Jon Jones Won’t Let UFC 235 Odds Fool Him

Jon Jones is expected to have his way with Anthony Smith, but “Bones” isn’t falling for the trap. Sometimes a legit number one contender can’t catch a break with the oddsmakers or fans because of how dominant the champion is. Th…

Jon Jones is expected to have his way with Anthony Smith, but “Bones” isn’t falling for the trap. Sometimes a legit number one contender can’t catch a break with the oddsmakers or fans because of how dominant the champion is. That is the case with Smith, who will challenge Jones for the Ultimate Fighting Championship […]

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Tyron Woodley Thinks Covington Is Only ‘Making It Worse’ With UFC

Tyron Woodley has some wise words of advice for former training partner-turned-foe Colby Covington. Covington has been at odds with the UFC and President Dana White after losing his 170-pound title opportunity. White has said that Covington will have to re-earn the title shot after being unable to agree on a date to fight Woodley […]

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Tyron Woodley has some wise words of advice for former training partner-turned-foe Colby Covington.

Covington has been at odds with the UFC and President Dana White after losing his 170-pound title opportunity. White has said that Covington will have to re-earn the title shot after being unable to agree on a date to fight Woodley for the undisputed welterweight title. Now, Covington has been daring the UFC to cut him from the roster, and also went as far as threatening to sue the promotion.

Speaking on the topic recently, Woodley said he believes “Chaos” is just making matters worse with that rhetoric (via Bloody Elbow):

“He’s making it worse. Take it from me,” Woodley said. “Just kick ass. Don’t worry about going head-to-head, don’t worry about going back and forth, because at the end of the day, you have to recognize that this is their show.

“And they’re allowing us to be out here and fight and really have this platform, and know it’s not gonna always work out well for you when you go take that direction.”

He’ll Learn?

At the end of the day, Woodley could care less about Covington’s issues with the UFC. In the champ’s perspective, Covington put himself in this position. He also notes that the only reason Covington’s antics have gained him any sort of notoriety is because fans were forced to listen with top stars like Ronda Rousey, Jon Jones, and Conor McGregor out of the picture:

“He’ll learn. But who really feels bad for him, if you really think about it?” he said. “Anybody crying ‘Oh my god, they’re doing Colby so wrong?’ He talked himself into the position he was in.

“He was in Fight Pass before – Fight Pass in Asia only if you really want to be honest, he never even fought for FOX or any pay-per-view. Then he started talking. The only reason people listen is because Conor was gone, Jon was gone, Ronda was gone, and we needed to be entertained.

“So we just allowed it to happen, and that same mouth got him taken out of a couple of title shots.”

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Cody Garbrandt Fully Focused On Reclaiming His Throne

Cody Garbrandt is fully focused on getting back to the 135-pound title. “No Love” will make his return at UFC 235 on pay-per-view (PPV) next month (Sat. March 2, 2019) from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. He’ll face Pedro Mun…

Cody Garbrandt is fully focused on getting back to the 135-pound title. “No Love” will make his return at UFC 235 on pay-per-view (PPV) next month (Sat. March 2, 2019) from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. He’ll face Pedro Munhoz on the main card, as Munhoz is on a two-fight win streak, not […]

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Photo: Ben Askren Trolls Kamaru Usman On Twitter

Ben Askren and Kamaru Usman’s issues with one another continue. Earlier today (Mon. February 4, 2019) Askren joined “Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show.” During the program, Askren was asked about his recent verbal altercation with Kamaru Usman. “Funky” said he’s so far under his skin and so far into his head that it’s not even funny: […]

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Ben Askren and Kamaru Usman’s issues with one another continue.

Earlier today (Mon. February 4, 2019) Askren joined “Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show.” During the program, Askren was asked about his recent verbal altercation with Kamaru Usman. “Funky” said he’s so far under his skin and so far into his head that it’s not even funny:

Also during the program, Askren said he has a photo of Usman with a curly-haired wig while wearing a “Funky” t-shirt. He promised to post it a few minutes after his interview with Helwani wrapped up. Being a man of his word, Askren followed up with the following on Twitter, trolling Usman:

It’s interesting that Askren and Usman are focusing so much on one another right now. They both have world-class opponents in front of them next. At UFC 235, both welterweights will compete inside the Octagon. Askren makes his promotional debut against former 170-pound king Robbie Lawler. That’s quite a tall task for your UFC debut.

As for Usman, he has a welterweight title opportunity ahead of him. He’ll be facing Tyron Woodley in the co-main event for the UFC welterweight championship. UFC 235 goes down from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on March 2, 2019. At the recent UFC 235 press conference, Askren and Usman exchanged words with one another.

They also got into an altercation backstage before the presser began. You can check that out here.

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Kamaru Usman Responds to Fans Who Preferred Colby Covington

Kamaru Usman is cozy where he’s at in the front of the line and next up to receive a welterweight title shot at reigning champion Tyron Woodley, and he’s not going to apologize for being there. UFC 235 takes place on March 2 in Las Vegas Nevada from th…

Kamaru Usman is cozy where he’s at in the front of the line and next up to receive a welterweight title shot at reigning champion Tyron Woodley, and he’s not going to apologize for being there. UFC 235 takes place on March 2 in Las Vegas Nevada from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. […]

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Photo: Official UFC 235 Poster Released

The official UFC 235 poster has been released by the Las Vegas-based promotion. And it’s a good one to end the year off right. For years now, posters have been something that fight fans look forward to seeing. The reason for that is due to it being the first major promotional material sent out by […]

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The official UFC 235 poster has been released by the Las Vegas-based promotion. And it’s a good one to end the year off right.

For years now, posters have been something that fight fans look forward to seeing. The reason for that is due to it being the first major promotional material sent out by the promotion.

Jon Jones vs. Anthony Smith for the UFC light heavyweight title will headline this show. Tyron Woodley vs. Kamaru Usman for the UFC welterweight title is slated to co-headline. Rounding out the five bout main card is Ben Askren vs. Robbie Lawler, Cody Garbrandt vs. Pedro Munhoz, and Diego Sanchez vs. Mickey Gall.

The UFC 235 pay-per-view event is set to take place on Saturday, March 2, 2019 in at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The promotion recently unveiled the poster for the show, which you can see here:

The main card will air on pay-per-view at 10 p.m. ET. The preliminary card will air on ESPN at 8 p.m. ET and the UFC’s streaming service, Fight Pass. The promotion will be announcing more bouts in the coming weeks.

Updated UFC 235 Card

Jon Jones vs. Anthony Smith

Tyron Woodley vs. Kamaru Usman

Ben Askren vs. Robbie Lawler

Cody Garbrandt vs. Pedro Munhoz

Diego Sanchez vs. Mickey Gall

Zabit Magomedsharipov vs. Jeremy Stephens

Polyana Viana vs. Hannah Cifers

Ovince Saint Preux vs. Misha Cirkunov

Alejandro Perez vs. Yadong Song

Tecia Torres vs. Weili Zhang

Diego Sanchez vs. Mickey Gall

Gina Mazany vs. Macy Chiasson

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