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Mark Hunt Takes Aim At Fellow Fighters Including Jon Jones

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Mark Hunt’s journey through the UFC heavyweight ranks started way back in 2010. After leaving the Japanese MMA scene with a losing 5-6 record, ‘The Super Samoan’ decided to try his hand under the Zuffa banner. This was all against the advice of UFC president Dana White, who reportedly offered Hunt a lump sum to drop his dream of fighting for the UFC. The heavy-handed K-1 veteran looked to be on the brink after losing to Sean McCorkle in his UFC debut.

Somehow Hunt managed to turn his career around, and built up a four fight win streak including stunning knockouts over Stefan Struve and Cheick Kongo. A gutsy albeit losing performance against Junior dos Santos at UFC 160 cemented Hunt’s place in the hearts of the fans. After a fight of the year winner against Antonio Silva, the Pride veteran would become the first man to KO Roy Nelson in the UFC.

Hunt vs. Nelson

Walk Away KO

Tough losses to Stipe Miocic and Fabricio Werdum once again threw up talks of retirement for Mark Hunt. As we’d become accustomed to throughout his career, Hunt wasn’t going to give up. He once again built a winning steak, this time with trademark walk-away knockouts over Frank Mir and Bigfoot Silva. Then came arguably his biggest fight to date, as Mark Hunt was booked in to face Brock Lesnar at UFC 200. Ironically this bout would also prove to be his most controversial, not by his own doing though.

After being smothered for three rounds by Lesnar on the already waning UFC 200 main card, Hunt was respectful and humble in defeat. This didn’t last long though, as days later we learned Lesnar had failed a drug test. Following the announcement of Lesnar’s USADA bust, Mark Hunt lost his cool.

Mark Hunt’s last fight?

The events following UFC 200 may confirm Mark Hunt will never fight for the promotion again. It’s far from his last fight though, as ‘The Super Samoan’ now stands against his employers. Furious that not only Lesnar, but also Silva and Mir had all failed drug tests, Hunt unleashed his anger during a series of interviews. Also taking to social media, the former K-1 champ blasted anyone who supported Lesnar, made massive accusations against the UFC and declared he’d be starting a fighters association.

During his most recent post on Facebook and Instagram, Hunt has taken swipes at his fellow fighters. The one-punch knockout artist claims fighters under the UFC banner are scared to speak up.

Clearly still very angry, Mark Hunt also reacted to the news of Jon Jones’ lawsuit…

I think everybody that lost money should sue especially when these cheaters ruin the sport

A photo posted by The Super Samoan (@markhuntfighter) on Aug 29, 2016 at 2:37pm PDT

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Jon Jones Removed From Official UFC Rankings

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Former undisputed light-heavyweight champion Jon Jones is in the dog house. The troubled 29-year old this time played a big role in the UFC 200 fight week drama that ended with his removal from the main event. ‘Bones” history of unsavoury behaviour finally caught up to him in 2015. After failing a dope screen for cocaine, Jones took things to the next level. Leaving a pregnant woman injured at the scene of a pretty hairy car wreck in New Mexico, Jones’ employers responded by stripping him of his championship.

Widely regarded as one of the greatest fighters to ever enter the sport, Jones’ frustrating tale was far from over at this point. After serving an indefinite suspension from the UFC, ending officially on October 23, 2015, Jones was soon booked in to rematch Daniel Cormier. ‘DC’ had won the vacant belt in the absence of the former champion, and made his first successful title defense against Alexander Gustafsson at UFC 192.

jon-jones-ap[1] — Jon Jones had a huge chance at redemption when he was booked against Daniel Cormier at UFC 200…

Redemption? Nah…

Originally scheduled to fight at UFC 197, Jones and Cormier would see another setback. When the champ fell out injured, ‘Bones’ would instead face Ovince St-Preux in a somewhat humdrum performance. Defeating ‘OSP’ by decision for the interim belt, a unification match was set for the UFC 200 main event. After all the controversies outside the octagon, the battle with his inner demons and well publicised struggles with drug addiction, was it finally time for Jon Jones to come full circle? No, it was not.

Wednesday July 6 was meant to be the best day of the year for MMA and UFC fans; The middle of a fight week that featured three events culminating in the historic UFC 200 card on July 9. Up until the moment Jeff Novitsky took the stand during an impromptu presser, the UFC 200 card was looking solid. Once the USADA violation on Jones’ part was announced, the milestone pay-per-view card steadily slid in to turmoil.

Backlash

Jones addressed the media during an emotional moment, claiming that tainted supplements had caused his positive test on June 16, 2016. It was later revealed that anti-estrogen Clomephine and Letrozole were to blame for the USADA bust, the very same substance that UFC 200 co-main event heavyweight Brock Lesnar would fail two tests for. As a result, the light-heavyweight division is once again without Jones. USADA and the Nevada Athletic Commission will decide how long ‘Bones’ and Lesnar will be out for, but the ramifications of these controversies are far from confined to suspension length.

Lesnar’s opponent Mark Hunt has gone on the offensive against the UFC and USADA. After being defeated by the WWE star and learning of his discrepancies, ‘The Super Samoan’ blasted his employers and publicly announced his fighters unions inauguration. All this, and we’ve not really taken into consideration Jones’ interim strap, and the impact on the rest of the division.

Say goodbye to the bad guy…again

As we await Jones’ hearing with the NAC, we’ve now learned that he’s been removed completely from the official UFC rankings. ‘Bones’ is not alone though, as former light-heavyweight champ Lyoto Machida and fellow offender Brock Lesnar are also scratched from the ranks.

It looks like we can now call Jones the ex-light-heavyweight interim champion now too. A sad day for MMA, as once again the superbly talented ‘Bones’ faces an uncertain future. There is no good to come from this story, at least non that we can see as of now.

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Mark Hunt’s Next Fight Against The UFC & ‘White Monkey’ Lesnar

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Popular UFC heavyweight contender Mark Hunt set the MMA community ablaze last night (Monday July 25, 2016). Appearing on ‘The MMA Hour’ to discuss Brock Lesnar’s two failed drug tests, ‘The Super Samoan’ left nothing to the imagination. His UFC 200 opponent and pro wrestling star Lesnar had popped on June 28 and also the date of the event, July 9, with both results being revealed after the fact. When USADA (United States Anti Doping Agency) and the UFC went public with the results, even they couldn’t have foreseen the aftermath.

Furious fighters and fans opined on the controversial subject of both Lesnar and Jon Jones’ failed drug test. Unlike ‘Bones’ who was pulled from the card prior due to his June 16 test fail, Lesnar was able to compete and win against Hunt. This has led to quite an unexpected division among fans, one that really helped fuel the dismayed former K-1 champion’s tirade last night.

If you haven’t seen it yet, check out the full segment of Mark Hunt exploding during his interview with Ariel Helwani. You might want to keep the volume down if you’re at work.

It’s certainly hard to see such a likeable character so irate and frustrated. It’s also somewhat confusing that a few sects of fans are actually supporting Brock Lesnar and condemning Hunt for his appeals. After facing three fighters who have failed drug tests in his most recent bouts, surely ‘The Super Samoan’ deserves to be backed in his outrage?

Whichever way you look at it, Lesnar’s duo of flunked dope screens are proving to be potentially far more trouble than they were worth. Money talks louder than ever in the MMA world, and still fighter safety appears to be a secondary concern. USADA taking over the drug testing has seen a number of high level busts now, but concerns only seem to grow exponentially with each major scalp claimed.

In a land where cheaters prosper (see Lesnar’s record-breaking $2.5 million pay for UFC 200), how many honest employees will be motivated to join Mark Hunt’s fighter union. The seemingly iron-clad rule by the UFC brass may act as a deterrent, but will also lubricate the cogs of further issues surrounding this dynamic and intricate topic.

Mark Hunt’s next fight is against the UFC and Brock Lesnar, at least by the sounds of things, can he win? Perhaps only with the backing of some more heavy hitters from the promotion’s ranks, stay tuned.

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