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
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
With UFC 308 in the books, the promotion’s attention turns to its yearly New York pay-per-view. UFC 309 takes place Nov. 16 at Madison Square Garden and is headlined by a highly anticipated heavyweight title fight between champion Jon Jones and former champion Stipe Miocic. During the UFC 308 broadcast Saturday, the promotion officially announced … Read more
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – As far as Donn Davis is concerned, talk about the world’s top heavyweight should be focused on Saudi Arabia on Saturday, not New York in November. Put simpler, the promotion’s co-owner thinks the PFL will have the best heavyweight in MMA after Saturday, not the UFC. And further, Davis implied that … Read more
LAS VEGAS – The UFC 309 main event backup fighter doesn’t come as a surprise. Interim champion Tom Aspinall will be the first phone call made should the heavyweight title fight between champion Jon Jones or challenger Stipe Miocic need a replacement, UFC CEO Dana White confirmed Tuesday. “Yes, Tom Aspinall is next in line … 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/ufc-bellator-pfl-news-matchup-roundup-fight-bookings-schedule-september-16-2024 September 16, 2024 10:30 am ET MMA fight announcements are hard to follow. With so many outlets and channels available, it’s nearly impossible to organize. But here at MMA Junkie, we’ve got your back. Each … Read more
LAS VEGAS – UFC CEO Dana White has vehemently defended two topics perhaps more than any others over the past year. The first, is who the pound-for-pound best fighter is right now. The second is that his answer to that question, Jon Jones, who he thinks should rightfully fight Stipe Miocic next. Following Dana White’s … Read more
