Not even superheroes stand a chance. Jonny “Bones” Jones’ rapid rise to UFC greatness and superstardom has even surpassed the oft-utilised adjective “meteoric.” He made his full professional MMA debut in April 2008 and just shy of…
Not even superheroes stand a chance.
Jonny “Bones” Jones’ rapid rise to UFC greatness and superstardom has even surpassed the oft-utilised adjective “meteoric.”
He made his full professional MMA debut in April 2008 and just shy of three years later, he annihilated, and to a certain extent humiliated, former Pride legend Shogun Rua to reign atop the two-buck five division.
During that three-year period he effectively remained undefeated in his MMA career, with the exception of his disqualification loss to Matt Hamill, universally-recognised as a comfortable victory for the New York native.
Despite his wrestling credentials, he actively trained in MMA for a mere three months before his first outing in the cage—which renders his accomplishments thus far startling, and does not bode well for his prospective adversaries (bearing in mind that he remains very much a work in progress).
Jones fondly recalls that his introduction to the sport, over which he now presides, was simply viewing Anderson Silva YouTube footage and endeavouring to emulate the movements and techniques.
Three-and-a-half-years later the two shared a stage in Toronto, along with the five other UFC champions. It’s a phenomenal odyssey.
Is there anyone who can keep up with the Joneses? Or rephrased, do you think there is anybody at LHW that can realistically challenge JBJ and pose a threat to his ascendancy to the pinnacle of the p4p list?
UFC 131 is in the books and here are the results:Junior dos Santos vs Shane Carwin: Unanimous Decision for Dos Santos (30-27, 30-27, 30-26)Kenny Florian vs Diego Nunes: Unanimous Decision for Florian (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)Demian Maia vs Mark Munoz: Unan…
Junior dos Santos vs Shane Carwin: Unanimous Decision for Dos Santos (30-27, 30-27, 30-26)
Kenny Florian vs Diego Nunes: Unanimous Decision for Florian (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
Demian Maia vs Mark Munoz: Unanimous Decision for Mark Munoz (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
Jon Olav Einemo vs. Dave Herman TKO win for Herman at 3:19 of Round Two.
Vagner Rocha vs. Donald Cerrone: Unanimous Decision for Cerrone (30-27, 30-27, 30-26)
Sam Stout vs. Yves Edwards: Knockout win for Stout at 3:52 of Round One.
Jesse Bongfeldt vs. Chris Weidman: Submission Victory for Weidman at 4:54 mark of Round One.
Dustin Poirier vs. Jason Young: Unanimous Decision to Poirier (30, 27, 30-27, 29-28)
Krzystof Soszynksi vs. Mike Massenzio: Unanimous Decision to Soszynksi (30-27, 30-26, 30-27)
Nick Ring vs. James Head: Submission Victory for Nick Ring at 3:33 of Round Three
Joey Beltran vs. Aaron Rosa: TKO win for Beltran at 1:26 of Round Three
Darren Elkins vs. Michihiro Omigawa: Unanimous Decision Elkins (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
Now the focus turns to UFC 132, which will take place in Las Vegas on July 2. The main event on the card will feature a bantamweight contest between champion Dominick Cruz and the man that says Cruz has picked him as his enemy, former WEC Champion Urijah Faber.
UFC 131 Results: 10 Million-Dollar Predictions for the UFC 132 Fight CardBleacher Report’s Dale De Souza:UFC 131 is in the books, capped off beautifully by an outstanding Heavyweight war between Junior “Cigano” dos Santos and Shane Carwin on a night w…
UFC 131 Results: 10 Million-Dollar Predictions for the UFC 132 Fight Card
Bleacher Report’s Dale De Souza:
UFC 131 is in the books, capped off beautifully by an outstanding Heavyweight war between Junior “Cigano” dos Santos and Shane Carwin on a night where the judging issue started to raise malevolent mentalities in the minds of the fans.
Arguably, many fans believe that while the victories of Mark Munoz and Kenny Florian cannot provide true dispute, The argument of Munoz and Florian earning 30-27 scores is definitely disputed as it seemed clear that Demian Maia and Diego “The Gun” Nunes won the first round of their respective bouts.
At this time, however, that argument is neither here nor there, as we must look forward into UFC 132 in a little bit less than three weeks instead of solidly planting ourselves in the memories of last night.
Headlined by a grudge match between current UFC Bantamweight Champion Dominick Cruz and former WEC Featherweight Champion Urijah Faber and co-headlined by a Fight of The Year candidate-on-paper in the long-awaited Middleweight collision between Wanderlei Silva and Chris Leben, the UFC 132 fight card will pick up where UFC 131 left off, focusing mostly on the Light-and-Lighterweight classes and hopefully elevate the momentum gained from last night’s card to a brand new level.
For a million-dollar card featuring some million-dollar fights—all for only about $45 out of your pocket—here now are some million-dollar predictions for the entire UFC 132 main card!
UFC 132 is set to take place on July 2 from Las Vegas, Nevada’s MGM Grand Garden Arena.The main event on the card will feature the UFC’s first bantamweight title fight, as champion Dominick Cruz defends his title against the only man to ever defeat him…
UFC 132 is set to take place on July 2 from Las Vegas, Nevada’s MGM Grand Garden Arena.
The main event on the card will feature the UFC’s first bantamweight title fight, as champion Dominick Cruz defends his title against the only man to ever defeat him, former WEC champion Urijah Faber.
UFC 132 will also see Wanderlei Silva return to the Octagon for the first time since he defeated Michael Bisping in February 2010. Silva, who has been rehabbing from injuries and surgery will meet Chris Leben in his return bout.
Another important bout on the card will see Tito Ortiz facing off against Ryan Bader. The fight is a must win for Ortiz. UFC president Dana White has said that this fight is Ortiz’s “last chance” to keep his UFC career alive. Ortiz has not won since he defeated Ken Shamrock in 2006.
Rounding out the main card will be:
Carlos Condit vs. Dong Hyun Kim
Dennis Siver vs. Matt Wiman
Bleacher Report will be your source for news, analysis and opinions on the upcoming fight card.
Check back often as the fight card nears for all the UFC 132 information you need.
Filed under: UFC, Rankings, BantamweightsDemetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson is the next big thing in the bantamweight division in mixed martial arts. Or maybe the next little thing.
Johnson is small even by bantamweight standards (if the UFC ever adds …
Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson is the next big thing in the bantamweight division in mixed martial arts. Or maybe the next little thing.
Johnson is small even by bantamweight standards (if the UFC ever adds a 125-pound flyweight class, he’ll probably join it), but he showed once again in his UFC 130 victory over Miguel Torres that he has strong enough wrestling that he can take down bigger opponents, keep them down, and grind out decisions. And Johnson is so quick moving in and out that he has managed to avoid the “boring” label that’s too often fastened to fighters who rely on their wrestling like that.
There’s no telling how far the 24-year-old Johnson can go, but he’s already come a long way: See just how high he is on the bantamweight board below.
(Number in parentheses is the fighter’s rank in the last bantamweight list.)
1. Dominick Cruz (1): The champion is now less than a month away from his long-awaited rematch with Urijah Faber at UFC 132. In that fight, Faber retained the WEC featherweight title and handed Cruz the only loss of his career. This time Cruz is the champion, and the favorite.
2. Urijah Faber (2): Faber beat Cruz handily last time, but the big question is whether he’s as good a fighter now as he was then. The 32-year-old Faber has looked like he’s slowing down in the last couple of years, while the 25-year-old Cruz is still improving. It’s a tough fight to call.
3. Joseph Benavidez (3): His fight with Eddie Wineland in August in Milwaukee will be a good challenge for Benavidez, who is 14-2 in his MMA career, with both losses coming by decision against Cruz.
4. Brian Bowles (4): The Cruz-Faber main event isn’t the only big bantamweight fight at UFC 132: Bowles fights Takeya Mizugaki on the undercard. A Bowles win could set him up for the next shot at the Cruz-Faber winner.
5. Demetrious Johnson (NR): The UFC really ought to give Johnson a pay raise. Earning $6,000 to show and a $6,000 bonus for winning just isn’t enough for a fighter who’s in the Top 5 of his weight class. Johnson isn’t a big draw now, but he looks like a future title contender, and a long-term contract extension would seem to make sense for both the UFC and Johnson.
6. Scott Jorgensen (6): Jorgensen showed off some very impressive ground and pound against Ken Stone at the Ultimate Fighter Finale, with a brutal right hand to Stone’s chin from inside Stone’s guard, knocking him cold. Jorgensen was outclassed by Cruz when they fought for the bantamweight title in December, and I wouldn’t give him much of a chance in a rematch, but he’s a threat to anyone else in the division.
7. Miguel Torres (5): It’s tough to see the way Torres has fallen: He’s lost three of his last five after starting his career 37-1. Torres still has plenty of good fights left in him, but it’s probably not realistic to think he’ll ever get the bantamweight title back.
8. Brad Pickett (NR): Pickett was supposed to fight Torres at UFC 130, but an injury forced him out of the fight and Johnson took his spot. Pickett beat Johnson in April of 2010, and you could make an argument that he deserves to be ranked higher than Johnson because of that, but I have Johnson ahead of Pickett based on how much Johnson looks like he’s improved in the last 14 months.
9. Eddie Wineland (8): Wineland lost to Faber in March but gave him a much tougher fight than most people expected, and now he’s got a big fight with Benavidez in August. Wineland has been around a long time (he was the first WEC featherweight champion), and sometimes that makes people forget that he’s only 26 years old and is still getting better.
10. Renan Barão (9): Barao’s unanimous decision victory over Cole Escovedo at UFC 130 runs his incredible streak to 26 straight wins (with one no contest mixed in). It’s time to see how Barao does against Top 10 competition.
It’s getting to the point where fights will need to go more than three rounds to determine a clear winner. There have been many recent instances where fans have wished a fight had been five rounds instead of three.Not only would it result in more finis…
It’s getting to the point where fights will need to go more than three rounds to determine a clear winner. There have been many recent instances where fans have wished a fight had been five rounds instead of three.
Not only would it result in more finishes, it would also be an intriguing challenge for each fighter to fight harder when the fight gets deep in the fourth and fifth rounds, and their are many who do this already but rarely get to show it because they aren’t fighting for a title.
These are 10 non-champions who would benefit most from five-round fights.
Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson is the next big thing in the bantamweight division in mixed martial arts. Or maybe the next little thing.