Dana White claims that Cris Cyborg turned down a second showdown against Amanda Nunes and that the prospect of losing again frightens her. Speaking in a recent interview with TMZ Sports, White explained that Nunes has been campaigning for a rematch with the fearsome former champion but as of right now, a deal has not been yet reached with Cyborg’s …
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Alexander Gustafsson spoke to Pundit Arena and explained his desire to compete on a more regular basis from here on out after a string of scattered appearances inside the octagon in recent times. Three fights in the last three years and a defeat to the champion Jon Jones to cap it off isn’t the type of blazing run of form …
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In this, the first of our two-part interview with Alexander Gustafsson, he spoke to us about his UFC 232 rematch against the dominant light-heavyweight force that is Jon Jones. It was a fight over five years in the making, a fight that stood as the long-awaited opportunity to see how the seemingly untouchable Jones would handle a second test against …
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Jon Jones’ career to date has been a tour-de-force in every facet of the mixed martial arts game. Twenty-six opponents have tried and failed to pull off a legitimate win over the current light-heavyweight champion. Yes, he technically holds a record of (24-1, 1NC) due to his disqualification against Matt Hamill during his original run at the title but not …
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According to Chael Sonnen, the iconic reporter Ariel Helwani made the claim that the UFC are looking at a heavyweight clash between Stipe Miocic and Jon Jones. The winner, of course, would be the prime position to take on the divisional champion Daniel Cormier – a fight that, no matter who it is between Jones and Miocic, would carry one …
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Daniel Cormier has explained why he is the pound-for-pound number 1 and how Jon Jones will need to defeat him at heavyweight in order to reclaim that title. Speaking to UFC.com, the heavyweight champion explained how he finally felt as though he stepped out of the shadow of his great rival following his title-winning performance against Stipe Miocic at UFC 226. …
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UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones has again tested positive for the long-term oral Turinabol metabolite following his in competition drug test by the Voluntary Anti-Doping Agency in relation to his title win over Alexander Gustafsson last month. According to information obtained by MMA Fighting from the California State Athletic Commission, the metabolite which has shown up on multiple tests since …
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Amanda Nunes has confirmed her intention to move down in weight to fight Valentina Shevchenko for the UFC flyweight championship belt. In a time where exclusivity of dual-weight champion status is diminishing by the blockbuster PPV, the newly-crowned queen of the women’s featherweight division is planning to push it one step further. Taking to her official Twitter account, Nunes announced …
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The newly-crowned dual-weight world champion Amanda Nunes has ruled out a return to featherweight and with that, closed the book on her rivalry with Cris Cyborg. It was about as comprehensive a win as one could ever imagine. Nunes went into the fire with one of the most feared fighters in mixed martial arts and not only lived to tell …
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Michael Bisping has given his take on the clean test turned in by Jon Jones in the wake of the major controversy that surrounded the buildup to UFC 232. In the end, the event went ahead in its new home in Inglewood, California and was a memorable night for several reasons but all in all, the decision to uproot the …
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The UFC’s gamble paid off. Jon Jones’ comeback after the debacle that followed his 2017 win over Daniel Cormier almost didn’t happen. A USADA drug test that found a picogram of M3 metabolite jeopardised Jones’ return bout against Alexander Gustafsson at UFC 232 last month. This necessitated the UFC moving the entire event to California instead just a week before, with sanctioning …
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A newly-crowned champion, the UFC and an athletic commission can breathe a sigh of relief. Jon Jones had his knockout win over Daniel Cormier at UFC 214 in 2017 overturned to a no-contest after he tested positive for turinabol. It wasn’t his first offence, following a similar scenario prior to UFC 200 a year previous. With Cormier set to vacate …
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The former UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold has claimed that Jon Jones wants no part of his teammate Daniel Cormier at heavyweight. Cormier certainly hasn’t had too much in the way of problems since jumping back up to the division he went 13-0 in at the start of his career. It seems as though a third and potentially final showdown …
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Corey Anderson shared a plane with Jon Jones following the UFC 232 venue-change and in a recent interview, revealed his detached reaction to the inconvenience caused. Jones has had something of a patchy relationship with both the fans and the fighters in recent years but after UFC 232, another anti-doping mishap caused a ripple that affected both to perhaps an …
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The heavyweight champion gave his take on the recent title-winning performance of his long-time rival Jon Jones at UFC 232 over Alexander Gustafsson. Jones’ dominant victory over Alexander Gustafsson at UFC 232 saw him completely nullify the offense of the lanky Swede from the first bell to the fight’s eventual conclusion in the third-round. Speaking to Luke Thomas on The MMA …
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Alexander Gustafsson has released his first social media statement since his third-round TKO defeat to Jon Jones in the UFC 232 main-event. Three defeats in three world-title fights doesn’t exactly spell the end of the road for Gus but all things considered, he’ll have a tough time at securing a shot at UFC gold any time soon – especially at …
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Provided that the Nevada State Athletic Commission is able to grant him a licence, Jon Jones will defend his recently claimed UFC light heavyweight belt for the first time at UFC 235 against Anthony Smith. UFC president, Dana White confirmed the news to TMZ last night. “Later this month, Jon Jones will file an application for licensure with the NSAC …
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The former UFC middleweight champion of the world Luke Rockhold has fired shots at the newly-reinstated 205lb champ Jon Jones. Rockhold has had something of a mixed run since winning the title by defeating Chris Weidman by brutal ground-and-pound TKO at UFC 194. He was on the receiving end of one of the most shocking underdog KO wins of all-time …
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