Image screencapped from UFC Embedded Jon Jones is getting bored of the light heavyweight division and believes he’ll eventually take his talents to heavyweight against Francis Ngannou. Jones is the reigning UFC light heavyweight champion. “Bones” is in his second reign as the 205-pound king. In his current run, he’s successfully defended his gold against
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With Junior dos Santos injured, Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) has called on Greg Hardy to jump in on short notice to fight No. 7-ranked Alexander Volkov in the upcoming UFC Moscow co-main event on Sat., Nov. 9, 2019 inside CSKA Arena in Moscow, Russia. It’s a major (and overdue) step up in competition for the
Conor McGregor has fought just one time in the past three years, but says it’s not him refusing to fight. The Irishman says the UFC is “for whatever reason” holding him back. The last time McGregor set foot in the Octagon, he lost via a fourth-round submission to UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov. There have
Image: Jon Jones on Instagram UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones has responded to Tony Ferguson’s callout in controversial fashion. Earlier today, the streaking lightweight contender took to Twitter where he seemingly challenged the promotions reigning 205-pound kingpin. Lot Of Shit Talk @JonnyBones You Wanna Play Again Like We Did In College? I Bumped Up
4:17 PM ET Fresh off a controversial no-contest in his last bout a UFC Fight Night last week, heavyweight Greg Hardy is getting right back to work. Hardy (5-1) has agreed to step in against Alexander Volkov (30-7) at UFC Fight Night on Nov. 9 in Moscow, according to UFC president Dana White. Volkov was
Fernando Quiles Jr., MMA News Rory MacDonald and Douglas Lima recently sat down with Robin Black to discuss their rematch at Bellator 232 this weekend at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. They headline Bellator’s back-to-back events on the second night where they are not only fighting for the welterweight title but the Welterweight
In just 24 hours, the UFC on ESPN+ 21 event slated for Nov. 9 in Moscow has gotten a major makeover. Main event fighter Junior Dos Santos has withdrawn from the fight card and Greg Hardy has signed on to replace him. The transition began about a week ago, when Dos Santos developed a severe
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Color me surprised on several levels. UFC has definitely been raising Greg Hardy through the ranks slowly and carefully — perhaps more so than is necessary. Even with his recent Inhalergate and “No Contest” result, his performance last weekend did make it clear that Hardy was ready for a more established
Image: UFC on Instagram Junior dos Santos was recently forced out of his UFC Moscow headlining fight with Alexander Volkov. He’ll be replaced a very unlikely fighter: former football player Greg Hardy. UPDATE: This Hardy vs. Volkov fight will serve as the UFC Moscow co-headliner. A featherweight bout between Calvin Kattar and Zabit Magomedsharipov will
2:16 PM ET The UFC is searching for a new main event for next month’s card in Moscow. Junior dos Santos, who was scheduled to headline the Nov. 9 card versus Alexander Volkov, has been forced to withdraw from the event after recently contracting cellulitis, a skin infection, on his left shin, according to his
Image Credit: Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Brendan Schaub doesn’t agree with the quick decision to have Greg Hardy’s UFC Boston win overturned. Hardy competed on the main card of UFC Boston this past Friday night (Oct. 18). He went one-on-one with Ben Sosoli. While Hardy initially scored a unanimous decision victory, the result
Credit to former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight champion, Chris Weidman, for believing in himself. But we can’t overlook the fact that he’s lost five of his last six, all by way or knockout or technical knockout. Hardly leaves him in a position to be talking about title shots. In addition, Weidman was given an
Watch Jorge Masvidal lay out Cowboy Cerrone ahead of his UFC 244 bout with Nate Diaz (fight video) [embedded content] (Courtesy of UFC) In one of the best performances of his career, Jorge Masvidal knocked out Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone at UFC Fight Night Denver in 2017. Masvidal faces Nate Diaz in the main event of
UFC light heavyweight contender Dominick Reyes took a shot at First Round Management, who he claims don’t manage UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones anymore. Dominick Reyes has been calling for a fight against Jones since finishing Chris Weidman in the main event of last weeks’ UFC Boston event. Jones so far doesn’t seem to
3:48 PM ET ESPN.com staff Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show featured a combination of MMA and wrestling conversation on Monday, as he looked back at Friday’s controversial UFC Fight Night card in Boston and looked ahead to Tyson Fury’s future in WWE. Fury and Triple H were among the guests. Watch the show on YouTube or
Image Credit: Getty Images Dominick Reyes wants Jon Jones to bring his UFC title, not his “special sauce” if they fight. Reyes went one-on-one with former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman this past Friday night (Oct. 18). The light heavyweight tilt headlined UFC Boston. “The Devastator” stopped Weidman in the first round and called for
Watch the top finishes by Saturday’s UFC Singapore fighters [embedded content] (Courtesy of UFC) Ahead of Saturday’s fights in Singapore, watch some of the athletes getting ready to compete, as they land some of the top finishes of their UFC careers. UFC on ESPN+ 20 features a pivotal welterweight showdown between former title contender Demian
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Simultaneous knockdowns are rare, but they do happen. When both fighters step forward with the intent to land, sometimes, their punches actually do connect at the exact same time! In MMA, there was a notable instance in 2017 when Fedor Emelianenko and Matt Mitrione connected with power punches at the same