While it seemed that Jon Jones was going to ruin the rematch fans have been looking forward to against Daniel Cormier for the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship at UFC 197 later this month with his legal problems, the fight was …
It happened anyways.
While it seemed that Jon Jones was going to ruin the rematch fans have been looking forward to against Daniel Cormier for the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship at UFC 197 later this month with his legal problems, the fight was going to resume as planned.
And then it happened.
The news broke late Saturday evening that reigning UFC 205-pound champion Cormier has pulled out of the fight at UFC 197 on April 23rd due to an undisclosed injury.
We should have more on this breaking story as additional news surfaces.
As noted, the UFC 197 main event between Daniel Cormier and Jon Jones for the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship appears to be on for April 23rd despite Jones’ recent legal troubles, however that is based on some conditi…
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As noted, the UFC 197 main event between Daniel Cormier and Jon Jones for the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship appears to be on for April 23rd despite Jones’ recent legal troubles, however that is based on some conditions.
Jones appeared in the New Mexico Second Judicial District Court on Thursday morning and agreed to attend anger management and driver improvement courses, as well as do 60 more hours of community service as a result of his recent probation violation for drag racing.
Embedded in the video player above via the “MMA Films” YouTube channel is the complete Jon Jones court hearing for his probation violation case from Thursday morning.
Jones makes his long-awaited Octagon return in the main event of UFC 197 on Saturday, April 23, 2016, as he challenges Daniel Cormier in a rematch in an attempt to win back the UFC 205-pound title he never lost in the cage.
Make sure to join us here at MMANews.com on 4/23 for the best UFC 197 live results coverage on the web!
UFC president Dana White dropped three posters for the upcoming UFC 200 event on his Instagram page shortly after the main event was confirmed Wednesday night….
UFC president Dana White dropped three posters for the upcoming UFC 200 event on his Instagram page shortly after the main event was confirmed Wednesday night.
The card, set for July 7, will feature a rematch between featherweight champion Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz at 170 pounds. Also, Jose Aldo battles Frankie Edgar for the interim featherweight belt.
A glaring mistake – or not to the UFC artwork department – can be found with a keen eye on one of the fighters.
An interim UFC featherweight champion will be crowned at UFC 200 this July, as Frankie Edgar meets Jose Aldo.
The bout was confirmed on Wednesday during an episode of “UFC Tonight.”
Edgar (20-4-1) has reeled off five consecutive wins since losing…
An interim UFC featherweight champion will be crowned at UFC 200 this July, as Frankie Edgar meets Jose Aldo.
The bout was confirmed on Wednesday during an episode of “UFC Tonight.”
Edgar (20-4-1) has reeled off five consecutive wins since losing to Aldo in 2013 for the title. The former UFC lightweight champion has bested Chad Mendes, Urijah Faber, Cub Swanson, BJ Penn and Charles Oliveira over the past two years.
Aldo (25-2) suffered his first pro loss since 2005 when Conor McGregor knocked him out in just 13 seconds this past December. Prior to the defeat, the Brazilian had successfully defended his title vs. the likes of Mendes, Ricardo Lamas, Chan Sung Jung, Edgar and Kenny Florian.
The move to crown an interim champion was done because McGregor will rematch Nate Diaz at welterweight on the July 7 card from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Along with McGregor-Diaz and Aldo-Edgar, former heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez takes on Travis Browne, Joe Lauzon meets Diego Sanchez and Takanori Gomi faces Jim Miller.
The main event for UFC 200 has been revealed, as Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz will square off for a second time at welterweight.
The fight announcement was made during Wednesday night’s edition of “UFC Tonight.”
McGregor (19-3) moved up to 170 po…
The main event for UFC 200 has been revealed, as Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz will square off for a second time at welterweight.
The fight announcement was made during Wednesday night’s edition of “UFC Tonight.”
McGregor (19-3) moved up to 170 pounds to face Diaz earlier this month in the main event of UFC 196, losing via second round rear-naked choke. The loss was his first since 2010 and snapped a five-fight finish streak.
Diaz (19-10) replaced lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos in the headline bout and capitalized. He has now won two straight and three of his last four, losing only to dos Anjos during that time.
The event takes place July 7 from the brand-new T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
On Wednesday, UFC will begin the promotional rollout for their stacked UFC 198 event in Curitiba, Brazil with the ticket on-sale press conference from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
UFC fans can watch the UFC 198 pre-fight p…
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On Wednesday, UFC will begin the promotional rollout for their stacked UFC 198 event in Curitiba, Brazil with the ticket on-sale press conference from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
UFC fans can watch the UFC 198 pre-fight press conference live via the embedded video player above. The press conference is scheduled to begin at approximately 2pm EST. from The Hotel Sheraton Leblon in Rio de Janeiro.
Scheduled to be on hand to promote fights at the event are UFC Heavyweight Champion Fabricio Werdum, Stipe Miocic, former UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva, Urijah Hall, Invicta FC Featherweight Champion Cris Cyborg and Leslie Smith.
