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Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, second from right, and UFC fighter Conor McGregor, right, are seen on the sidelines before an NFL football game against the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday. The UFC has never held a fight at AT&T Stadium and McGregor is the one name big enough to consider the Octagon will come to Arlington.

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Nothing is stopping Conor McGregor and UFC from coming to Arlington, Jerry Jones says

The UFC’s biggest name attended the Dallas Cowboys game at AT&T Stadium on Sunday. He is the only name big enough to get the UFC to hold an event in Arlington, Texas and NFL owner Jerry Jones is on board.

Kory Koontz, right, in action during the National Finals Rodeo in 2006, has earned his 22nd trip to the National Finals at age 47.

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Youth, experience a winning formula for team roping partners headed to Las Vegas

Pro team roper Kory Koontz, 47, and 23-year-old heading partner Dustin Egusquiza clinched the team roping title at the Pasadena Livestock Show & Rodeo and have qualified for the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas.

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This 70-year-old diver is winning gold

Maryhelen Bronson took up diving again recently after a long hiatus. She's been winning national competitions.

Bodyboarders jump into the surf along Waikiki Beach ahead of Hurricane Lane, Friday, Aug. 24, 2018, in Honolulu. (AP Photo/John Locher)

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Ever wanted to see a T-Rex surf through the sea? With this viral video, now you can

One man has dressed up like a Tyrannosaurs Rex and been captured on video riding waves on his surfboard using hydrofoil.

James Vick, a graduate of Mineral Wells High School, is the main card this Saturday in the UFC’s Fight Night 135.

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UFC fighter from Mineral Wells on verge of superstar status with main event win Saturday

James Vick of Olney came from nothing and has fought his way all the way up to a top 10 ranking in the UFC. He has his first big shot on Saturday night as the main event in Fight Night 135.

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The Animal wins cutting horse Summer Spectacular

Decatur cowboy Trevor Brazile, shown competing in December 2015, tied tied for first in tie-down roping with a time of 7.3 seconds at the K-Days Rodeo in Edmonton, Alberta, July 20-22.

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Weatherford cowboy, 17, rides experience to title at NCHA youth competition

Lance Cooper, 17, of Weatherford clinched the senior division title (ages 14-18) on a horse named Fancy Rey at the National Youth Cutting Horse Association’s Summer Scholarship Cutting at Will Rogers Coliseum.

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Deal to reopen Fort Worth Cats’ LaGrave Field full of dreams, but is there money?

A land swap is giving the Save LaGrave Foundation a chance to restore the abandoned Panther Island ballpark as a sports-events complex. But the foundation needs to raise $4 million to close the deal with the Tarrant Regional Water District and the stadium’s Houston-based owner.

Matt Miller, competing at the NCHA Futurity in December 2013, advanced to the final round on three horses at the Metallic Cat National Cutting Horse Association Summer Spectacular’s 5- and 6-year-old open division.

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Riding plenty of confidence, Poolville man advances to NCHA final round on 3 horses

Poolville rider/trainer Matt Miller advanced to the final round on three horses at the National Cutting Horse Association Summer Spectacular’s 5- and 6-year-old open division at Will Rogers Memorial Coliseum.

FILE - In this July 9, 2016, file photo, Brock Lesnar, top, fights Mark Hunt during their heavyweight mixed martial arts bout at UFC 200 in Las Vegas. Jon Jones has threatened to show up at WWE’s SummerSlam event and scout potential rival Lesnar. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

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Dana White confirms Brock Lesnar will make UFC comeback soon

The UFC says Brock Lesnar is coming back to mixed martial arts next year to fight new heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier.

Decatur cowboy Trevor Brazile, competing in 2009, captured the team roping heading and steer roping titles at the Windy Ryon Memorial Roping, Sunday, May 27, 2018.

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Trevor Brazile doubles his fun at Windy Ryon Memorial Roping event

Decatur, Texas, cowboy Trevor Brazile wins the team roping heading and steer roping titles at the Windy Ryon Memorial Roping, May 27, 2018.

Hunter Herrin competes in the calf roping event at the Windy Ryon Memorial Roping Saturday May 23, 2009, in this file photo.

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'It’s like a hometown rodeo for me.' Ponder product enjoys success at 45th Ryon Roping

Timber Moore grew up in Ponder, a small Denton County community that’s less than a half hour from the renowned Windy Ryon Memorial Roping. Moore has great memories of attending the Windy Ryon, which traditionally is conducted during the Memorial Day Weekend in north Fort Worth. Today, he’s from Aubrey, another small Denton County town, and he’s one of the world’s top ropers.

My Boy Jack, who finished fifth in the Kentucky Derby, will not run in the Belmont Stakes next month, making the path to a Triple Crown a little smoother for Justify, winner of the Derby and Preakness.

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Odds of Triple Crown winner increase with Fort Worth horse out of Belmont

The owner of My Boy Jack, one of the pre-race Kentucky Derby favorites, said his horse will not run in the Belmont, the last leg of racing's Triple Crown.

Hadley Miller, in action at the North Texas High School Association kickoff rodeo in August, won the all-around title Sunday in the NTHSRA finals for the second consecutive year. He also claimed single event titles in tie-down roping and bull riding.

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Focus, hard work help Alvarado junior clinch girls high school rodeo title

Alvarado junior Brittne Thomas clinched the North Texas High School Rodeo Association’s girls’ all-around title, May 20, 2018. In the boys all-around race, Hadley Miller, a Boyd junior, clinched the title for the second consecutive year.

Orlando Carrillo Maffei graduated with a master's degree in construction management from UT Arlington this past weekend. Maffei fought off a kidnapping attempt from Venezuelan guerrillas in his hometown of San Cristobal, Venezuela, when he was 22 years old that left him paralyzed.

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Paralyzed fighting guerrillas in Venezuela, he graduated a star student-athlete at UTA

Orlando Carrillo Maffei survived a kidnapping attempt by a guerrilla organization in Venezuela in 2006 that left him paralyzed. He overcame obstacles put in front of him to earn his master's of construction management from the University of Texas at Arlington, where he also played on the wheelchair basketball team.

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