The league expects players to start reporting to team facilities next week despite not having come to an agreement with the union on safety protocols and financial mitigation of potential losses.
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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 mixed martial arts and prep sports while helping coordinate online and social media coverage for nearly every major sporting event to come through the valley.
Flyweight Joseph Benavidez gets his fourth shot at the 125-pound belt when he meets Deiveson Figueiredo in the main event of UFC on ESPN+ 30 in Abu Dhabi.
Featherweight Calvin Kattar won for the fourth time in his past five fights in the main event of UFC on ESPN 13 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Professional sports still falls under the heading of permissible activities under the state’s latest guidelines.
Welterweight star Jorge Masvidal, fighting on six days’ notice, lost a unanimous decision to champion Kamaru Usman in the main event of UFC 251 early Sunday in Abu Dhabi.
Both champions won the favor of the judges and Petr Yan stopped Jose Aldo in the UFC 251 championship tripleheader in Abu Dhabi
A breakdown of the fights on the main card of UFC 251 on Saturday on “Fight Island” in Abu Dhabi, with picks from the Review-Journal’s Adam Hill and Heidi Fang:
The idea of an international location for hosting UFC fights was born from a TMZ interview in April and came to fruition through support of the Abu Dhabi government.
Fireworks went off when the veteran fighter finally agreed to terms on a welterweight title fight against champion Kamaru Usman for the main event of UFC 251 on Saturday.
The former champion did no sparring and prepared for his UFC 251 ‘Fight Island’ title rematch against champ Alex Volkanovski exclusively through video conferencing.
UNLV quarterback Armani Rogers has entered the NCAA transfer portal and will play his final collegiate season elsewhere. He will be eligible immediately as a graduate transfer.
Raiders officials would neither confirm nor deny that an offer has been made to defensive end Jadeveon Clowney, the prize of the remaining free agent class.
Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes agreed to a 10-year contract extension Monday worth more than $500 million, meaning he will stay in the AFC West and play the Raiders twice a season.
Jorge Masvidal agreed to fight UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman at Saturday’s UFC 251 on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, ESPN reported.
Poirier outlasted Hooker in a five-round slugfest between lightweight contenders that may have been the best fight of the year.