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Last night was a huge one for combat sports as we had UFC 268, as well as a fight between the likes of Canelo Alvarez and Caleb Plant. On the UFC side, Kamaru Usman retained his welterweight title with a win against Colby Covington, all while Canelo knocked out Plant in the 11th round of their matchup. Needless to say, if you were watching both events, you ended up getting your money’s worth.

After the UFC card, Dana White faced the media where he got to talk about everything that went down. At one point, White even admitted that he had bet some money on the Alvarez fight and that he won a lot in return as a result.

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In a tweet from reporter Arash Markazi, it was revealed that White actually bet a whopping $100K on the fight, and in the end, he came out with $141K. This means White ended up winning $41K which is a pretty decent haul, even if this amount might just be chump change for a high roller like White. As you can see, the UFC President bet on Canelo to win via knockout, which is exactly what happened.

As the saying goes, the rich get richer. Perhaps next time, White will bet even more money on Canelo, as the fighter seems like a sure thing every time he steps in the ring.

When he appeared on the Drink Champs podcast earlier this year, Nick Cannon told N.O.R.E. and DJ EFN that he’s currently celibate. “Imma see if I can make it to 2022” the father of seven shared. From the looks of his Twitter account, he may not last much longer.

On Saturday, November 6th, “1 of 1” rapper Saweetie tweeted, “I want some babies,” and didn’t take long for Cannon to swoop in with a trail of emojis, seemingly shooting his shot with the 28-year-old, who previously dated Quavo of the Migos before an explosive break-up a few months back.

A ninja, a thinking face, a laughing face, and a man with his hands up were among the signs that the comedian sent to his new prospect, who has yet to respond to his antics.

Saweetie may have curved him (for now), but fans didn’t hesitate to give their take on Cannon’s tweets. “Man, I know you lying, man,” a video one person posted says. Another person screenshotted an old post from Demi Lovato that reads, “GET A JOB. STAY AWAY FROM HER.”

Cannon’s seven children come from four baby mamas – Mariah Carey, Alyssa Scott, Brittany Bell, and Abby De La Rosa. In September, we reported that the 41-year-old’s therapist suggested that he try celibacy on for size after fathering four kids in less than a year.

The California native’s episode of Drink Champs was released in early October, but it remains unclear if he’s been participating in No Nut November. You can listen to the full interview below.

Those who attended Travis Scott’s Astroworld Festival on Friday expected to have a wild time, but not this wild. As we’ve previously reported, eight of the over 50,000 patrons at the event were killed, and over 300 were injured when a crowd surge took place. 

According to HipHopDX, Scott’s set, the penultimate show of the evening, began around 9:04 PM Houston time. By 9:38 PM, emergency personnel had declared the festival a “mass-casualty incident” after responding with approximately 55 units who began performing CPR upon arrival.

While medical personnel did arrive on scene eventually, there have been reports from attendees who said that they spent their night performing CPR on multiple people. Videos have also surfaced online showing a woman and a man rushing one of the camera men, hoping to get his attention so he might stop the show and prevent more deaths from occurring – reports say this happened around 10 PM.

“There is somebody dead in there! There is someone dead,” she can be heard screaming. The woman has since been identified is Seanna Faith, and has shared a heartbreaking account of the trauma she endured while attending Astroworld Festival.

At one point during his set, Scott took notice of an ambulance with its lights on, making its way through the crowd. “What the fuck is that?” he asked, before checking in with audiences by saying, “If everybody good, put a middle finger up to the sky!” A large portion of the audience were not good, but that message obviously didn’t get relayed to the rapper, who launched into a performance of “UPPER ECHELON” that saw two of his friends hop off the stage to crowd surf.

Scott has spoken out about the tragedy that occurred twice – once in a Twitter statement written in his notes app, and again last night, on his Instagram story. “I want to send out prayers to the ones that was lost last night,” the 30-year-old said, rubbing his face in obvious distress.

“We’re actually working right now to identify the families, so we can help a system though this tough time. My fans really mean the world to me, and I always wanna leave them with a positive experience and anytime I can make out anything that’s going on, I stop the show and help them get the help they need, you know? I could just never imagine the severity of the situation.”

The “Ok Alright” artist then shared that he’s fully cooperating with Houston PD and everyone else involved to make things right and help further the investigation. His video has gotten plenty of reaction from fans online, many of whom are expressing outrage. 

Check them out below.

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If there’s one album that everyone is gushing over this week, it’s Summer Walker’s Still Over It. The singer has been steadily preparing her sophomore album, and teasing its release, for months. Inevitably, it would hold down several spots on this week’s R&B Season playlist with songs like “No Love” ft SZA and “Unloyal” ft. Ari Lennox.

One of the most anticipated projects this year is Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak’s joint effort as Silk Sonic. The duo has been teasing its release for months now before initially revealing that their album would only drop in 2022. Plans changed, and they’re revving up for a November release. On Friday, they blessed fans with the latest single, “Smokin Out The Window” — a certified banger that claims a spot on the R&B Season playlist this week.

Post Malone’s been on somewhat of a hiatus since the release of Hollywood’s Bleeding but it appears that a new album could be coming soon. In what appears to be the beginning of a rollout, Posty linked up with The Weeknd for their new single, “One Right Now.”

Serpentwithfeet’s newly released project, DEACON’s Grove, a 5-song companion piece to March’s DEACON, arrived on Friday. This week, serpentwithfeet claims two spots on the playlist with “Fellowship (Remix)” and “Amir – Reprise.”

Peep the latest playlist update below and subscribe to HNHH on Spotify for more playlist action.