Reigning Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) light heavyweight champion, Jon Jones, was behind in his taxes over the last couple of years, on a city, state, and federal level. That doesn’t mean he was broke or couldn’t afford them, it just means they were unpaid. Probably because he’s a famous athlete who expects his handlers to
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In the main event of UFC Boston, Chris Weidman is moving up to light heavyweight to take on the undefeated Dominick Reyes. Heading into the fight, Reyes is a -170 favorite while the former middleweight champion is a +140 underdog. Ahead of the fight, BJPENN.com reached out to several pro fighters to get their predictions
UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones has taken a plea deal following a strip club incident. Earlier today (Oct. 15), Jones pleaded no contest to disorderly conduct (via ESPN). The 205-pound ruler received a 90-day deferred sentence. Jones must refrain from violating the law and cannot consume alcohol or drugs during this time period. He
5:47 PM ET LOS ANGELES — The California State Athletic Commission has taken a major measure in attempting to combat extreme weight cutting. CSAC, one of the largest combat sports regulatory bodies in the world, voted Tuesday to pass a rule that would cancel a fight if a competitor weighed more than 15% above the
Welcome to Midnight Mania! The California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) is one of the more active commissions in the sport, and one of its big obstacles is extreme weight-cutting. Fighters routinely pack massive amounts of weight back on immediately after the official weigh-ins, resulting in their actual weight being well above the initial number on
UFC’s final Pay-Per-View event of 2019 will feature three blockbuster world championship bouts. In a highly anticipated welterweight championship grudge match, Kamaru Usman defends against No. 2 ranked contender Colby Covington. Featherweight champion and No. 7 ranked pound-for-pound fighter Max Holloway will go for his fourth successful defense against powerhouse No. 1 contender Alexander Volkanovski.
Image via @khabib_nurmagomedov on Instagram UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov says that he plans on fighting for two more years before retiring from mixed martial arts. Speaking to Arab News, “The Eagle” was asked how long he plans on fighting for. Although he just turned 31, Nurmagomedov admits that he is already thinking about life
9:08 AM ET Sean O’Connell had just left the cage following an exhilarating, come-from-behind victory over Dan Spohn. He had a little bit over an hour until he had to fight — again — in the semifinals of the Professional Fighters League’s 2018 playoffs. The aim for O’Connell was to chill out and cool down.
Image Credit: Darrian Traynor/Getty Images Israel Adesanya and Jon Jones have been going back and forth at each other on social media, and the middleweight champion says he will fight ‘Bones’ in 2021. Yet, if Israel Adesanya’s coach had his wish, he would skip Jones and moved up to heavyweight to fight Stipe Miocic. They
Cain Velasquez’s rise to the top of the mixed martial arts world was meteoric. In less than three years, he went from Octagon newbie to UFC heavyweight champion. The man he defeated to become champion? Brock Lesnar. Fast forward several years and the two are now set for a rematch, albeit under vastly different circumstances.
Event: UFC Fight Night 165 (UFC on ESPN+ 23) “Ortega vs. Korean Zombie”Date: Sat., Dec. 21, 2019Location: Sajik Arena in Busan, South KoreaBroadcast: ESPN+ UFC Fight Night 165 Main Event: 145 lbs.: Brian Ortega vs. “Korean Zombie” Chan Sung Jung UFC Fight Night 165 Main Card, Prelims on ESPN+: 205 lbs.: Volkan Oezdemir vs. Alexander
UFC fighter James Vick has issued a statement following his devastating knockout loss to Niko Price at last weekend’s UFC Tampa event. Price was able to connect with an upkick square to the jaw of Vick midway through the opening round which put the Texas native out cold. It was a nasty knockout, and unfortunately
Image via Colby Covington’s Twitter account Colby Covington vs. Jorge Masvidal could very well come to fruition someday and coach Mike Brown believes that’s a good thing. Covington and Masvidal were once friends, but it appears those days are over. “Chaos” said that Masvidal wasn’t being a true friend and claimed he only got chummy
4:22 PM ET ESPN.com staff Joanna Jedrzejczyk scored a big win for American Top Team on Saturday by beating Michelle Waterson, but she wasn’t sharing that celebration with ATT teammate Colby Covington. Covington will challenge welterweight champ Kamaru Usman on Dec. 14, and his public feuds with ATT teammates Jorge Masvidal and Dustin Poirier have
Joanna Jedrzejczyk wants Kamaru Usman to beat Colby Covington’s ass (video) [embedded content] (Video courtesy of ESPN MMA | Viewing may be limited by broadcast rights restrictions) Former UFC strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk typically isn’t one to talk out against a teammate, but she decided to make an exception for American Top Team stablemate Colby Covington.
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Ali Abdelaziz represents quite a few of the sport’s biggest stars, a massive roster which includes names like Khabib Nurmagomedov, Frankie Edgar, and Cody Garbrandt. However, Abdelaziz seems to get himself into more trouble than the rest of them combined, as the controversial manager cannot help but get into altercations with
Image via @ufc on Instagram Brendan Schaub isn’t sold on Paulo Costa being able to dethrone Israel Adesanya. The stage appears to be set for a middleweight title showdown between undisputed UFC 185-pound champion Adesanya and Costa. Sources told BJPENN.com that the matchup is being targeted for a March pay-per-view event. UFC president Dana White