July 8, 2023 – Travis Kelce attends the Eras Tour and make a friendship bracelet for Taylor with his phone number on it

July 26, 2023 – Travis tells his brother, Jason, on their New Heights podcast that he tried to give her the bracelet, but wasn’t allowed backstage

September 24, 2023 – Taylor Swift shows up to a Kansas City Chiefs game and sits with Travis’ family as she cheers him on. The two were seen leaving in Travis’s car together after the game.

She attended many Chiefs game during the season.

October 15, 2023 – the couple was photographed together at a post-show bash at Catch Steak in New York City after their appearances on Saturday Night Live.

November 11, 2023 – Taylor changes the lyrics in her song Karma to “Karma is the guy on the Chiefs coming straight home to me” for the first time.

December 6, 2023- Taylor Swift spoke to Time magazine about Travis during her cover issue.

“This all started when Travis very adorably put me on blast on his podcast, which I thought was metal as hell … We started hanging out right after that,” she said, after Travis’ July 26 podcast.

“So we actually had a significant amount of time that no one knew, which I’m grateful for, because we got to get to know each other. By the time I went to that first game, we were a couple. I think some people think that they saw our first date at that game? We would never be psychotic enough to hard launch a first date.”

December 31, 2023 – Taylor and Travis were at a New Year’s Eve party together, where they were caught kissing on video.

January 26, 2024 – During an NFL press conference, Travis spoke out about their relationship.

“As long as we’re happy, we can’t listen to anything that’s outside noise. That’s all that matters,” he said.

January 28, 2024 – Travis was heard saying “I love you” to Taylor after the Chiefs won the AFC Championship game.

February 11, 2024- Taylor was there to support Travis when he and his team won the Super Bowl

February – Travis attends more of Taylor’s shows

April 27, 2024 – When auctioning off tickets to Taylor’s tour at the The Mahomies Foundation charity gala in Las Vegas, Travis referred to Taylor as his “significant other.”

June 21, 2024- Taylor posts Travis on her Instagram for the first time

June 23, 2024- Travis joins Taylor on stage at The Eras tour during the Tortured Poets Department set

Conor McGregor knows what it’s like to be a “champ champ,” and he believes Alex Pereira could do him one better.

The UFC light heavyweight champion successfully defended his title a third time this past Saturday at UFC 307 with a resounding knockout of Khalil Rountree Jr. Pereira’s success has only heightened buzz around the possibility of him moving up one more division to capture another belt, having previously held UFC gold at 185 pounds as well.

McGregor has often said he’d like to be the UFC’s first three-division champion, but it’s a goal that is also in reach for “Poatan.”

“I think that would be a viable next move for him,” McGregor told The Schmo. “Maybe he is fine at light heavyweight. There is one more matchup for him at light heavyweight that I’d be interested in, him vs. the Dagestani. But other than that, I’d like to see him go for it. Someone has to go for the three belts. It’s myself or himself. I’m sure one of us will aspire to it in the future.”

Though McGregor has struggled in recent years with poor performances and inactivity, in his prime he was a dual-division threat, memorably winning UFC championships at featherweight and lightweight. His success not only vaulted him to the top of the pound-for-pound charts, it made him one of the biggest stars in the history of combat sports.

Currently, the pound-for-pound discussion swirls around Pereira, seemingly indomitable lightweight champion Islam Makhachev, and all-time great Jon Jones, the latter of whom became a two-division champion when he defeated Ciryl Gane to earn a vacant heavyweight title. Asked for his take on the list, McGregor had a definitive answer.

“2024 has been Alex Pereira’s year,” McGregor said. “No one can deny that. And if we go by that, forget belts, forget any of that, in competition he has four fights this year, four KOs, and his most impressive one was most recently. I’d put Alex No. 1. I’d put Alex as No. 1.

“I think he poses a lot of problems for Jon, also. That’s a dangerous style for Jon. But it’s a decent one for him because he’s not so big. Jon is new to the heavyweight division. Jon had a nice one against Ciryl Gane, but he’s still untested at heavyweight, and I’m sure in the back of his mind he has that thought, ‘Some of these guys are really big.’ Alex is a nice one. It’s still a dangerous one though. At the core of it, it’s probably even more dangerous. I’d be very excited to see that bout take place for sure.”

McGregor still awaits his next booking after an injury prompted him to withdraw from a grudge match with Michael Chandler at UFC 303 this past June. Both fighters continued to discuss a re-booking, but for now Chandler has moved on to a rematch with Charles Oliveira on Nov. 16 at UFC 309.

Alexander K. Lee contributed to this story.

A collapse to 102 all out against New Zealand and then an unconvincing chase of just 105 against Pakistan had caused some concern about India’s batting line-up, which possesses plenty of power but had struggled to adapt to sluggish pitches.

But on an improved surface, where South Africa had hit 166 just hours earlier, the intimidating India top three finally made their mark.

Classy left-hander Mandhana had made scores of 12 and seven in the first two games and made a scratchy start to her knock against Sri Lanka.

But Verma took the pressure off her with positive intent, using her feet effectively to the spinners as she targeted them down the ground and Mandhana soon followed suit, timing the ball exquisitely, with four fours and a six in her knock.

The pair fell to consecutive deliveries, with Mandhana run out by Ama Kanchana and a tired-looking Verma slicing the ball softly to cover, but Jemimah Rodrigues and Kaur were unfazed.

Rodrigues was also dropped on 13 and while that did not prove too costly, Kaur ensured that she would capitalise on her reprieve after Inoka Ranaweera put down the chance at cover.

Kaur targeted the spinners with the sweep and anything overpitched was drilled straight, with so little margin for error against her fast hands and elegant footwork.

It was a huge ask for a Sri Lanka line-up whose previous totals were just 85 and 93, and scores of 21 from Dilhari and 20 from Anushka Sanjeewani were the only contributions of note as they exited the tournament with a whimper.

In previous World Cups, India have cruised group stages before crumbling under pressure in knockouts, but this was a brutally dominant performance to suggest they could be peaking just in time.

John McCarthy went off on one referee for the way he handled a preliminary fight at UFC 307.

Local referee Dave Seljestad was under fire for the way he officiated the middleweight fight between Cesar Almeida and Ihor Potieria, which kicked off Saturday’s UFC 307 televised prelims in Salt Lake City. Almeida won the bout by unanimous decision.

Seljestad failed to acknowledge numerous eye pokes that Almeida inflicted on Potieria, as well as separating Potieria from an advantageous clinch position just seconds after he grabbed a hold of Almeida. His actions left commentators baffled, and McCarthy, a renowned former referee, thinks Seljestad has no business being in the cage again.

“I’ll tell you what: The referee absolutely destroyed this fight. It was bad,” McCarthy said on his “Weighing In” podcast. “Potieria got eye poked probably five to six times in this thing. I know the referee. He’s been around forever. He’s been reffing in Utah for over 20 years. … Look at when he’s checking the fighters, and he starts doing this big swooping motion over the tape of the glove, and he makes it dramatic. You go, ‘Dude, I don’t know if you realize: This isn’t about you. No one gives a sh*t about you.’ He f*cking broke them off of clinches. Guy gets into a clinch on the fence, 10 seconds and he separates them and takes them apart.

“You look and you go, ‘It’s all about you, isn’t it?’ Congratulations, Dave Seljestad. You made a fight bad. You absolutely just sh*t the bed. It was horrible. You did something completely outside of what the rules for the sport are and what it’s intended for. Why? You let a guy get eye poked. How many times did you tell him, ‘Just fight’? Because you can’t see it? What are you in there for? You’re supposed to see these things. Then you’re looking at the wrong guy. The guy that’s continuously getting fouled, you’re not even looking at. Stop, quit, retire. The sport has passed you by, and you’re not doing your job, so you’re no good for anybody.”

UFC CEO Dana White said he missed the heavily criticized officiating by Seljestad but revealed that UFC senior vice president of regulatory affairs Marc Ratner was not happy with the actions taken during Almeida’s fight with Potieria.

NBA legend Michael Jordan certainly knows how to travel in style.

The Chicago Bulls icon, who has a net worth of $3.5bn, has splashed out $70m on a custom-built Gulfstream 650ER private jet.

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Jordan forked out a further $500m on the custom wrapped paint job.

The 61-year-old chose a silver and black elephant theme to customise his new lavish plane and pay homage to his iconic sneakers.

Jordan’s iconic Jumpman logo has been added to the rear’s exterior in a huge white print.

The carefully-chosen tail number N236MJ incorporates Jordan’s jersey number (23) and the number of championship rings which he won throughout his career before his initals.

According to the Federal Aviation Administration’s database, the jet was registered last Tuesday to a firm called MJ Air LLC.

The G650ER holds the record for the farthest fastest flight in business aviation history, according to its website.

It has a maximum speed of 0.925 Mach and comes with two Rolls-Royce BR725 engines.

The 100-foot-long aircraft has a capacity for 19 passengers, along with four crew.

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Jordan has extensively modified the jet to improve its performance, with up to 13 hours of cruising available without refuelling.

Inside the plane, the level of luxury is consistent with Jordan’s status as one of the world’s richest athletes.

Each member of MJ’s party will travel in the ultimate comfort with giant leather recliners at each window.

There is a separate dining space for meal times, as well as a fully-stocked bar that comes decked out with LEDs and folds out from the furniture.

And when Jordan wants to settle in for a lengthy journey, he can bed down for the night in a plush private bedroom.

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The GOAT is no stranger to travelling in style, and also likes to charter a super yacht called Joy.

Jordan is a billionaire thanks to his global basketball fame and savvy business deals.

He retains a minority stake in the Charlotte Hornets after selling his majority shares for $3bn last year.

The six-time finals champ is a co-owner of NASCAR team 23XI and has a stake in the betting company DraftKings.

How much does Jordan’s new private jet cost to run?

But the costs will keep going up as the maintenance is set at $1,860,909 per year for 200 hours of flying.

That includes items such as fuel ($727,338), crew ($343,964), engine overhaul ($191,670) and insurance ($56,987).

Those costs all double to a total of $2,995,763 for 400 hours of flying.

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