The Las Vegan bounced back from a disappointing interim lightweight title loss to Tony Ferguson with a thrashing of contender Edson Barboza in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
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.
A breakdown of the fights on the main card of Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 128 card at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey, with picks from the Review-Journal’s Adam Hill and Heidi Fang.
Three fights have been added to “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 27 Finale card July 6 at the Palms, including four contestants from Season 26 of the show.
The Kings spent what felt like the entire first period of Game 4 in the offensive zone putting pressure on the Golden Knights. But after its most complete 20 minutes of the Western Conference quarterfinal series, Los Angeles still found itself locked in a scoreless game.
UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier had no interest in manufacturing animosity between himself and opposing coach Stipe Miocic on the set of “The Ultimate Fighter.”
The polarizing welterweight will be looking to snap a two-fight losing streak when he faces Yancy Medeiros on the UFC 226 card at T-Mobile Arena.
Eleven Los Angeles players remain on the current roster who were part of the team that rallied from 3-0 down to beat San Jose four years ago as part of the Kings’ last Stanley Cup title run.
Coach John Stevens believed he got what he wanted from his team at times in Game 3 on Sunday night. It just wasn’t enough as the Kings fell behind 3-0 in the series with a 3-2 loss at Staples Center.
Lightweight contender Dustin Poirier handed Justin Gaethje his second consecutive loss in an epic slugfest on the UFC on Fox 29 card in Glendale, Ariz.
There is no sign of panic despite a 2-0 series deficit. The Los Angeles Kings have survived these situations before and have two Stanley Cup trophies since 2012 to prove it.
A breakdown of the fights on the main card of UFC on Fox 29 card on Saturday at Gila River Arena in Glendale, Arizona, with picks from the Review-Journal’s Adam Hill and Heidi Fang.
With the suspended Doughty joining injured Jake Muzzin and Derek Forbort on the inactive list, the Kings needed major contributions from some unproven blueliners.
Los Angeles believes it must put more traffic and chaos in front of Golden Knights goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury to get him out of his comfort zone.
Raphael Assuncao will meet Rob Font in a matchup of bantamweight contenders on the UFC 226 card at T-Mobile Arena on July 7.
Former NHL defenseman says he is having the most fun since his days as a player