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Ahead of UFC 232 comeback, Jon Jones shares his biggest regret
Jon Jones is inarguably one of the greatest fighters in MMA history. In fact, he might just be the best fighter ever. That being said, the last few years of his career, have not gone particularly smoothly. Although he has authored some incredible performances in that time, his success has been marred by several failed […]
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Tito Ortiz sends a message to Jon Jones following KO victory over Chuck Liddell
Tito Ortiz was finally able to exact some revenge on long time nemesis and fellow MMA legend Chuck Liddell on Saturday night in Los Angeles. After suffering stoppage losses in his first two encounters with the Iceman long ago at UFC 47 and UFC 66, Ortiz was at last able to get the better of […]
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Jon Jones takes aim at Rashad Evans, Chuck Liddell
Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones is rarely afraid to share his opinions on his fellow fighters. On Sunday afternoon, that’s just what the MMA legend did, this time taking aim at his former opponent Rashad Evans, and at UFC Hall of Famer Chuck Liddell. Rashad Evans was the first of Jon Jones’ targets. […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Mike Perry says Jon Jones told him ‘the secret to MMA’
Earlier this month, in the co-main event of the UFC’s 25th anniversary show in Denver, Colorado, welterweight knockout artist “Platinum” Mike Perry stepped into the cage with long-time contender Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone. Unfortunately for Perry and his many fans, this fight didn’t go as planned. Instead, he was forced to tap to a Cowboy armbar […]
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Jon Jones coach responds to criticisms: “People want to take us down, they’re jealous of our success”
Jon Jones striking coach Mike Winkeljohn has been on the receiving end of some harsh criticisms as of late. Former pupil Donald Cerrone, who recently defeated Mike Perry via first-round submission, accused Winkeljohn of turning the famed Jackson-Wink Academy into a “puppy mill“. Most recently the veteran head coach, who will corner Jon Jones at […]
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VIDEO | UFC releases thrilling promo for Jon Jones vs. Alexander Gustafsson UFC 232 rematch
https://youtu.be/dOrm10Vl8ik After years of waiting, former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones and long-time contender Alexander Gustafsson will finally rematch at UFC 232 on December 29. The pair’s long-awaited rematch has been given an extra infusion of excitement as it will be for the vacant UFC light heavyweight title, as reigning champion Daniel Cormier is […]
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Despite heated rivalry, Alexander Gustafsson considers Jon Jones ‘the best fighter in the world’
Swedish light heavyweight contender Alexander Gustafsson is currently gearing up for a December 29, UFC 232-headlining rematch with Jon Jones. The pair first met in the main event of UFC 165, in September of 2013. On that night Jones defended the UFC light heavyweight title with a hard-fought unanimous decision victory, although many onlookers felt […]
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Anthony Smith sums up thoughts on Jon Jones: ‘I just want to fight him and I think he cheats’
Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones hasn’t been too impressed by surging contender Anthony Smith. Smith, however, has not been afraid to clap back at the former champion at defend himself when necessary. Smith’s latest comments about Jon Jones occurred shortly after the UFC’s 25th anniversary show in Denver, Colorado, where he assured that […]
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Jon ‘Bones’ Jones returns to the UFC light heavyweight rankings in the #1 spot
Now that former UFC champion Jon Jones is scheduled to return to the Octagon on December 29, “Bones” has also found himself in the top spot of the 205-pound rankings. The latest UFC rankings have Jones (22-1) one spot ahead of his UFC 232 foe Alexander Gustafsson and two spots ahead of UFC Moncton main […]
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Daniel Cormier responds to Jon Jones claim that he will not “grant” him a third fight
Daniel Cormier defended his UFC heavyweight championship for the first time at last night’s UFC 230 event, scoring a second-round submission victory over Derrick Lewis. The victory, which occurred at New York’s famous Madison Square Garden arena, helped solidify Cormier’s status as one of the best fighters in mixed martial arts history. With that said, […]
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Jon Jones predicts Daniel Cormier to win at UFC 230
Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier have one of the greatest rivalries in all of mixed martial arts. The bitter rivals have gone toe-to-toe on two separate occasions during their respective careers, with “Bones” emerging victorious in both of those contests. With that said, Jon Jones latest victory over Daniel Cormier at UFC 214 was later […]
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VIDEO | UFC 232 headliners square off: Jon Jones vs Alexander Gustafsson 2 and Cris Cyborg vs Amanda Nunes
https://twitter.com/ufc/status/1058475123638906881 https://twitter.com/ufc/status/1058474562482925568 UFC 232 will be the event that closes out the year and its headlining bouts feature some of MMA’s biggest names and champions. In the main event, we’ll get the return of the former light heavyweight champion Jon “Bones” Jones as he takes on an old foe in a rematch with Alexander “The Mauler” […]
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Jon Jones rules out third Daniel Cormier fight: ‘I’ll let him breath easy’
At UFC 230 this Saturday, Daniel Cormier will look to defend his heavyweight belt against Derrick Lewis. In December, at UFC 232, Cormier’s arch rival Jon Jones will make his return to the Octagon opposite Alexander Gustafsson. The winner of this fight will be crowned the new UFC light heavyweight champion — a title that Cormier […]
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Dana White on Jon Jones: ‘we wanted him to be on this New York card’
Jon Jones will be back fighting in the UFC in 2018. However, he is not returning to action on the card Dana White was hoping for. When Jones was cleared to fight again many suspected he would headline the UFC 230 card at Madison Square Garden this weekend — something that obviously didn’t come to […]
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Dana White: Jon Jones is ‘the greatest talent we have ever seen’ in the UFC
Jon Jones is, no question about it, one of the greatest fighters of all time. If he defeats Alexander Gustafsson at UFC 232 this December 29, that will be even harder to deny. At least that’s what UFC President Dana White thinks. “That’s the question. And that is a great question. If he can come […]
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PHOTO | UFC drops poster for UFC 232 featuring Jones, Gustafsson, Cyborg and Nunes
UFC 232, which goes down on December 29 in Las Vegas, is still two months away, but the promotion has already released the official fight poster for the mammoth, end-of-the-year card. This poster features the mugs of former light heavyweight champ Jon Jones and top contender Alexander Gustafsson, who will rematch for the vacant UFC […]
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Anthony Smith believes ‘Jon Jones is less dangerous than Volkan is’
On December 29, in the main event of UFC 232, former UFC light heavyweight champ Jon Jones and top contender Alexander Gustafsson are expected to rematch for the vacant light heavyweight title, which will simultaneously be stripped from current champ Daniel Cormier. Anthony Smith, who recently won big with a submission of former title challenger […]
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Joe Rogan says a conversation with Jon Jones over weed could have led “Bones” to Jackson-Wink
UFC commentator Joe Rogan has interviewed former light heavyweight kingpin Jon Jones on several occasions during his storied octagon career. Most of those conversations took place inside the cage, this following any one of Jon Jones’ sixteen career UFC victories. With that said, it was recently revealed that Joe Rogan met Jon Jones long before he […]
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Anthony Smith responds to Jon Jones saying his UFC Moncton win was ‘OK’
On Saturday night, in the main event of UFC Moncton, streaking light heavyweight contender Anthony Smith picked up arguably the biggest win of his career so far, submitting former UFC light heavyweight title challenger Volkan Oezdemir in the third round of a fun scrap. With this victory, Smith established himself as one of the very […]
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Jon Jones reacts to tonight’s UFC Moncton main event
Jon Jones will make his highly anticipated return to the octagon at December’s UFC 232 event in Las Vegas where he will rematch Alexander Gustafsson for the promotions light heavyweight title. “Bones” has not competed since UFC 214 in August of 2017, when he defeated current promotional “champ champ” Daniel Cormier via knockout. That victory […]
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Anthony Smith on Jon Jones: “I’m probably the only legitimate threat to him right now.”
Surging UFC light heavyweight contender Anthony Smith believes he is the only real legitimate threat to Jon Jones right now. “Lionheart”, who faces former division title challenger Volkan Oezdemir tonight in Moncton, recently shared his thought’s on “Bones” in an interview with MMA Fighting. “It is really bizarre what’s going on with the division right […]
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Jon Jones manager has an interesting exchange with Ben Askren on Twitter
Ben Askren is currently in the process of being traded from ONE Championship to the UFC in exchange for former flyweight kingpin Demetrious Johnson. The historic trade, which is expected to be finalized very soon, could have a significant impact on the sport and its athletes moving forward. Immediately after news of the trade first […]
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Jon Jones believes he can compete with the world’s best boxers with two years of training
Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones, who will make his long-awaited return to action opposite Alexander Gustafsson at UFC 232, is one of the best fighters of all time. Amazingly, Jones’ potential was clear early on, too. While it took several years for him to establish himself as one of the sport’s best, he […]
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Daniel Cormier says he might keep light heavyweight title if he loses to Derrick Lewis at UFC 230
On November 3, in the main event of UFC 230, UFC light heavyweight and heavyweight Daniel Cormier will attempt to defend that latter title against fearsome heavyweight knockout artist Derrick Lewis. Then, when Jon Jones and Alexander Gustafsson battle in the main event of UFC 232 on December 29, Cormier will be stripped of his […]
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Jon Jones fires back at critics who call him a cheat: “You just don’t want to admit that I’m f–king pretty good at this.”
Former UFC light heavyweight kingpin Jon Jones will make his highly anticipated return to the octagon on December 29 when he rematches Alexander Gustafsson at UFC 232. BJPENN.com’s Chris Taylor was first to report that the Jon Jones vs. Alexander Gustafsson rematch was in the works for the December 29 fight card in Las Vegas, […]
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Alexander Gustafsson full of confidence ahead of Jon Jones rematch: ‘I know I can beat him’
At UFC 232, the rematch is on. Alexander Gustafsson will take on Jon Jones for the undisputed light heavyweight belt. Jones is making his return to the Octagon after a lengthy suspension courtesy of USADA, while Gustafsson will make his first trip to the Octagon in 2018. Both fighters have fought for the belt in […]
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Daniel Cormier not worried about Jon Jones stealing Lesnar fight: ‘I know I’m going to fight him’
UFC heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier is set to defend his title opposite Derrick Lewis in the main event of UFC 230 on November 3. If Cormier wins this fight, he’s expected to compete in an ultra-lucrative showdown with former champ and current WWE star Brock Lesnar in his next fight. That being said, any number […]
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Michael Bisping wonders how Jon Jones’ demons will affect him in UFC 232 comeback
Former UFC light heavyweight champ Jon Jones’ comeback is now official. After a lengthy sit on the sidelines due to a failed drug test, the former champion will battle Alexander Gustafsson for the vacant light heavyweight title in the main event of UFC 232 on December 29. While many members of the MMA community are […]