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
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
FORMER UFC welterweight champion Leon Edwards has been told he should be driving Dana White “crazy” to save the promotion’s final pay-per-view card of the year. UFC 310 was set to be headlined by a 170lbs title fight between newly-crowned champion Belal Muhammad and the undefeated Shavkat Rakhmonov. 5 UFC 310 was supposed to be … Read more
DANA WHITE has made a huge announcement on the fighting future of Tom Aspinall. The Brit hasn’t set foot inside the octagon since defending his interim heavyweight title fight in blistering fashion against Curtis Blaydes at UFC 304 in June. 5 Jon Jones defends his heavyweight belt against Stipe Miocic at UFC 309 in November … Read more
Elliot vs Parsons – Round 2 Elliot eats a stiff jab and two hard low kicks after the restart. A big takedown attempt from Parsons is stuffed by Elliot, who reverses him against the fence and lands a nice elbow in tight. Yet more brilliant takedown defence from Elliot, who briefly looks for one of … Read more
TEACHER Gemma Auld is from the school of hard knocks as she juggles a career in the classroom and cage. Auld is an amateur MMA champion braced to make her professional debut on September 28 at the famed Hydro Arena in Glasgow. 2 Gemma Auld is a primary school teacher about to turn pro in … Read more
PAUL CRAIG still can’t quite believe he went from putting school kids on the path to a better life to strangling some of the best fighters on the planet for a living. Before he made it to the UFC in 2016, Craig used to juggle his bid to reach mixed martial arts’ top promotion with … Read more
ALJAMAIN STERLING cruised past Calvin Kattar at UFC 300 – but did so to a chorus of boos. The former UFC bantamweight champion stepped up to featherweight at the historic pay-per-view card. 2 Aljamain Sterling was booed despite winning at UFC 300Credit: Getty 2 Sterling dominated Calvin Kattar despite the boosCredit: Reuters And he dominated … Read more
THE STARS of UFC 300 will be vying for truly historic bonuses this weekend. Mixed martial arts’ top promotion hosts its 300th pay-per-view card in Las Vegas in the early hours of Sunday morning. 4 The stars of UFC 300 were all in attendance at the pre-fight press conference this morningCredit: Getty 4 They were … Read more
