Image Credit: Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC Weili Zhang would rather face fresh contenders than do battle with Joanna Jedrzejczyk a second time. Zhang vs. Jedrzejczyk won’t soon be forgotten. At UFC 248, Zhang put her strawweight title on the line against Jedrzejczyk in an early and immediate contender for “Fight of the Year.” It’s hard to
With fighting a current afterthought, former UFC champion Conor McGregor is using his time to help Ireland prepare for the rising cases of COVID-19. As the coronavirus continues to spread throughout the world, Ireland has unfortunately followed suit. On Friday, Irish leader Leo Varadkar implemented a national lockdown and instructed the country to stay at
Jon Jones arrest video for DWI and negligent gun use released <span data-mce-type=”bookmark” style=”display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;” class=”mce_SELRES_start”></span> UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones was arrested early Thursday, March 26, by Albuquerque Police for aggravated DWI and negligent use of a firearm. Video footage from one of the arresting officer’s lapel
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UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic is urging his fellow MMA fighters to “make an impact in our communities” during the coronavirus pandemic. In addition to being arguably the greatest MMA heavyweight of all time, Miocic also works as a firefighter with the Valley View Fire Department. He’s one of the few champions in the UFC
Watch Georges St-Pierre vs. Dan Hardy full fight video to commemorate the 10th anniversary of “GSP” successfully defending his welterweight title for the fourth time at UFC 111 on March 27, 2020, in Newark, N.J. St-Pierre was in the midst of a dominant run at the top of the 170-pound division when he met Hardy,
9:17 AM ET UFC strawweight champion Zhang Weili‘s journey from her native China to Las Vegas for her first title defense against Joanna Jedrzejczyk on March 7 was a remarkable, trying experience due to the coronavirus pandemic. As of this week, the journey is still going. Zhang, of Hebei, China, was forced to relocate her
After a gutsy effort by Dan Hardy, England may still belong to him, but Georges St-Pierre had the rest of the world wrapped up as he defended his UFC welterweight championship for the fourth time with a shutout five round decision win. Scores were 50-43, 50-44, and 50-45. St-Pierre was all business, taking the Nottingham
Image Credit: Alexandre Schneider/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC From one UFC champion to another, Valentina Shevchenko has words of encouragement for Jon Jones. Much has already been made about the recent arrest of Jones. Police in Albuquerque, New Mexico responded to a criminal complaint of gunshots on March 26 after 1 a.m. The cops say they found
Not many people around the sport of MMA showed support for UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones after his latest arrest. “Bones” hasn’t been the most perfect person outside of the cage in recent years so it was easy for most fighters to throw instant shade at the champ. That is, of course, unless we’re
Watch Georges St-Pierre’s welterweight title fight with Dan Hardy: UFC 111 free fight video [embedded content] Georges St-Pierre is widely regarded as the greatest welterweight champion in UFC history, if not the greatest fighter in history. Throughout his career, St-Pierre defeated the likes of Michael Bisping, Matt Serra, BJ Penn, Matt Hughes, Johnny Hendricks, Nick
Got a hankering for some combat sports action? Looking to kill twenty-something minutes of your self-imposed quarantine? Either way, we’ve got you covered with this action-packed highlight of the best finishes in ONE Championship history. [embedded content] This highlight video features the handiwork of ONE Championship stars like Aung La N Sang, Brandon Vera, Martin
As one would expect, Israel Adesanya is having fun at Jon Jones’ expense. Following news of Jones’ arrest on multiple charges — including DWI and negligent use of a firearm — early Thursday morning in Albuquerque, NM, multiple fighters on the UFC roster reacted to the situation. Jones has compiled a series of rivals over
Mar 25, 2020 Jeff Wagenheim Sometimes, to dig up the shiniest gems among sports performances, we have to look way deep into history. Like … three weeks back. Zhang Weili made the first defense of her UFC strawweight championship on March 7, and her back-and-forth battle of attrition with former champ Joanna Jedrzejczyk was an
Former basketball players fighting in the UFC is much shorter list. Most notably, though, there’s current 9th-ranked heavyweight Walt Harris. Harris stands 6-foot-5 and played D-I at Jacksonville State before focusing on MMA. It sounds like a wise decision – Harris hasn’t lost since 2017 and he was scheduled to fight Alistair Overeem in the
Image Credit: Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images It wasn’t hard to picture Israel Adesanya firing shots at Jon Jones following his DWI arrest and here we are. On March 26, Jones was arrested in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Police responded to a criminal complaint of gunshots. They ended up finding Jones inside a car with
UFC light heavyweight champion, Jon Jones, was arrested and charged with DWI on Thursday, among other things, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. When you consider his pre-existing legal issues prior to yesterday’s hiccup, it’s not unreasonable to think “Bones” will be sidelined for the immediate future. During that timeout, the promotion is likely to take away
Jon Jones arrested for aggravated DWI and negligent use of firearm UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones was arrested early Thursday morning by Albuquerque Police for aggravated DWI and negligent use of a firearm. Jones was arrested at 1:01 a.m. after police responded to reports of gunshots and found him in the driver’s seat of