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TORONTO - UFC 178, shifted to Las Vegas from Toronto, will take place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, the UFC announced Tuesday. The main event of the Sept. 27 card is a rematch between UFC light-heavyweight champion Jon (Bones) Jones and No. 1 contender Alexander Gustafsson. The Kings of Leon had been booked into the MGM venue that night but have moved the Vegas stop of their "Mechanical Bull" outside to The Lot along the Las Vegas Strip when it headlines the Boulevard Brew Fest. Jones (20-1) defeated Gustafsson (16-2) in a hard-fought five-round decision when the two met in Toronto last September at UFC 165. UFC president Dana White announced the shift to Las Vegas from the Air Canada Centre earlier this month, saying it was a business decision. "Lets just say Vegas made a lot of sense," he said at the time. "When you have big fights, there are some cities that want big fights worse than other cities do. And Im not saying thats the case with Toronto but Vegas really wanted this fight." . Both sides came closest to scoring in the first half, when Roma had a goal from Mattia Destro waved off for offside and Inters Rodrigo Palacio headed high. "A draw was a fair result. Neither squad had many chances," Roma midfielder Miralem Pjanic said. . -- Phil Mickelson will be watching the final two rounds of the Masters from home for the first time in 17 years. . Kerr said he had dinner with Jackson, his former coach with Chicago and the new Knicks team president, on Friday night and they talked again Saturday. Kerr is in New York to work the game between the Brooklyn Nets and Toronto Raptors for TNT. . Neither player was available Saturday for the Knicks 107-98 loss in Atlanta. "Were going in a different direction and weve got to figure out another spot or two for our ballclub," coach Mike Woodson said before the game. .com) - Graeme McDowell opened up with a first- round, 5-under 67 on Thursday and he holds a 2-shot lead at the WGC - HSBC Champions.Scotland can win at Wembley against England next month in their World Cup Qualifier, says Sky Sports pundit Neil McCann. Neither side were victorious is their respective games on Tuesday evening, with the Scots suffering a 3-0 defeat to Slovakia in Trnava while England were held to a goalless draw by Slovenia. James Morrison (right) scores for Scotland on their last visit to Wembley in 2013. England won the friendly game 3-2 Gordon Strachans men now sit in fifth place in the Group F table but are just three points off the Three Lions at the top with the two sides due to meet at Wembley next month. With neither sides in particularly strong at the moment, former Scotland international McCann is confident that his country can be victorious during the November 11 match-up. Highlights from Scotland’s Group F World Cup qualifier against Slovakia One-hundred per cent we can go to Wembley and win. England might not like it but of course we can do it, he said after the Slovakia defeat.Theyve scored a last ditch winner against 10-man Slovakia, theyve not won tonight and theyve scored two against Malta. England are the best side in the group in my opinion but theyre not firing. Watch NOW TV Watch Sky Sports for just ￡6.99. No contract. Theyve got managerial problems. The selection problems might just have a little negative influence in the campp so we go there, yes low on confidence.dddddddddddd We can go to Wembley and we can win that game of football without a doubt but we have to play at a top level.Cut out silly mistakes, be absolutely on the money with selection as well and that is a decision Gordon will have until that game comes along. Slovakias Jan Durica and Scotlands Steven Fletcher battle for the ball during the game in Trnava Three points against England would see Scotland on level points with their home nations rivals, and McCann believes Strachans men can get themselves back in contention for World Cup qualification.If we go to Wembley and win that game, were right in it again. Gordon will be sitting back and thinking this is the only positive from tonight, in my opinion, the pundit added.It is a tough group, but you need to find some form and momentum that you can start to build on and that confidence starts to motor on from behind it. Russell Martin says Scotlands 3-0 defeat to Slovakia is tough to take If you continue to stumble, not scoring goals, conceding poor goals, not quite getting things moving the way you want to go then youll continue to stumble and drop silly points.Were lucky were still in it tonight because if England had beaten Slovenia, then forget winning the group. I still think its a big ask because England in my opinion are absolute favourites, but you go to Wembley, you do take three points then its game on again. Also See: Scotland slump to Slovakia loss As it happened McArthur saves Scots blushes ' ' '
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