Dana White has heaped praise on Valentina Shevchenko following UFC 247. This past Saturday night, Shevchenko put her UFC women’s flyweight title on the line against Katlyn Chookagian. While Shevchenko’s previous title defense against Liz Carmouche was widely considered to be lackluster, her bout with Chookagian was a different story. Shevchenko ended up scoring a
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10:37 AM ET Dominick Reyes took Jon Jones to the limit during the UFC 247 main event. And while Jones made history with his 14th career win in UFC title fights, some experts disagreed with the judges awarding him the unanimous decision victory. What did Reyes think about the result? He’ll discuss that on Ariel
Image Credit: Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Jon Jones knows he had a close encounter with Dominick Reyes but he feels the judges got it right. This past Saturday night (Feb. 8), Jones put his UFC light heavyweight gold on the line against Reyes. The title bout headlined UFC 247 inside the Toyota Center
The MMA world was stunned to learn that Bellator Middleweight champion Rafael Lovato Jr. is suffering from a rare condition called cavernoma, one that causes a variety of brain disorders including irregular blood flow and cerebral hemorrhaging. At the time of his revelation, via the Joe Rogan Experience, the man who dethroned Gegard Mousasi last
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
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,
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
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
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
Joe Rogan and Dominick Cruz claim judge not paying attention during UFC 247 fight There was a lot of controversy over the refereeing and judging at UFC 247: Jones vs. Reyes on Saturday in Houston, Texas. The main event between Jon Jones and Dominick Reyes went the distance. By all accounts, it was a close
Jon Jones successfully defended his light heavyweight at tonight’s UFC 247 event in Houston, scoring a unanimous decision victory over Dominick Reyes. Reyes proved to be an extremely tough challenge for Jones, and even dropped the longtime champion in the early stages of round one. Despite a slow start, Jon Jones would eventually find his
4:48 PM ET HOUSTON — Jon Jones‘ fight strategy isn’t limited to what happens inside the Octagon. The UFC light heavyweight champion revealed during media day for UFC 247 that there was a game plan behind picking Dominick Reyes for Saturday’s title defense. Jones previously had said he picked Reyes because he and his coaches
Photo credit: UFC twitter Justin Tafa flattened Juan Adams at UFC 247. The two fighters met in a heavyweight bout at the UFC 247 pay-per-view event on Saturday night (February 8, 2020) from the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas on ESPN+. In the first round, Tafa rushed him and cracked him with a big shot