Jairzinho Rozenstruik and Ciryl Gane both debuted in UFC in 2019; Rozenstruik won 10 straight matches and was on the path to a heavyweight title fight before suffering a stunning first round knockout to Francis Ngannou. Gane remains undefeated through seven career matches, and a victory over Rozenstruik would solidify his place as one of the division’s top contenders.
The event will be broadcast from the UFC Apex in Las Vegas on February 27, starting at 5 p.m. ET. Both the prelims and main event will stream exclusively on the ESPN+ streaming service, with the main card scheduled to begin at 8 p.m. ET.
UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gane will be held without fans in attendance due to the coronavirus pandemic. UFC has consistently implemented safety precautions for fighters and staff during the pandemic, including advanced medical screenings, regular testing, temperature checks, and social distancing guidelines.
Here’s the match schedule for UFC Fight Night: UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gane
Angela Hill versus Ashley Yoder [Women’s Strawweight]
Pedro Munhoz versus Jimmie Rivera [Bantamweight]
Montana De La Rosa versus Mayra Bueno Silva [Women’s flyweight]
Nikita Krylov versus Magomed Ankalaev [Light heavyweight]
Jairzinho Rozenstruik versus Ciryl Gane [Heavyweight]
How to watch UFC Fight Night matches
The prelims and main event of UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gane will be streamed live on ESPN+. The prelims are set for 5 p.m. ET, and the main card will start at 8 p.m. ET.
ESPN+ subscribers can watch every UFC Fight Night event live and also gain access to a huge catalog of classic UFC matches and recent highlights. ESPN+ costs $6 per month or $60 for a full year, and it’s available as an app on most mobile and streaming devices. You can also bundle ESPN+ with Disney Plus and Hulu for $13 a month.
Leading up to major PPV events, ESPN+ typically offers a special deal that bundles one UFC PPV fight and an annual ESPN+ subscription for a total of $89.98. This bundle deal gives you an overall discount of over 30% if you plan on following the UFC closely for the rest of the year.
Select UFC Fight Night events are also broadcast on ESPN’s cable networks. ESPN channels are available through several live TV streaming services, including Hulu + Live TV, Sling TV, AT&T TV, and Youtube TV.
Before administering any treatment to your dog, it’s important to consult your veterinarian.
This article was medically reviewed by Dr. Karie Johnson, veterinarian and co-founder of VIP Vet Visit, a mobile vet service in the south suburbs of Chicago.
Picture this: It’s a cold November day. The sun is reflecting off a fresh layer of snow, and the family is gathered together for Thanksgiving. Everyone is watching the dogs play outside before heading in for dinner. It’s a beautiful fall scene – until someone notices bloody paw prints in the snow. Leave it to my German Shepherd Silas to slice open the pad on the bottom of his paw on Thanksgiving Day.
So what did I do? What any self-respecting dog mom would do in this situation: freak out. After I calmed down, we corralled Silas into the bathroom to assess the damage and contain the blood. Then we called the vet and got the lowdown on what to do for an injured paw pad. Unfortunately for Silas but fortunately for you, this wasn’t the last time he cut or cracked his pads, so I’m now an expert in injured dog pads. Below, I’ll walk you through the steps to take care of your dog’s pad and get it back to playing fetch in no time.
Call the vet
Every situation and every dog is different, so the first thing you should do is call your dog’s vet. If bleeding is severe or the pad is completely cut off, you might need to take your dog to its vet or to the nearest emergency vet if it’s after-hours. Taking Silas to the vet usually causes him more anxiety and trauma than whatever is bothering him in the first place. Luckily, we were able to save a trip, and his vet talked us through what to do over the phone.
You read that correctly. It seems strange, but this is what our vet advised us to do, and it worked perfectly. For smaller cuts or cracks, you can skip this step, but for a larger cut, manually hold the cut together and apply superglue. Hold the cut together until the glue dries. This acts in the same way a surgical glue would to hold a cut together.
Apply a balm
A pet balm or dog paw cream like Vermont’s Original Bag Balm can help the cut heal and soften its dry pads. Make sure the superglue is dry before this step.
Bandage the paw
In a pinch when this first happened to Silas, we used a paper towel and a clean sock, but once we were able to get the proper materials (gauze and ), we found they worked much better. Securely wrap the gauze around the cut and the dog’s entire foot. Then wrap the tape around the foot and partially up the leg. Self-adhering tape works well because it won’t pull your dog’s fur. Make the wrap tight enough that it won’t slip off, but not so tight that it cuts off circulation. If you notice that your dog’s leg or paw looks swollen, the bandage is too tight and should be loosened or removed.
Optional: If your dog is biting at the dressing, you can cover it with a sock or buy your dog a dreaded cone of shame.
Change the dressing
At least once a day, change the dressing and clean the injury again until the wound is healed. If you stop wrapping it too soon, it could reopen or get infected.
Try to keep your dog off the injured paw pad
Wrap your dog’s injured paw in surgical gauze. Or in a pinch, use a paper towel and clean sock.
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For an active dog like Silas, this is the hardest step. One of the most effective ways to do this is to work on mentally stimulating activities to tire your dog out.
How to prevent this from happening in the future
Keep your yard free of sticks and other sharp objects.
Use dog boots if walking in hot weather or on salted surfaces in the winter.
Rinse your dog’s feet regularly in the winter. Cleaning Silas’ paws is so easy with our MudBuster.
Use a paw protection wax on your dog’s pads before taking it out in the elements.
Products that can help you take care of your dog’s paw pad
Whether you love Japanese literature and cinema or hope to travel to Japan someday, learning the language can be a great way to feel more connected to the culture (and spend any free time at home right now). Japanese has also seen a steady uptick in learners, reaching close to 4 million, according to a 2018 survey from the Japan Foundation, making it potentially easier to find fellow Japanese language students to practice with online.
Learning Japanese can be daunting – it’s ranked as one of the hardest languages to learn by the US Foreign Service Institute. It has a lot of moving parts, from mastering the three different writing systems (hiragana, katakana, and kanji) to learning grammar that’s structured differently than English.
Luckily, tools and apps for learning Japanese abound, from robust online courses to quick kanji flashcards. Many of these options are free or have free trials; others offer certification to add to your LinkedIn or resume. Whether you’re interested in casual self-study or intensive, university-style cramming, there’s a platform for you.
14 online courses, apps, and resources to learn Japanese:
edX offers a beginner program through Waseda University, perhaps Japan’s most famous private university. The three self-paced courses included in the series introduce practical Japanese, everyday expressions, and phrases for building relationships with others. All of the courses are free to audit, though paid completion certificates are available for each course ($49-$99) and the full, 4-5 month certificate program costs $222.30.
Coursera’s free Japanese for Beginners course is great for those who want a college class-type experience, online. This 20-hour course is taught over a series of videos, exercises, and quizzes and covers basic grammar, vocabulary, and writing skills. Learners who like this course can proceed to Japanese for Beginners 2.
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Udemy has a number of (and often on sale), but something that stands out is their targeted classes for the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) across all five test levels. Additionally, they offer specialized classes like business Japanese or kanji mastery. In particular, the is one of the top-rated intro Japanese courses on the platform.
At Skillshare, a wide variety of instructors offer Japanese courses on a number of topics, such as travel Japanese, writing hiragana, and beginner Japanese. There are both free and paid classes, with paid classes available under a free trial for seven days. The quality varies widely, but you can see an introductory video and read a description to get a feeling for the teacher’s style.
The popular Tofugu website and blog about learning Japanese spawned WaniKani, a web-based application for learning kanji and vocabulary. The WaniKani system uses repetition and mnemonics along with digital flashcards. The funny mnemonics and cute illustrations will make you chuckle — but will also help you to remember tricky characters. The first three levels are free, then there’s a choice of a monthly ($9), yearly ($89), or lifetime ($299) subscription.
The popular language app Duolingo offers gamified learning with a cute owl mascot to cheer you along. Since the courses are crowdsourced, some of the translations can be strange (and often hilarious). One nice feature that many other platforms don’t offer is that you can test out of lower levels so that you don’t spend time going through material you already know. The app is totally free and can be used on iOS, Android, or desktop. An ad-free version is available for $6.99/month after a free 14-day trial.
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is the original name in computer-based language learning, and you can use their app on both desktop and handheld devices. Lessons are chunked in 5-30 minute spurts, so it’s easy to do a little at a time. Prices start at $7.99/month, and there’s a free seven-day trial. The software offers support for vocabulary, grammar, writing, pronunciation, and listening, and is good for beginner through intermediate learners.
The Mango platform offers dozens of language courses, including Japanese. A single language subscription is $7.99/month, and there’s a free trial lesson so you can get a feel for the interface. The site also points out that many organizations such as libraries offer access to Mango for free, and provides a search engine to look for nearby access. The interactive course offers spoken English explanations, with native speaker pronunciation examples. The application is available on web browsers, iOS, and Android.
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The platform matches students with teachers for live one-on-one lessons. Prices vary greatly, but many fall between $10-20 an hour. With almost six hundred Japanese tutors on the site, you should be able to find someone who suits your learning goals, interests, and skill level. The site differentiates between community tutors who teach informally and professional tutors with official teaching qualifications. After choosing your tutor, you can book a lesson and pay, then meet over the video chat software (such as Zoom, Hangouts, or FaceTime) of your choice.
Cafe Talk also offers various languages and skills, but as it originates in Japan, the site has a large number of Japanese tutors and lessons, offered live. You can set search parameters around the tutor’s qualifications, country of origin, residence, gender, and whether or not they offer a free trial lesson. After settling on a tutor, you book and pay for the lesson, then meet via Skype. Registration is free, and you only pay for the lessons you reserve.
When built-in catch-all translation apps just won’t cut it, turn to a Japanese-specific online dictionary. Both Jisho and Jim Breen’s WWWJDIC are powerful web-based dictionaries with an impressive depth and breadth of entries considering their simple interfaces. The WWWJDIC offers numerous specialist dictionaries and a name database, while Jisho allows you to hand draw characters and search. If you’re looking for an iOS app, turn to Imiwa?, a free dictionary that has definitions in not only English, but also French, German, and Russian.
Japanese teacher Akiko Kitamura offers Japanese lessons for a fee, but she also regularly posts vocabulary words and phrases on her Twitter account that reflect the issues of the day. She’s a fun follow for bite-sized vocabulary lessons.
Italian middleweight Marvin Vettori will challenge fourth-ranked Jack Hermansson in the main event match.
UFC Fight Night prelims will start at 7 p.m. ET, and the main card is scheduled to begin at 10 p.m. ET.
Every UFC Fight Night event is included with an ESPN+ subscription, which costs $5.99 per month or $49.99 per year.
UFC’s fourth-ranked middleweight Jack Hermansson will face off against Marvin Vettori in the main event of this weekend’s UFC Fight Night, streaming live from the UFC Apex in Las Vegas on December 5 via ESPN+ and ESPN2.
UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Vettori will be held without fans in attendance due to the coronavirus pandemic. UFC has implemented at least 18 different safety precautions for fighters and staff during the pandemic, including advanced medical screenings, regular testing, temperature checks, and social distancing guidelines.
Updated on 12/4/2020 by Kevin Webb: This article has been revised to include details for the UFC Fight Night event scheduled for December 5.
Here’s the match schedule for UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Vettori
ESPN+ subscribers can watch every UFC Fight Night event live and also gain access to a huge catalog of classic UFC matches and recent highlights. ESPN+ costs $5.99 per month or $49.99 for a full year, and it’s available as an app on most mobile and streaming devices. You can also bundle ESPN+ with Disney Plus and Hulu for $12.99 a month.
Leading up to major PPV events, ESPN+ typically offers a special deal that bundles one UFC PPV fight and an annual ESPN+ subscription for a total of $84.98. This bundle deal gives you an overall discount of $30 if you plan on following the UFC closely for the rest of the year.
This match and some other UFC Fight Night events are also broadcast on ESPN’s cable networks. ESPN channels are available through several live TV streaming services, including Hulu + Live TV, Sling TV, AT&T TV, and Youtube TV.
