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UFC 139 goes down November 19th at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, and the major players are convening at the San Pedro Square Market right now for a little press-conference action. Click “play” on the live YouTube player above to see Mauricio “Shogun” Rua, Dan Henderson, Wanderlei Silva, Cung Le, and UFC president Dana White field questions from the media in attendance beginning at 1 p.m. local time.
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UFC 139 goes down November 19th at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, and the major players are convening at the San Pedro Square Market right now for a little press-conference action. Click “play” on the live YouTube player above to see Mauricio “Shogun” Rua, Dan Henderson, Wanderlei Silva, Cung Le, and UFC president Dana White field questions from the media in attendance beginning at 1 p.m. local time.
Despite looking in the best shape he’s been in a long time, Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, 32-9 (7-3 in the UFC) became another victim of Jon Jones at UFC 135. After being picked apart for the better part of three rounds, Jackso…
Despite looking in the best shape he’s been in a long time, Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, 32-9 (7-3 in the UFC) became another victim of Jon Jones at UFC 135.
After being picked apart for the better part of three rounds, Jackson was forced to tap after getting caught in a rear naked choke.
Jones became the first person to stop Jackson inside the Octagon.
Although the door may be closed for Rampage to get the UFC title, here are some fights he could take to get right back on track.
Jon “Bones” Jones continues his reign of dominance within the division after successfully defending his UFC light heavyweight championship against Quinton “Rampage” Jackson on Saturday at the Pepsi Center in Denver.With a 14-1 overall record and 8-1 wi…
Jon “Bones” Jones continues his reign of dominance within the division after successfully defending his UFC light heavyweight championship against Quinton “Rampage” Jackson on Saturday at the Pepsi Center in Denver.
With a 14-1 overall record and 8-1 within the UFC, Jones’ only loss was by disqualification to Matt Hamill back in 2009.
Relatively untested in his victories inside the famed Octagon, Jones has eclipsed mythological status inside the cage.
A tremendous talent with blessed abilities, the development of the champion since his arrival in the UFC in 2008 has been incredible.
Capable of securing victories on his feet or on the ground, “Bones” is a very balanced fighter with power, length, offensive creativity and an overall skill set that warrants his current reign as champion.
Defeating tremendous adversaries, please follow along as I power rank Jones’ top five victories inside the Octagon.
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What is the “Iceman Curse?” To truly answer that question, we need a short history of the most popular division in the sport. In the world of mixed martial arts, we find a strange anomoly. In any other combat sport, the most followed d…
What is the “Iceman Curse?”
To truly answer that question, we need a short history of the most popular division in the sport.
In the world of mixed martial arts, we find a strange anomoly. In any other combat sport, the most followed division in the sport is always the heavyweight division. But in mixed martial arts it’s the light heavyweight division that gets all the love.
It’s not too surprising really. The heavyweight division of the UFC has seemed to be cursed for most of its existence and the pool of fighters at heavyweight has always been dismally shallow. Meanwhile, while the light heavyweight has consistently been one of the most talented and stable divisions in the sport.
Frank Shamrock was the first light heavyweight champion and he tallied four successful title defenses before retiring as champion and still undefeated in the UFC.
The next champion, Tito Ortiz, one-ups Shamrock by tallying five successful title defenses before losing his title to Randy Couture.
After a brief back and forth between Vitor Belfort and Randy Couture, Chuck Liddell was the next man to seize the title belt. He would go on to successfully defend four times.
Even in Pride FC, Wanderlei Silva—champion of Pride 205 lbs division—was the the most exciting and popular champion in their entire organization. Wanderlei Silva absolutely dominated that division for most of it’s existence. In an organization that was mostly focused on tournaments, Wanderlei Silva still managed to tally four successful title defenses.
The light heavyweight division’s key to success has always been the absolute dominance by one fighter over the most talent-rich division in the sport.
The likely hood of Jon Jones losing his fight with Quinton “Rampage” Jackson at UFC 135 on Saturday is small…very small, but that doesn’t mean he won’t. Fight fans have all but decided that Jackson is going to lose, but this i…
The likely hood of Jon Jones losing his fight with Quinton “Rampage” Jackson at UFC 135 on Saturday is small…very small, but that doesn’t mean he won’t.
Fight fans have all but decided that Jackson is going to lose, but this is MMA and nothing is sure. It’s impossible to completely count Jackson out. The power he has in his fists is enough to knock anyone out.
If the unthinkable were to happen and Jones lost, who would he fight next in a weight class where he’s been so dominant? Read on to find out.
It has taken UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones only three years to soar to the top of the 205-pound ranks.There are world class fighters that have dedicated their entire lives to being the best in MMA, and Jones swoops in and makes it look like …
It has taken UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones only three years to soar to the top of the 205-pound ranks.
There are world class fighters that have dedicated their entire lives to being the best in MMA, and Jones swoops in and makes it look like a cakewalk.
It takes a special kind of fighter to do the things that Jones has done.
Former light heavyweight champion Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, Jones’ UFC 135 opponent, is willing to give respect where it’s due, despite weeks of trash talk leading up to Saturday night’s championship showdown.
“You’ve got to show Jon Jones respect. He earned his respect, but I think the problem is MMA has a lot of brand new fans. That’s a good thing, and it can also be a bad thing in terms of what you’re talking about,” Rampage said in an interview with MMAWeekly Radio.
“They don’t see Shogun was rusty. He was just coming off an injury. A lot of new fans probably don’t understand that when a fighter takes a year off, coming off of injuries, Jon Jones is a very dangerous opponent for him to come back to.”
After being sidelined for nearly a year, Rua returned at UFC 128 after undergoing major knee surgery to defend his title against the surging Jones.
It’s a rare sight in any sport to see a champion dominated the way Rua was. He didn’t even look like he belonged in the same ring as Jones. Fans watched in awe as the legendary light heavyweight took the beating of his life from the 23-year-old contender.
Seeing Rua’s ring rust as the primary factor behind the outcome of the bout, Rampage isn’t as impressed with Jones as others may be. He believes Rua would’ve been better served taking a warm-up bout than returning to defend his title against someone of Jones’ caliber.
“He probably need to come back and fight somebody that’s, no disrespect to any fighter, but like a Keith Jardine or somebody like that. Honestly, in that weight class, you want to come back and fight somebody like that. You don’t want to come back fighting somebody like Jon Jones, who’s very unorthodox and unpredictable,” Rampage said.
This isn’t about being impressed with Jones’ diverse skill set. Rampage has even said himself in multiple interviews and press conferences that he believes Jones is the future of MMA.
He just feels like Jones hasn’t really faced elite level opposition, and some of the hype surrounding him is undeserved.
“The kid hasn’t fought anybody that’s really tough. He’s fought Vladimir Matyushenko, which is tough, but that wasn’t the same Vladimir Matyushenko that just fought his last fight,” said Rampage.
“Me looking at him as a fighter, I don’t think he’s earned that title and stuff yet. If he beats me on the 24th, then he’s on his way. He can claim all that, but the guy hasn’t defended his belt yet. I think they should wait a little bit before they jump on his jock too much.”
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