The Olympic wrestling gold medalist gets a second chance at dethroning flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson on Saturday night at Staples Center in Los Angeles
Adam Hill
Pro backup reporter
Email: ahill@reviewjournal.com
Phone: (702) 224-5509
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.
Organization’s longest-reigning champion can extend streak of succcessful title defenses to 12 when he faces Henry Cejudo on Saturday at UFC 227 in Los Angeles.
No deal is yet in place for Conor McGregor’s return to the octagon, but White is hopeful it will take place at T-Mobile Arena on Oct. 6.
Jon Jones awaits a ruling from the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency as to how long he will be suspended for the positive drug test, his second under the UFC’s anti-doping policy. The maximum length is four years.
The organization raised more than $25,000 through sales of tickets to its Hall of Fame ceremony this month
Golden Knights president Kerry Bubolz believes the only thing standing between many kids and a love affair with hockey is an introduction to the game. He hopes the team’s latest initiative helps continue to serve as a matchmaker.
Just as they did in their first fight 14 months ago, Dustin Poirier and Eddie Alvarez came out throwing wild strikes and trading submission attempts Saturday in the main event of UFC on Fox 30 in Calgary, Alberta.
General manager George McPhee’s first true offseason in Las Vegas failed to yield the type of acquisition that could send shock waves through the Western Conference despite an enviable amount of cap space.
Event will feature rookies from six teams playing three games in four days at City National Arena from Sept. 8 through 11.
A breakdown of the fights on the main card of Saturday’s UFC on Fox 30 card at Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, with picks from the Review-Journal’s Adam Hill and Heidi Fang:
The 30-year-old native of Poland hopes a win over Tecia Torres on the UFC on Fox 30 card in Calgary will put her in position for another shot at women’s strawweight belt.
The 32-year-old New Englander, born with a congenital amputation of his left arm just below the elbow, dropped to 14-2 in his pro career with a decision loss on Tuesday night in Las Vegas.
Born with a congenital amputation of the left arm just below the elbow, Newell finds himself on the verge of a UFC contract with a 14-1 pro record.
Carrier earned three points in 37 games for the Knights last season and appeared in 10 games during the Stanley Cup playoffs.
Smith recorded his second first-round knockout of a former light heavyweight champion since moving to the weight class last month as he stopped Mauricio “Shogun” Rua in the main event of UFC Fight Night 134 in Hamburg, Germany on Sunday
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