UFC lightweight contender Islam Makhachev claims he never turned down an offer to take on Rafael dos Anjos on short notice last weekend, telling ESPN’s Brett Okamoto on Monday that he “wanted this fight, but the UFC did not.”
Jayson Tatum scored 34 of his 54 points in the second half to help propel the Celtics past the Nets 126-120 despite Brooklyn having both Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving in the lineup.