White officially had to backtrack five years after making the statement after Diaz drew big numbers at UFC 241 for his return to the cage after a three-year hiatus.
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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.
Stipe Miocic knocked out heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier in the fourth round, and Nate Diaz won a unanimous decision over Anthony Pettis in a welterweight fight.
A breakdown of the fights on the main card of UFC 241 on Saturday at Honda Center in Anaheim, California.
The 34-year-old will end a three-year hiatus from the sport when he meets Anthony Pettis in a welterweight contender bout at UFC 241 on Saturday in Anaheim, California.
The Raiders star receiver warmed up on the field with his teammates Thursday night in Arizona, but did not play in the team’s preseason win over the Cardinals.
The 40-year-old will defend his belt against former champion Stipe Miocic in the main event of UFC 241 on Saturday at Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif.
Five storylines for the Raiders’ NFL preseason game against the Arizona Cardinals on Thursday at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.
Here’s a closer look by the numbers at the second episode of HBO’s “Hard Knocks: Training camp with the Oakland Raiders.”
Here are five takeaways from Tuesday night’s episode of “Hard Knocks” from Raiders’ training camp.
The wide receiver, who grew up in nearby Alameda and starred up the road at UC Davis, scored a touchdown Saturday at RingCentral Coliseum in his first preseason game in front of more than a hundred friends and family.
The coach cast doubt on reports that the star receiver would retire should a grievance filed against the NFL over the helmet he wants to wear be rejected.
Five storylines for the Raiders’ NFL preseason game against the Los Angeles Rams on Saturday at RingCentral Coliseum in Oakland, California.
The 35-year-old meets women’s flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko in the main event of UFC Fight Night 156 on Saturday in Montevideo, Uruguay.
An undrafted free agent from the 2017 class, Barnes has spent parts of the past two offseasons with the Detroit Lions, but he has not appeared in an NFL game.
Tempers flared on the field Thursday as two skirmishes broke out on the second day of training camp practices between the teams.