UFC 285 Embedded, Episode 1: Jon Jones has worked three years for heavyweight debut During episode 1 of UFC 285 Embedded, Ciryl Gane stretches his jet lag away. Jon Jones trains for deep waters and recounts his previous wins. Both former champions have their sights set on heavyweight gold. UFC 285 is on Saturday, March
9:18 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim Jon Jones returns this weekend. Allow me to repeat that with appropriate emphasis and enthusiasm: Jon Jones! Returns! This weekend! I had to resist the urge to go all caps there, because this is BIG. Jones will be fighting for the first time in over three years when he steps
Chael Sonnen doesn’t believe Jake Paul’s combat sports career is over. To the three-time UFC title challenger and MMA pundit, Paul’s loss to Tommy Fury on Sunday could wind up engaging fans – they’ll stick around to see the YouTuber turned boxer’s comeback. “Losses a lot of times can really hurt people,” Sonnen said Monday
UFC returns to T-Mobile Arena with one of the biggest fights in UFC history as No. 1 ranked heavyweight contender Ciryl Gane and former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones collide in a Super Fight for the vacant undisputed heavyweight title. UFC 285: JONES vs. GANE takes place Saturday, March 4 in Las Vegas with
UFC lightweight contender Rafael Fiziev expects the magnitude of his upcoming fight to hit him when he’s standing across from Justin Gaethje inside the Octagon. After an impressive rise up the 155-pound rankings, Fiziev is set for his biggest test on MMA’s biggest stage to date. Since a debut loss to Magomed Mustafaev blemished his
Bellator President Scott Coker believes that a slew of champions under his banner are better than the UFC’s titleholders. Coker and UFC President Dana White aren’t exactly bitter enemies, but the two have thrown verbal jabs at one another. In a 2018 lawsuit deposition, White said every promotion Coker touches has failed. Fast forward to
2023 is in full swing. RIZIN 41 marks the first RIZIN event of the year on April 1, 2023, but before it goes down, Bellator kicks off its Lightweight title tournament on March 10, 2023, with Bellator 292 in San Jose, California. Former RIZIN Lightweight Grand Prix title winner, Tofiq Musayev, wasted no time becoming
We all wondered if it might happen. Could we possibly hear former foe, Daniel Cormier call a Jon Jones fight? Yes, yes we will. According to MMA Junkie, Cormier, Jon Anik and Joe Rogan will be cage side to call the fights on Saturday for UFC 285. Jones himself spoke of the potential moment and
Jake Paul and Tommy Fury finally faced off in the boxing ring to settle their longstanding rivalry, and it was Fury who emerged with a split decision over the YouTuber-turned-fighter. It was a competitive back-and-forth fight, and arguably the most high-profile bout yet for the crossover boxing stars. Join MMA Fighting’s Alexander K. Lee, Damon
That meant two months away from his wife and two daughters, and when he celebrated his 33rd birthday on February 17, he said his birthday cake was a leafy green salad. Fight By Fight Preview | UFC Fight Night: Krylov vs Spann “We know that once you get in the UFC, things start getting tougher,”
Former two-time UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones has reiterated his striking confidence ahead of his return against Ciryl Gane this weekend. For the first time in over three years, a fight week culminating in a Jones-headlined pay-per-view has begun. And after dropping the 205-pound belt in 2020, “Bones” is making his comeback in a
UFC President Dana White isn’t exactly putting much thought into the rumors surrounding the power Conor McGregor has been given as a coach on “The Ultimate Fighter” season 31. McGregor will coach opposite Michael Chandler, and the two will go one-on-one at some point this year. Recently, UFC welterweight Gilbert Burns accused McGregor of having
Another weekend of fisticuffs has come and gone with UFC Vegas 70 going down inside UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada. Plenty of fighters were left feeling the post-fight blues, including Montana De La Rosa, who was choked out by Tatiana Suarez (see it here) in the second round. And Erick Gonzalez, who suffered his
Jake Paul releases video statement after loss to Tommy Fury Jake Paul suffered the fight loss in his boxing career to heated rival Tommy Fury at Diriyah Arena in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia by split decision. Following the loss, Paul posted a video to his Instagram account promising to be back and calling boxing the best
Feb 25, 2023 Jeff Wagenheim Yaroslav Amosov had not competed inside the Bellator MMA cage since the summer of 2021. He had been busy with a more consequential fight. Amosov, the welterweight champion from Ukraine who stepped away from MMA over a year ago to help defend his country against the Russian invasion, returned on
Watch Jake Paul vs. Tommy Fury full fight video highlights from their main event showdown Sunday night, courtesy of multiple outlets. Paul vs. Fury took place Feb. 26 at the Diriyah Arena in Riyadh, Saudia Arabia. Jake Paul (6-1) and Tommy Fury (9-0) both brought undefeated records to the main event clash. The fight aired
Jon Jones has won 5 UFC fights by KO/TKO. Those victories came against Alexander Gustafsson, Chael Sonnen, Maurício Rua, Vladimir Matyushenko, and Brandon Vera. The win over Shogun Rua was special, as the UFC 128 victory made Jones the youngest UFC champion ever. Upcoming Jon Jones Fights UFC 285: Jones vs Gane Jon Jones will
The fight over two years in the making is over, as Tommy Fury got the decision over Jake Paul. It took multiple tries, but Paul and Fury finally stepped into the ring to settle their beef in Saudi Arabia after a bitter buildup that saw endless amounts of trash talk. They headlined an event that