The light heavyweight title fight between long-reigning champion Jon Jones and surging contender Anthony “Rumble” Johnson might just have a landing spot. According to UFC President Dana White on The Jim Rome Show (via Fox Sports), the promotion is eyeing May. UFC 187 is the lone pay-per-view planned for May (according to the completely subject-to-change schedule released in […]
The light heavyweight title fight between long-reigning champion Jon Jones and surging contender Anthony “Rumble” Johnson might just have a landing spot. According to UFC President Dana White on The Jim Rome Show (via Fox Sports), the promotion is eyeing May. UFC 187 is the lone pay-per-view planned for May (according to the completely subject-to-change schedule released in […]
Daniel “DC” Cormier is committed to learning from his mistakes. After a five-round battle with UFC light heavyweight king Jon Jones at UFC 182, Cormier was left beaten, battered and bruised. For the first time in his professional mixed martial arts career, Cormier‘s hand was not raised by the end of his contest. The sting […]
Daniel “DC” Cormier is committed to learning from his mistakes. After a five-round battle with UFC light heavyweight king Jon Jones at UFC 182, Cormier was left beaten, battered and bruised. For the first time in his professional mixed martial arts career, Cormier‘s hand was not raised by the end of his contest. The sting […]
Three-and-a-half years ago, in the early fall of 2011, the present-day reality of the UFC’s light heavyweight title picture would have seemed outlandish, ridiculous and utterly impossible. “Anthony ‘Rumble’ Johnson will never fight Jon ‘Bones’ Jones,” you would have said. Bones was coming off a fourth-round destruction of Quinton “Rampage” Jackson in his first title defense; […]
Three-and-a-half years ago, in the early fall of 2011, the present-day reality of the UFC’s light heavyweight title picture would have seemed outlandish, ridiculous and utterly impossible. “Anthony ‘Rumble’ Johnson will never fight Jon ‘Bones’ Jones,” you would have said. Bones was coming off a fourth-round destruction of Quinton “Rampage” Jackson in his first title defense; […]
He who laughs last, laughs the loudest. If laughter truly is the best medicine, then Jon Jones could be on his way to a full recovery, following both Alexander Gustafsson and Phil Davis losing at UFC on FOX 14 on Saturday night. A week after posting on Facebook that he “wasn’t impressed” with Jones’ victory […]
He who laughs last, laughs the loudest. If laughter truly is the best medicine, then Jon Jones could be on his way to a full recovery, following both Alexander Gustafsson and Phil Davis losing at UFC on FOX 14 on Saturday night. A week after posting on Facebook that he “wasn’t impressed” with Jones’ victory […]
The UFC on Fox 14 main event between Anthony “Rumble” Johnson and Alexander Gustafsson was billed as a top contender’s match to decide the next in line to face light heavyweight champion Jon Jones. While UFC executives are often quick to renege on those promises, the UFC is being good to its word…for now, at […]
The UFC on Fox 14 main event between Anthony “Rumble” Johnson and Alexander Gustafsson was billed as a top contender’s match to decide the next in line to face light heavyweight champion Jon Jones. While UFC executives are often quick to renege on those promises, the UFC is being good to its word…for now, at […]
It took Anthony Johnson all of two minutes, 15 seconds on Saturday to change the trajectory of the UFC light heavyweight division. Johnson’s unexpected first-round TKO victory over Alexander Gustafsson at UFC on Fox 14 effectively took a sledgehammer to the 205-pound status quo. It scuttled best-laid plans and sent the fight company’s marquee weight […]
It took Anthony Johnson all of two minutes, 15 seconds on Saturday to change the trajectory of the UFC light heavyweight division. Johnson’s unexpected first-round TKO victory over Alexander Gustafsson at UFC on Fox 14 effectively took a sledgehammer to the 205-pound status quo. It scuttled best-laid plans and sent the fight company’s marquee weight […]