RONDA ROUSEY WILL BE UFC’S FIRST HALL OF FAMER UFC’S FIRST FEMALE CHAMPION WILL NOW ALSO BE THE FIRST WOMAN ENSHRINED IN THE UFC HALL OF FAME. RONDA ROUSEY BROUGHT WOMEN’S MIXED MARTIAL ARTS INTO THE SPOTLIGHT WITH A DOMINANT RUN ATOP THE WOMEN’S FIGHTING WORLD. SHE WENT 12-2 IN HER FIVE YEARS IN MMA, WINNING 11 MATCHES WITHIN THE FIRST ROUND. “THERE WOULD BE NO WOMEN IN UFC WITHOUT RONDA ROUSEY… Ronda is an absolute pioneer who helped me personally, and a lot of other people, look at women in combat sports differently.” – UFC PRESIDENT DANA WHITE HER LOSSES CAME CONSECUTIVELY TO HOLLY HOLM AND AMANDA NUNES AT THE END OF HER UFC CAREER. BUT HER CAREER LAID THE FOUNDATION FOR UFC’S WOMEN’S DIVISIONS AND PAVED THE WAY FOR WOMEN IN MMA. “MAY I BE THE FIRST OF MANY.” – RONDA ROUSEY
A former LVCVA executive hid the purchase of $90,000 in Southwest Airlines gift cards in records at the agency. Brig Lawson, the senior director of business partnerships, said the money was for promotional events and did not disclose that it was for gift cards. Lawson also instructed Southwest employees to submit invoices without mentioning the purchases were for the cards. More than $50,000 of the cards cannot be accounted for. The convention authority is publicly funded . Lawson recently resigned.
Monday’s headlines: Man hiding in woman’s bathroom shot, “Marilyn” show on Las Vegas Strip closing, and fewer visitors in the city.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his entourage visited the Marina Bay Sands in Singapore briefly Monday night, local time. (Video by Philip Chope)
Who should you root for in the World Cup with the U.S. out? If you like underdogs, there’s Iceland. It’s the smallest nation to ever qualify for the event. If you want to see stars, there’s Portugal and Argentina. Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have never won the World Cup. Or if you want to be a good neighbor, there’s Mexico. El Tri has been eliminated in the Round of 16 in six straight Cups.
Diana Taurasi scored 25 points, Brittney Griner had 19 points, 15 rebounds and seven blocked shots and the Phoenix Mercury held off the Las Vegas Aces 72-66 on Sunday.
Diana Taurasi scored 25 points, Brittney Griner had 19 points, 15 rebounds and seven blocked shots and the Phoenix Mercury held off the Las Vegas Aces 72-66 on Sunday.
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Tony DeFrancesco talks about the loss to Round Rock on June 10, 2018, at Cashman Field. (Betsy Helfand/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The site of Tuesday’s U.S.-North Korea summit is known for theme parks and resorts. But before that, it was known as a pirate island. (Debra Saunders/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Premier Vegas Sports host Bryan Salmond and Review-Journal reporter Gilbert Manzano go over Crawford’s win over Horn.
Tony DeFrancesco talks about the loss to Round Rock on June 9, 2018, at Cashman Field. (Betsy Helfand/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Real Estate reporter Eli Segall sits down with Las Vegas Division President for Pardee Homes, Klif Andrews to discuss the latest with residential construction.
The Real Crepe In Las Vegas Serves Authentic Crepes In The Style Of Brittany, France. (Janna Karel Las Vegas Review-journal)
New York Mets pitcher and Las Vegas native Paul Sewald took the train from New York to Washington, D.C., to support the Golden Knights in the NHL’s Stanley Cup Final. (Ron Kantowski/Las Vegas Review-Journal.)
Tony DeFrancesco talks about the loss to Round Rock
Bryan Salmond and Gilbert Manzano discuss the upcoming title bout between Terence Crawford and Jeff Horn at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas Saturday, June 9, 2018.
Bryan Salmond and Gilbert Manzano discuss the upcoming title bout between Terence Crawford and Jeff Horn at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas Saturday, June 9, 2018.
The LVMPD Commercial Robbery Section is attempting to identify the pictured suspect who is responsible for committing robberies to businesses in the southern part of the Las Vegas Valley during the month of May 2018. The suspect enters the business, threatens the employee with a firearm and demands money from the register. The employee complies and the suspect flees the business.
Highlights of the WNBA game between the Las Vegas Aces and the Atlanta Dream.
Vegas Golden Knights winger David Perron talked to the news media a day after their season ended in the Stanley Cup Final. Perron said he wants to stay in Las Vegas. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Take a video tour through the Golden Knights’ accomplishments in their inaugural season.
Golden Edge host Bryan Salmond recaps the Knights emptying their locker room and how the team feels about their season ending with a Stanley Cup loss.
Golden Knights goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury talks about the team losing in the Stanley Cup Final.
