Jon Jones News

Russell Ess - July 8, 2016

UFC President Dana White has been on an emotional roller coaster this week.

Russell Ess - July 7, 2016

9-1 UFC welterweight Colby Covington has a history with current UFC interim light heavyweight champion Jon Jones. The two were roommates back when they both wrestled for Iowa Central Community College. While the two went separate ways since their days at the community college together, both of them have ended up fighting in the UFC.

bjpenndotcom - July 7, 2016

Wednesday night, UFC President Dana White held a press conference in Las Vegas to address Jon Jones being pulled from UFC 200 over a potential USADA anti-doping violation. During the course of the press conference, White pointed out that Jones could be facing a 2-year suspension if it is determined that he did indeed take a banned substance.

bjpenndotcom - July 7, 2016

In the wake of Jon Jones being pulled from UFC 200 Wednesday night after being informed of a potential USADA anti-doping violation stemming from an out-of-competition drug test back in June, Jones and his team appeared at a press conference on Thursday. During the course of the presser, a visibly emotional Jones explained that he didn’t even know how to pronounce the substance he tested positive for.

Russell Ess - July 7, 2016

Late Wednesday, the UFC announced that UFC interim light heavyweight champion Jon Jones was pulled from the UFC 200 main event fight against champion Daniel Cormier for a “potential anti-doping policy violation.” With the UFC light heavyweight title fight just days away, everyone in the MMA community was shocked at the news.

Russell Ess - July 6, 2016

Shocking news broke on Wednesday when the UFC revealed that current UFC interim light heavyweight champion Jon Jones was pulled from the UFC 200 unification title fight versus the UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier. The announcement was made during a press conference held late Wednesday.

bjpenndotcom - July 6, 2016

Late Wednesday evening news broke that pound for pound kingpin Jon Jones was pulled from UFC 200 after he was notified of a potential anti-doping violation stemming from an out-of-competition drug test back in June. It was quickly announced that the fight was off the card, and that Brock Lesnar vs. Mark Hunt was the new main event for the historic card.

Russell Ess - July 6, 2016

The UFC light heavyweight championship bout between UFC interim champion Jon Jones and champion Daniel Cormier has been scrapped from the historical UFC 200 event this Saturday due to Jones being flagged for a “potential anti-doping policy violation.” UFC was notified that USADA has flagged Jon Jones for a potential anti-doping policy violation.

bjpenndotcom - July 5, 2016

Earlier this year, boxing legend Floyd Mayweather had plans to sign UFC pound for pound kingpin Jon Jones to ‘The Money Team’ ahead of his UFC 200 fight against Daniel Cormier. Mayweather flew out to New Mexico to meet with Jones to discuss the possibility of working together. Understandably so, the MMA community went wild theorizing about two of the greatest combat sports athletes teaming up.

bjpenndotcom - July 5, 2016

While Jon Jones was making his final preparations to return the Octagon earlier this year at UFC 197 against Ovince Saint Preux, his mother was battling diabetes, and looking to recover from having her leg amputated. Ahead of UFC 200, many wonder how the pound for pound kingpin’s mother has been doing leading up to the biggest fight of her son’s life.

Russell Ess - July 5, 2016

Even with his unanimous decision victory over Ovince Saint Preux at UFC 197, Jon “Bones” Jones was criticized for his performance. With having over a year off from fighting in the Octagon, many people thought Jones didn’t look as spectacular as he once did. One thing Jones did differently in preparation for his fight with Saint Preux was a lot of power lifting, which put more muscle on the UFC interim light heavyweight champion.

Russell Ess - July 3, 2016

UFC interim light heavyweight champion Jon Jones is set to rematch UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier in the main event of UFC 200 on July 9.

Chris Taylor - July 3, 2016

https://youtu.be/y3zi435pTQU Before Daniel Cormier and Jon Jones rematch in the headlining bout of next weekend’s UFC 200 event in Las Vegas, watch “Bones” defend his title against Chael Sonnen from UFC 159 in 2013.

bjpenndotcom - July 2, 2016

In just one week, Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier will square off in a highly anticipated rematch for the UFC light heavyweight championship in the main event of the historic UFC 200 card. Since the pair’s last meeting inside the Octagon, Cormier won the vacant light heavyweight championship against Anthony Johnson, and then defended the belt against Alexander Gustafsson. Jones on the other hand, after being stripped of the belt, dealt with legal issues before making a successful comeback by defeating Ovince Saint Preux for the interim light heavyweight championship.

Russell Ess - July 1, 2016

UFC interim light heavyweight champion Jon Jones is known for his crafty striking ability.

bjpenndotcom - June 30, 2016

UFC pound for pound kingpin Jon Jones has had his fair share of legal issues. Unfortunately for Jones, his issues ultimately saw him stripped of the UFC light heavyweight championship.

Russell Ess - June 30, 2016

UFC interim light heavyweight champion Jon Jones is set to fight current UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier to unify the belts in the main event of UFC 200.

bjpenndotcom - June 30, 2016

Prior to Jon Jones’ return to the Octagon in April at UFC 197, the pound for pound kingpin packed on a considerable amount of muscle. Many questioned whether or not this would have a significant impact on Jones’ performance inside the Octagon given that he was carrying so much extra muscle. After his unanimous decision win over Ovince Saint Preux, Jones stated that he felt great, and could even go another 5 rounds. However, with less than 2 weeks to go until his UFC 200 rematch with Daniel Cormier, Jones revealed that he has spent the majority of this training camp burning off muscle with endurance training.