There hasn’t been much drama this week as light heavyweight champion Jon Jones prepares to defend his belt against Anthony Smith in the main event of UFC 235 on Saturday at T-Mobile Arena.
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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.
A breakdown of the fights on the main card of UFC 235 on Saturday at T-Mobile Arena, with picks from the Review-Journal’s Adam Hill and Heidi Fang.
Anthony Smith will challenge Jon Jones for his light heavyweight title in the main event of UFC 235 on Saturday at T-Mobile Arena.
Ben Askren, the polarizing former Bellator MMA and ONE Championship titleholder, will make his UFC debut against former welterweight champion Robbie Lawler at UFC 235 on Saturday at T-Mobile Arena.
Featherweight champ Max Holloway will move up to lightweight for an interim title rematch against Dustin Poirier.
The 26-year-old defenseman was a healthy scratch the last two games after a poor performance at Colorado.
The ability to prevent teams from scoring on the power play requires an old-school patience and selflessness and often is the difference between winning and losing in the speed-oriented modern NHL.
Semyon Varlamov stopped all 40 shots he faced as the Colorado Avalanche shut out the Golden Knights 3-0 on Monday night at Pepsi Center.
The forward snapped his personal streak of seven games without a point on Saturday, but knows he and the team must build off their success to make it mean anything.
Former two-time heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez suffered a knee injury and was knocked out by Francis Ngannou in just 26 seconds on Sunday night in his return after more than two years away from the cage.
The Golden Knights celebrated their strong effort in beating Nashville on Saturday and hope it carries over to a Monday night road game against the Colorado Avalanche.
Golden Knights coach Gerard Gallant switched up his second and third lines for Saturday’s game against the Nashville Predators, moving Brandon Pirri to the second line and Max Pacioretty to the third.
Nashville’s P.K. Subban accused the Knights’ Pierre-Edouard Bellemare of biting his finger during their Jan. 23 game. Bellemare said Subban’s hand just happened to go inside his mouth during a brief scuffle and scrape his teeth.
Golden Knights forward Max Pacioretty believes team just needs to battle more in the tough areas of the ice to snap out of their recent funk.
As the Golden Knights try to avoid a fifth straight home loss and mount a playoff run, here are five major issues standing in their way.