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UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones details recent layoff, Injuries Preventing His Return
UFC light heavyweight champion, Jon “Bones” Jones (19-1 MMA, 13-1 UFC), was rumored to headline both UFC 169 and then UFC 170, opposite #1 contender Glover Teixeira (22-2 MMA, 5-0 UFC). However, due to health reasons, Jones will not return to the octagon until March, as he told MMAJunkie’s Mike Bohn: “The reason why I didn’t […]
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Vitor Belfort expects to fight for the title in Brazil
By Evan Stoumbelis Vitor Belfort has been on a series of wins recently, going 5-1 since his KO loss to Anderson Silva in 2011 at UFC 126. His only loss since then coming from Jon Jones at UFC 152. In 2013 he defeated Michael Bisping, Luke Rockhold, and most recently Dan Henderson. All 3 of […]
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VIDEO | Jon Jones Kicks Radio Show Producer
Radio Producer, Mike Anderson is a big fan of UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones and was honored to have his leg nearly kicked off by him.
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Sonnen Tired of Belfort, Wants Revenge For Hendo K.O.
Chael Sonnen already has his hands full with Rashad Evans and Wanderlei Silva, but that isn’t stopping him from lining up more men to face. The Oregon Gangster is now taking shots at top middleweight contender, Vitor Belfort, who is coming off an impressive first-round stoppage over Dan Henderson. “I just don’t like him,” Sonnen […]
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VIDEO | UFC 167: Chael Sonnnen Admits He’s Distracted Before Fight
Chael Sonnen talks about his UFC 167 fight against Rashad Evans, whether he’s distracted going into this fight, his upcoming fight against Wanderlei Silva, the evolution of Chael Sonnen, how he matches up against Evans, and more.
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Jon Jones: I’d kill Incognito, easily
UFC light heavyweight champion, Jon “Bones” Jones, was recently interviewed by ‘The Sports Junkies,’ a morning drive time radio show on 106.7 in the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan area. During the interview, Jones was asked to give his thoughts on suspended Miami Dolphins offensive lineman Richie Incognito. Although Jon wasn’t excalty familar with media furor around Incognito, […]
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Jon Jones Details ‘Beef’ With Daniel Cormier
“The whole story behind me and him is just so silly. I met him, and I came up to him with a big smile on my face. He’s another black guy in the sport, and I felt the need to say hello to him, and I was just like ‘hey man, I hear you’re a […]
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Dana White: ‘Jon Jones Sounds Worried About Gustafsson Rematch’
By Evan Stoumbelis Dana White responded to UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones’ comments about the UFC giving Alexander Gustafsson an easy fight to protect the rematch between Gustafsson and Jones by saying: “Jon, I love you, but you’re not a matchmaker. Fight your fight, he’ll fight his fight, and don’t worry about it.” “It […]
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Dana Admits The UFC Announced Gust vs. Nog Prior To Lil Nog’s Acceptance Of Bout
UFC President Dana White admitted recently that he prematurely announced the Alexander Gustafsson versus ‘Lil Nog’ bout, which is why they had to cancel it and give Gustafsson Jimi Manuwa instead. As a result the younger Noguiera brother received a hefty public backlash from Chael Sonnen, who stated, ‘He fight’s less than Ghandi,’ among several […]
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Jon Jones Makes Ask Men’s Top ‘Most Influential Men 0f 2013’ List
In 2011, Jon Jones became the UFC’s youngest-ever world champion, and his career has only progressed from there. UFC President Dana White has called him the “most accomplished” light-heavyweight fighter ever, and, on September 21st, he quieted any doubters after emerging victorious from an epic battle with Alexander Gustafsson. He will next defend his title […]
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Alexander Gustafsson vs. Jimi Manuwa set for March 8 headliner in London
According to ‘The Telegraph,’ UFC light heavyweight contender, Alexander “The Mauler” Gustafsson (15-2 MMA, 7-2 UFC), will still headline the UFC’s return to London this March, now opposite undefeated slugger Jimi Manuwa (14-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC). Gustafsson was originally slated to face Antonio Rogerio Nogueira in the evenings main event, but “Lil Nog” was forced […]
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UFC To Announce Alexander Gustafsson’s New Opponent Today
By Evan Stoumbelis UFC United Kingdom tweeted today that the UFC has officially found a new opponent for Alexander Gustafsson. The unnamed opponent will be announced tonight on BT Sport 1 at 9pm. Gustafsson was left without an opponent after Antonio ‘Lil Nog’ Nogueira pulled out of their fight due to a back injury. Below […]
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Jon Jones Not Worried About EA Sports Game Cover Curse
Yesterday we learned that Electronic Arts, the gaming company making the latest installment of the UFC video game, have opted to have Jon Jones as part of the new video game cover. There is somewhat of a superstition surrounding being on an EA Sports game cover. For gaming fanatics, EA Sports games have often been […]
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Jones claims UFC gave Gustafsson easy fight with Lil Nog to protect rematch
By Evan Stoumbelis UFC light-heavyweight champion Jon Jones sounded off to MMAFighting about the situation involving the UFC’s matchmaking decision to have Alexander Gustafsson fight Antonio ‘Lil Nog’ Nogueira. Jones described his reaction to hearing the matchup to MMAFighting in an interview: “I was like ‘Really? You want him to have the rematch that […]
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Jon Jones Makes the Cover of EA Sports UFC, to be Joined by Fan-Voted Second Fighter
One half of the two-man cover for the highly-anticipated EA Sports UFC game has been announced. That man is UFC light-heavyweight champion, Jon Jones. Jones was picked based on this set of standards via the official website for the game: The fighter we ultimately chose is one whose talent, technicality and toughness we felt best […]
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Jon Jones Looking For February Or March Return
UFC light-heavyweight champion Jon Jones has been enjoying some well deserved time off since his last title defense against Alexander Gustafsson. The UFC’s youngest title holder has gone through a ‘murderers row’ of contenders in route to becoming one of the sports pound-for-pound wrecking machines. Now set to fight Glover Teixeira, the only thing left […]
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Anderson Silva: Sonnen is a good guy
Once bitter enemies, it appears that former UFC middleweight champion Anderson “The Spider” Silva has softened his stance on former opponent Chael Sonnen: “Chael talk too much, but is a good guy. He’s not bad, he’s a good guy. Chael is (always) in the media for fight. Chael fight for the belt against me two […]
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Antonio Rogerio Nogueira injured, will not fight Gustafsson in March
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (21-5 MMA, 4-2 UFC) was expected to face Alexander Gustafsson (15-2 MMA, 7-2 UFC) at London’s O2 Arena on March 8, 2014. However, according to MMA Fighting, a lingering back injury will prevent “Lil Nog” from competing in the proposed headliner opposite “The Mauler.” Since joining the UFC ranks, Nogueira has pulled […]
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Jon Jones Featured in GQ Magazine
In a piece of light-hearted MMA news, the UFC’s light-heavyweight champion, Jon Jones appeared in the latest issue of GQ magazine. Jones shows off his vest-wearing technique in a six-photo spread. Jones appears in the magazine wearing high-end clothing and doing a number of random things such as laying on a big tire and eating […]
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Jon Jones Knows If He Eats Too Much He’ll ‘Look Just Like’ Daniel Cormier
Jon Jones took the passive-aggressive route this week while talking about the current state of his diet and nutrition plan. Jones is set to face Glvoer Teixeira next-year in his next title defense, but that isn’t stopping the champion from taking so low blows at Daniel Cormier. Check it: With that being said I love […]
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Alexander Gustafsson ‘Super Excited’ To Fight Lil Nog In London
“Well, I’m super excited to be fighting in London. I’ve fought there before and I’m very excited to fight there again with Lil Nog. We were supposed to fight way back and we didn’t. And now I’ve got the chance to fight him again and I’m really looking forward to it. He’s a great standup […]
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Dana White UFC: Machida vs Munoz Vlog
UFC president Dana White Vlogs from Germany and takes you behind the scenes of UFC 165: Jones vs. Gustafsson.
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Gustafsson: Jon Jones Knows I will Get The Belt
“People can say that I won the fight or that I didn’t win the fight, that I won the scorecards or anything. It’s all up to the judges. I didn’t do enough to win the fight and that’s enough for me. That’s enough for me, I don’t need to know anymore. It will just make […]
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Jon Jones vs. Glover Teixeira Set for March Event, Not UFC 169
After what appears to be a minor mishap by a trigger-happy UFC PR team, the news that Jon Jones (19-1) will defend his light-heavyweight title against Glover Teixeira (22-2) is false. UFC president Dana White revealed today that it was in fact a mistake that his PR team announced the bout for that date and […]
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VIDEO | ‘On the Brink: Alexander Gustafsson’ (UFC 165 behind the scenes)
Catch an all-access look as UFC Ultimate Insider goes behind the scenes with Alexander Gustafsson leading up to his bout with Jon Jones. PART 2:
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Jon Jones The GOAT at Light Heavyweight? Dana White Says ‘YES’
For over a decade the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s light-heavyweight division has been the promotions marquee weight class. Having cultivated stars the likes of Tito Ortiz, Randy Couture, Rampage Jackson and Chuck Liddell, the 205 pound king is often considered the sports biggest star. The man who currently wears the crown is a young phenom who, […]
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Alexander Gustafsson leaves Alliance: I’m coming home
UFC light heavyweight contender, Alexander Gustafsson (15-2 MMA, 7-2 UFC), has shown tremendous improvement ever since he started training at Eric Del Fierro’s Alliance MMA. In 2010, Gustafsson suffered the first loss of his MMA career, after being out-wrestled at UFC 112 by Phil Davis. Determined to improve his wrestling, “The Mauler” headed West, all […]
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Jon Jones vs. Glover Teixeira Rumored for UFC 169 Main Event; Frank Mir vs. Alistair Overeem Moved to Same Card
The return of UFC light-heavyweight champion Jon Jones (19-1) has an Tentative date. That date is February 1st, on the UFC’s annual Super Bowl Weekend card. His opponent will be Brazilian powerhouse, Glover Teixeira (22-2). They are rumored to face off in the main event of UFC 169. Jones returns from a razor-thin unanimous decision victory […]