UFC 235 Loses Bantamweight Bout Due To Illness

UFC 235 now has one less fight. The event is set to take place this Saturday night (March 2). In the main event UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones will defend his gold against Anthony Smith. The co-main event will also feature a title bout as wel…

UFC 235 now has one less fight. The event is set to take place this Saturday night (March 2). In the main event UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones will defend his gold against Anthony Smith. The co-main event will also feature a title bout as welterweight king Tyron Woodley puts his championship on the […]

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Bantamweight Bout Nixed From UFC 235 Card

UFC 235 has lost a bantamweight bout from its lineup as it was revealed on Wednesday morning. The Las Vegas-based promotion confirmed in a statement that Frankie Saenz vs. Marlon Vera in a 135 lbs scrap has been nixed from the fight card. This unfortunate news was announced on UFC.com in the following statement after […]

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UFC 235 has lost a bantamweight bout from its lineup as it was revealed on Wednesday morning. The Las Vegas-based promotion confirmed in a statement that Frankie Saenz vs. Marlon Vera in a 135 lbs scrap has been nixed from the fight card.

This unfortunate news was announced on UFC.com in the following statement after Vera went down to an illness. As a result, the event will move forward with 12 bouts and Sanez will not get a new opponent.

“Due to illness, Marlon Vera has been removed from his UFC 235 bout against Frankie Saenz,” the UFC wrote in a statement. “The UFC 235 card, which airs live on Pay-Per-View and is headlined by the light heavyweight title fight between Jon Jones and Anthony Smith, will proceed as scheduled with 12 bouts.”

The UFC 235 pay-per-view event is set to take place on Saturday, March 2, 2019 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Here’s the updated card:

MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)

Jon Jones vs. Anthony Smith – for light heavyweight title

Tyron Woodley vs. Kamaru Usman – for welterweight title

Welterweight bout: Ben Askren vs. Robbie Lawler

Women’s strawweight bout: Tecia Torres vs. Weili Zhang

Bantamweight bout: Cody Garbrandt vs. Pedro Munhoz

PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN, 8 p.m. ET)

Lightweight bout: Zabit Magomedsharipov vs. Jeremy Stephens

Light heavyweight bout: Misha Cirkunov vs. Johnny Walker

Bantamweight bout: Alejandro Perez vs. Cody Stamann

Welterweight bout: Mickey Gall vs. Diego Sanchez

PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass, 6:15 p.m. ET)

Middleweight bout: Charles Byrd vs. Edmen Shahbazyan

Women’s bantamweight bout: Macy Chiasson vs. Gina Mazany

Women’s strawweight bout: Hannah Cifers vs. Polyana Viana

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UFC 235 Embedded Episode 2

UFC 235 is less than a week away and the second episode of Embedded was released on the UFC’s YouTube channel. In the episode, welterweight title challenger Kamaru Usman puts his endurance on display during a New York City media tour and takes a call from lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov. Light heavyweight title challenger Anthony […]

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UFC 235 is less than a week away and the second episode of Embedded was released on the UFC’s YouTube channel.

In the episode, welterweight title challenger Kamaru Usman puts his endurance on display during a New York City media tour and takes a call from lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov. Light heavyweight title challenger Anthony Smith sneaks in some Big Apple sightseeing between interviews. On the opposite coast, welterweight champion Tyron Woodley and debuting welterweight Ben Askren talk about their history as teammates and friends. Light heavyweight champion Jon Jones puts in a hard workout, then clears his mind with some high-altitude outdoor time.

You can watch it here:

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Jon Jones Gives Insight Into Preparations For Anthony Smith At UFC 235

Jon Jones is not taking Anthony Smith lightly ahead of UFC 235. Despite the fact that he’s listed as a heavy betting favorite against “Lionheart,” Jones will never make the mistake of underestimating an opponent again the way he did in his first goaround with Alexander Gustafsson. “Bones” took to Instagram today and posted a […]

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Jon Jones is not taking Anthony Smith lightly ahead of UFC 235.

Despite the fact that he’s listed as a heavy betting favorite against “Lionheart,” Jones will never make the mistake of underestimating an opponent again the way he did in his first goaround with Alexander Gustafsson.

“Bones” took to Instagram today and posted a photo of himself and his team doing some extensive film study. Here’s what he had to say:

“Take a good long hard look at this picture ladies and gentlemen. I believe with my whole heart you are looking at the most well put together coaching staff ever assembled in MMA history. While the rest of the world is counting Anthony Smith out, we’re up at 11:30 at night studying footage and rehearsing our tactics. “You can’t count the home runs of yesterday.” Meaning we have to go out and prove we’re the best team every time we step out there.

“I keep hearing my opponent mention not fighting the person but fighting the persons body. Just an FYI.,We don’t count on our past achievements to carry us through our next fights. We definitely don’t depend on opponents being afraid of us. That’s just silliness. What we do count on is what we can control, which is our hard work and preparation. We do believe that there is no coincidence to past achievements. There is no luck over here. This team has been built off of prayers and hard work for almost 10 years now.

“We’re finishing this fight Saturday night. Not because I’m Jon Bones Jones but because we’ve earned it! Will you be a witness?”

UFC 235 takes place on pay-per-view (PPV) from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on March 2, 2019. Jones and Smith’s clash will main event the evening. Smith earned his title shot after three-straight wins. He defeated Rashad Evans, Mauricio Rua, and Volkan Oezdemir. In the latter, Smith submitted “No Time” in the third round via rear-naked choke.

Should he be able to do the unthinkable and defeat Jones, it will be, arguably, the biggest upset the sport has ever seen.

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Anthony Smith Says He Feels Jon Jones Can’t Beat Him In Jiu-Jitsu

Anthony Smith believes his jiu-jitsu game can’t be topped by Jon Jones. This Saturday night (March 2), Smith will challenge Jones for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) light heavyweight title. The championship clash will serve as UFC 235&#…

Anthony Smith believes his jiu-jitsu game can’t be topped by Jon Jones. This Saturday night (March 2), Smith will challenge Jones for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) light heavyweight title. The championship clash will serve as UFC 235‘s main event. This will be Smith’s first UFC title bout and Jones’ first championship defense in his […]

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Jon Jones Proves How Seriously He’s Taking Anthony Smith

Jon Jones wants the world to know just how seriously he is taking Anthony Smith ahead of UFC 235 and he penned a lengthy post to showcase that seriousness. In the main event of UFC 235, Jon Jones will defend the light heavyweight championship against A…

Jon Jones wants the world to know just how seriously he is taking Anthony Smith ahead of UFC 235 and he penned a lengthy post to showcase that seriousness. In the main event of UFC 235, Jon Jones will defend the light heavyweight championship against Anthony Smith live from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, […]

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