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Dana White looks forward after final UFC pay-per-view event

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2 titles change hands following upsets at UFC 323 — PHOTOS

By HEIDI FANG LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL

July 7, 2016 - 12:59 am

Cory Hendricks advanced to the semi-finals of The Ultimate Fighter season 23 before having to withdrawal from the competition due to a neck injury.

Despite the setback, Hendricks will get an opportunity to fight in Las Vegas at the TUF 23 Finale on July 8th. He’ll face the man he was originally supposed to confront on the show Josh Stansbury.

UFC, Meta enter into Apex naming rights deal

By Mick Akers / RJ

January 14, 2026 - 5:00 am

UFC entered into a naming rights agreement with Meta for the mixed-martial arts promoter’s Apex facility in Las Vegas.

Eye on 2026: Las Vegas prepares for CFP title game

By Adam Hill / RJ

January 2, 2026 - 8:43 am

The 2026 college football season will culminate in Las Vegas for the first time. That’s one of the stories Review-Journal reporter Adam Hill will be following this year.

Dana White looks forward after final UFC pay-per-view event

December 9, 2025 - 5:07 pm

The UFC’s contract with ESPN expires Dec. 31 — the final ESPN card was Saturday — marking the end of the MMA company’s pay-per-view era. The UFC will move to Paramount+ in January.

2 titles change hands following upsets at UFC 323 — PHOTOS

By Adam Hill / RJ

December 6, 2025 - 11:15 pm

Petr Yan and Joshua Van entered Saturday night’s UFC event at T-Mobile Arena as underdogs and left with world titles, while Henry Cejudo retired after a loss.

Merab Dvalishvili, right, connects with Henry Cejudo during their bantamweight bout at the UFC ...

MMA star, Olympic wrestling gold medalist to call it quits after UFC 323

By Adam Hill / RJ

December 5, 2025 - 2:38 pm

Henry Cejudo will retire — for good this time — after his bantamweight bout against Payton Talbott on the main card of UFC 323 on Saturday at T-Mobile Arena.

FILE - Dana White, president of the UFC, speaks at a news conference after the UFC 229 mixed ma ...

UFC announces first premium event on Paramount+, change in start times

By Adam Hill / RJ

November 27, 2025 - 3:22 pm

UFC president Dana White appeared on the broadcast of the Cowboys and Chiefs game on Thanksgiving to announce its first non-PPV premium event on Paramount+ at T-Mobile Arena, including a shifting of start times for events.

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Nevada gaming regulators may be ready to adjust sports-betting rules

By Richard N. Velotta / RJ

November 5, 2025 - 3:42 pm

After last month’s sports-betting scandal involving organized crime and the NBA, Nevada gaming regulators say they may review proposition bet regulations.

Dana White says he met with FBI after suspicious betting on UFC fight

By Todd Dewey / RJ

November 5, 2025 - 6:00 am

UFC president Dana White told TMZ that he met with the FBI about a possible fixed fight between featherweights Isaac Dulgarian and Yadier del Valle.

Sportsbooks refund bets on UFC fight in Las Vegas after suspicious activity

By Todd Dewey / RJ

November 3, 2025 - 3:05 pm

Caesars Sportsbook and William Hill sportsbook refunded losing wagers on a UFC fight in Las Vegas on Saturday night after suspicious betting line movement before the bout.

Syndicate MMA has bought the building it has been a tenant in for years. (Patrick Blennerhasset ...

MMA gym buys southwest Las Vegas Valley retail building

By Patrick Blennerhassett / RJ

October 29, 2025 - 10:03 am

The mixed martial arts gym’s acquisition of the building shows the continued rise of the UFC and MMA in Las Vegas, according to one of the commercial brokers involved in the deal.