Yoel Romero avoided serious damage to his leg and earned a title shot with a win over Luke Rockhold at UFC 221 in Perth, Australia, despite missing weight
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.
Top middleweight contender Yoel Romero knocks out Luke Rockhold in the third round of the main event Saturday in Perth, Australia, but doesn’t win the title after missing weight.
A breakdown of the fights on the main card of UFC 221 on Saturday at Perth Arena in Perth, Australia, with picks from the Review-Journal’s Adam Hill and Heidi Fang.
Luke Rockhold said he thinks an impressive win over Yoel Romero for the interim title can propel him over injured champ Robert Whittaker.
Seven of the nine players signed by UNLV football coach Tony Sanchez on Wednesday play on the defensive side of the ball.
UFC women’s featherweight champion will put title on the line against newcomer Yana Kunitskaya in the main event of UFC 222 at T-Mobile Arena on March 3. Featherweight contender Frankie Edgar will remain on the card against unbeaten Brian Ortega.
Las Vegan Mike Pyle will return to action at UFC 222 on March 3 at T-Mobile Arena, the Review-Journal has learned. Pyle, who has not fought since December 2016, will face welterweight Zak Ottow.
John Dodson will fight Pedro Munhoz in a bout that was canceled last week when Munhoz had difficulty making weight.
Longest-reigning heavyweight champ in UFC history plans to just be himself while filming ‘The Ultimate Fighter’ with future opponent Daniel Cormier
The former UFC champion earned his first victory in more than four years with a split-decision win over Eryk Anders in Belem, Brazil
A breakdown of the fights on the main card of UFC Fight Night 125 on Saturday at Arena Guilherme Paraense in Belem, Brazil, with picks from the Review-Journal’s Adam Hill and Heidi Fang.
Undefeated middleweight Eryk Anders will fight Lyoto Machida in Machida’s hometown of Belem, Brazil, in the main event of Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 125 card.
The former UFC women’s bantamweight champion won’t rule out a future UFC bout even though she is fully committed to her new career as a professional wrestler.
The former UFC women’s bantamweight champion appeared at Royal Rumble and will likely make her official debut at Wrestlemania in April.
Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza recorded a first-round knockout over Derek Brunson in the main event of UFC on Fox 27 on Saturday in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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