Author: By Matt Parrino

Junior Dos Santos is out of the UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs. Miocic main event after suffering an injury on Monday during his preparation for a showdown with No. 7 heavyweight Stipe Miocic on May 31 in his home country of Brazil. Dos Santos, coming off a loss against UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez in his bid to regain the title, is the No. 2 ranked heavyweight and was looking to get back on track against Miocic, who has won his last two fights against Roy Nelson and Gabriel Gonzaga.UFC officials are working quickly to address the situation, but no replacement for Dos Sant … Read the Full Article Here

On Thursday morning just west of the Las Vegas strip, between the New York-New York and Monte Carlo resorts, the Las Vegas Arena Company, owned by AEG and MGM Resorts International, held a special ceremony at the site of its new indoor arena project that is scheduled to open in the spring of 2016.On hand at the ceremony were several big names and celebrities, including UFC president Dana White, who has expressed his excitement about the project and the potential for bigger and better UFC events in Las Vegas.”No one is more pumped about this (new arena) than me and my team,” White said.
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Jon Jones extended his amazing light heavyweight title defense win streak to seven at UFC 172 with a dominant decision victory on Saturday night over Glover Teixeira, winning every round in the eyes of the judges.
But the No. 1 contender to Jones’ light heavyweight title, Alexander Gusafsson, didn’t seem too impressed when he appeared on the MMA Hour Monday morning to talk about Jones’ performance and a potential rematch with the champ.
“I think he did enough to win the fight,” Gustafsson told MMAFighting’s Ariel Helwani. “He looked good, he looked great. He was dominating Glover from the be … Read the Full Article Here