Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov have reached agreements with the Nevada Athletic Commissions on disciplinary action ahead of Tuesday’s scheduled hearings for their involvement in a post-UFC 229 brawl.
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After serving as sports editor of both the Silverado Star and UNLV Rebel Yell, the Detroit native remained in Las Vegas and embarked on his professional journalism career at the Review-Journal in 2002. He has covered mixed martial arts and prep sports while helping coordinate online and social media coverage for nearly every major sporting event to come through the valley.
The 21-year-old middleweight will take on Charles Byrd at T-Mobile Arena on March 2.
Golden Knights goaltender Maxime Lagace has been reassigned to the team’s American Hockey League affiliate in Chicago in a move announced late Wednesday. Oscar Dansk has been recalled from Chicago to take his place on the roster.
The Knights host Nashville in a nationally-televised showdown on Wednesday before beginning the All-Star break and the start of their bye week.
The Golden Knights forward missed the team’s only victory over the Minnesota Wild with an injury earlier this season.
The Knights shipped 30-year-old defenseman Brad Hunt on Monday to Minnesota in a deal that also included an exchange of draft picks.
Former NFL player Greg Hardy’s UFC debut didn’t go as well as he hoped on Saturday night as the heavyweight was disqualified for landing a vicious illegal knee on Allen Crowder in the second round of their UFC on ESPN-Plus 1 bout in Brooklyn, New York.
The former UFC women’s champion revealed she is still hoping for a rematch of her first loss in 13 years when she was in Las Vegas to attend Saturday night’s boxing event at the MGM Grand.
The Golden Knights hope to return to a more familiar style than was on display in Saturday night’s 7-3 win over Pittsburgh.
Manny Pacquiao retained the WBA welterweight title with a unanimous decision over Adrien Broner at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Saturday night.
A breakdown of the fights on the main card of Saturday’s UFC on ESPN-Plus 1 event at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, with picks from the Review-Journal’s Adam Hill and Heidi Fang.
Manny Pacquiao, 40, will try to prove that he’s still at the top of his game when he defends his WBA welterweight title against Adrien Broner on Saturday at the MGM Grand Garden.
Adrien Broner refused to answer questions from Hall of Fame broadcaster Al Bernstein during a contentious news conference Wednesday at the MGM Grand ahead of Saturday’s world title bout between Broner and Manny Pacquiao.
Light heavyweight champion Jon Jones tested clean after his UFC 232 win over Alexander Gustafsson and used the results to take aim at his critics.
The task for the Golden Knights is to make sure the disappointment of a loss doesn’t linger when they start a two-game trip Saturday at the Chicago Blackhawks.
