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Daniel Cormier vs. Jon Jones 2 Confirmed As UFC 200 Main Event

Read the full story here… It’s been a long and winding road leading to the official announcement of the UFC 200 main event. It was first confirmed last month as Nate Diaz vs. Conor McGregor 2 in a welterweight rematch of their UFC 196 brawl, but that fight fell to pieces in a matter of

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Read the full story here…

It’s been a long and winding road leading to the official announcement of the UFC 200 main event. It was first confirmed last month as Nate Diaz vs. Conor McGregor 2 in a welterweight rematch of their UFC 196 brawl, but that fight fell to pieces in a matter of weeks. When ‘The Notorious’ refused to show up for his initial media obligations state side, the promotion decided to pull him from the event all together. The UFC 200 card appeared to lay in tatters, but then we were teased with yet another big announcement happening today.

See you at UFC 201, maybe?
See you at UFC 201, maybe?


Keeping in line with their mainstream takeover, the UFC appeared on ABC’s Good Morning America show today, hoping to break the news of the UFC 200 headliner. Present were UFC women’s bantamweight champion Miesha Tate, strawweight contender and DWTS competitor Paige VanZant, Chuck Liddell, Dana White, Jon Jones and current 205-pound champion Daniel Cormier. As if it wasn’t big enough the promotion was taking over a full half hour segment of the ABC morning show, someone decided to leak a poster of the official UFC 200 main event fight a good 15 minutes before the announcement was made:

Dana White would go on to confirm the main event as Daniel Cormier vs. Jon Jones 2, although by that time every MMA fan and media outlet already knew this. Will a rematch between “DC” and “Bones” sell anywhere near as much as the originally planned Diaz vs. McGregor 2? It’s highly unlikely, but clearly the promotion is more willing to take a financial hit than appear to ‘set precedents’ for fighters to be able to avoid untimely press conferences in other countries.

Stay tuned.

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UFC Sends Out Awkward Drunk Driving Tweet After DC vs. Jones 2 News

Apparently whoever runs the UFC Twitter account didn’t get the memo about Jon Jones’ DUI and 2015 hit-and-run controversy… UFC light-heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier will return to action this coming April 23, and it will be against his old and most bitter rival. The man that many regard as the greatest 205-poud fighter of all time, Jon

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Apparently whoever runs the UFC Twitter account didn’t get the memo about Jon Jones’ DUI and 2015 hit-and-run controversy…

UFC light-heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier will return to action this coming April 23, and it will be against his old and most bitter rival. The man that many regard as the greatest 205-poud fighter of all time, Jon Jones will make his long awaited comeback, in a rematch of the last time ‘Bones’ entered the octagon. That was January of 2015 at UFC 182, when Jones stifled ‘DC’ over five rounds to successfully defend his long-held championship. Since that time, it’s been a wild ride for the Jackson’s MMA product.

An April hit-and-run controversy in New Mexico could’ve signalled the end of Jones’ career as a fighter, and it certainly meant he was stripped of his belt and faced potential jail time for his crimes. The stories of Jones fleeing the scene and the marijuana paraphernalia found by police in his rental car made the situation only more damaging. Fortunately for ‘Bones’ and his fans, the ex-champion never served prison time, received a fine and community service and was eventually reinstated by the promotion.

Just days after the announcement of Jones’ return, the UFC Tweeted this hilariously awkward message about drunk driving. The irony was not lost on us:


Even before Jon Jones started probation, he was hula-hoop racing ...

Along with his failed drug test for cocaine, his admitted addiction to Marijuana, past DUI troubles and PR stunts like a mini-stay in rehab, Jones’ reputation was pretty much shattered by year’s end 2015. Now on the comeback trail and looking bigger than ever, the world waits with high anticipation for his UFC 197 rematch with Cormier. The AKA stand out and former Olympic team member ‘DC’ took Jones’ place at UFC 187, submitting Daniel Cormier and then defending his title against Alexander Gustafsson at UFC 192.

We look forward to the huge second fight between Jones and Cormier, and any other social media derps from the promotion in the meantime.

Stay tuned!

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