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Despite their regular back-and-forth, Francis Ngannou does regret not being able to fight Jon Jones. Ngannou recently made headlines in the MMA world by signing a lucrative deal with PFL that lets him box on the side among many other perks. Many were pleased for Ngannou for sticking to his demands while others felt he […]

With the big news of Francis Ngannou signing with PFL, everyone in the combat sports world was eagerly awaiting to see how UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones would respond. Ngannou signed a lucrative deal with PFL on Tuesday where he’ll not only be allowed to box on the side, but also receive a number of […]

For UFC light heavyweight champion Jamahal Hill, it’s disheartening to see Jon Jones hint at retirement. Jones enjoyed a triumphant return to action in March when he quickly submitted Ciryl Gane to become the UFC heavyweight champion. He is now set to defend his title against former champion Stipe Miocic in a fight that is […]

Jon Jones sees the metaphorical light at the end of the tunnel of his MMA career. The current UFC heavyweight champion said in an interview with Fox Sports Australia that he plans on fighting Stipe Miocic and then stepping away from the fight game. “I think the Stipe fight will be plenty for me. I […]

Daniel Cormier believes Sergei Pavlovich should be the backup fighter for Jon Jones vs. Stipe Miocic. Jones is expected to defend his UFC heavyweight title against Miocic later this year with a possibility being November in New York’s Madison Square Garden. Pavlovich, meanwhile, is coming off a first-round TKO win over Curtis Blaydes at UFC […]

UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones recently suggested the possibility of not only fighting Stipe Miocic at Madison Square Garden in his home state of New York, but also potentially retiring from mixed martial arts with a win. How cool would it be to spend my retirement fight dominating the greatest heavyweight of all time, in […]

Sergei Pavlovich is gunning for the UFC heavyweight title next. The Russian slugger earned arguably the biggest win of his career following a first-round TKO victory over Curtis Blaydes in the UFC Vegas 71 headliner last night. It made it six first-round wins in a row for Pavlovich, who many observers believe is now not […]

Curtis Blaydes believes UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones can compete until his late thirties. Jones recently became a two-weight champion last month after easily submitting Ciryl Gane in the first round of their vacant heavyweight title fight at UFC 285. It was notably Jones’ heavyweight debut as well as his first fight since February 2020. […]

The topic of who the MMA GOAT is will always be debated in the world of combat sports and former UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov decided to provide his own personal rankings. For some observers and fans, the now-retired Nurmagomedov is up there himself in the GOAT rankings. For others, he still has plenty of […]

UFC 290 now has a second title fight. Flyweight champion Brandon Moreno will defend his title against Alexandre Pantoja at the pay-per-view event taking place July 8 in Las Vegas. The fight was confirmed to ESPN by UFC chief business officer Hunter Campbell and is expected to be the co-main event. Moreno recently became a […]

Since arriving to the UFC in 2008, Jon Jones has been one of the sport’s most polarizing figures. With a career record of 27-1-0, he has proven to be one of the most polarizing figures to enter the octagon. On March fourth at UFC 285, Jon Jones made his long-awaited return to the UFC. After […]

International Fight Week is starting to take shape with the UFC 290 pay-per-view event. According to MMA insider Ariel Helwani, a featherweight title unification fight between Alexander Volkanovski and Yair Rodriguez is set to be added to the card taking place July 8 in Las Vegas. Helwani notes that nothing has been signed as of […]

Alexander Volkanovski can’t do much but accept Jon Jones dethroning him as the pound-for-pound number one fighter in the UFC. Jones enjoyed a triumphant return to action for the first time in three years when he easily submitted Ciryl Gane at UFC 285 to become the new heavyweight champion. For many, it further cemented his […]

New UFC Heavyweight champion Jon “Bones’ Jones just can’t help himself. Jones, who returned from a three-year layoff to beat Ciryl Gane for the title at UFC 285 last weekend, held an impromptu late-night AMA on Twitter where he took jabs at former UFC Heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou and long-time rival-turned commentator Daniel Cormier. The-35-year-old […]

Unlike most in the MMA world, Daniel Cormier isn’t ready to accept Jon Jones as the GOAT of the sport. Jones made a triumphant return to the sport when he easily submitted Ciryl Gane in the first round of their vacant heavyweight title fight at UFC 285 this past weekend. For many, Jones was already […]

Jon Jones firmly announced his return at UFC 285, quickly dispatching of Ciryl Gane and claiming the heavyweight championship after a three-year hiatus. The fighter’s transgressions will prevent many fans from warmly accepting his re-coronation, but Saturday’s exhibition was a reminder that the name Jones will always be synonymous with combat sports excellence. And that […]

Grammy Award-winning rapper Drake, without question, is one of the best performers of all time. However, the fickle nature of his sports fandom makes him an easy target for some fans, especially when the teams he roots for tend to underperform. This becomes even more prominent when Drake puts his money where his mouth is. […]

Jon Jones is the new UFC Heavyweight Champion after submitting Ciryl Gane at UFC 285, and while the performance itself was dominant, not everyone was impressed with Jones’ feat. Add former heavyweight champ Francis Ngannou to the list of people who were not singing the praises of Jones. After the fight, Ngannou did the normal […]

Jon Jones is not shying away from the GOAT talk after he beat Ciryl Gane in UFC 285. In fact based on his immediate reaction after his win, he’s loving it. Jones made quick work of Gane for the heavyweight title, needing just a little over two minutes in the first round to take him […]

Jon Jones cemented his claim as the greatest MMA fighter of all time when he made quick work of Ciryl Gane in his heavyweight debut Saturday night at UFC 285. People weren’t even done talking about the sensational end of the co-main event of the evening, with Alexa Grasso submitting Valentina Shevchenko when Jon Jones […]

Jon Jones is now the heavyweight champion of the world, and fans couldn’t help but call him the greatest fighter of all time after his masterful showing in taking down Ciryl Gane in UFC 285. The 35-year-old fighter did not only beat Gane for the heavyweight title, but he also made it look so easy. […]

One of the year’s biggest PPV events is almost here.  Of course, everyone is surely excited to see former UFC light heavyweight champion  Jon Jones make his long-awaited heavyweight debut at T-Mobile Arena. The long-awaited return of Jones tops the ticket at UFC 285 on Saturday night in Las Vegas. In the main event, he […]

Jon Jones and Cyril Gane will meet in the main event of UFC 285 in Las Vegas Saturday night, and as they had their final media session and weigh-in, former UFC superstar Conor McGregor crashed the occasion. While there were none of the hijinks that McGregor has been associated with in the past, he did […]

The time has finally come for the UFC 285 Main Event. Live from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, the UFC Heavyweight Belt and title of “Baddest Man on the Planet” hang in the balance as MMA fans will be treated to one of the biggest events the sport has ever seen. The Main Card begins […]

UFC 285 is taking place on Saturday night in Las Vegas, and the matchup between Jon Jones and Ciryl Gane has everybody waiting in anticipation. As Jones makes the transition to the heavyweight class, the weigh-ins prior to UFC 285 were a big talking point. So, how much does each of them weigh? Ciryl Gane […]

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It’s official. Jon Jones is back. After a lengthy two-year hiatus, the former two-time light heavyweight champs is returning to the Octagon for UFC 285. On March 4, he will take on Cyril Gane for the heavyweight title which was vacated after the recent release of Francis Ngannou. Jones will be making his much-awaited debut […]

Jon Jones finally appears to be making the move up to heavyweight and things are starting to get serious for the former UFC light heavyweight champion. His former foe, Chael Sonnen, recently gave his take on the switch to heavyweight. Chael Sonnen is not a fan of Jon Jones and he let it be known […]

Dominick Reyes is the man that has come the closest to beating Jon Jones and the title challenger was doing everything to get a rematch. Things have not gone his way since the UFC fighter came close to being the light heavyweight champion. Looking back on the fight, Dominick Reyes is very confident that he […]

Glover Teixeira is set to defend his light heavyweight against Jiri Prochazka at UFC 275 on Saturday. The Brazilian has been taken on the toughest contenders but no one has been as tough as Jon Jones was back in 2014. Glover Teixeira recently spoke on MMA Fighting‘s podcast Trocação Franca, where he spoke about the […]

All signs are currently pointing to a UFC fight between Stipe Miocic vs Jon Jones for the next title eliminator at heavyweight. Daniel Cormier, a man who knows both men very well, recently spoke about the upcoming fight. Daniel Cormier has faced Jon Jones and Stipe Miocic a combined five times. The former UFC champion […]

Jon Jones is currently set to make his debut at heavyweight and a fight with Stipe Miocic appears to be next for the UFC great. He’s made some changes in his career and that includes working with Henry Cejudo in Arizona at Fight Ready. Henry Cejudo recently spoke out about Jones Jones and sees a […]

Jon Jones is set to move up to heavyweight and the rumors of his abilities have been swirling. Tai Tuivasa, a potential opponent, had quite a lot to say about the former UFC light heavyweight now that they’re in the same weight class. There are a lot of questions about Jon Jones’ greatness and many […]

Anthony Smith recently revealed a bonkers story involving Dan Bilzerian and Donald Cerrone forcing his mom out of her seat. All of this went down at UFC 235 whilst Smith was fighting Jon Jones. Anthony Smith was co-hosting with Michael Bisping on the ‘Believe You Me’ podcast where he talked about the Dan Bilzerian, Donald […]

Jon Jones looks finally set to make his debut at heavyweight and there are plenty of options for him next. Stipe Miocic is a name that has been talked about recently but there is another UFC heavyweight that has called out Jones, Alexandr Romanov. Alexandr Romanov is coming off of a dominant win over Chase […]

It looks like Jon Jones is set to return to the UFC cage in July and the promotion is looking to book him against Stipe Miocic. The former champion has been working with Henry Cejudo in Arizona ahead of his return. Henry Cejudo is definitely not an unbiased source when it comes to Jon Jones […]

Rose Namajunas almost had the chance to become the youngest UFC champion in history when she fought for the first-ever strawweight title. She would have beaten Jon Jones and apparently had a very similar future. Jon Jones has a big reputation for being reckless and doing drugs as UFC champion. Rose Namajunas recently admitted on […]

Daniel Cormier and Jon Jones are famously enemies but that doesn’t mean they can’t agree with each other every once in a while. Former UFC champion Jones was recently upset with the coverage Chael Sonnen received over his legal troubles. Jon Jones was not happy with how much coverage his issues get compared to much […]

Jon Jones moving up to heavyweight is something that has been talked about for almost ten years now. The former UFC light heavyweight champion has always been considered big for the division as he stands 6’4 and has the longest reach in the UFC. Jon Jones recently took to Twitter to confirm that his time […]