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Gustafsson Not Impressed With Fighter Pay: ‘I Make Enough To Get By’
By Evan Stoumbelis Light heavyweight #1 contender Alexander Gustafsson bounced back from his close decision loss to Jon Jones this past weekend when he knocked out Jimi Manuwa in the second round of their UFC London bout. Gustafsson went on a Swedish radio show this week to speak about his career: Radio Host: What kind […]
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Phil Davis Is Not Happy With How Title Shots Are Earned
UFC light heavyweight Phil Davis is set to fight Anthony Johnson at UFC 172. Coming off of a win over Lyoto Machida, it seems odd that Davis’ next opponent would be Johnson. That’s not to say that Johnson isn’t a talented and dangerous guy at 205, but he’s making his return to the octagon […]
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Cain Velasquez Opens Up As Betting Favorite Over Jon Jones In Super Fight
That’s right fight fans. You can now bet on the potential super fight between Cain Velasquez and Jon Jones. While this bout has yet to be booked, UFC light-heavyweight champ, Jon Jones has increasingly discussed the potential move to heavyweight in the coming year. And with the Silva vs. Jones and/or Silva vs. GSP super […]
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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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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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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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Recent MMA Ratings Take a Hit, Cause For Concern?
The sport of MMA has come so far since its beginning that it’s almost humorous that a recent report from Dave Meltzer showing “low” pay-per-view numbers is causing a discussion. Meltzer’s numbers show that the two most recent UFC PPV’s, UFC 165 Jones vs. Gustafsson and UFC 166 Vasquez vs. Dos Santos 3, each […]
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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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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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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 […]
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VIDEO | UFC 165: Jones vs. Gustafsson Phantom Cam Highlights
Watch highlights of Jon Jones’ win over Alexander Gustafsson and the rest of UFC 165 in super slow motion.
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Glover Wants His Shot, Not Happy With Jones vs. Gustafsson Rematch Talk
“Even I want to watch that fight again, but it’s hard to say I’m okay with it, because I worked so hard to get this opportunity. I felt like I had my hands right there on the chance, and now they’re going to take it away from me, and who knows for how long? It […]
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VIDEO | UFC 165: Backstage Pass To Jones vs. Gustafsson
From a scavenger hunt to a pair of title hunts, the UFC gives you an all-access look at UFC 165: Jones vs. Gustafsson fight day.
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UFC 165 Medical Suspensions: Jones and Gustafsson Out For 60 Days
The Ontario Athletic Commission has released the list of fighters who will be suffering medical suspensions after competing at UFC 165. The card took place this past Saturday on September 21st and saw a decent amount of blood spill. As a result of all the punishment, six fighters have been suspended for 60 days. These […]
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Opposing View | Why Jon Jones Beat Alexander Gustafsson
At UFC 165, we witnessed one of the greatest title fights in the history of the sport. Jon Jones stepped into the octagon ready to defend his UFC Light Heavyweight Championship, but “Bones” did not expect the challenge that was about to cross his path to victory. Alexander Gustafsson left his all in the octagon […]
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Athletic Commission Releases Official Jones vs. Gustafsson Scorecards
Last weekend’s UFC 165 main event between Jon Jones and Alexander Gustafsson ended in what many believe to be a controversial decision. (Just take a look at our poll) While many people gave the challenger, Alexander Gustafsson, the edge in the five-round war, the three cage-side officials gave the fight to the champion, Jon Jones, […]
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UFC 165 VIDEO | Watch Barao’s Devastating KO Win Over Wineland
Highlights of Renan Barao’s second-round KO of Eddie Wineland.
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UFC 165 VIDEO | Watch Brendan Schaub Choke Out Matt Mitrione
Highlights of Brendan Schaub’s UFC 165 win over Matt Mitrione via submission.
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VIDEO | Dana White: There’s a Real Good Chance We Do Jones vs. Gustafsson Again
Following last Saturday’s UFC 165 event, UFC President Dana White touched on the possibility of doing an immediate rematch between Jon Jones and Alexander Gustafsson.
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PHOTO | Jon Jones & Alexander Gustafsson Post Fight In Hospital
Following last Saturday’s main event between Jon Jones and Alexander Gustafsson, both fighters were ushered to the local hospital for precautionary reasons. While we now know that both fighters walked away with no broken bones, the two missed the post-fight press conference, but gave the fans this memorable photo instead.
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No ‘Bones’ broken following UFC 165 Main Event War
One of the years best fights took place this past weekend at UFC 165 in Toronto, as Alexander “The Mauler” Gustafsson (15-2 MMA, 7-2 UFC) and Jon “Bones” Jones (19-1 MMA, 13-1 UFC) went to war in the evenings main event for the UFC light heavyweight title. Although “Bones” was successful in defending his title, winning […]
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Dana White: Renan Barao is the closest thing we have to Floyd Mayweather
UFC interim bantamweight champion Renan Barao (31-1 MMA, 6-0 UFC) continued his incredible 31-fight winning streak this past Saturday night at UFC 165 in Toronto, as he defeated former WEC title holder Eddie Wineland (20-9-1 MMA, 2-3 UFC) via second-round TKO in the evenings co-main event. According to UFC President Dana White, Barao is about […]
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Gustafsson Wants Rematch: You have to finish the champ to take his belt
One of the years best fights took place this past weekend at UFC 165 in Toronto, as Alexander “The Mauler” Gustafsson (15-2 MMA, 7-2 UFC) and Jon “Bones” Jones (19-1 MMA, 13-1 UFC) went to war in the evenings main event. After a grueling 25-minutes of intense back and forth action, the attention turned from the fighters, to […]
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UFC 165 Results: Jon Jones Retains Title, Defeating Alexander Gustafsson By Unanimous Decision
This fight was an instant classic and may be the best championship bout in light heavyweight history. Each fighter had their ups, and each had their downs. Gustafsson connected repeatedly with jabs and hooks while Jones’ bread and butter were his head kicks, leg kicks and elbow attacks. The biggest surprise throughout the whole fight […]
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UFC 165 Results: Renan Barao Knocks Out Eddie Wineland and Successfully Defends His Championship
Both Barao and Wineland opened up the fight bouncing on their feet, very active. We didn’t see any significant strikes landed early on in the first but Barao landed some serious leg kicks. Towards the end when Barao seemed to have found his distance, he connected with his hooks constantly. The start of Round 2 […]
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UFC 165 Results: Brendan Schaub Submits Matt Mitrione In Round 1
The fight was interesting from the very first second when Mitrione refused to tough gloves. The two exchanged glancing shots throughout the round until Schaub secured the first takedown of the fight. He worked for a D’Arce Choke and locked it in quick. Mitrione gave the thumbs up as if he was okay, but proceeded […]
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UFC 165 Results: Francis Carmont Defeats Costa Philippou By Way of Unanimous Decision
Carmont opened up the fight with a surprising takedown, which caught Philippou off guard. Carmont used his size and momentum to keep Philippou as he worked his way into various potential submission holds. No significent strikes were landed except for those that Carmont landed when Philippou was blocking a rear naked choke from happening. Carmont […]