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 […]

Jon Jones’ Agent Says Fighter Shouldn’t Have Been Stripped of Title

A manager for former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones believes the organization was wrong to strip the fighter of his championship so quickly after an alleged hit-and-run crash last month. Marc Raimondi of MMA Fighting passed along comments made by Malki Kawa during an appearance on the The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani. He […]

A manager for former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones believes the organization was wrong to strip the fighter of his championship so quickly after an alleged hit-and-run crash last month. Marc Raimondi of MMA Fighting passed along comments made by Malki Kawa during an appearance on the The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani. He […]

Jessica Eye on Rousey: Women Shouldn’t Be in Men’s Pound-for-Pound Rankings

Jessica Eye sees a big difference between testosterone and estrogen and men and women. And in an MMA setting, not even a women’s champion as great as Ronda Rousey could overcome those odds. The man vs. woman talk has reached uncomfortable levels, following UFC commentator Joe Rogan’s comments during an interview with ESPN’s Dan LeBatard, regarding Rousey’s […]

Jessica Eye sees a big difference between testosterone and estrogen and men and women. And in an MMA setting, not even a women’s champion as great as Ronda Rousey could overcome those odds. The man vs. woman talk has reached uncomfortable levels, following UFC commentator Joe Rogan’s comments during an interview with ESPN’s Dan LeBatard, regarding Rousey’s […]

Why T.J. Dillashaw and Urijah Faber Should, Shouldn’t Agree to Fight

There is perhaps no other fight at 135 pounds more enticing than a contest between champion T.J. Dillashaw and Urijah Faber. But should they fight? I reached out to fellow B/R MMA Featured Columnist Hunter Homistek to get his take. We come down on opposite sides of the coin but both understand the pitfalls of […]

There is perhaps no other fight at 135 pounds more enticing than a contest between champion T.J. Dillashaw and Urijah Faber. But should they fight? I reached out to fellow B/R MMA Featured Columnist Hunter Homistek to get his take. We come down on opposite sides of the coin but both understand the pitfalls of […]

Why T.J. Dillashaw and Urijah Faber Should, and Shouldn’t, Agree to Fight

There is perhaps no other fight at 135 pounds more enticing than a contest between champion T.J. Dillashaw and Urijah Faber. But should they fight? I reached out to fellow B/R MMA Featured Columnist Hunter Homistek to get his take. We come down on opposite sides of the coin but both understand the pitfalls of […]

There is perhaps no other fight at 135 pounds more enticing than a contest between champion T.J. Dillashaw and Urijah Faber. But should they fight? I reached out to fellow B/R MMA Featured Columnist Hunter Homistek to get his take. We come down on opposite sides of the coin but both understand the pitfalls of […]

Georges St-Pierre: Fighters Shouldn’t Hire Friends as Managers

Fighters need to see their own careers as less of a treehouse and more of a brick-and-mortar business. That’s according to Georges St-Pierre, the semiretired former UFC welterweight champ, who believes too many MMA competitors aren’t careful enough about how they manage their professional lives and who they choose to help them do so. St-Pierre […]

Fighters need to see their own careers as less of a treehouse and more of a brick-and-mortar business. That’s according to Georges St-Pierre, the semiretired former UFC welterweight champ, who believes too many MMA competitors aren’t careful enough about how they manage their professional lives and who they choose to help them do so. St-Pierre […]