Jon Jones will not be appearing in front of a Las Vegas court judge this afternoon (Sat., Sept. 25, 2021) as was previously reported. The former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Light Heavyweight champion is no longer in custody after posting bail and is not due back for his court date until Oct. 26, 2021. This
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XMMA entered the combat sports world in 2020. With two events in the bag, the promotion is eying its third, which now has a date, location, and handful of fights official. For its third installment, the promotion is sticking with a theme that was apparent throughout the first two – loading the card with notable
2:45 PM ET LAS VEGAS — UFC star Jon Jones was arrested Friday morning by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, just hours after a past UFC fight of his was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame. Jones is being charged with misdemeanor battery domestic violence and injuring or tampering with a vehicle, Officer
The Pulse of MMA: Fan Reactions To The Sport’s Biggest Stories Here are some of the raw reactions from the MMA community to the sport’s hottest stories! Jon Jones Arrested For Battery Domestic Violence & Injuring W/Vehicle Earlier today, it was revealed that Jon Jones had yet another run-in with the law when he was
Welcome to Midnight Mania! One of the under appreciated stories in MMA over the last few years has been the rise of City Kickboxing. Eugene Bareman has established himself as one of the best coaches in the sport, while his athletes Alexander Volkanovski and Israel Adesanya have led the charge inside the Octagon, capturing world
LAS VEGAS – The stage is set for the featherweight title grudge match between Alexander Volkanovski and Brian Ortega in the UFC 266 main event. After Volkanovski (22-1 MMA, 9-0 UFC) and Ortega (15-1 MMA, 7-1 UFC) made weight on Friday morning, they had the final pre-fight staredown during ceremonial weigh-ins at Park Theatre, which is
7:39 AM ET LAS VEGAS — The return of Nick Diaz is complicated. I’ve been talking to professional fighters since 2009, but I have never had an interview go the way my conversation with Diaz went this week. Diaz, 38, returns from a six-year absence on Saturday, against Robbie Lawler at UFC 266. He has
[UPDATE] Per ESPN, Max Holloway has now officially agreed to the November 13 date against Yair Rodríguez in what is almost certain to be a title-eliminator bout. Good to go, per sources. Max Holloway (@BlessedMMA) vs. Yair Rodriguez (@panteraufc) will headline UFC Fight Night on Nov. 13. Holloway agreed to the date this week. Gotta
UFC 266 live stream results and play-by-play updates will start to trickle in RIGHT HERE at approximately 6 p.m. ET this Sat. night (Sept. 25, 2021) from inside T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Alexander Volkanovski vs. Brian Ortega featherweight title fight tops the ESPN+ pay-per-view (PPV) card, which also features a women’s flyweight
LAS VEGAS – When Nick Diaz made comments days prior to UFC 266 which questioned his interest in fighting, it turned some heads. But UFC Hall of Famer Georges St-Pierre completely understands where his ex-foe is coming from. Ahead of his induction ceremony Thursday, St-Pierre related to what Diaz feels and spoke bluntly on the
11:12 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Jon Jones has not yet fought at heavyweight. But the longtime former UFC light heavyweight champion told ESPN on Thursday night that he weighs 255 pounds right now and is planning to get up to 270 before a heavyweight debut he wants to make against the winner of Francis
Returning UFC legend Nick Diaz has revealed the impact his brother Nate’s defeat to Leon Edwards at UFC 263 had on his focus and preparation ahead of his own return. While Nick gets set for his comeback this weekend at UFC 266, Nate is on the hunt for his second opponent of the year. The
Welcome to Midnight Mania! The Heavyweight division is in an odd place currently. Because Francis Ngannou refused to fight just about four months after winning his title, UFC promptly moved on from the knockout artist, resulting in Ciryl Gane’s interim title win and a whole mix of upset feelings. The two may end up settling
By MMA Junkie Staff | September 23, 2021 6:30 pm ET Follow @MMAjunkie A couple of UFC legends decided to call it a career last week as Joseph Benavidez and Carlos Condit announced their retirements from MMA. Benavidez closes out his career with a 28-8 overall record and 20-8 in UFC/WEC competition, while Condit ended
4:25 PM ET LAS VEGAS — A high profile rematch between Nick Diaz and Robbie Lawler will apparently still happen at UFC 266 this weekend, following a last-minute request from Diaz’s camp to change the weight limit of the bout. Diaz (26-9) and Lawler (28-15) originally agreed to fight at the 170-pound welterweight limit, however
Lauren Murphy will challenge for Valentina Shevchenko‘s 125-pound belt this weekend and believes she may have found a kink in the armor of the “Bullet.” Flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko will look to make history against Lauren Murphy this Saturday with a potential sixth title defense. The Kyrgyzstan native captured UFC gold in 2018 and has
Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) will stage its final pre-fight press conference this evening (Thurs., Sept. 23, 2021) to promote its pay-per-view (PPV) event this weekend (Sat., Sept. 25, 2021), UFC 266, beginning at 6:30 p.m. ET in the video player above. And it should be interesting, if not a
After more than six years without a fight, does Nick Diaz really want to step inside the cage at UFC 266? It’s hard say. On Wednesday, Diaz skipped media day ahead of Saturday’s pay-per-view event at T-Mobile Arena, where he’ll meet Robbie Lawler in a rematch 17 years after finishing him at UFC 47, but