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UFC: Spinning back kick helps Jones TKO Matyushenko

Adam Hill

August 1, 2010 - 7:27 pm

SAN DIEGO--Jon Jones continued his meteoric rise in the Ultimate Fighting Championship with a first-round TKO of Vladimir Matyushenko on Sunday night.

Jones took just 1:52 to earn the victory in the main event of the UFC on Versus card at the San Diego Sports Arena.

After landing a spinning back kick, Jones tripped Matyushenko to the mat and landed in top position.

He then secured a crucifix and pounded Matyushenko until the referee called a stop to the fight.

Also, Yushin Okami won a split decision over Mark Munoz and Takanori Gomi knocked out Las Vegan Tyson Griffin just a minute into the bout.

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Pair killed in fiery crash in east valley ID’d

By Ricardo Torres-Cortez / RJ

May 1, 2024 - 1:22 pm

The Clark County coroner’s office identified two people who were killed in a fiery single-vehicle crash early Saturday in the far east valley.

Families and supporters of Israeli hostages held by Hamas in Gaza hold banners and flags during ...

‘The time is now’: Blinken urges Israel, Hamas to move ahead with cease-fire deal

By Matthew Lee, Samy Magdy and Sam Mednick The Associated Press

May 1, 2024 - 12:31 pm

Hamas wants assurances that the eventual freeing of all the hostages will bring the end of Israel’s offensive and its full withdrawal from Gaza.

Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles (Las Vegas Review-Journal)

DMV upgrade could cost Nevada extra $300M amid rollout woes

By Mick Akers / RJ

May 1, 2024 - 1:51 pm

The Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles’ modernization of its computer system could take longer than anticipated and cost the state more than $300 million in additional funding.

A rendering of a Brightline West train that could be used on the planned Las Vegas-to-Southern ...

Here’s who will build the trains for Brightline’s Vegas-to-LA rail line

By Mick Akers / RJ

May 1, 2024 - 11:56 am

The trains, designed to go up to 220 mph, will be able to take Brightline West passengers between Las Vegas and Southern California in less than two hours.

Arizona 2-year-old killed after bounce house swept up by wind

By Alexa St. John Associated Press

May 1, 2024 - 11:26 am

One child was killed and another injured when a bounce house was swept up by wind in Casa Grande, Arizona, in what local authorities called “a tragic accident.”

In this May 18, 2021, file photo, media mogul and billionaire philanthropist Barry Diller poses ...

Billionaire clears hurdle for MGM Resorts licensing

By Richard N. Velotta / RJ

May 1, 2024 - 11:25 am

Two years ago the Nevada Gaming Commission gave the media mogul only conditional approval because of an insider trading investigation.

Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., speaks at a press conference on Friday, June 16, 2023, at the East Ve ...

Rosen introduces bill to lower prescription drug costs for seniors

By Jessica Hill / RJ

May 1, 2024 - 11:06 am

The bill, introduced by Sens. Jacky Rosen and John Cornyn, would reduce out-of-pocket costs by requiring coinsurances to be based on the net price of a medication.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., says she'll call a vote next week on ousting House Speaker ...

Greene vows to force vote next week on ousting House speaker

By Lisa Mascaro and Kevin Freking The Associated Press

May 1, 2024 - 8:38 am

Mike Johnson, in his own statement, said Marjorie Taylor Greene’s move was “wrong for the Republican Conference, wrong for the institution, and wrong for the country.”

May is Military Appreciation Month. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)

Vegas restaurant deals for service members during Military Appreciation Month

By Johnathan L. Wright / RJ

May 1, 2024 - 6:53 am

In May, discounts and specials at Las Vegas Valley restaurants celebrate the contributions of service members.

Clark County School District police Chief Henry Blackeye speaks at a press conference regarding ...

Jara’s parting gesture: Raises for his cabinet

By Mary Hynes / RJ

May 1, 2024 - 1:51 pm

Before leaving CCSD this year, then-Superintendent Jesus Jara gave members of his executive cabinet significant raises, including a pay hike of 40 percent to the chief of police.