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Daniel Cormier's Best Was Great, But Not Great Enough<em></em>
“I guess if you win both fights,” said Daniel Cormier, “there is no rivalry.”...
Everything After Daniel Cormier Got Knocked Out Was A Disaster
There’s debate over whether the ref waited too long to stop the fight in Saturday’s light heavyweight championship bout between Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier, but maybe the real controversy should be over why a clearly concussed and struggling Cormier wasn’t allowed to immediately leave the octagon a...
Jon Jones Reclaims UFC Belt With Third-Round TKO Of Daniel Cormier
Jon Jones reclaimed the UFC light heavyweight title with a third-round TKO over rival Daniel Cormier in one of the promotion’s most anticipated matchups ever....
Jon Jones Is Back And Thank Fucking God
After what feels like years of turmoil and scandal, of missed fights and blown opportunities, the baddest motherfucker on Earth is finally back. ...
Jon Jones: I Took Off-Brand Cialis Because I Have A Huge Cock
Jon Jones failed a doping test before UFC 200 this summer because he took an off-brand Cialis pill, he said on the Joe Rogan Experience yesterday. He told Rogan that he has a huge cock, and that he takes male enhancement because it “it puts the twist at the end of a punch” and “it’s a good time” whi...
Jon Jones Handed One-Year Suspension For Failed Drug Test
Four months after a positive drug test got Jon Jones pulled from his headlining bout with Daniel Cormier in UFC 200, Jones has officially been handed a one-year suspension in an arbitration proceeding before the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency. The ban will keep him out of the octagon until next July....
NSAC: Jon Jones Tested Positive For Two Banned Substances
UFC light heavyweight Jon Jones was pulled from his UFC 200 fight against Daniel Cormier after he tested positive for a banned substance. Today, the Nevada State Athletic Commission revealed that Jones tested positive for two banned substances....
UFC 200 Is Still The Best Card Of The Year
All the old knocks still apply. The Ultimate Fighting Championship is a corrupt, exploitative brand in a corrupt, exploitative sport. It functions in large part to enrich the egos and bank accounts of people lacking for neither, and it does so belligerently. At the moment it’s a business that may or...
Here's The Moment Daniel Cormier Learned The Jon Jones Fight Was Off
Wednesday night, we all learned that the UFC 200 main event, a light heavyweight title fight between Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier, was off because Jones had failed a drug test. Less than an hour before the news broke widely, Cormier had to be told....
Jon Jones Pulled From UFC 200 For Doping Violation
Jon Jones will miss this weekend’s UFC 200, where he was supposed to fight a rematch against Daniel Cormier in the main event, for a doping violation. The headliner of one of the UFC’s biggest cards of all time is now gone after he apparently failed a test three weeks ago....
Fight Promotion Shocked By Its Own Promo Reel
(Seriously, though, Brock Lesnar!)...
Jon Jones Talks The Wildest Possible Shit To Daniel Cormier
Whether or not you remember the time a year ago when Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier—the two best light-heavyweight fighters in the world, who legitimately can’t stand each other and match up in ways that make for brilliant fighting—were caught talking incredible shit to each other, you’ll appreciate t...
Jon Jones And Daniel Cormier Will Fight At UFC 200
Okay, so, last month, Conor McGregor, the UFC’s featherweight champion and biggest drawing card, lost to lightweight Nate Diaz, a late replacement for McGregor’s originally-scheduled opponent, lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos, in a welterweight fight; the UFC, smelling money, booked a McGregor ...
Man Smashes Pads
A man smashed some pads last night, or— as is apparently another way to say this—“blasted some mitts.” ...
UFC Star Jon Jones Arrested For Violating His Probation
UFC star Jon Jones turned himself in to authorities today, after a judge issued a warrant for his arrest for a probation violation, reports TMZ. The violation is for the five citations Jones was handed for allegedly drag racing in Albuquerque, New Mexico—Jones says he was simply revving his engine a...
Jon Jones To Cop Who Pulled Him Over: "You Are An Absolute Fucking Liar"
UFC star Jon Jones was cited for drag racing in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on March 24. TMZ got its hands on body-camera footage from the officer who cited Jones, and if you’ve ever wanted to see a famous athlete exchange school-yard put-downs with a cop, this is your lucky day:...
The Jon Jones Redemption Tour Is Off With A Bang
This morning, MMA Fighting dropped an exclusive hour-long interview with former UFC light-heavyweight champion Jon Jones. As you may remember, Jones had his belt stripped in April after he got in a car accident, fled the scene, and was subsequently arrested, just four weeks before he was set to defe...
Jon Jones Reinstated In The UFC, Will Presumably Claim Whatever Titles He Wants
Jon Jones, the former UFC light-heavyweight champion, was stripped of his title and suspended from the UFC after being arrested in April for a hit-and-run in Albuquerque, N.M.. Last month, he was granted probation by a judge. Today, the UFC officially reinstated him....
Jon Jones Is Back
Last April, UFC light-heavyweight champion Jon Jones ran a red light in Albuquerque, N.M. and crashed his vehicle into a pregnant woman’s. Jones fled the scene on foot, returned to the vehicle to grab a wad of cash, then ran off again. Jones was quickly arrested, stripped of his title, and suspended...
A Sketchy Drug Test Didn’t Stop Vitor Belfort From Fighting At UFC 152
Just more than 24 hours ahead of their Memorial Day fight this year, UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman stepped up to his opponent, Vitor Belfort, in public, ready to accuse him of cheating....