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Jon Jones explains why heavyweight rematch with Daniel Cormier won't be happening
Thomas Taylor - December 29, 2018
As Jon Jones gears up for his UFC 232 rematch with Alexander Gustafsson, many fans are wondering if we might see him rematch his arch rival Daniel Cormier in the New Year — perhaps even for the heavyweight belt. Apparently, however, any potential Jon Jones vs. Daniel Cormier rematch will not occur in the heavyweight division. Jones considers that Cormier’s turf.
Daniel Cormier relinquishes light heavyweight title to avoid being stripped, says 'They can have it'
Drake Riggs - December 28, 2018
At UFC 232 this Saturday night, the light heavyweight title will be fought over between the likes of the returning pair of rivals, Jon ‘Bones’ Jones and Alexander ‘The Mauler’ Gustafsson. Since the fight’s announcement, it was always going to be fought over the light heavyweight title that belonged to the champion Daniel Cormier. He would just be stripped of the belt once the fight began.
Eddie Alvarez makes impassioned argument against PED use after UFC 232 drama
Thomas Taylor - December 28, 2018
When it was announced that Jon Jones would be allowed to fight at UFC 232 in California, despite trace amounts of turinabol turning up on several of his recent drug tests, a number of his fellow fighters piped up, questioning the integrity of the UFC and the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA). After Daniel Cormier and Nate Diaz shared their thoughts on the issue, former UFC lightweight champ and current ONE Championship star Eddie Alvarez is now doing the same. Eddie Alvarez campaigned against PED-used in a multi-part speech on Twitter.
UFC 232 salaries revealed for Jon Jones, Alexander Gustafsson, Cris Cyborg and Amanda Nunes
Tom Taylor - December 28, 2018
On Saturday night, the UFC will return to the Los Angeles area — not Las Vegas as originally planned — with UFC 232. The card will be headlined by two title fights, as Jon Jones and Alexander Gustafsson rematch for the vacant light heavyweight title in the card’s main event, and UFC women’s featherweight champ Cris Cyborg attempts to defend her title against bantamweight champ Amanda Nunes in the co-main event. No matter how these two title fights go down, the four fighters involved in them are set to make some serious money for their work.
Nate Diaz says USADA is no longer welcome at his home
Tom Taylor - December 28, 2018
When it was announced that Jon Jones would be allowed to fight at UFC 232 in California, despite trace amounts of turinabol turning up on several of his recent drug tests, several of his fellow fighters piped up, questioning the integrity of the UFC and the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA). Jones’s arch rival Daniel Cormier was one of the first to do so, and now, fan favorite lightweight contender Nate Diaz has done the same. Apparently, Nate Diaz no longer plans on opening his door when USADA comes to collect samples.
EXCLUSIVE | Zak Cummings talks win at UFC Milwaukee and not being able to see during fight
Cole Shelton - December 28, 2018
Zak Cummings ended 2018 exactly how he wanted to. The former welterweight moved up to middleweight at UFC Milwaukee and defeated Trevor Smith by decision. Yet winning this fight wasn’t easy.
Andrei Arlovski thanks Dana White and UFC for keeping UFC 232 intact, questions fighter complaints
Tom Taylor - December 28, 2018
When the Nevada State Athletic Commission refused to license Jon Jones for his UFC 232 rematch with Alexander Gustafsson, the UFC opted to move the entire UFC 232 card from Las Vegas to Los Angeles. This unprecedented move has caused headaches for some of the fighters on the UFC 232 bill, but Andrei Arlovski, who battles Walt Harris on the undercard, hasn’t been bothered by it. Instead, Arlovski actually feels thankful toward Dana White and the UFC for finding a way to keep the UFC 232 card intact.
Cat Zingano dreaming of three UFC title wins, starting with Cris Cyborg vs. Amanda Nunes winner
Tom Taylor - December 28, 2018
On Saturday night, on the undercard of UFC 232, former UFC bantamweight title challenger Cat Zingano will move up to the featherweight division to battle former Invicta champ Megan Anderson. If she wins, she’s hoping to get a shot at the winner of Cris Cyborg and Amanda Nunes’s UFC 232 co-main event title fight. In fact, she’s already offered to step in should Nunes or Cyborg fail to make it to the cage.
Jon Jones explains why drug testing woes should not add asterisk to his accomplishments
Tom Taylor - December 28, 2018
Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones, who returns to the Octagon to rematch Alexander Gustafsson in the main event of UFC 232 this Saturday, is adamant that his accomplishments should not be overshadowed by his latest drug testing drama. He reminds that the amount of the banned substance turinabol found in his system in a recent drug test was quite small, and that he’s worked incredibly hard throughout his entire martial arts career regardless.
VIDEO | Dana White says no additional compensation for UFC 232 fighters after state change, asks 'Who's going to pay my income tax?'
Drake Riggs - December 27, 2018
Fighters will only get so much sympathy from UFC President Dana White after #UFC232 was relocated to a new state on six days' notice. Full story: https://t.co/L1naxIDYnM pic.twitter.com/jUAGyLoRfJ
Daniel Cormier says recent situation with Jon Jones is 'craziest sh*t I've ever seen'
Drake Riggs - December 27, 2018
A heated and longtime rival of Jon Jones’, Daniel Cormier has already reacted to the news of Jones’ UFC 232 moving ‘atypical finding’ in a recent drug test. But as more is discussed and others share their takes, it only gets crazier and crazier to the double champ. In the main event of UFC 232, Jones will be looking to recapture light heavyweight gold by scoring a second career win over another rival in the Swede, Alexander ‘The Mauler’ Gustafsson. Cormier’s light heavyweight title will be on the line.
UFC extends contract with USADA, drug testing to increase by '30 to 40 percent'
Drake Riggs - December 27, 2018
It’s been a wild week for the UFC and USADA. After an ‘atypical finding’ in one of Jon Jones’ drug tests leading up to his next fight at UFC 232 on Saturday night, it prompted the UFC to relocate the whole event as the Nevada State Athletic Commission wouldn’t grant Jones a license.
Lance Armstrong trashes UFC executive Jeff Novitzky for handling of Jon Jones situation
Tom Taylor - December 27, 2018
UFC VP of Athlete Health and Performance Jeff Novitzky has been adamant that the trace amounts of turinabol detected in a recent Jon Jones drug test are due to Jones’ previous ingestion of the banned substance, and not due to a more recent re-ingestion of it. On Thursday afternoon, the UFC exec appeared on the Joe Rogan Experience to further argue this point — but infamous American cyclist Lance Armstrong isn’t buying it. When Joe Rogan took to Instagram to promote Jeff Novitzky’s upcoming appearance on the Joe Rogan Experience, Lance Armstrong piped up in the comments with some choice words for the UFC exec.
Cris Cyborg frustrated by 'ridiculous' changes caused by UFC 232 relocation
Tom Taylor - December 27, 2018
When the UFC decided to move the entire UFC 232 fight card from Las Vegas to Los Angeles on just six days notice, it caused all kinds of problems for the fighters for the card. That includes UFC featherweight champion Cris Cyborg, who is set to defend her title against bantamweight champ Amanda Nunes in the card’s co-main event. Cyborg, who was licensed to fight in Nevada, recently had to do additional pre-fight medicals in order to get a last-minute license to fight in California. She feels that having to do these pre-fight medicals in the midst of an already chaotic fight week is ridiculous, and wasn’t afraid to say so in the second instalment of her fantastic UFC 232 fight week video blog.
Manager explains why Tony Ferguson is 'one of the easiest fights' for Khabib Nurmagomedov
Tom Taylor - December 27, 2018
Fans have been clamoring for a fight between UFC lightweight champ Khabib Nurmagomedov and streaking contender Tony Ferguson for years. Yet from the sounds of it, Nurmagomedov and his team aren’t particularly interested in this fight at present. According to Nurmagomedov’s manager Ali Abdelaziz, the champion is targeting bigger, more lucrative opportunities.
Jon Jones feels it will be 'virtually impossible' to prove innocence ahead of UFC 232
Tom Taylor - December 27, 2018
Late last week, a Jon Jones drug test turned up trace amounts of the banned substance turinabol — the same substance he was flagged and suspended for after UFC 214 in 2017. The amount of turinabol detected on this test was so small, however, that the United States Anti-Doping Agency was not prepared to label it a violation. While the UFC had to move Jon Jones’ UFC 232 fight with Alexander Gustafsson from Las Vegas to Los Angeles as a result of this test anomaly, the fight will go ahead as planned this Saturday. That being said, many fans have lingering doubts surrounding the former champ’s innocence.
EXCLUSIVE | Pro fighters make their picks for Jon Jones vs. Alexander Gustafsson 2
Cole Shelton - December 27, 2018
In the main event of UFC 232 this Saturday, former UFC light heavyweight champ Jon Jones will make his long-awaited return to the Octagon — though not in the setting we originally expected. His opponent in this return to action will be Alexander Gustafsson, the Swedish star who gave him his toughest challenge to date back in 2013. Ahead of this massive UFC 232 rematch between Jon Jones and Alexander Gustafsson, BJPENN.com reached out to a number of pro fighters to get their predictions for the bout.
Jon Jones gives back to fans in Las Vegas with impromptu meet-and-greet: 'I thought you all hated me'
Tom Taylor - December 27, 2018
Last night, Jon Jones hosted an impromptu meet-and-greet with his fans in Las Vegas. Jones announced this meet-and-greet on social media earlier in the day.