Leon Edwards and Alexandre Pantoja were pressed to the distance, but retained their titles on the UFC 296 card at T-Mobile Arena on Saturday night.
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.
Golden Knights coach Bruce Cassidy always speaks passionately and eloquently about hockey, but he’s just as capable of breaking down his favorite holiday film.
The Golden Knights have surrendered third-period leads in the first three games of their homestand and will look to fix that problem against Ottawa on Sunday.
The Vegas Nation staff answers five key questions about the Raiders’ season with three games remaining and what to look for in the offseason.
The Golden Knights had their four-game winning streak snapped and failed to pick up a point for the first time in 10 contests with a loss to the Buffalo Sabres.
Colby Covington made a crass comment about his opponent’s late father ahead of his UFC 296 welterweight title shot at T-Mobile Arena.
Offensive tackle Jermaine Eluemunor has had Thursday night’s game circled since Week 4 when Chargers edge rusher Khalil Mack torched the Raiders for six sacks.
Golden Knights center Chandler Stephenson has a three-game goal streak after not scoring for almost two months. He admitted the drought was wearing on him.
Zamir White is the next man up for the Raiders with starter Josh Jacobs having been ruled out of Thursday night’s game against the Los Angeles Chargers.
Raiders star defensive end Maxx Crosby cut off any suggestion he should rest his injured knee for next season with the team falling out of the playoff hunt.
The Golden Knights had a lot of new first-time fathers on their team during last year’s Stanley Cup run. Right wing Michael Amadio joined that club Sunday.
The Raiders will get an opportunity to bounce back from a disastrous offensive performance Sunday when they host the rival Chargers on Thursday at Allegiant Stadium.
Raiders receiver Davante Adams expressed empathy for the Chiefs’ Kadarius Toney, who was flagged for a rarely called offside penalty that nullified a touchdown.
Mark Stone scored his second goal of the game just 1:11 into overtime to help the Golden Knights extend their point streak to nine games Tuesday.
The Golden Knights, after spending much of their recent time on the road, continue their longest homestand of the season to date Tuesday against the Flames.