Tag: Jon Jones

UFC 145: In-Depth Preview of Jones vs. Evans

The notion that teammates don’t fight each other will be broken when UFC light heavyweight champion Jon “Bones” Jones meets former champion Rashad Evans at UFC 145 in April. The long-awaited grudge match will give Evans a second chance at winning a tit…

The notion that teammates don’t fight each other will be broken when UFC light heavyweight champion Jon “Bones” Jones meets former champion Rashad Evans at UFC 145 in April.

The long-awaited grudge match will give Evans a second chance at winning a title, something that he has been waiting over two years for. When he defeated Quinton Jackson at UFC 114, the title shot was on the line, but he decided to sit out and wait for then-champion Mauricio “Shogun” Rua to heal from injuries.

When Evans and Rua were scheduled to face each other at UFC 128, Evans got injured and was replaced by Jones. Jones would dominate Rua to become the youngest champion in UFC history and set up the match between him and Evans.

After Jones suffered an injury that delayed the bout, Evans decided to fight anyway while waiting for Jones to heal up.

Evans has fought twice since the Jackson fight, defeating both Phil Davis and Tito Ortiz. His latest bout in January saw him win a dominant five-round decision against Davis.

Jones sealed off one of the most impressive years for any fighter when he took out former champions Jackson and Lyoto Machida after defeating Rua and Ryan Bader. He finished every one of them.

The pay-per-view event will go down April 21 at the Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. Other PPV bouts include Rory MacDonald vs. Che Mills, Brendan Schaub vs. Ben Rothwell, Mark Hominick vs. Eddie Yagin and Mark Bocek vs. Matt Wiman.

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UFC News: Rashad Evans Tweets Alleged Photo of Jon Jones in Drag

The feud between UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones and former Greg Jackson MMA teammate Rashad Evans has seemingly reached epic proportions on Friday night. “Suga” took to Twitter to toss a very interesting insult Jones’ way: 
 

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The feud between UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones and former Greg Jackson MMA teammate Rashad Evans has seemingly reached epic proportions on Friday night. 

“Suga” took to Twitter to toss a very interesting insult Jones’ way: 

However, before anyone gets the wrong idea, Bloody Elbow has since reported that the photo is actually of a fan from a Chris Brown concert who just happens to have an awfully strong resemblance to the youngest champion in UFC history. 

In a UFC 145 pre-fight interview, Jones said that “jealousy fuels Rashad” and he “can’t wait to put him out of his misery.” 

The two former friends haven’t gotten along since Jones won the light heavyweight title from Mauricio “Shogun” Rua at UFC 128 and there is plenty of time for the bad blood to brew before they fight for 12 pounds of gold at UFC 145 on April 21st. 

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UFC 145: Jones vs. Evans Extended Preview Highlights Deep Grudge

The rivalry between UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones and Rashad Evans wasn’t always this ugly. In fact, it was once a friendship. Sure, they were never best of friends. However, they spent plenty of time together, with Jones learning under…

The rivalry between UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones and Rashad Evans wasn’t always this ugly. In fact, it was once a friendship. 

Sure, they were never best of friends. However, they spent plenty of time together, with Jones learning under Evans’ wing as he began his historic rise up the UFC ladder. 

Then this happened: Jones admitted in an interview with Ariel Helwani that, if Dana White forced him to face Rashad, he would likely do it rather than risk being fired. That was the moment that changed everything for both men. It changed Evans’ life in a drastic manner, forcing him to leave his home at Greg Jackson’s gym for the climate and comfort of South Florida, where he became the founder of the Blackzilian fight team.

It also tore apart a management company. Glenn Robinson and Malki Kawa had merged their respective client rosters and were operating as one company. Robinson managed Evans and Kawa managed Jones. The bitter split between both fighters ultimately forced Robinson and Kawa to end their business agreement and go their separate ways.

Jones and Evans were scheduled to face off in August 2011, but a hand injury to Jones forced him to pull out of the fight. A few weeks after pulling out of the fight, Jones discovered that his hand injury wasn’t as serious as originally believed and opted to take a fight instead of undergoing surgery.

Unfortunately, Evans was already booked into a fight with Phil Davis at that point. Jones instead faced Rampage Jackson at UFC 135 in September.

Here we are, over a year later, and Jones and Evans are finally going to face off in the cage. Check out this extended preview that highlights the ever-widening chasm between two of the best fighters in the sport.

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Friday Afternoon Link Dump

(Video courtesy of HustleShow)

– Cats With Boobs (WorldwideInterweb)

– Build an MMA Fighter’s Neck (MensFitness)

– The Hurt Business: Highs and Lows in the Brick City (MMAFighting)

– Jason Segel Talks Funny (MadeMan)

– The 10 Dumbest Things About St. Patty’s Day (Guyism)

– It’s Come To This: Another ‘Garbage Pail Kids’ Movie (ScreenJunkies)

– 8-Second WMMA KO (BuzzerBeat)

– 10 Awesome, Yet Painful Concert Fails (Break)

– The Peruvian Fight Club Festival, Takanakuy (TuVez)

– Doc Love: The Right Way to Pick Up on Facebook (AskMen)

– Brass Tacks Infographic: Trivia On Jonah Hill (Clutch.MTV)

– How Women Are Wired (TheRugged)

– 21 Jump Street Review (FilmDrunk)

– Jon Jones: Being Champ is My Destiny  (FightersOnly)

– Tom Watson on the UFC, Brian Stann and BAMMA (BleacherReport)

– 25 Reasons Not to Ride the Bus (HolyTaco)


(Video courtesy of HustleShow)

– Cats With Boobs (WorldwideInterweb)

– Build an MMA Fighter’s Neck (MensFitness)

– The Hurt Business: Highs and Lows in the Brick City (MMAFighting)

– Jason Segel Talks Funny (MadeMan)

– The 10 Dumbest Things About St. Patty’s Day (Guyism)

– It’s Come To This: Another ‘Garbage Pail Kids’ Movie (ScreenJunkies)

– 8-Second WMMA KO (BuzzerBeat)

– 10 Awesome, Yet Painful Concert Fails (Break)

– The Peruvian Fight Club Festival, Takanakuy (TuVez)

– Doc Love: The Right Way to Pick Up on Facebook (AskMen)

– Brass Tacks Infographic: Trivia On Jonah Hill (Clutch.MTV)

– How Women Are Wired (TheRugged)

– 21 Jump Street Review (FilmDrunk)

– Jon Jones: Being Champ is My Destiny  (FightersOnly)

– Tom Watson on the UFC, Brian Stann and BAMMA (BleacherReport)

– 25 Reasons Not to Ride the Bus (HolyTaco)

Jon Jones and MMA’s 5 Biggest Surprises

Last year Jon Jones had one of the best years in MMA history. Going from prospect to near the top of pound-for-pound rankings is no easy task for anyone to complete in a career; Jones did it in one year. A nice feature of MMA is that there’s always sur…

Last year Jon Jones had one of the best years in MMA history. Going from prospect to near the top of pound-for-pound rankings is no easy task for anyone to complete in a career; Jones did it in one year.

A nice feature of MMA is that there’s always surprises at every turn. Competing with small gloves and an ultra competitive work environment usually creates quite a few twists and turns that fans don’t ever see coming.

Jones’ year was predicted by fans, but nobody could’ve imagined all of it happening in a single year. The rest of these shocks that awed fans may have been predicted by some, but they still left us speechless.

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‘Believe Your Eyes’ Video Featuring Jon Jones

UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones is one of the UFC’s rising stars and is a talent to watch perform in the Octagon.Having successfully defended the 205-pound crown twice, Jones looks to solidify his reign as an undisputed champion and one of the…

UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones is one of the UFC’s rising stars and is a talent to watch perform in the Octagon.

Having successfully defended the 205-pound crown twice, Jones looks to solidify his reign as an undisputed champion and one of the best fighters in the sport. 

The UFC has released a promo via YouTube featuring Jones in his most recent title defense against Lyoto Machida at UFC 140. It shows the champion dispatch of the former title holder, Machida, in emphatic fashion by submitting him with a standing guillotine in the second round.

Although it is brief, the trailer easily capitalizes on Jones’ dominance inside the Octagon and the UFC will continue to build his image as a young phenom ahead of his upcoming title bout against Rashad Evans at UFC 145. 

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