UFC 306 at Sphere had no chance to live up to the kind of hype that had surrounded the event for weeks, yet somehow it may have been even better.
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.
Merab Dvalashvili neutralized superstar striker Sean O’Malley to take the UFC bantamweight title in the first live sporting event at Sphere on Saturday.
Several players were fined after a late-game fight in Week 1 that led to the ejections of Raiders cornerback Jack Jones and Chargers wide receiver Joshua Palmer.
The Raiders called up a pair of defensive players from the practice squad ahead of Sunday’s game against the Ravens in Baltimore, including a former first-round pick.
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UFC president Dana White promises to put on a show that will “never be done again” when sports and entertainment blend for the first live sporting event at Sphere.
Raiders coach Antonio Pierce called Tua Tagovailoa’s concussion during Thursday’s game “scary” and said the Dolphins quarterback should consider his quality of life beyond football.
Las Vegas-trained UFC lightweight contender Daniel Zellhuber is excited to take part in the first live sporting event at Sphere.
The Raiders’ offensive line did not play well in the season opener against the Chargers, but there was at least one performance to be excited about.
Running back Alexander Mattison scored a touchdown Sunday in Inglewood, California, and made it home for the birth of his child that night in Las Vegas.
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Here’s a breakdown of the Raiders’ loss to the Chargers on Sunday, including a lesser-discussed mistake the coaches made at SoFi Stadium.
Raiders running back Alexander Mattison was one of the offense’s few bright spots Sunday against the Chargers, scoring the team’s only touchdown.
A lot of things went wrong for the Raiders in their season opener Sunday, but one decision from coach Antonio Pierce in the fourth quarter was costly.