After being out for 17-months, UFC’s Heather Clark returns to the octagon with more confidence than ever. The strawweight fighter credits her Xtreme Couture coaches and training partners, like UFC champ Miesha Tate, for building her mental strength and her skill set.
Cheryl Culpepper is a client of Nevada Legal Services who has taken advantage of the organization’s criminal record-sealing classes and legal aid. She was addicted to meth for 37 years and is in the process of having two felony drug charges sealed from her record so she can pursue her dream of being a veterinary technician. Her mother was diagnosed with cancer months ago, so it is of heightened importance that she makes progress on her case, so that her mom might see her accomplish her dream before she passes.
Robin Slonina is the owner and founder of Skin City Body Painting. She’s come a long way from being a “vagabond” artist traveling around the U.S. to now as a businesswoman who has monetized an art form that’s just beginning to reach its potential on a mass scale. She also was one of the first businesses to move to the Arts District in Vegas, now a bustling and growing community of different artists and businesses. The art community here, she says, is small but strong. Everyone is encouraging and uplifting and supports the work of others.
Slonina is also a judge and producer of the body painting competition show Skin Wars on GSN.
Coming from a multi disciplinary background, she begs any artist to give body painting a try.
“You’ll get hooked,” she says.
Sheriff Lombardo addresses the press regarding the surge in homicides and violent crimes in the Las Vegas valley.
At the UFC 200 press conference, women’s bantamweight champion Miesha Tate says she never turned down a rematch with Holly Holm before agreeing to defend her title against Amanda Nunes.
There’s no doubt that Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier are rivals. Jones flipped off Cormier after his win at UFC 197 and looks forward to their showdown at UFC 200.
UFC heavyweight Walt Harris broke his hand en route to victory over “Lookin’ for a Fight” talent, Cody East.
Watch the highlights of the UFC 197 weigh-ins. All the fighters hit the scales at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
UFC 200 will take place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on July 9th. It features a women’s bantamweight title fight between Miesha Tate and Amanda Nunes, an interim featherweight title fight between Frankie Edgar and Jose Aldo, and more.
Andre Fili and Yair Rodriguez will look to advance in the ranks of the featherweight division with a victory at UFC 197. Both believe they’ve had the best training camps of their careers.
Sergio Pettis talks about his return from a hiatus and what it’s like to fight before his brother Anthony on a card. Kelades thinks his experience could be his opponent’s undoing.
Edson Barboza thinks the man with the stronger will shall have his hand raised. Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @heidifang
Former UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis is still trying to put his recent losses behind him. Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @heidifang
UFC 197 competitors square off at media day ahead of Apr. 23rd’s fight card. Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @heidifang
Albert Gomez doesn’t call himself a photographer. Most people might not even consider him one. He doesn’t use a camera but a smart phone, and a cheap one at that. But his goal isn’t to get the picture with the most clarity, the strongest composition, or the most interesting symmetry; but to capture moments from the Vegas streets that show the city’s true character.
You can follow him on Instagram at @fabulous_essences
Ahead of UFC 197, Ovince Saint Preux says he’s just “happy” to be a part of the main event and isn’t worried about fighting Jon Jones for a title.
Khalil Rountree, a Las Vegan competing on this season of The Ultimate Fighter, talks about how watching the show years ago prompted him to become a mixed martial artist and how he angled to get on Joanna Jedrzejczyk’s team.
Training out of Syndicate MMA in Las Vegas, Cory Hendricks will look to defeat his fellow teammate, Khalil Rountree, in the next episode of The Ultimate Fighter.
Homicide Lt. Dan McGrath addresses the fatal shooting at Lee’s Discount Liquor late Monday.
UFC lightweight Kevin “The Motown Phenom” Lee thinks fans already acknowledge him as a rising star of the division. He believes he’ll be a champion in the near future.
Chairman and Co-CEO’s, Dana Walden and Gary Newman, along with Showrunner Ilene Chaiken and cast member Bryshere Yazz Gray talk about the success of the TV show Empire.
Soon Mo Lee, the man who plead guilty to drunk-driving in a crash that left Kamesha J’Nyah Gilmore and Gabriell Rene Thomas dead, was sentenced to 12 to 30 years in prison.
Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones doubts that the reigning title holder, Daniel Cormier, would accept a fight against him on his home turf in New York. Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @heidifang
Beneil Dariush thinks he can break his UFC on FOX 19 opponent, former Ultimate Fighter winner Michael Chiesa, both physically and mentally. Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @heidifang
Electric car maker Faraday Future will break ground on its 900-acre site.
Legacy FC middleweight title contender Marcelo Nunes predicts a first round finish of his opponent, Rafael Lovato, Jr. In the main event of Legacy FC 54, Nunes will face Lovato, Jr. for the promotion’s vacant middleweight championship.
Opening statements began Wednesday in the trial of Mark Picozzi, a felon accused of impersonating a vice officer and raping two prostitutes on the Strip.
Bishop Gorman fencer Zachary Zeller is signing with Notre Dame, he is in the top eight in his division in fencing in the nation.
Seven Pearl Harbor Survivors tell their stories of the events on December 7, 1941, as Bill McWilliams narrates the attack that Sunday morning.
