“That mat return though. Damn I felt good out there. So good I didn’t even feel my arm crack on her chin.”
Mazza posted a selfie from her hospital bed and posted a lengthy statement on social media.
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She said: “Sometimes this sport gives you victories you can’t measure on the scoreboard.
“I controlled the match and pushed myself to get the finish, but in the battle my forearm broke with torque of the choke against her chin.
“It’s not the outcome I imagined. To say I’m heartbroken is an understatement.. but I’m so grateful ALL the love & support and sweet messages you guys.
“They’re truly lifting me higher. The fire this setback has lit inside me is unmatched.
“The journey definitely doesn’t stop here, this is just the beginning of a stronger, hungrier version of me. The comeback will be beautiful.”
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Mazza smiled in a selfie from the hospitalCredit: @amandamazza_
Son revealed his decision during an emotional press conferenceCredit: AP
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The forward was sat next to boss Thomas Frank at the presserCredit: AP
“So I just want to share this information before we start the press conference.”
On how he came to the decision, Son added: “It was the most difficult decision of my football career.
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“I’ve been here ten years at a beautiful club with beautiful fans and having such amazing memories.
“And after all that, it was so hard to make this decision. But as I said, I feel like I need a new environment and to push myself.
“And to get more of me, I feel like I need a little bit of change. Ten years is a lot of time when you’re thinking about it.
He added: “I came to London as a kid. 23-years-old, a very young age, [and] a young boy came to London who even didn’t speak English.
“And [I’m] leaving this club as a grown man. This is a very, very proud moment.
“So I just wanna say thank you to all of the Spurs fans that gave me so much love.
“I felt like it was my home. But yeah, it was, it was one of the toughest decisions I’ve ever made.”
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Son signed for Tottenham from Bayer Leverkusen in 2015 aged 23 in a deal worth around £22million.
The popular forward went on to score 173 goals in 454 appearances for the North Londoners, placing him fourth on the club’s all-time list of goalscorers.
Son was appointed club captain by former boss Ange Postecoglou in 2023.
The Tottenham legend went on to lift the Europa League trophy in May, as the club ended its 17-year drought.
On the timing of his White Hart Lane exit, Son said: “The goodbye is always also in a good timing. But I think it’s the right time to make this decision.
“I hope that everybody understands my decision and I hope that everybody respects that.”
Son has been strongly linked with a move to MLS side LAFC.
The switch would see him reunite with his predecessor as Spurs captain Hugo Lloris.
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Son lifted the Europa League in Bilbao back in MayCredit: PA
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Son could reunite with Hugo Lloris at LAFCCredit: The Sun
Dakota Ditcheva says she expects social media abuse to only get worse as she continues her fighting career.
The 27-year-old is fast becoming one of the most recognisable female faces in MMA and she has more than 300,000 followers on Instagram.
Ditcheva is used to going viral for her knockouts, but as calls grow for social media platforms and governments to do more to protect users, specifically female athletes, Ditcheva says he has stopped reading comments on her posts.
“[Hate] is a given in this sport, which is so upsetting to have to accept that and be prepared for that as a sports athlete and it’s something I’ve kind of been training myself for,” Ditcheva tells BBC Sport.
“My mum is constantly making sure I’m not reading certain things and preparing me for it getting worse and me avoiding it. I’m lucky I can speak to my parents and siblings.”
Ditcheva has spoken openly in the past about the sexualisation she faces on social media and recently had a man contact her mother claiming they were in love.
“I had a certain person who started messaging my mum and saying we’d been speaking, and that I liked their post which meant that we were together and in love, and it got really obsessive,” Ditcheva says.
“It kind of freaked me out and it got really intense, the type of stuff they were typing. I was lucky I had my mum who helped me deal with that and kind of explain what these people are going to be doing.
“This is not something we’re born to understand, and born to put up with these strange occurrences all the time, we’re just normal people living normal lives and getting worried about stuff.”
Boxing world champion Claressa Shields says she is “done” with mixed martial arts after competing in three fights with the PFL.
Shields, 30, is unbeaten in boxing and a multiple-weight undisputed champion, but has fought sporadically in MMA since 2021, achieving a 2-1 record.
Her last MMA bout was a points win over Kelsey de Santis and the American says she will now be focusing on boxing.
“It was fun, but I don’t have enough time to train for it. It takes six to eight months just to get ready to defend takedowns. Even though I got a lot better and put in the time, I broke my arm twice. It was fun, and I enjoyed every fight I did,” Shields told Ariel Helwani, external.
“I’m already great in boxing, and to be great like that in MMA, I would have to train consistently for at least three to four years.
“I did really well in MMA. It was fun, but it was too hard.”
Shields took a two-and-a-half-year break between her second and third MMA fights.
The Michigan native recently added the undisputed heavyweight title to her world title collection.
Shields has become world champion in five different weight classes and is undefeated in 16 fights.
The Olympic gold medalist said she did have ambitions of becoming an MMA world champion, but admitted her family were keen for her to focus on boxing.
“My family never wanted me to do it,” she added.
“I did it because I wanted to prove a point, and I proved that point to myself three times, though you could say twice because I won twice.”
