CSAC Extends Official Weigh-In Window For UFC 232 Fighters

With the sudden location change for UFC 232, the California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) has made a decision to assist fighters with their weight cuts. UFC 232 was initially scheduled to take place in Las Vegas, Nevada. However, due to the controve…

With the sudden location change for UFC 232, the California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) has made a decision to assist fighters with their weight cuts. UFC 232 was initially scheduled to take place in Las Vegas, Nevada. However, due to the controversy surrounding Jon Jones’ recent drug test debacle, the fight was moved to California. Now, […]

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UFC 232 Final Pre-Fight Press Conference Live Stream Today (Dec. 27)

The last UFC 232 pre-fight press conference will take place today (Dec. 27). UFC 232 is set to go down on Dec. 29 inside The Forum in Inglewood, California. In the main event, Jon Jones will make his return. “Bones” will take on Alexander Gustafsson fo…

The last UFC 232 pre-fight press conference will take place today (Dec. 27). UFC 232 is set to go down on Dec. 29 inside The Forum in Inglewood, California. In the main event, Jon Jones will make his return. “Bones” will take on Alexander Gustafsson for the UFC light heavyweight title. Daniel Cormier will vacate […]

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Jon Jones Apologizes To All UFC 232 Fighters Over Relocation

Jon Jones apologizes to all of the fighters who will be competing on the card of the UFC 232 pay-per-view event. This is a claim that was made by the former UFC light heavyweight champion while doing an interview. It comes in the aftermath of the UFC 232 event from Las Vegas to Southern California. […]

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Jon Jones apologizes to all of the fighters who will be competing on the card of the UFC 232 pay-per-view event.

This is a claim that was made by the former UFC light heavyweight champion while doing an interview. It comes in the aftermath of the UFC 232 event from Las Vegas to Southern California.

Jones made it clear that this wasn’t his decision to make but is willing to take responsibility for his part.

“I feel good,” Jones today told MMAjunkie. “I really can’t afford to feel any other way. I feel bad for the fans. I went around today apologizing to every UFC fighter that was on the card that I’ve seen in person. So far, they’ve all said that they’ve forgiven me. I think I need to prioritize my emotions and save all the emotions for after the fight. After the fight, I definitely plan on doing what I can do to give back to fans who really lost out.”

The UFC 232 pay-per-view event is set to take place on Saturday, December 29, 2018 at the Forum in Inglewood, California.

The former champ meets Alexander Gustafsson in the main event for the vacant light heavyweight title. He did make one admission. That was the fact that the test result sent him spiraling but was quick to keep his focus on the task in front of him.

His Reaction

“Honestly, my initial reaction was ‘not again,’” Jones admitted. “It felt like a nightmare. But honestly, I think my faith in God has really helped me out with this situation. Just believing that, ‘Hey, listen, this is all what my story is going to be. Just be with me, God, through it all, and keep me strong to handle all this.’ Some things are out of my control. You’ve just got to learn to focus on what you can control.”

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Michael Chiesa Attributes Weight-Cutting For Stunted Growth as Fighter

Michael Chiesa is having no second thoughts whatsoever about his decision to move up to welterweight for UFC 232 when he takes on Carlos Condit. A former mainstay in the lightweight top-10, Chiesa is convinced that he was never able to reach his full p…

Michael Chiesa is having no second thoughts whatsoever about his decision to move up to welterweight for UFC 232 when he takes on Carlos Condit. A former mainstay in the lightweight top-10, Chiesa is convinced that he was never able to reach his full potential in the division due to his weight-cutting struggles, and that […]

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Herb Dean Out of UFC 232 Main Event Duties

The main event for UFC 232 was dealt a blow today, but fortunately it did not involve either of the two fighters. Veteran Octagon official Herb Dean will not be able to officiate the contest between Jon “Bones” Jones and Alexander Gustafsson as origina…

The main event for UFC 232 was dealt a blow today, but fortunately it did not involve either of the two fighters. Veteran Octagon official Herb Dean will not be able to officiate the contest between Jon “Bones” Jones and Alexander Gustafsson as originally planned due to an injury, as reported by MMA Fighting’s Marc […]

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Michael Bisping Goes Off On Frank Mir Over USADA Statment

The UFC 232 fallout continues as former middleweight champion Michael Bisping went off on Frank Mir regarding his USADA statement. The Jon Jones saga continues as he was flagged for an “atypical” sample on Dec. 9 by USADA. The trace amount of turinabol that was found in his system was ruled to be from a […]

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The UFC 232 fallout continues as former middleweight champion Michael Bisping went off on Frank Mir regarding his USADA statement.

The Jon Jones saga continues as he was flagged for an “atypical” sample on Dec. 9 by USADA. The trace amount of turinabol that was found in his system was ruled to be from a rare “pulsing” effect and not recent ingestion.

Several fighters, including Mir, have had their run-ins with USADA in the past. Mir released a statement documenting his interactions with the anti-doping agency. He claimed he was told that a “pulsing” effect just wasn’t possible.

The always-outspoken Bisping didn’t care for the former heavyweight champions assessment of the USADA situation. And on a recent edition of his “Believe You Me” podcast he gave his two cents. (h/t mmanews.com)

“The Count” Goes Off On Mir

“Who cares! Frank Mir always has too much to say about all the wrong things. I’m sorry I love Frank Mir, he’s a great guy but this is the problem. … The problem that this does cause is that it gives everybody that has tested positive in the past. It gives them a reason to now get on their soapbox and start complaining and say ‘well this was one that I took a long time ago and I didn’t get the same treatment.’ Bearing in mind, remember that Frank Mir also said that he tested positive because he ingested kangaroo meat and the steroids were in the kangaroo meat because farmers inject cattle and livestock with steroids to make them bigger.

“The only problem with that Frank is that kangaroos are not f*cking bred in captivity or they’re not farmed at all they’re just caught in the wild. So that whole theory’s out the window.”

Bisping then pointed out the obvious that the real story was Jones. “The Count” continued to berate Mir by poking fun at the fact at how Mir because he now fights in Bellator:

“I honestly couldn’t give a f*ck. The big news here is Jon Jones, ‘DC,’ [and] the fans. Frank Mir fights for Bellator now and has his knickers in a twist because his name was dragged through the mud. You can’t deny that Frank Mir’s body f*cking all of a sudden put on 500 pounds overnight.”

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