A breakdown of the fights on the main card of UFC 259 on Saturday at the Apex in Las Vegas, with picks from the Review-Journal’s Adam Hill and Heidi Fang:
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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 middlweight champion will attempt to become just the fourth fighter in history to hold belts in two weight classes when he challenges Jan Blachowicz for the light heavyweight belt at UFC 259.
UFC president Dana White said Thursday he has been in contact with venues in Texas after this week’s decision by Governor Greg Abbott to roll back restrictions.
Amanda Nunes was contemplating retirement, but decided she wanted to continue fighting after the birth of her daughter. She will defend her featherweight title at UFC 259.
The deal includes branding and an integration of live odds and betting products as well as introducing a countdown clock in the cage for the first time.
Junior dos Santos and Alistair Overeem, two of the most popular heavyweights in UFC history, have been released by the organization.
The long-snapper, who has spent three years with the organization, was a restricted free agent.
Heavyweight contender Cyril Gane cruised to a unanimous decision over Jairzinho Rozenstruik in the main event of UFC Fight Night 186 on Saturday in Las Vegas.
Featherweight Kevin Croom, who received a performance bonus for a 31-second submission in September that was changed to a no-contest, will fight Saturday at UFC Fight Night 186.
Derrick Lewis won his fourth straight fight in the main event of UFC Fight Night 185 on Saturday in Las Vegas and tied the UFC record for most knockouts with 12.
Heavyweight contender Curtis Blaydes, who meets Derrick Lewis at UFC Fight Night 185 on Saturday, is a former national champion wrestler whose style has been called boring.
The first version of our NFL mock draft. First-round selections will be made on April 29.
Welterweight champion Kamaru Usman overcame early struggles to knock out Gilbert Burns and break a record he shared with Georges St. Pierre at UFC 258 on Saturday night.
UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman will defend his title against Gilbert Burns on Saturday in Las Vegas with a chance to set the division record for consecutive victories.
Gina Carano, the 38-year-old actress and former MMA star who was raised in Las Vegas, is teaming with a conservative website to star in and produce a feature film.