The former World Series of Fighting champion will be in search of his first UFC belt when the flyweight champ moves up to compete for the vacant title in Chicago on June 8.
Adam Hill
Sports Columnist/Reporter
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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 Golden Knights finished the regular season on a down note Saturday, losing 5-2 to the Los Angeles Kings at Staples Center.
The Golden Knights have known for a week that they will open the NHL playoffs at San Jose. On Sunday, they will learn the day and time of their first game.
The Golden Knights travel to Los Angeles to conclude the regular season Saturday with nothing on the line. But that doesn’t mean the game is meaningless. Not after Thursday’s performance.
Goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury made his first start since March 15, but he couldnt prevent the Golden Knights from losing 4-1 to the Arizona Coyotes on Thursday at T-Mobile Arena.
There is a strong chance goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury will play when the Golden Knights host Arizona at 7 p.m. Thursday, a move signaled by his participation in practice Wednesday and Maxime Lagace being sent back to the minors.
The Golden Knights defenseman made a spectacular play to help teammate Tomas Nosek recover his stick during the third period of Monday night’s win over Edmonton that may have landed in a gray rules area.
The multi-tasking 25-year-old women’s flyweight contender feels she needs to make it clear some of the comments aren’t acceptable: “I think I need to say, ‘Hey, you guys are being (expletives) and it needs to stop.’”
The Calgary Flames beat San Jose 5-3 on Sunday night to clinch the Pacific Division and set up a first-round matchup between the Sharks and Golden Knights.
Vegas’ Ryan Reaves was fined $2,500 for high-sticking on San Jose’s Joe Thornton, who was also fined $2,500 for an earlier incident.
Brent Burns scored on a power play 22 seconds into overtime to lift the San Jose Sharks to a 4-3 win over the Golden Knights at SAP Center on Saturday night.
There wasn’t much of a celebration for the Golden Knights after they clinched a playoff spot Friday night when the Arizona Coyotes lost at Colorado. The schedule didn’t allow it.
When Golden Knights forward Max Pacioretty went down with a lower-body injury March 21, there was concern his season could be over. But he returned to the lineup Friday after missing three games.
South Dakota State star Mike Daum and first-round NBA draft pick Royce White of Iowa State speak highly of T.J. Otzelberger’s character.
The light heavyweight champ will put his belt on the line against Thiago Santos on a July 6 card that will also include a women’s bantamweight title bout between Holly Holm and champion Amanda Nunes.