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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
After last month’s sports-betting scandal involving organized crime and the NBA, Nevada gaming regulators say they may review proposition bet regulations.
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.
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.
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.
Alex Pereira floors Magomed Ankalaev and then used thunderous elbows during a ground-and-pound with the bout called at the 1:20 mark of the first round.
Alex Pereira and Magomed Ankalaev will meet for Ankalaev’s light heavyweight title in the main event of UFC 320 on Saturday at T-Mobile Arena.
Borroka founder and Las Vegas native Randel Aleman looks to shine a light on the next wave of MMA talent coming out of the city.
The Canelo Alvarez-Terence Crawford fight feels like a throwback to boxing’s glory days, but it’s actually the dawn of a new era for the sport led by Dana White.
The UFC will continue to be an anchor tenant at T-Mobile Arena thanks to an extension announced Wednesday morning. WWE is also committing to the venue.
Raja Jackson climbed into the ring and body-slammed Stuart Smith, known professionally as Syko Stu, before beating the apparently unconscious wrestler at the KnokX Pro Wrestling Academy.
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