Henry Cejudo is backing UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones in a potential fight against Tom Aspinall. UFC CEO Dana White guaranteed that Jones (28-1 MMA, 22-1 UFC) will fight interim champ Aspinall (15-3 MMA, 8-1 UFC) in a title-unification bout in 2025. Jones notched his first title defense with a third-round TKO of Stipe Miocic at … Read more
Once upon a time, getting Daniel Cormier to say positive things about Jon Jones would have been a long shot. Now that their heated rivalry has long been put to bed, Cormier can’t help but admit he’s impressed with Jones’ longevity as a UFC champion. Cormier and Jones’ past has been well-documented. They were at … Read more
Jon Jones enjoyed watching Colby Covington get beat up at UFC on ESPN 63. Covington (17-5 MMA, 12-5 UFC) suffered a third-round doctor stoppage TKO loss to Joaquin Buckley (21-6 MMA, 11-4 UFC) in this past Saturday’s headliner at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Fla., after a laceration to his right eyelid wouldn’t stop leaking blood. … Read more
Share this article share tweet text email link on Facebook on Twitter via text message on LinkedIn via email https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/lists/mma-junkie-knockout-of-the-month-november-ming-shi-head-kick December 1, 2024 8:00 pm ET With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best knockouts from November 2024: Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and … Read more
UFC CEO Dana White will openly admit to two major failures in his career: One is not reaching a deal to sign Fedor Emelianenko, and the other is not making Jones vs. Francis Ngannou. There appears to be a significant risk of another fight joining that list if Jones vs. Tom Aspinall for the unified … Read more
The UFC’s greatest light heavyweight was better than the UFC’s greatest heavyweight — at least on the one night that mattered. Jon Jones successfully defended his heavyweight championship for the first time, defeating former two-time champ Stipe Miocic via third-round TKO to cap Saturday’s UFC 309 at Madison Square Garden and tie up business that … Read more
JON JONES created yet more history with an emphatic stoppage victory over Stipe Miocic. The mixed martial arts legend returned to the octagon early this morning in the main event of UFC 309 in New York to make the maiden defence of his heavyweight crown. 9 Jon Jones made his long-awaited octagon return against Stipe … Read more
Israel Adesanya expects Jon Jones to make it look easy against Stipe Miocic. Jones (27-1 MMA, 21-1 UFC) makes his first heavyweight title defense against Stipe Miocic (20-4 MMA, 14-4 UFC) in Saturday’s UFC 309 (pay-per-view, ESPNews/Hulu/FX, ESPN+) main event at Madison Square Garden in New York. Jones’ heavyweight debut was impressive. He needed just … Read more
TOM ASPINALL has revealed his “respect” for Jon Jones is fast eroding as the UFC heavyweight champion continues to dismiss a future fight with him. The pride of Wigan has been chasing a blockbuster unification fight with the MMA icon ever since he claimed the interim title last November. 4 Tom Aspinall has been angling … Read more
The UFC is back in New York for UFC 309, and the popular “Embedded” fight week video series is here to document what’s happening behind the scenes. UFC 309 (pay-per-view, ESPNews/Hulu/FX, ESPN+) takes place Saturday at Madison Square Garden in New York. In the headliner, heavyweight champion Jon Jones (27-1 MMA, 21-1 UFC) puts his … Read more
