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Conor McGregor loses huge $500,000 bet in just three minutes of Francis Ngannou’s MMA return fight

CONOR McGREGOR lost $500,000 in just three minutes after backing Francis Ngannou to LOSE his MMA return.

Ngannou made his cage comeback after two years away against 6ft 8in Brazilian Renan Ferreira in Saudi Arabia.

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Conor McGregor lost $500,000 betting on Francis Ngannou[/caption]
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Ngannou beat Renan Ferreira in a round

And it came just seven months after he was brutally knocked out in the boxing ring by Anthony Joshua in two rounds.

McGregor whacked a huge $500,000 (£380,000) on Ferreira and said: “Hello, folks, The Notorious Conor McGregor here.

“Fight night, fight night, fight night… the Mac is back with his winning bets.

“I have a 100 per cent winning ratio on these bet. Ngannou is losing by KO tonight.

“12/5 the Brazilian is to knock him out and I’m putting half a million on it and I’m going to win back $1.7million. That’s it.

“It’s a ruthless business and I’m a ruthless man.”

But despite McGregor’s hot-streak, it came to a crashing end in just a round.

Ngannou, 38, took Ferreira, 34, down before hammering him with vicious ground and pound till the referee had seen enough.

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It sealed a successful return to MMA for Ngannou and got him off to winning ways under the Professional Fighters League.

And it was also Ngannou’s first fight and victory since the tragic death of his 15-month-old son Kobe.

He tearfully dedicated the win to Kobe and said: “I can’t think about anything other than my son, Kobe.

“I only took this fight because of him, I took the fight for him. I hope they can remember his name because without Kobe, we wouldn’t be here tonight. I wouldn’t have fought.”

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Ngannou was full of emotion

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Drivers turning 70-years-old warned to take action to avoid risking fines of up to £5,000

MOTORISTS have been warned to renew their licence when they turn 70 to avoid risk of being fined.

The rule will require drivers at 70 to renew their licence every three years with a penalty of community service or even six months in prison.

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If drivers are spotted without a licence they could be faced with a £5,000 fine[/caption]

Charity Age UK gave further details in a blog post.

It wrote: “When you reach the age of 70, your driving licence expires – but this doesn’t necessarily mean you have to stop driving.

“If you want to continue, you just need to renew your licence. You’ll need to renew it every three years after that. Renewal is free of charge.”

If motorists are spotted without a licence they could be slapped with a brutal £5,000 fine.

Luckily DVLA will send out a reminder as you approach your 70th birthday and every three years thereafter.

To make sure you’re not at risk of a penalty make sure to fill in the form as quickly as possible with a photo and all the necessary details.

A D46P application form will arrive in the post from the DVLA and have the return address on the document.

Once this is posted off it should take around three weeks to get put through the system.

Those looking to save time can also apply online.

For the online form, you’ll need an email address, your home addresses from the last three years, your National Insurance number and a UK passport number.

Age UK also reminds drivers who use different vehicles, like campervans or minibuses, to apply for the licence specific to what you drive.

The post continued: “There might be extra costs for these, but if you don’t apply for these extra categories, you’ll only be able to drive a car in future.”

It’s perfectly safe to hit the roads while your licence is in the process of being renewed, but if it’s expired you might run into trouble.

You can avoid this by making sure to renew your licence before it expires.

The DVLA should be in contact before this happens but make sure to keep an eye on your expiry date just in case.

Rules about licences after you turn 70

You will need to renew your British driving license if you’re 70 or over, or will be 70 in the next 90 days

Once you reach 70, you must renew your license every three years

To renew your license is completely free

Around three months before you are due to renew the DVLA should contact you

They will post a form which you can sign and send back – this will take around three weeks

Alternatively you can renew online which may be quicker

If you would like to, you can change the photograph at the same time

Failure to renew your license could lead to severe penalties, including a £5,000 fine

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Exquisite 120-year-old car with wooden steering wheel, horn and leather seats for sale – it could be yours for £240k

A VINTAGE car the features a stunning wooden steering wheel, horn, and leather seats could be yours for £240,000.

An exquisite Twin-Cylinder Four-Seat Side-Entrance Tonneau from 1904 is heading to auction in remarkably good condition despite its 120 years.

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The beautiful crimson Darracq Tonneau is going for a staggering £240,000[/caption]
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The 120 year old Twin-Cylinder Four-Seat Side-Entrance Tonneau is in remarkably good condition[/caption]

The vehicle crimson, manufactured by French carmaker Darracq, boasts a car horn and leather upholstered seats.

In 1905, the Darracq won the both the Circuit des Ardennes and Vanderbilt Cup races, repeating the latter victory in 1906, thereby demonstrating that Darracqs were durable as well as fast.

The listing of this car is held by Bonhams who said: “Our vendor purchased this Darracq in 2006 from classic car dealer, Martin Daly.

“[He] was selling the car on behalf of the then owner, Mr Hugh Crawford Balfour, who had acquired it in 2003.”

“Seeking to uncover its history, the vendor sought the advice of VCC stalwart, the late Malcolm Jeal, for many years Chairman of the Club’s Dating Committee.

“This Darracq was formerly part of the famous Sword Collection and there is a picture on file dating from pre-1962 of it in the collection.

“It is probable that ‘A 4489’ was sold in one of the Sword Collection sales during the 1960s.

“The car is known to have been owned subsequently by Royal Automobile Club (RAC) Chairman Air Chief Marshal Sir John Rogers and Historic Sports Car Club CEO Mr Graham White.”

Some works have been undertaken and the snazzy car has featured in multiple publications.

The listing read: “While in the current ownership ‘A 4489’ competed in the London to Brighton Run from 2006 onwards until and including 2019, with only one year of non-attendance and two failures associated with the gearbox (now rebuilt) and tyre blowouts.

“Eleven Runs have been successfully completed (just one since the engine rebuild).

“The Darracq has also appeared on the front page of The Times newspaper on Monday 4th November 2013 edition, copy on file, and was used by Goose Productions for their advertising campaign in 2014.

“It has also featured in various magazines. Hanging in the RAC Club there is an oil painting of ‘A 4489’ travelling over Westminster Bridge in the company of Prince Michael of Kent at the wheel of another vehicle, driven by its then owner who was Chairman of the RAC at the time.

“The Darracq has not been used since the Covid outbreak and has been carefully stored in the owner’s fully heated motor house with the other cars in his collection.

“’A 4489′ has provided the owner and his family with great fun and adventures over the years, with many happy memories; however, the time has now come for another custodian to take over the reins and enjoy ownership as much as they have.”

Creator Alexandre Darracq, who was born in Bordeaux in 1855, made his fortune in the bicycle industry’s boom years of the late 19th Century before turning his attention to powered transport.

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All about Darracq cars

FRENCHMAN Alexandre Darracq founded the self-named carmaker back in 1896.

Darracq launched his first successful internal combustion-engined automobile in 1900.

Darracq was a businessman rather than an engineer and had recruited designer Paul Ribeyrolles to be responsible for its production.

He made his fortune in the bicycle industry’s boom years of the late 19th Century before turning his attention to cars.

The new venture was financed by the sale of his Gladiator bicycle business to Dunlop, though he continued to make bicycle components in his new factory at Suresnes, Seine.

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