Bellator middleweight champ Rafael Lovato Jr. relinquishes title because of ongoing medical issues LOS ANGELES – Following the medical complications that were publicly disclosed by Rafael Lovato Jr. (10-0) late last month, the Bellator middleweight champion has decided to relinquish his 185-pound world title. The unbeaten Lovato Jr. defeated former champ Gegard Mousasi to win
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UFC commentator Joe Rogan has called for changes to be made to the current scoring system, this following what he called “incompetent judging” at UFC 247. Last night’s UFC 247 pay-per-view event in Houston left much to be desired in regards to the current state of MMA judging. On three different occasions throughout the event,
On Episode 5 of UFC 247 Embedded, title challengers Katlyn Chookagian and Dominick Reyes join a Jon Anik-hosted athlete panel alongside Ilir Latifi, who makes his heavyweight debut this weekend. After their session, champions Valentina Shevchenko and Jon Jones take the stage with local heavyweight Derrick Lewis. Chookagian gets in a quick workout, and then
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10:32 AM ET Brett Okamoto Close ESPN Staff Writer MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Marc Raimondi HOUSTON — The key moment for Jon Jones on Saturday night was the fifth round. It might not have been a surprise that Jones won the fifth round against Dominick
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Although dropping his debut stung, literally and figuratively, the promotional newcomer has been able to find a bit of levity in the situation, thanks to some wise words from a long-time mentor. “After the loss, Mark Hunt contacted me and said, ‘Well at least you’ve dealt with the hardest thing first,’” said Tafa, who accompanied
Image Credit: Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images UFC 247 had Jon Jones return to the cage against Dominick Reyes who seems to have been the best challenger for Jones at light heavyweight to date. The co-main event saw Valentina Shevchenko defeat challenger, Katlyn Chookagian in what may have cemented her as the best flyweight
Jared Cannonier may still be stuck in a lurch for the upcoming UFC 248 card on March 7th, but it’s a lurch with a potentially huge upside now. UFC president Dana White confirmed that while Cannonier may not end up getting an opponent for the Las Vegas event after both Robert Whittaker and Darren Till
Dana White Breaks Down “Insane” 49-46 Judge Scorecard from Jon Jones and Dominick Reyes UFC 247 title fight [embedded content] UFC president Dana White breaks down the judge’s scoring from the controversial decision in the Jon Jones and Dominick Reyes title fight at UFC 247. Jones defeated Reyes by unanimous decision to retain his light
Conor McGregor’s coach John Kavanagh said on his social media that he felt Jon Jones clearly deserved to win the decision against Dominick Reyes at UFC 247. In one of the most controversial title fight decisions in recent years, Jones edged out a narrow unanimous decision victory by scores of 48-47, 48-47 and 49-46. It
1:59 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim It wasn’t dominant and it wasn’t so pretty, but Jon Jones once again proved himself to be the greatest light heavyweight in the world. After 12 years in the sport, he’s done all he needs to do in order to be remembered as history’s gold standard among 205-pound fighters. It’s
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Heavyweight contender Derrick Lewis thrilled his hometown fans in Houston in the main card opener, as he surged late and beat Ilir Latifi via unanimous decision. Scores were 29-28 across the board for the No. 6-ranked Lewis, now 23-7 with 1 NC. Latifi, who was making his UFC heavyweight debut, falls to 15-8, 1 NC. Lewis struck
Photo credit: UFC twitter Jon Jones vs. Dominick Reyes lived up to expectations at UFC 247. The two fighters met in a light heavyweight title bout at the UFC 247 pay-per-view event on Saturday night (February 8, 2020) from the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas on ESPN+. What a fight as Reyes didn’t back down
UFC 247 was a night full of judging controversy, and maybe if it wasn’t we wouldn’t be looking at the results of the main event with such disdain. After five rounds of fighting between light heavyweight champion Jon Jones and challenger Dominick Reyes, judges scored the fight for Jones (watch the highlights here). That set