A rumored matchup of former welterweight title challengers is now official for UFC 264 on July 10 at T-Mobile Arena, people close to the organization confirmed Wednesday.
Adam Hill
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After serving as sports editor of both the Silverado Star and UNLV Rebel Yell, the Detroit native remained in Las Vegas and embarked on his professional journalism career at the Review-Journal in 2002. He has covered MMA, prep sports, Raiders and Golden Knights while helping coordinate digital coverage for nearly every major sporting event to come through the valley.
The NFL’s annual event is a multimedia extravaganza across multiple channels and digital platforms that is nearly impossible to avoid.
This fifth and final version of the Review-Journal mock draft sees Jon Gruden and Mike Mayock go in a familiar direction for the first-round pick.
Decision-makers must decide how to assess the draft prospects of players who decided not to participate in the college football season.
Four offensive linemen are listed among the top eight choices, according to the Westgate sportsbook. The Raiders have the 17th pick in the first round of the NFL draft.
The Alabama guard, nicknamed ‘Cornbread,’ has been cutting weight as he prepares for an opportunity to be selected in the NFL draft.
The Auburn wide receiver and record-setting sprinter doesn’t want to be pigeonholed as just the fastest player in college football.
Kamaru Usman, Rose Namajunas record spectacular knockouts while Valentina Shevchenko remains dominant in Jacksonville, Florida.
Mike Mayock and other NFL general managers had to be a bit more creative in their evaluation process ahead of this year’s draft.
Saturday’s pay-per-view event in Jacksonville, featuring three title fights, will welcome 15,000 fans inside masks-optional VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena.
This fourth version of the Review-Journal mock draft has the Raiders taking a defensive player instead of a potential starting offensive tackle.
While it’s too early to make a final judgment on any of the three draft classes, it is possible to grade their performance thus far.
The fight headlined a bizarre pay-per-view card that included several musical acts and a star-studded commentary team having a good time.
Former MMA champion Ben Askren will make his pro boxing debut against YouTube star Jake Paul in what figures to be the biggest boxing pay per view of the first half of 2021.
Robert Whittaker believes a win over Kelvin Gastelum at UFC on ESPN 22 on Saturday is the key to securing a championship rematch with Israel Adesanya.