Jon Jones passes drug test from night of UFC 232
Jon Jones can breathe a little easier now. ESPN’s Brett Okamoto was first to report that the California State Athletic Commission’s tests from the night of UFC 232 on Dec. 29 came back with no […]
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THURSDAY NEWS DIGEST 1/10: Tito Ortiz wants one more fight with Chael Sonnen, Jimmy Smith talks UFC release, and more
Follow @mikehiscoe Tito-Chael II There has been a bit of a Twitter back and forth between Tito Ortiz and Chael Sonnen as of late, and there may, in fact, be another fight between the two […]
WEDNESDAY NEWS DIGEST 1/9: Conor McGregor offended after Firas Zahabi says Holloway would beat him, Brock Lesnar still owes the Nevada Commission, Luke Rockhold thinks Jon Jones is playing games with Cormier
Follow @mikehiscoe Zahabi picks Holloway, Conor fires back During a recent Ask Me Anything session on YouTube, Tristar head coach Firas Zahabi said that he thinks Max Holloway would win if he and Conor McGregor […]
TUESDAY NEWS DIGEST 1/8: Colby Covington plans to get in Dana White’s face over Woodley-Usman booking, Rose Namajunas next title defense booked, Gustafsson looking to rebound against Anderson, and more
Follow @mikehiscoe Colby’s not happy Current/Former UFC interim welterweight champion Colby Covington is not happy that he has been skipped over for a shot at Tyron Woodley’s crown by Kamaru Usman. Speaking to MMAJunkie this […]
MONDAY NEWS DIGEST 1/7: Conor McGregor wants Tenshin Nasukawa, Dillashaw says he’ll ‘kill’ Cejudo, and more
Follow @mikehiscoe Conor wants Mayweather’s sloppy seconds Conor McGregor must have time to think about his future plans while sitting at home with his newborn second child. In a tweet Sunday night, McGregor said that […]
SUNDAY NEWS DIGEST 1/6: UFC 235 card comes together with Woodley-Usman and Jones-Smith pending commission approval
Jon Jones vs. Anthony Smith set for UFC 235 After spending quite a bit of time on the shelf it seems as though Jon Jones is doing all that he can to make up for […]
SATURDAY NEWS DIGEST 1/5: Cormier may change retirement plans, Dillashaw wants to be first triple-champ, Pettis moving up to welterweight
Javier Mendez thinks Daniel Cormier might change his retirement plans Daniel Cormier stated some time ago that he would be retiring from his hugely successful MMA career in the early part of 2019. He laid […]
FRIDAY NEWS DIGEST 1/4: Jon Jones backs up Smith fight rumors, Nunes dismisses Cyborg’s power, more
Jones prepping for Smith After yesterday’s report that a Jon Jones-Anthony Smith fight was in the works, Jones seems to have backed up these claims. In an Instagram post, Jones shared a photo of a […]
THURSDAY NEWS DIGEST 1/3: Anthony Smith says Jones fight is in the works, and more
Follow @mikehiscoe ‘Bones’ vs. ‘Lionheart’ UFC light heavyweight Anthony Smith had a brief exchange with champion Jon Jones over on the UFC 232 post-show. It turns out that exchange, along with Jones’ desire to stay […]
WEDNESDAY NEWS DIGEST 1/2: Dana White says Conor-Khabib 2 could happen in 2019, Jones wants to fight three times this year, and more
Dana Says UFC president Dana White ran into TMZ Sports this week and he more or less affirmed that UFC plans to book a Khabib Nurmagomedov-Conor McGregor rematch as soon as they are able to. […]
TUESDAY NEWS DIGEST 1/1: PFL 11 results – Six tournament winners crowned, while one champion retires. Also, Masvidal vs. Diaz fight off and more
PFL Finals With RIZIN taking place early in the morning on New Year’s Eve for North American fans, PFL had the MMA spotlight to itself as 2018 came to a close. The promotion which evolved […]
MONDAY NEWS DIGEST 12/31: Floyd Mayweather beats Tenshin, Horiguchi taps Bellator champ, Cormier talks next fight, and more
Mayweather makes easy work of Tenshin The surreal event that was Floyd Mayweather’s appearance for RIZIN in Japan went down Monday morning. In the main event of RIZIN 14 from Saitama, Japan, Floyd Mayweather met […]
SUNDAY NEWS DIGEST 12/30: Jon Jones says Cormier was never light heavyweight champion, challenges him to ‘shut me up’, and more UFC 232 post-fight press conference notes
Follow @mikehiscoe Put up or shut up Even though many have been calling for Jon Jones to move up to heavyweight to challenge Daniel Cormier for his heavyweight title, Jones sees no reason to make […]
LIVE UFC 232 REPORT: Real-time results & analysis of Jones-Gustafsson, Cyborg-Nunes
Follow @mikehiscoe UFC 232 December 29, 2018 Los Angeles, California from The Forum Live on UFC Fight Pass (6:15 PM ET), FOX Sports 1 (8 PM ET) and Pay-Per-View (10 PM ET) Fight Pass Prelims […]
SATURDAY NEWS DIGEST 12/29: UFC 232 fighter salaries, Lineker added to Brooklyn card
Base salaries announced The California State Athletic Commission has released the base salaries for fighters on tonight’s UFC 232 card. Jon Jones, Alexander Gustafsson, and Cris Cyborg all lead the pack with $500,000 being reported […]
FRIDAY NEWS DIGEST 12/28: Jon Jones says he’ll never fight Cormier at heavyweight, Cormier relinquishes light heavyweight title, and more
Follow @mikehiscoe No heavyweight for Jones Jon Jones is one of the most successful light heavyweights of all time. Since early in his reign, many have asked if and even assumed that he would one […]
THURSDAY NEWS DIGEST 12/27: Jon Jones gets handsy at UFC 232 press conference, USADA knew of Jones abnormality in August, and more
Pre-fight press conference notes UFC brought the show to California this week and was able to get a pre-fight press conference in amid all of the chaos surrounding the move of UFC 232 and Jon […]
WEDNESDAY NEWS DIGEST 12/26: Jon Jones agrees to VADA testing, and more.
Jon Jones update and current status leading into UFC 232 Wherever Jon Jones goes, drama follows. Jones, who is scheduled to fight for the UFC Light-heavyweight Championship this weekend will be doing so with a […]
MONDAY NEWS DIGEST 12/24: Daniel Cormier and Alexander Gustafsson react strongly to UFC 232 move, Jon Jones responds
Follow @mikehiscoe It wouldn’t be a Jon Jones fight week without a little chaos now, would it? The MMA world went into a bit of a tizzy Sunday night when word came out that UFC […]
SUNDAY NEWS DIGEST 12/23: UFC 232 moved to California after Jon Jones drug test results, Askren comments on relationship with Dana White, Adonis Stevenson update
UFC 232 moves to Los Angeles UFC 232 will be moving to Los Angeles after an “atypical” drug testing result came back for former champion Jon Jones. The Nevada commission has decided that they do […]
SATURDAY NEWS DIGEST 12/22: Frank Mir considering retirement, Cain Velasquez re-signs, Karyn Bryant headed to ESPN
Frank Mir considering retirement? Frank Mir is without question one of the greatest heavyweights to have ever competed in MMA. He is a multiple time world champion, his longevity is something to be envied, and […]
FRIDAY NEWS DIGEST 12/21: Cris Cyborg potentially injured, Alexander Gustafsson says the Jon Jones era is over, Gegard Mousasi injured, and more
Cyborg Injured? Twitter user ZombieProphet shared a video today of Cris Cyborg jumping out of a shopping cart and landing flat on a parking lot in what is called an “In My Feelings” challenge. ZombieProphet […]
Jones on Cormier: ‘He doesn’t want to fight me a third time’
Follow @mikehiscoe Jon Jones elaborated during a UFC 232 media conference call Thursday on comments he made on Twitter towards Daniel Cormier the night before. Jones had said he would give Cormier the first shot […]
First fights set for Eddie Alvarez and Demetrious Johnson in ONE
Eddie Alvarez and Demetrious Johnson will both make their ONE Championship debuts in the first quarter of 2019. The promotion announced Wednesday that both men will fight on the March 31 card set to take […]
Jon Jones goes on Twitter tirade on “Daddy’s Baby” Daniel Cormier
Follow @mikehiscoe Jon Jones has a fight with Alexander Gustafsson coming up in a little more than a week, but that doesn’t mean he can’t launch some Twitter bombs towards two-time opponent Daniel Cormier while […]