2:45 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 One of the UFC’s greatest champions appears set to give up his title. Jon Jones, the longtime UFC light heavyweight champ, tweeted Sunday that he plans to relinquish the belt
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Photo: Ed Carbajal UFC president Dana White wouldn’t be surprised if Jon Jones follows through on his plan to relinquish the UFC light heavyweight gold. Jones has expressed frustration with the UFC brass as of late. The UFC light heavyweight champion believes he should receive higher pay for a move up to the heavyweight division.
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Image via @ufc on Instagram UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones is doing his part to clean up the streets Albuquerque, New Mexico after a number of protests hit the city over the weekend. On Monday afternoon, Jones rallied a crew of volunteers, packed them into a van, and set out to do affect some
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7:59 AM ET UFC light heavyweight champ Jon Jones hasn’t fought since a razor-thin decision win over Dominick Reyes on Feb. 8, but his current war of words with UFC president Dana White is threatening to overshadow anything taking place in the Octagon. Jones is saying he will relinquish his title and has asked White
Right. But in a pandemic-stricken world, the crazy stuff has shown no signs of letting up. Now Weaver finds himself set to fight without fans at the UFC Apex, the very room where he won that contract less than ten months ago. “It’s a very good venue, it’s home to me. I’m 1-0 there, I’m
Image Credit: Bellator/Spike Ryan Bader is aware of Jon Jones’ issues with the UFC and he has a suggestion for “Bones.” Bader is the current Bellator heavyweight and light heavyweight champion. Jones holds the UFC light heavyweight gold. Back in Feb. 2011, Bader and Jones fought under the UFC banner. Jones ended up submitting Bader
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) light heavyweight champion Jon Jones, who claims to have vacated his title after getting stiffed by promotion president Dana White, took to the streets this weekend during the George Floyd protests. And that’s bad news for punk-ass teenagers. Jones posted a video to Instagram on Monday morning, calling for the old
[embedded content] UFC president Dana White and light heavyweight champion Jon Jones have never really been what you’d say are best of friends. But their relationship, at least publicly, has certainly devolved to a rather unhealthy level. As Jones tried to stoke the fires for a move to heavyweight for a “superfight” with top contender
Image: Bellator on Instagram Bellator double champion Ryan Bader told UFC light heavyweight Jon Jones that he would “love to run it back” under the Bellator banner. Bader and Jones fought back at UFC 126 in 2011 when both were still rising contenders in the UFC light heavyweight division. In a battle between the two
A public battle between UFC light heavyweight champ Jon Jones and UFC President Dana White took an unexpected turn on Sunday when Jones claimed he will vacate his title. The news came less than 24 hours after White downplayed Jones’ value to the promotion and said the champ could sit out or fight, but he
12:04 AM ET Gilbert Burns is building his case for a 2020 Fighter of the Year award — not to mention, a UFC title shot. Burns (19-3) absolutely throttled Tyron Woodley (19-5-1) at UFC Fight Night on Saturday, as he defeated the former champion via unanimous decision: 50-44, 50-44 and 50-45. The 170-pound bout headlined