Heavyweight Walt Harris will headline his first UFC card Saturday when he fights Alistair Overeem less than six months after the murder of his stepdaughter.
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.
Glover Teixeira, 40, overcame a slow start before stopping light heavyweight contender Anthony Smith in the fifth round Wednesday in Jacksonville, Florida.
Light heavyweight Anthony Smith will headline UFC Fight Night 175 on Wednesday in Jacksonville, Florida, a month after fighting a man who had broken into his home.
Testing for the coronavirus, temperature checks and the sounds of a silent arena marked the UFC’s attempt to bring sports back last week.
UFC president Dana White deemed UFC 249 a success even though middleweight Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza tested positive for COVID-19 a day before his fight. He was taken off the card.
Coverage of Saturday night’s UFC 249 event kicked off with a video from President Donald Trump, celebrating the return of live sporting events.
Saturday night’s live UFC event in Jacksonville, Florida may have been the first live major sporting event in America, but it presented some strange new scenarios.
Henry Cejudo scored a second-round knockout of longtime champ Dominick Cruz with just 2 seconds remaining. Justin Gaethje stopped Tony Ferguson in the other main event.
The star cornerback may have been the difference-maker for the Raiders in Super Bowl XVIII against what at the time was the highest-scoring team in NFL history.
White believes new test touted to him by the President could be the key to allowing fans back into sporting events.
Former welterweight champion Tyron Woodley is expected to take on contender Gilbert Burns in the main event of a card on May 23, pending Nevada Athletic Commission approval.
UFC 249 will take place in Jacksonville, Florida, with the sports world all to itself.
A breakdown of the main card of UFC 249 on Saturday at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida, with picks from the Review-Journal’s Adam Hill and Heidi Fang.
Fans won’t be allowed into VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida, for UFC 249 on Saturday because of restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Tom Brady’s move to the Buccaneers was not the only major move made by one of the Raiders’ opponents this season, here’s more detail on each of the 13 teams on the schedule.