowboy-ventures-secret-to-her-success-2022-5?r=seed-100-lp">'It was scary': How Aileen Lee launched her own VC firm after 13 years at Kleiner Perkins — and became one of the best in the business</a></h4><p>Then there's Garry Tan, who rose 33 spots this year on the Seed 100. He said, "A founder who is a great builder tends to be a magnet, attracting the smartest people."</p><p>These three Seed 100 stars also told us how they achieved success in a world so full of competition.</p><h4><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/jenny-fielding-techstars-vc-top-female-seed-investor-2022-5?r=seed-100-lp">How Jenny Fielding, the face of Techstars, became the most well-connected investor in New York</a></h4><h4><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/eric-paley-top-seed-vc-investing-startups-2022-5?r=seed-100-lp">How seeking out the 'weird and wonderful' led to Eric Paley's seed investment in Uber and hundreds of other startups</a></h4><h4><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/engineer-kevin-mahaffey-top-seed-vc-angel-investing-2022-5?r=seed-100-lp">Kevin Mahaffey began building software when he was 8 years old. Now he's the No. 3 seed investor.</a></h4><p>But the list is also full of surprises, such as football great Joe Montana, who's VC fund has quietly become a powerhouse.</p><h2>Read the full list: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/seed-100-best-early-stage-investors-2022-5?r=seed-100-lp">The Seed 100: The best early-stage investors of 2022</a></h2>

The best seed VCs of 2022 — based on data

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="12484285" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="alex-pereira" source="Orion">Alex Pereira</keyword> dropped his opponent with a flying knee Saturday at <keyword id="11922275" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="ufc" source="Orion">UFC</keyword> 268 in New York City.</li><li>The strike left Andreas Michailidis on the canvas, ending his participation in the match.</li></ul><p>Knockout artist Alex Pereira cracked his <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/ufc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">UFC</a> opponent on the chin with a highlight-reel flying knee Saturday during the UFC 268 event at Madison Square Garden in New York City.</p><p>The Brazilian kickboxer entered the Octagon for his UFC debut with great striking acclaim, having won multiple championships for the Singapore-headquartered fight firm Glory.</p><p>He even has a kickboxing win over the UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya, who is one of the best fighters <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/mma" target="_blank" rel="noopener">mixed martial arts</a> can offer right now.</p><p>Pereira, 34, lived up to that reputation as he sealed a statement-making second-round knockout win over Andreas Michailidis.</p><p><strong>The finish came just 18 seconds after the break, and you can watch it right here:</strong></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">-ESPN <keyword id="11922276" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="mma" source="Orion">MMA</keyword> (@espnmma) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1457162954718121986">November 7, 2021</a></blockquote><p>"I'm so happy," Pereira said after the win. "I kept my cool. I saw my opening and I capitalized on the moment."</p><p>The victory advanced his fledgling pro-MMA record to four wins (four knockouts) against one loss.</p><p>Elsewhere on the card, another UFC new boy Ian Garry defeated Jordan Williams with punches on the early preliminary section of the show.</p><p>Justin Gaethje beat Michael Chandler in the main card war before Rose Namajunas retained her strawweight title against Zhang Weili. Kamaru Usman's decision over Colby Covington extend his run as UFC welterweight champion.</p>

Knockout artist Alex Pereira cracked his UFC opponent on the chin with a highlight-reel flying knee

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="12485747" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="justin-gaethje" source="Orion">Justin Gaethje</keyword> and <keyword id="12485746" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="michael-chandler" source="Orion">Michael Chandler</keyword>'s lightweight fight Saturday lived up to the <keyword id="11922275" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="ufc" source="Orion">UFC</keyword> hype.</li><li>Both fighters left Madison Square Garden for the hospital and posed for a selfie.</li></ul><p>American fighters <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/justin-gaethje" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Justin Gaethje</a> and <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/michael-chandler" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Michael Chandler</a> warred violently Saturday in a <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/ufc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">UFC</a> fight so epic it could be a contender for Fight of the Year honors.</p><p>It all went down during the main card of the UFC 268 show held in front of a raucous crowd at Madison Square Garden in New York City.</p><p>Considering the unique brand of striking chaos that both fighters have exhibited in their mixed martial arts careers to date, this match was never going to disappoint.</p><p>Chandler, who knocked out Dan Hooker in his UFC debut earlier this year, threw 100 strikes in the opening round alone.</p><p>Gaethje, in retaliation, out-landed Chandler by 51 to 24 shots in the second, and 41 to 30 in the third.</p><p>Gaethje landed considerable damage as he battered Chandler's legs with kicks, opened cuts on his face, and dropped him with an uppercut.</p><p><strong>Watch it here:</strong></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">-ESPN <keyword id="11922276" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="mma" source="Orion">MMA</keyword> (@espnmma) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1457174271013240832?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 7, 2021</a></blockquote><p>Both showed off what truly separates ultimate fighters from regular people, and even athletes in other <keyword id="11893855" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="sports" source="Orion">sports</keyword>. There is just an extraordinary amount of resilience required to gut out fights like this.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">-ESPN MMA  (@espnmma) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1457176134596976643?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 7, 2021</a></blockquote><p>But only one man could have his hand raised - and that man was Gaethje, who advanced his pro MMA record to 23 wins (19 knockouts, one submission, and three decisions) against three losses.</p><p>There was so much respect between the fighters that, when they went to hospital for their post-event medical checks and treatment, they stopped to pose for a selfie with each other.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">-ESPN MMA  (@espnmma) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1457410553555607559?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 7, 2021</a></blockquote><p>Elsewhere on the card, UFC debutant <a href="https://www.insider.com/video-alex-pereira-cracks-andreas-michailidis-with-a-flying-knee-2021-11" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Alex Pereira iced Andreas Michailidis</a> with a flying knee, <a href="https://www.insider.com/video-ian-garry-scores-1st-round-ko-on-ufc-debut-2021-11" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ian Garry messed up Jordan Williams and then channeled Conor McGregor</a>, and <a href="https://www.insider.com/video-marlon-vera-front-kicked-frankie-edgar-to-shadow-realm-2021-11" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Marlon Vera front kicked Frankie Edgar to hell</a>.</p><p>Late on the night, Rose Namajunas retained her UFC women's strawweight championship with a closely-fought split decision win over old rival and former titleholder Zhang Weili.</p><p>And, in the final bout of the evening, Kamaru Usman extended his extraordinary run at the top of the UFC welterweight division with another big win over 170-pound nemesis Colby Covington.</p>

American fighters Justin Gaethje and Michael Chandler warred violently in an epic fight of the year

<p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_right"><div><div class="image on-image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/56af5a0658c3232e008b6b32-770-577/5562332410_d4b4367e3e_o.jpg" alt="old cash register" data-mce-source="Garry Knight/Flickr" data-link="https://www.flickr.com/photos/garryknight/5562332410" /><p class="source"><span><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/garryknight/5562332410">Garry Knight/Flickr</a></span></p></div><p></p></div></div>Personal income rose 0.3% in December, while personal spending was flat, a monthly Commerce Department release showed on Monday.</p><p>On Friday, we learned from the fourth-quarter <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/us-q4-2015-gdp-advance-estimate-2016-1">gross domestic product</a> data that consumer spending was the strongest in ten years in 2015, but cooled late in the year.</p><p>Economists had estimated that personal income rose 0.2% during December, and spending rose 0.1%, according to Bloomberg. </p><p>At the same time, the personal savings rate rose to 5.5%, the highest since 2012, compared to 5.3% in the prior period.</p><p>"The savings rate should drift lower over the next few months as people come to realize that the drop in energy prices is likely to persist for some time, making it safe to spend the windfall," Pantheon Macroeconomics' Ian Shepherdson wrote to clients.</p><p>Disposable income rose 0.4% in December and 3.5% in 2015, the biggest annual gain in nine years.</p><p>The Department of Commerce's release also contained data on personal consumption expenditures (PCE), or the prices paid for goods and services. It's the Federal Reserve's favorite way to measure inflation.</p><p>Core PCE, which excludes food and energy, was flat month-on-month (0.1% expected), and matched forecasts at 1.4% year-on-year, which still runs below the Fed's 2% target.</p>    <div class="margin-top">        <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/walmart-closing-stores-worldwide-retail-supercenter-express-neighborhood-texas-2016-1">Find out if you live near one of the 153 US Walmart stores that are closing this month</a></h3>        <div>            <div>    <script src="http://player.ooyala.com/v3/6e12e8b3387a44daacfb73afba25a76e"></script>    <div class="ooyala-video-player" data-video-autoplay="false" data-video-id="d0bW83MDE6hsoCBXLICH4MLVrvyUNweQ" data-player-variable="ooyalapopvideo" id="ooyalaplayer_popvideo" style="width:1280px;height:720px"></div>    <script>    if (typeof RunFunctions === 'undefined') { var RunFunctions = []; }     RunFunctions.push(function()    {         var ooyalapopvideo = OO.Player.create('ooyalaplayer_popvideo', 'd0bW83MDE6hsoCBXLICH4MLVrvyUNweQ',{ autoplay: 'false' });     });    </script>    <noscript><div>Please enable Javascript to watch this video</div></noscript></div>        </div>        <script>(function() { function createPlayer() { OO.ready(function() { RunFunctions.forEach(function(ooyalaFunction) { ooyalaFunction(); }); RunFunctions = [];}); } createPlayer(); }()); </script>    </div>

Personal spending was flat in December

<p><div class="KonaFilter image-container float_right"><div class="image"><img src="http://static6.businessinsider.com/image/52fe3917ecad04e71b063b89-851-638/horse-race-winner-4.jpg?maxX=480" border="0" alt="horse race winner" width="480" /><p class="source"><span>AP Photo/Garry Jones</span></p></div><p></p></div>After opening in the red, the U.S. markets are now firmly in the green.</p>
<p>The Dow is up 54 points (0.3%%).</p>
<p>The S&amp;P 500 is up 4 points (0.2%).</p>
<p>The Nasdaq is flat.</p>
<p>Interestingly, this comes in the wake of what most would consider bad news.</p>
<p>We just learned<a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/us-industrial-production-january-2014-2"> industrial production unexpectedly fell 0.3%</a> in January, which was much worse than the 0.2% gain expected. Manufacturing production fell 0.8% in what was the worst drop since 2009.</p>
<p>"All the damage was in the manufacturing sector," noted Pantheon Macroeconomics' Ian Shepherdson. "The cold weather drove up utility output by 4.1%, thanks to increased demand for heating energy. This matters because the implied jump in energy consumption will feed into real consumers' spending."</p>
<p>Today's gains come <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/closing-bell-february-13-2014-2014-2">on top of Thursday's gains</a>, which came despite weaker-than-expected retail sales data.</p>

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<p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/532af761eab8ead349d7c723-1200-924/samantha-power-russia-1.jpg" border="0" alt="samantha power russia" /><p class="source"><span>REUTERS/Andrew Kelly </span></p><p class="caption">Samantha Power (R), the American ambassador to the United Nations talks to Russia's ambassador to the United Nations, Vitaly Churkin, before a vote regarding the Ukrainian crisis is taken at the U.N. Security Council in New York March 15, 2014. </p></div><p></p></div></div></p>
<p>Russian President Vladimir Putin never had any intentions of diplomacy with regards to Crimea, despite a last-ditch <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/john-kerry-statement-ukraine-russia-sergei-lavrov-meeting-2014-3">full-court press</a> by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in London last week.</p>
<p>That's how a <a href="http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303563304579447300718769492?mg=reno64-wsj&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fonline.wsj.com%2Farticle%2FSB10001424052702303563304579447300718769492.html" target="_blank">story this week from The Wall Street Journal details it</a>. When Kerry met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov for about six hours last Friday, Lavrov stepped away from the discussions to call Putin. The Russian president, however, refused to take his diplomat's call. It became clear that Lavrov was not in London to cut a deal - he was only presenting the illusion of diplomacy.</p>
<p>This is one way the U.S. has played into the hands of Russia on key foreign policy issues over the past few months. With respect to the crisis in Ukraine, the Obama administration has struggled to respond on the fly and calibrate a strategy that both sends a clear message to Russia while keeping in mind the necessity to keep Putin as a diplomatic partner.</p>
<p>This is where Putin's greatest leverage lies in Ukraine: The U.S. needs him as a partner to complete major objectives with regards to Iran nuclear talks, the Syrian war, and <a href="http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2014/01/russia-middle-east-israel-palestine-us.html">negotiations</a> between Israel and Palestine.</p>
<p><span>"Everyone wants to avoid confrontation with Putin, pretend he's an ally or at least that he can be worked with," Garry Kasparov, a former grand chessmaster and loud critic of Putin and the Obama administration's strategy toward Russia, told Business Insider. "This has always been a myth, and now everyone is finally realizing what a dangerous myth it was."</span></p>
<p>The crises are blending some of the thorniest issues of President Barack Obama's second term. On Wednesday, Russia <span>Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov</span> <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/russia-iran-shift-ukraine-sanctions-obama-putin-crimea-2014-3" target="_blank">warned</a> the U.S. of the consequences of further sanctions, saying it could recalibrate its position on Iran.</p>
<p>The administration has not been deterred in imposing further punitive measures on Russia, as Obama announced <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/obama-statement-ukraine-sanctions-2014-3" target="_blank">new sanctions on 20 Russian officials</a> and other individuals on Thursday, as well as one "crony" bank. Russia took notice, and the sanctions <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/obama-sanctions-putin-inner-circle-2014-3" target="_blank">had a noticeable first-day effect on markets</a>.</p>
<p><span>Senior Obama administration officials signaled Thursday they believe Russia is bluffing over their Iran threat. But it was also clear from a conference call with these officials that there's no contingency plan if Russia is indeed serious.</span></p>
<p><span>"We will evaluate Russian actions. We take note of their words, but we have not seen a change in the P5-plus-1," one senior U.S. official said, referring to the name of the group of the six world powers. "Now, that may not stay the same. They may act on the words of the Deputy Foreign Minister yesterday. But all we can say is what we've seen to date, which is the P5-plus-1 is continuing a regular rhythm of political directors meetings and technical expert meetings."</span></p>
<p><span>The official didn't answer follow-up questions asking for a direct response to Ryabkov's comments, which cannot be taken lightly.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5em;">"If you're Putin and you think you're going to be a target of sanctions, the most obvious leverage is in the Iranian file, where Russian cooperation is so important," </span><a href="https://twitter.com/MarkDubowitz">Mark Dubowitz</a><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5em;">, the executive director of the Foundation for <keyword id="6354810" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="Defense">Defense</keyword> of Democracies, </span><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/21/world/middleeast/russia-hints-at-using-iran-talks-as-leverage.html?partner=rss&amp;emc=rss&amp;_r=0">told</a><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5em;"> The New York Times.</span></p>
<p>A Russian shift in position on Iran, after months of cooperation, would dramatically deteriorate the possibility of a diplomatic end to the issue.</p>
<p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_right"><div><div class="image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/532c3745ecad04483c5b5577-1200-924/putin-97.jpg" border="0" alt="putin" /><p class="source"><span>REUTERS/Alexei Nikolskiy/RIA Novosti/Kremlin </span></p><p class="caption">Russian President Vladimir Putin watches a skiing event at the Paralympic Winter Games at Rosa Khutor near Sochi March 9, 2014. </p></div><p></p></div></div>We've seen this play out before. Putin also called the shots last September, when Obama said he had made the decision to surgically strike targets in Syria in response to the gassing of more than 1,000 civilians in the suburbs of Damascus.</p>
<p>Moscow provided an alternative, <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/russia-quickly-jumped-on-kerrys-rhetorical-offer-of-no-us-strike-if-assad-gives-up-chemical-weapons-2013-9">jumping on</a> an offhanded comment from U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry. The subsequent process of removing Syria's chemical weapons has been full of missed and extended deadlines, while Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/barrel-bombing-in-syria-graphic-2014-3">continue</a> to bomb Syrian civilians into oblivion with Russian weapons.</p>
<p>Why did the U.S. abandon its original plan to strike Assad? Much of it had to do with the fact that it needed Russia as a crucial partner in Iran nuclear talks.</p>
<p>Now, Moscow-Washington relations are crumbling while Assad <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/assad-taking-advantage-of-us-russia-split-over-ukraine-observers-say/2014/03/07/37d0f885-3900-466c-b278-5237087ceffe_story.html" target="_blank">takes advantage of the Ukraine crisis</a><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5em;"> to crush the rebellion to his rule. And Putin's continued support of ousted President Viktor Yanukovych, in particular, has reinforced to Assad that Putin will protect his interests in Syria.</span></p>
<p><span>Basically, the "Russian reset" policy of  engaging the Kremlin to pursue <span>shared goals </span> "has been a serious foreign policy failure for the Obama administration," Ian Bremmer, the president of Eurasia Group, told Business Insider.</span></p>
<p><span>It's not clear if Russia will carry out its threat on Iran - after all, it also has interest in a comprehensive deal. It doesn't want a war in its backyard and, as one U.S. official said, if Iran develops a nuclear weapon it would be "whole lot closer to Russia" than the U.S.</span></p>
<p><span>But in the weeks to come, the U.S. will clearly be walking on a fine line as several of the world's most pressing geopolitical problems become increasingly intertwined.</span></p>
<p><span><span>"On </span><span class="il">Ukraine</span><span> - again, I am confident that we </span><span class="il">will</span><span> all approach this negotiation to get our work done and our job done," one official coming out of the latest Iran talks told reporters on Tuesday. </span></span></p>
<p><span><span>"And I </span><span class="il">continue</span><span> to </span><span class="il">hope</span><span> that </span><span class="il">ongoing</span><span> </span><span class="il">events</span><span> in </span><span class="il">Ukraine</span><span> and </span><span class="il">actions</span><span> that </span><span class="il">may</span><span> be </span><span class="il">taken</span><span> </span><span class="il">will</span><span> </span><span class="il">not</span><span> </span><span class="il">change </span><span>that.  But I can't tell you today for a certainty that that </span><span class="il">will</span><span> be the case because all of the </span><span class="il">events</span><span> happening in the world are </span><span class="il">not</span><span> under our control."</span></span></p>

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