Tag: Drop

Jon Jones Clarifies Details of Nike Release: ‘Nike Did Not Drop Me’

Jon “Bones” Jones was not dropped by Nike following his infamous brawl with Daniel Cormier at the MGM Grand Hotel after all.  Speaking on a UFC 182 conference call Monday evening, Jones talked about the events leading up to his release from Nike and subsequent signing with Reebok, dropping a bombshell in saying that Nike […]

Jon “Bones” Jones was not dropped by Nike following his infamous brawl with Daniel Cormier at the MGM Grand Hotel after all.  Speaking on a UFC 182 conference call Monday evening, Jones talked about the events leading up to his release from Nike and subsequent signing with Reebok, dropping a bombshell in saying that Nike […]

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UFC 180 Preview: Is the Bottom About to Drop out of Mark Hunt’s Feel-Good Story?

Mark Hunt couldn’t wait to get out of there. That’s the impression you got on Wednesday if you sat through all of Hunt’s long, uncomfortable interview with MMAFighting.com’s Ariel Helwani. Just a few days prior to taking on 4-1 favorite Fabricio Werdum for the interim heavyweight championship at UFC 180, Hunt appeared distracted, displeased with […]

Mark Hunt couldn’t wait to get out of there. That’s the impression you got on Wednesday if you sat through all of Hunt’s long, uncomfortable interview with MMAFighting.com’s Ariel Helwani. Just a few days prior to taking on 4-1 favorite Fabricio Werdum for the interim heavyweight championship at UFC 180, Hunt appeared distracted, displeased with […]

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Tim Kennedy Warns Shogun a Drop to Middleweight ‘Is a Very Bad Idea’

Top-10 UFC middleweight Tim Kennedy says that it would be a bad career move for former Pride and UFC light heavyweight champ Mauricio Rua to cut down to 185 pounds.  “Shogun,” who suffered the most one-sided loss of his career against Ovince St. Preux at UFC Fight Night 56, hinted that a cut to middleweight may […]

Top-10 UFC middleweight Tim Kennedy says that it would be a bad career move for former Pride and UFC light heavyweight champ Mauricio Rua to cut down to 185 pounds.  “Shogun,” who suffered the most one-sided loss of his career against Ovince St. Preux at UFC Fight Night 56, hinted that a cut to middleweight may […]

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Gray Maynard Willing to Drop to Featherweight for Final Bout with Frankie Edgar

Gray Maynard isn’t quite done with Frankie Edgar. At least, he hopes not.  Maynard and Edgar’s story began on April 2, 2008. The location was Broomfield, Colo., and the event was Kenny Florian vs. Joe Lauzon. Maynard and Edgar were in the co-main event spot, and Maynard scored a unanimous-decision win in a fight that […]

Gray Maynard isn’t quite done with Frankie Edgar. At least, he hopes not.  Maynard and Edgar’s story began on April 2, 2008. The location was Broomfield, Colo., and the event was Kenny Florian vs. Joe Lauzon. Maynard and Edgar were in the co-main event spot, and Maynard scored a unanimous-decision win in a fight that […]

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Donald Cerrone Will Drop to Featherweight After UFC 167 Fight with Evan Dunham

Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone will dip his toes in the featherweight pool after his UFC 167 clash with Evan Dunham.  During a live Google chat Monday, Cerrone revealed this plan after mentioning BJ Penn as a dream opponent for his future.  Penn recently enlisted the help of weight-cut and dieting guru Mike Dolce to help prepare […]

Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone will dip his toes in the featherweight pool after his UFC 167 clash with Evan Dunham.  During a live Google chat Monday, Cerrone revealed this plan after mentioning BJ Penn as a dream opponent for his future.  Penn recently enlisted the help of weight-cut and dieting guru Mike Dolce to help prepare […]

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UFC 150 Results: Frankie Edgar’s Time to Drop Weight Classes Is Now

When Frankie Edgar lost to Benson Henderson at UFC 150 in his attempt to regain his lightweight championship, it marked the beginning of the end for Edgar at that weight class. While there is no denying just how dominant Edgar was during his almost two…

When Frankie Edgar lost to Benson Henderson at UFC 150 in his attempt to regain his lightweight championship, it marked the beginning of the end for Edgar at that weight class. While there is no denying just how dominant Edgar was during his almost two-year reign atop the division, this second loss in a row […]