Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) President, Dana White, believes he knows exactly why Power Slap League has received as much negativity as it has. Upon the initial announcement that White was starting up his new slap-fighting project, members of the mixed martial arts (MMA) community were instantly uninterested. The lack of defense and willingness to take
11:07 AM ET ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — JON JONES was giddy entering the Zia Strength Systems gym one afternoon last summer. Jones could not wait to tell Jordan Chavez, his strength and conditioning coach, the good news. Jones had fought the entirety of his accolade-filled career at light heavyweight — 205 pounds. Before cutting to that
“The unknown is dangerous. When you’ve had a fighter who has had a two-year layoff and there’s no footage or understanding of what he’s been working on, the unknown is dangerous. So, you have to prepare for the absolute best,” Machado Garry said. “I’m not overlooking him. I believe I’m far superior than him in
Charles Oliveira predicts Michael Chandler to KO Conor McGregor Former lightweight champion Charles Oliveira doesn’t think Conor McGregor will beat Michael Chandler when the two fight later this year after coaching The Ultimate Fighter. “I don’t think he’s going to win,” Charles Oliveira stated on the The MMA Hour. “I mean, he’s a guy that sells.
Robert Whittaker doesn’t think Darren Till’s UFC release was due to his recent skid. The news of Till’s (18-5 MMA, 6-5-1 UFC) departure took many by surprise, but the Liverpool native revealed he’s the one who requested his release. Whittaker (24-6 MMA, 15-4 UFC), who holds a win over Till, reacted to the news. He said
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Watch the #UFC285 official weigh-ins LIVE from the UFC APEX in Las Vegas. Matchups include: * Jon Jones vs Ciryl Gane * Valentina Shevchenko vs Alexa Grasso * Geoff Neal vs Shavkat Rakhmonov * Mateusz Gamrot vs Jalin Turner * Jamie Pickett vs Bo Nickal * Cody Garbrandt vs Trevin Jones * Derek Brunson vs
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Here from select fighters from #UFC285 ahead of their Saturday night bouts at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Participants: Jon Jones – UFC heavyweight, former UFC light heavyweight champion Ciryl Gane – No. 1 UFC heavyweight Valentina Shevchenko – UFC women’s flyweight champion Alexa Grasso No. 5 UFC women’s flyweight Geoff Neal – No.
No.1-ranked UFC heavyweight contender Ciryl Gane recently shed some light on his epic fight with Tai Tuivasa. Last year, at UFC Paris, ‘Bon Gamin’ headlined against ‘Bam Bam’ in a vicious brawl. Gane secured the win late into the third round, brutally KO’ing Tuivasa with a series of punches. The hotly contested bout saw Gane
The UFC is back and so is Jon Jones! That’s right, this weekend one of the greatest fighters of all-time (and one of the greatest bets of all-time) returns to the cage for the first time in three years, and this time, it’s at heavyweight! Jon Jones takes on Ciryl Gane for the vacant heavyweight
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Luke Rockhold’s retirement didn’t last very long. As soon as the former champion secured his release from UFC, Rockhold was immediately announcing his plans to do something big in another organization. Sure enough, it was announced earlier today that Rockhold will be headlining Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) 41 on April
10:27 AM ET The UFC has released former title challenger Darren Till from his exclusive contract. Till, 30, confirmed his release from the UFC on social media Wednesday. According to Till, the UFC severed his contract at his request. “What’s happening everyone,” he wrote on Twitter. “Me, [UFC president Dana White and UFC Chief Business
From the jump, it was clear that Jon Jones was special. He climbed his way up UFC’s light heavyweight rankings and became the youngest champ in UFC history by defeating Maurico “Shogun” Rua in 2011. Jones’ 14 title fight victories and his 11 title defenses have led to many calling him the MMA G.O.A.T. Overall,
UFC President Dana White absolutely believes in ring rust The greatest to ever do it, Jon Jones, returns to the octagon on Saturday after three years away from competition to fight for the UFC heavyweight championship. Jones faces former title challenger and top 205-pound contender Ciryl Gane for the vacant title. Being away from the
Despite the UFC’s reach and schedule feeling somewhat suffocating at times, there’s a ton of worthwhile talent that resides just outside of the umbrella of the world’s leader when it comes to MMA. In fact, between the constant growth of the sport to the UFC’s semi-recent business trends and how it affects their talent cultivation,
Ciryl Gane will have a second chance to claim the UFC’s heavyweight title when he fights Jon Jones at UFC 285, but the 32-year-old says the moment feels less intimidating than when he previously challenged Francis Ngannou. “Bon Gamin” claimed the UFC”s interim heavyweight title in 2021 when he stopped Derrick Lewis in the main
Jon Jones can’t change history, but he still feels a sense of vindication after he was branded a cheater due to positive drug tests that sidelined him for over one year and cost him a win over Daniel Cormier at UFC 214. Jones explained a recent tweet where he said he felt “officially cleared” were