UFC 187 Bold Predictions: Who Picks Up the Pieces After Jon Jones’ Suspension?

Like a desert mirage, these big-time UFC pay-per-views have a way of looking different from up close. Take UFC 187 for example. We once thought Jon Jones would be there, defending his light heavyweight championship for the ninth time. For a while, we even thought Khabib Nurmagomedov was coming to Las Vegas to claim the […]

Like a desert mirage, these big-time UFC pay-per-views have a way of looking different from up close. Take UFC 187 for example. We once thought Jon Jones would be there, defending his light heavyweight championship for the ninth time. For a while, we even thought Khabib Nurmagomedov was coming to Las Vegas to claim the […]

Jon Jones: The King Without a Throne

The UFC 182: The Moment preview video‘s juxtaposition between a vibrant, young champion and an older, scarred lion can be more appreciated in hindsight. This moment for Jon Jones isn’t forced or rehearsed. It’s a beautiful one that encapsulates what it truly means to reach up and grab the proverbial brass ring. As the camera zooms […]

The UFC 182: The Moment preview video‘s juxtaposition between a vibrant, young champion and an older, scarred lion can be more appreciated in hindsight. This moment for Jon Jones isn’t forced or rehearsed. It’s a beautiful one that encapsulates what it truly means to reach up and grab the proverbial brass ring. As the camera zooms […]

Jon Jones to Have Immediate Shot at Title Upon Return, Says Dana White

UFC President Dana White said Wednesday that former light heavyweight champion Jon “Bones” Jones will have a shot to win back his title whenever he returns to competition.     MMAFighting.com’s Shaun Al-Shatti reported what White had to say about Jones’ UFC future during a Wednesday interview on The Jim Rome Show: He comes right […]

UFC President Dana White said Wednesday that former light heavyweight champion Jon “Bones” Jones will have a shot to win back his title whenever he returns to competition.     MMAFighting.com’s Shaun Al-Shatti reported what White had to say about Jones’ UFC future during a Wednesday interview on The Jim Rome Show: He comes right […]

Sans Jon Jones: UFC 187 Still a Stacked Card with 13 Top 10 Fighters in Action

Jon Jones was set to headline this fantastic event, but he is serving an indefinite suspension for his out-of-cage events. Fear not, fight fans. UFC 187 remains spectacular. Jones did not make this fight card. Although his exclusion casts a shadow over the main event, the UFC built this to be a stacked card without […]

Jon Jones was set to headline this fantastic event, but he is serving an indefinite suspension for his out-of-cage events. Fear not, fight fans. UFC 187 remains spectacular. Jones did not make this fight card. Although his exclusion casts a shadow over the main event, the UFC built this to be a stacked card without […]

Anthony Johnson vs. Daniel Cormier: Can They Make Us Forget About Jon Jones?

Despite the toll taken by injuries and pending criminal cases, UFC 187 remains one of 2015’s most outstanding cards. The event is stacked like few others in this age of oversaturation. Topping the bill is a fight between Anthony “Rumble” Johnson and Daniel Cormier to crown a new UFC light heavyweight champion for the first […]

Despite the toll taken by injuries and pending criminal cases, UFC 187 remains one of 2015’s most outstanding cards. The event is stacked like few others in this age of oversaturation. Topping the bill is a fight between Anthony “Rumble” Johnson and Daniel Cormier to crown a new UFC light heavyweight champion for the first […]

Anderson Silva: Jon Jones Shouldn’t Return, He ‘Needs to Focus’

Carlos Condit recently told Ariel Helwani on The MMA Hour (h/t Dave Doyle of MMAFighting.com) that former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones had resumed training. “I’ll be back.” Condit said those were Jones’ exact words during a friendly conversation at Greg Jackson’s MMA. Anderson Silva, who has long served as a mentor to Jones, isn’t […]

Carlos Condit recently told Ariel Helwani on The MMA Hour (h/t Dave Doyle of MMAFighting.com) that former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones had resumed training. “I’ll be back.” Condit said those were Jones’ exact words during a friendly conversation at Greg Jackson’s MMA. Anderson Silva, who has long served as a mentor to Jones, isn’t […]